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1 terminate
['tɜːmɪneɪt] 1.1) terminare, porre fine a [discussion, meeting, phase]; troncare [ relationship]; rescindere [ contract]; interrompere [ pregnancy]; sciogliere, annullare [ agreement]; sospendere [ treatment]3) AE colloq. (kill) fare fuori2.1) (end) [speaker, meeting, programme, work contract, road] finire, terminare2) (end route) terminare la corsa"this train terminates in Oxford" — "ultima stazione, Oxford"
* * *['tə:mineit](to bring or come to an end or limit: She terminated the conversation.) terminare* * *terminate /ˈtɜ:mɪnət/a.1 limitato; che ha un termine(to) terminate /ˈtɜ:mɪneɪt/A v. t.B v. i.2 (leg.) estinguersi; scadere● (med.) to terminate a pregnancy, interrompere una gravidanza.* * *['tɜːmɪneɪt] 1.1) terminare, porre fine a [discussion, meeting, phase]; troncare [ relationship]; rescindere [ contract]; interrompere [ pregnancy]; sciogliere, annullare [ agreement]; sospendere [ treatment]3) AE colloq. (kill) fare fuori2.1) (end) [speaker, meeting, programme, work contract, road] finire, terminare2) (end route) terminare la corsa"this train terminates in Oxford" — "ultima stazione, Oxford"
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2 terminate ter·mi·nate
['tɜːmɪˌneɪt]1. vtterminare, mettere fine a, (contract) rescindere2. vi(contract) terminare, concludersi, (train, bus) finireto terminate in — finire in or con
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3 break off
1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi2) (stop speaking) interrompersi3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off5) (terminate) rompere [ engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations]* * *(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) interrompersi* * *1. vt + adv(piece) staccare, spezzare, (talks, engagement) rompere2. vi + adv1) (twig) staccarsi2) (speaker) interrompersito break off (from doing sth) — smettere (di fare qc)* * *1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi2) (stop speaking) interrompersi3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off5) (terminate) rompere [ engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations] -
4 wind up
2) colloq. (end up)he wound up as a cook — si ritrovò a fare il cuoco; wind up [sth.], wind [sth.] up
3) (terminate) liquidare [ business]; chiudere [ account]; terminare [campaign, project]; chiudere [ meeting]; dir. liquidare [ estate]4) (cause to move) caricare [ clock]; alzare [ car window]; wind [sb.] up, wind up [sb.]5) (tease) prendere in giro6) (make tense) innervosire* * *1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) arrotolare, avvolgere2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) caricare3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) concludere* * *1. vt + adv1) (car window) alzare, (clock, toy) caricareto wind sb up fig — (fam: annoy) far venire i nervi a or innervosire qn, (kid, trick) prendere in giro qn
2) (close: meeting, debate) concludere, chiudere, (company) chiudere2. vi + adv(meeting, debate) concludersi, (fam: end up) finire* * *2) colloq. (end up)he wound up as a cook — si ritrovò a fare il cuoco; wind up [sth.], wind [sth.] up
3) (terminate) liquidare [ business]; chiudere [ account]; terminare [campaign, project]; chiudere [ meeting]; dir. liquidare [ estate]4) (cause to move) caricare [ clock]; alzare [ car window]; wind [sb.] up, wind up [sb.]5) (tease) prendere in giro6) (make tense) innervosire
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