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1 demote de·mote vt
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2 demote
[ˌdiː'məʊt]verbo transitivo degradare [ person]; mettere in secondo piano, ridurre l'importanza di [idea, policy]; fare retrocedere [ football team]* * *[di'məut](to reduce to a lower rank: He was demoted for misconduct.) retrocedere, degradare- demotion* * *[ˌdiː'məʊt]verbo transitivo degradare [ person]; mettere in secondo piano, ridurre l'importanza di [idea, policy]; fare retrocedere [ football team] -
3 (to) demote
(to) demote /di:ˈməʊt/v. t.1 (mil.) retrocedere ( di grado); degradare: The sergeant was demoted to corporal, il sergente è stato retrocesso a caporale2 retrocedere; declassare ( un impiegato, ecc.): He was demoted to assistant, è stato declassato ad assistente; Latin has been demoted to a minority subject, il latino è stato declassato a materia secondaria; The team was demoted to the 2nd division, la squadra è stata retrocessa in serie B3 (comput.) abbassare di livello (ad es. un nodo in una struttura ad albero). -
4 (to) demote
(to) demote /di:ˈməʊt/v. t.1 (mil.) retrocedere ( di grado); degradare: The sergeant was demoted to corporal, il sergente è stato retrocesso a caporale2 retrocedere; declassare ( un impiegato, ecc.): He was demoted to assistant, è stato declassato ad assistente; Latin has been demoted to a minority subject, il latino è stato declassato a materia secondaria; The team was demoted to the 2nd division, la squadra è stata retrocessa in serie B3 (comput.) abbassare di livello (ad es. un nodo in una struttura ad albero). -
5 bust
I 1. [bʌst]1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.2) AE colloq. (binge)3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.2. 3.aggettivo colloq.1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato2) (bankrupt)II 1. [bʌst]to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]2.- bust up••to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs
* * *past participle; see bust II* * *I [bʌst] n(bosom) petto, seno, Art busto- bust upII [bʌst] fam1. adj(broken) rotto (-a), scassato (-a)to go bust — (bankrupt) fallire, fare fallimento
2. vt1)See:burst 2.2) (Police: arrest) pizzicare, beccare, (raid) fare irruzione in3) (break) scassare* * *bust (1) /bʌst/n.2 (scult.) busto.bust (2) /bʌst/n.1 (econ.) congiuntura negativa; recessionebust (3) /bʌst/A pass. e p. p.di to bustB a. ( slang)1 rotto; scassato2 fallito; in bancarotta: to go bust, fallire, fare fallimento; andare in rovina NOTA D'USO: - failed o bankrupt?-.(to) bust /bʌst/A v. t.1 (fam.) rompere; spaccare; fracassare; sfasciare; scassinare; far saltare; far scoppiare: He busted my nose, mi ha spaccato il naso; to bust a safe, scassinare una cassaforte; I've busted a tyre, mi è scoppiata una gomma2 ( slang USA) colpire; dare, mollare un pugno a: He busted me on the nose, mi ha mollato un pugno sul naso7 ( slang USA) fare fiasco in; ( a scuola) essere bocciato in, cannare (pop.); I busted math, ho cannato matematicaB v. i.1 (fam.) rompersi; spaccarsi; scassarsi; fracassarsi; scoppiare: The main pipe has busted, s'è spaccato il tubo principale● (volg. USA) to bust one's ass, ammazzarsi di lavoro; farsi un culo così (volg.) □ ( slang) to bust a gut, crepare dal ridere; ridere a crepapelle; ( anche) fare l'impossibile (per riuscire a fare qc.), fare i salti mortali, dannarsi l'anima □ (fam. USA) to bust st. wide open, portare alla luce (un imbroglio, ecc.); denunciare; far scoppiare ( un caso).* * *I 1. [bʌst]1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.2) AE colloq. (binge)3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.2. 3.aggettivo colloq.1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato2) (bankrupt)II 1. [bʌst]to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]2.- bust up••to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs
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6 downgrade
['daʊngreɪd]* * *verb (to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance: His job was downgraded.) retrocedere, declassare* * *downgrade /ˈdaʊngreɪd/n.4 (tecn.) ridimensionamento; versione ridotta(to) downgrade /ˌdaʊnˈgreɪd/v. t.1 ridimensionare (al livello di): The hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm, l'uragano è stato ridimensionato al livello di una tempesta tropicale2 abbassare di livello ( un dipendente, un funzionario, ecc.); declassare: He was downgraded to a lower rank, è stato declassato a una posizione inferiore; ( Borsa, fin.) The company's rating was downgraded from A+ to A, il rating della società è stato declassato da A+ ad A3 sminuire l'importanza di; minimizzare* * *['daʊngreɪd] -
7 move down
1) BE scol. spostare [qcn.] in una classe inferiore [ pupil]2) (in division, ranking) fare retrocedere [ team]; move [sth.] down, move down [sth.] spostare [qcs.] più in basso* * *1. vt + adv2. vi + advscendere, (be demoted) retrocedere* * *1) BE scol. spostare [qcn.] in una classe inferiore [ pupil]2) (in division, ranking) fare retrocedere [ team]; move [sth.] down, move down [sth.] spostare [qcs.] più in basso -
8 relegate rel·egate vt
['rɛlɪˌɡeɪt](demote) relegare, Sport (far) retrocedereto be relegated — (team) essere retrocesso (-a)
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