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1 ♦ desk
♦ desk /dɛsk/n.1 scrivania; scrittoio: to clear out one's desk, sgombrare la propria scrivania; to sit at one's desk, sedere alla scrivania4 leggio ( in un'orchestra sinfonica): He is in the first desk of the second violins, è al primo leggio dei secondi violini5 ( in albergo, aeroporto, ecc.) banco: information desk!, banco informazioni; check-in desk, banco del check-in; reception desk, (banco della) reception6 ( USA) ufficio; redazione ( di giornale): city desk, redazione dei servizi di cronaca; sports desk, redazione sportiva● desk-bound, addetto a un lavoro sedentario □ desk calendar, calendario da tavolo □ ( USA) desk clerk, chi riceve i clienti; addetto alla reception ( in un albergo, ecc.) □ desk diary, agenda da tavolo □ (giorn.) desk editor, caposervizio □ (fam.) desk jockey, impiegato d'ufficio; travet □ a desk job, un lavoro a tavolino; un posto da impiegato □ desk lamp, lampada da scrittoio □ desk study, lavoro fatto a tavolino ( senza ricerche in laboratorio). -
2 ♦ city
♦ city /ˈsɪtɪ/n.2 (stor., in GB) città sede vescovile e dotata di statuto speciale3 (in GB) – the City ( of London), la «City» di Londra; ( per estens.) gli ambienti finanziari, il mondo della finanza e degli affari NOTE DI CULTURA: The City: è il centro storico di Londra, oggi area amministrativa autonoma sotto la giurisdizione del sindaco, nonché uno dei principali centri finanziari e commerciali dell'Occidente, sede della Bank of England, della Borsa e di molte società finanziarie● city boundary, cinta daziaria □ city councillor, consigliere comunale □ (giorn.) city desk, (GB) redazione finanziaria; ( USA) cronaca cittadina □ city dweller, abitante di città; cittadino □ (giorn.) city editor, (GB) caporedattore finanziario; ( USA) redattore della cronaca cittadina □ city fathers, amministratori locali □ city hall, municipio □ city plan, piano regolatore □ city planner, urbanista □ city planning, urbanistica □ (fam.) city slicker, tipo sofisticato; ( per estens.) furbacchione, dritto □ (stor.) city state, città-stato □ (in GB) City Technology College, scuola secondaria a indirizzo scientifico-tecnologico (finanziata congiuntamente dal governo e dalle industrie e ubicata nel centro delle città).NOTA D'USO: - city o town?-
См. также в других словарях:
City desk — ˈCity desk noun FINANCE the City desk the department of a British newspaper that deals with financial news * * * city desk UK US noun [C, usually singular] COMMUNICATIONS ► in the UK, the department of a newspaper that deals with financial and… … Financial and business terms
city desk — n 1.) BrE a department of a newspaper that deals with financial news 2.) AmE a department of a newspaper that deals with local news … Dictionary of contemporary English
city desk — city ,desk noun count 1. ) AMERICAN the department of a newspaper that deals with local news 2. ) BRITISH the department of a newspaper that deals with financial news … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
city desk — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms city desk : singular city desk plural city desks 1) British the department of a newspaper that deals with financial news 2) American the department of a newspaper that deals with local news … English dictionary
city desk — 1. a newspaper department responsible for editing local news. 2. Also, City desk. Brit. the department of a newspaper handling financial news. [1900 05, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
city desk — /sɪti ˈdɛsk/ (say sitee desk) noun 1. British the section of a newspaper handling financial news. 2. US the section of a newspaper handling local news …
City desk — / sɪti desk/ noun the department in a British newspaper which deals with business news … Dictionary of banking and finance
city desk — noun the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news • Syn: ↑city room • Hypernyms: ↑editorial department … Useful english dictionary
city desk — n. newspaper department that handles and deals with local news … English contemporary dictionary
city desk — noun Brit. the department of a newspaper dealing with business news. ↘N. Amer. the department of a newspaper dealing with local news … English new terms dictionary
city desk — noun (C) AmE a department of a newspaper that deals with local news … Longman dictionary of contemporary English