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1 ♦ useful
♦ useful /ˈju:sfl/a.1 utile: a very useful book, un libro molto utile; Doctors are useful to the community, i medici sono utili alla comunità; a useful hint, un utile suggerimento; A hotplate is useful for keeping food warm, la piastra elettrica è utile per tenere in caldo il cibo; It would be useful for you to read the documents before you come, sarebbe utile che tu leggessi i documenti prima di venire; to make oneself useful, rendersi utile; to come in useful, tornare utile: You never know what may come in useful one day, non si sa mai cosa potrebbe tornare utile un giorno o l'altro● (fam.) to be pretty useful with one's fists, sapere usare i pugni □ (ind.) useful life, durata (o vita) utile ( di un macchinario, ecc.). -
2 useful **** use·ful adj
['juːsfʊl]1) (gen) utileto make o.s. useful — rendersi utile
to come in useful — fare comodo, tornare utile
2) (fam: capable: player) bravino (-a) -
3 utility
[juː'tɪlətɪ] 1.1) (usefulness) utilità f.2) (anche public utility) (service) servizio m. di pubblica utilità3) inform. utility f.2. 3.* * *[ju'tiləti]plural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) utilità2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) (servizio pubblico)•* * *utility /ju:ˈtɪlətɪ/A n.1 [u] utilità; vantaggio: He questioned the utility of spending all the money on improvements, si interrogava sull'utilità di spendere tutti quei soldi in miglioramenti2 (fin.) servizio pubblico; azienda di servizio pubblico ( del gas, dell'elettricità, dei trasporti, ecc.): public utility, servizio pubblico; impresa pubblica (o d'interesse pubblico)3 [u] (econ.) utilità: utility function, funzione di utilità; the utility theory of value, la teoria utilitaristica del valore5 (comput.) programma di servizio; (programma di) utilità6 (pl.) (fin.) titoli d'aziende di servizio pubblicoB a. attr.● utility blade, lama (o temperino) multiuso □ (autom.) utility car, utilitaria □ (stor., GB) utility clothing, «abbigliamento funzionale» (realizzato in base a criteri fissi per far fronte alla penuria di materie prime durante la seconda guerra mondiale e regolamentato dal governo) □ utility coach, autofurgone □ utility companies, società di servizi pubblici ( gas, trasp., ecc.) □ utility man, factotum, operaio generico; (teatr.) generico; comparsa □ utility room, ripostiglio □ ( USA) utility pole, palo della luce (o del telefono) □ (Austral. e NZ) utility truck, camioncino □ utility van, furgoncino.* * *[juː'tɪlətɪ] 1.1) (usefulness) utilità f.2) (anche public utility) (service) servizio m. di pubblica utilità3) inform. utility f.2. 3.
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