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♦ occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/n.1 [cu] occasione; circostanza; opportunità: on the occasion of our last meeting, in occasione del nostro ultimo incontro; a glittering occasion, una brillante occasione; festive occasion, lieta occasione on occasion, all'occasione; occasionalmente, saltuariamente; di quando in quando, talvolta; on the last occasion, l'ultima volta; on rare occasions, qualche rara volta; raramente2 [u] (form.) motivo; causa immediata (o diretta); ragione; causa: There is no occasion for alarm, non c'è motivo d'allarmarsi; The occasion of the riots is obvious, la causa immediata dei tumulti è evidente3 (pl.) (arc.) affari; faccende● to give occasion to, dar occasione a; cagionare; provocare: My words gave occasion to a burst of laughter, le mie parole hanno provocato uno scoppio di risa □ if the occasion demands, se la circostanza lo richiede □ to rise to the occasion (o to be equal to the occasion), essere all'altezza della situazione □ to take occasion to do [to say] st., cogliere l'occasione per fare [per dire] qc.NOTA D'USO: - occasion o bargain?- (to) occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/v. t.(form.) dare occasione a; causare; essere causa di; provocare: to occasion a delay in the delivery of the goods, causare un ritardo nella consegna della merce.
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