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I ['fɒstə(r)] II ['fɒstə(r)]1) (encourage) incoraggiare, favorire [ attitude]; promuovere, incrementare [ activity]3) (act as parent to) prendere in affidamento [ child]to foster sb. with — dare in affidamento o affidare qcn. a [ family]
* * *foster /ˈfɒstə(r)/a. attr.1 (leg.) affidatario; in affidamento; in affido: foster parents, genitori affidatari; foster child, bambino dato in affidamento; foster home, casa affidataria; foster care, affidamento; to place in foster care, dare in affidamento (o in affido)2 (estens., fig.) adottivo; d'adozione: foster father, padre adottivo; vicepadre; foster sister, sorella adottiva; ( anche) sorella di latte (antiq.).(to) foster /ˈfɒstə(r)/v. t.3 (fig.) nutrire: She fostered hopes of becoming an actress, nutriva speranze di diventare un'attrice4 favorire; incoraggiare; promuovere; incrementare: Undernutrition fosters disease, la denutrizione favorisce l'insorgere di malattie.* * *I ['fɒstə(r)] II ['fɒstə(r)]1) (encourage) incoraggiare, favorire [ attitude]; promuovere, incrementare [ activity]3) (act as parent to) prendere in affidamento [ child]to foster sb. with — dare in affidamento o affidare qcn. a [ family]
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