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1 -Asian o Oriental?-
Nota d'usoIn Gran Bretagna l'aggettivo Asian viene usato, soprattutto in riferimento alle persone, per indicare la provenienza dal subcontinente asiatico (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) e non da tutta l'Asia. Oriental indica per lo più persone originarie di Cina e Giappone, anche se in genere si preferisce specificare la nazionalità: She's Chinese, è cinese; They're from Thailand, sono tailandesi. Per riferirsi a chi proviene da paesi come Laos e Vietnam si può anche utilizzare la locuzione: South-East Asia, il Sudest asiatico. -
2 could
[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below* * *[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) potere2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) potere•* * *[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below -
3 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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4 ♦ manner
♦ manner /ˈmænə(r)/n.1 maniera; modo; tono: She prepared the meal in the Chinese manner, ha preparato il pasto alla maniera cinese; He said it in an offensive manner, lo disse in tono offensivo; to do st. in a haphazard manner, fare qc. in modo approssimativo; (gramm.) adverb of manner, avverbio di modo2 modo di fare; contegno; atteggiamento; comportamento; condotta: I like his modest manner, mi piace il suo contegno modesto; a cold manner, un atteggiamento freddo; an odd manner, un comportamento strano3 (pl.) maniere; educazione; (spec.) buone maniere, buona educazione: good manners, buone maniere; buona educazione; bad manners, cattive maniere; maleducazione; coarse manners, modi grossolani; maniere rudi4 (pl.) consuetudini; usanze; costume: the manners of the time, le usanze del tempo; a comedy of manners, una commedia di costume5 (form.) specie; sorta; genere: What manner of woman is she?, che sorta di donna è?; all manner of things, ogni sorta di cose; oggetti d'ogni specie6 ( arte, letter.) maniera; stile: a picture in the manner of Rubens, un quadro alla maniera di Rubens● after the Italian manner, all'italiana □ by no manner of means, per nessuna ragione; in nessun modo □ in the grand manner, in grande stile, in pompa magna □ in a manner, in un certo modo; fino a un certo punto □ in a manner of speaking, per così dire; per modo di dire □ in like manner, in modo simile; parimenti □ no manner of right, proprio nessun (fam.: nessunissimo) diritto □ to the manner born, nato per ( un certo compito, lavoro): a diplomat to the manner born, un diplomatico nato □ Where are your manners?, che maniere!; che modi sono questi?; chi ti ha insegnato l'educazione? -
5 (to) reciprocate
(to) reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/v. t. e i.1 ricambiare ( un sentimento): I reciprocate her affection, ricambio il suo affetto; She's in love with him but he doesn't reciprocate, è innamorata di lui, ma lui non la ricambia2 contraccambiare; ricambiare ( un favore, una visita): The obligation to reciprocate favours is strong in Chinese society, l'obbligo di ricambiare i favori è molto sentito nella società cinese; If you accept their invitation you'll have to reciprocate, se accetti il loro invito, dovrai contraccambiare -
6 (to) reciprocate
(to) reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/v. t. e i.1 ricambiare ( un sentimento): I reciprocate her affection, ricambio il suo affetto; She's in love with him but he doesn't reciprocate, è innamorata di lui, ma lui non la ricambia2 contraccambiare; ricambiare ( un favore, una visita): The obligation to reciprocate favours is strong in Chinese society, l'obbligo di ricambiare i favori è molto sentito nella società cinese; If you accept their invitation you'll have to reciprocate, se accetti il loro invito, dovrai contraccambiare -
7 really ***** re·al·ly adv
['rɪəlɪ]davvero, veramentehe doesn't really speak Chinese, does he? — non parla cinese sul serio, vero?
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