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1 suppose **** sup·pose vt
[sə'pəʊz]1)(assume, believe)
I suppose she'll come — suppongo che verràI suppose so/not — credo di sì/di no
you're going to accept, I suppose? — accetti, immagino?
I don't suppose you could lend me £10?; I suppose you couldn't lend me £10? — non potresti per caso prestarmi dieci sterlina?
he's supposed to be an expert — dicono che sia un esperto, passa per un esperto
it's supposed to be... — sembra che + sub
2) (assume as hypothesis) supporre + sub, mettere + sublet us suppose that... — supponiamo che..., mettiamo che...
supposing you won the lottery... — mettiamo che tu vinca alla lotteria...
but just suppose he's right — ma supponi or metti che abbia ragione
suppose or supposing it rains, what shall we do? — metti che piova, cosa facciamo?
3)(in passive: ought)
to be supposed to do sth — essere tenuto (-a) a fare qche's supposed to... — dovrebbe...
4)(in imperative: I suggest)
suppose you do it now? — e se lo facessi adesso?5) (presuppose) presupporre -
2 ♦ (to) suppose
♦ (to) suppose /səˈpəʊz/A v. t.1 supporre; immaginare; ipotizzare; credere; pensare: (mat.) Suppose A equals B, supponiamo che A sia uguale a B; You won't fail to appear in court, I suppose, immagino che non mancherai di comparire in giudizio; Let's suppose a new war, ipotizziamo una nuova guerra; DIALOGO → - Building work- I suppose so, credo di sì (o mi pare, direi); Well, let us suppose it was so, bene, supponiamo che le cose stessero così; What do you suppose he meant?, che cosa pensi abbia voluto dire?; DIALOGO → - Enquiring at reception- I don't suppose anyone's handed in a scarf today, have they?, immagino che nessuno abbia ritrovato una sciarpa oggi, vero?2 presupporre: A sound economic policy supposes an efficient tax system, una sana politica economica presuppone un efficiente sistema tributarioB v. i.congetturare; fare supposizioni● to be supposed to, essere creduto (o ritenuto); avere il dovere di, essere tenuto a (fare qc.): He is supposed to be very rich, si ritiene che sia ricchissimo; I am supposed to be at work at nine, sono tenuto a essere in ufficio alle nove; DIALOGO → - After the cinema- There's a little bistro further up the road which is supposed to be quite good, c'è un piccolo bistrot un po' più avanti su questa strada che pare sia piuttosto buono □ Suppose I write to him first, e se gli scrivessi io per primo?; mettiamo (o poniamo) che gli scriva io per primo □ Suppose we change the subject, e se cambiassimo discorso? -
3 ♦ (to) suppose
♦ (to) suppose /səˈpəʊz/A v. t.1 supporre; immaginare; ipotizzare; credere; pensare: (mat.) Suppose A equals B, supponiamo che A sia uguale a B; You won't fail to appear in court, I suppose, immagino che non mancherai di comparire in giudizio; Let's suppose a new war, ipotizziamo una nuova guerra; DIALOGO → - Building work- I suppose so, credo di sì (o mi pare, direi); Well, let us suppose it was so, bene, supponiamo che le cose stessero così; What do you suppose he meant?, che cosa pensi abbia voluto dire?; DIALOGO → - Enquiring at reception- I don't suppose anyone's handed in a scarf today, have they?, immagino che nessuno abbia ritrovato una sciarpa oggi, vero?2 presupporre: A sound economic policy supposes an efficient tax system, una sana politica economica presuppone un efficiente sistema tributarioB v. i.congetturare; fare supposizioni● to be supposed to, essere creduto (o ritenuto); avere il dovere di, essere tenuto a (fare qc.): He is supposed to be very rich, si ritiene che sia ricchissimo; I am supposed to be at work at nine, sono tenuto a essere in ufficio alle nove; DIALOGO → - After the cinema- There's a little bistro further up the road which is supposed to be quite good, c'è un piccolo bistrot un po' più avanti su questa strada che pare sia piuttosto buono □ Suppose I write to him first, e se gli scrivessi io per primo?; mettiamo (o poniamo) che gli scriva io per primo □ Suppose we change the subject, e se cambiassimo discorso?
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