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1 ♦ volume
♦ volume /ˈvɒlju:m/n.1 [uc] volume ( anche geom. e scient.); ( di un contenitore) capacità; volume of water, volume d'acqua; (econ.) volume of business, volume (o cifra) d'affari; (comm., market.) volume of sales (o sales volume) volume delle vendite; (trasp.) the volume of air passenger travel, il volume del traffico aereo passeggeri; the volume of a container, la capacità di un contenitore; (comm. est.) the volume of exports, il volume delle esportazioni; This shampoo adds shine and volume, questo shampoo dà lucentezza e volume ai capelli2 [u] ( acustica, radio, TV) volume ( del suono): to turn up [down] the volume, alzare [abbassare] il volume3 volume; tomo: a work in two volumes, un'opera in due volumi; volume 10 of the encyclopaedia, il decimo tomo dell'enciclopedia; a slim volume, un volume sottile; un volumetto● (econ., comm.) volume business, attività all'ingrosso □ ( radio, TV, ecc.) volume control, manopola del volume □ (econ., comm.) volume discount, sconto quantità □ (econ.) volume index, indice di volume □ (demogr.) volume of migration, volume migratorio □ (econ.) volume production, produzione in massa □ volume switch = volume control ► sopra □ (comm.) to sell volume, vendere in grandi quantitativi □ to speak volumes, essere significativo (o eloquente); valere più di mille discorsi: The glance she gave him spoke volumes, l'occhiata che gli ha dato valeva più di mille discorsi.
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