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1 ♦ empire
♦ empire /ˈɛmpaɪə(r)/A n.1 (polit., comm.) impero: (stor.) the British Empire, l'Impero Britannico; a business empire, un impero commerciale3 [u] potere supremo; autorità assolutaB a. attr.( anche Empire) stile impero; impero: Empire style, stile impero; ( sartoria) empire line, linea impero● empire-builder, persona che contribuisce alla creazione o al rafforzamento di un impero; (fig.) persona che cerca di crearsi una posizione di potere ( all'interno di un'organizzazione) □ (in GB, stor.) Empire Day, la Festa dell'Impero (il secondo lunedì di marzo: sostituita nel 1958 dal Commonwealth Day) □ (fam., USA) the Empire State, lo Stato di New York. -
2 expand
[ɪk'spænd] 1.1) espandere, ampliare [ business]; ampliare, estendere [ scope]; ampliare, sviluppare [ concept]; ampliare, allargare [horizon, knowledge]; aumentare, accrescere [production, workforce]; estendere, espandere [ empire]; gonfiare [ lungs]2) mat. sviluppare3) inform. espandere2.verbo intransitivo [business, economy] espandersi, allargarsi; [population, production] aumentare; [ metal] dilatarsi; [ institution] ampliarsi, ingrandirsi; [ chest] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ universe] espandersi* * *(to make or grow larger; to spread out wider: Metals expand when heated; He does exercises to expand his chest; The school's activities have been expanded to include climbing and mountaineering.) espandere, espandersi; ampliare- expanse- expansion* * *[ɪk'spænd] 1.1) espandere, ampliare [ business]; ampliare, estendere [ scope]; ampliare, sviluppare [ concept]; ampliare, allargare [horizon, knowledge]; aumentare, accrescere [production, workforce]; estendere, espandere [ empire]; gonfiare [ lungs]2) mat. sviluppare3) inform. espandere2.verbo intransitivo [business, economy] espandersi, allargarsi; [population, production] aumentare; [ metal] dilatarsi; [ institution] ampliarsi, ingrandirsi; [ chest] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ universe] espandersi -
3 decline
I [dɪ'klaɪn]1) (waning) declino m. (of di)2) (drop) diminuzione f., calo m., ribasso m. (in, of di)3) (of health, person) peggioramento m. (in, of di)II 1. [dɪ'klaɪn]to go, fall into (a) decline — deperire, perdere le forze
1) (refuse) declinare, rifiutare [offer, honour]2) ling. declinare2.2) (wane) [empire, career] essere in declino3) (refuse) rifiutare* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) declinare2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) declinare; diminuire2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declino; diminuzione* * *I [dɪ'klaɪn]1) (waning) declino m. (of di)2) (drop) diminuzione f., calo m., ribasso m. (in, of di)3) (of health, person) peggioramento m. (in, of di)II 1. [dɪ'klaɪn]to go, fall into (a) decline — deperire, perdere le forze
1) (refuse) declinare, rifiutare [offer, honour]2) ling. declinare2.2) (wane) [empire, career] essere in declino3) (refuse) rifiutare -
4 build
I [bɪld] II 1. [bɪld]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire [factory, church, railway]; erigere [ monument]2) (assemble) costruire, assemblare [engine, ship]4) (establish) costruire [career, future]; instaurare [ relationship]; fondare, costruire [ empire]; favorire [ prosperity]; costituire, formare [ team]to build one's hopes on sth. — riporre le proprie speranze in qcs
5) costruire [sequence, set, word] (anche gioc.)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire2) fig. (use as a foundation)to build on — basarsi o fondarsi su [popularity, success]
•- build in- build up* * *[bild] 1. past tense, past participle - built; verb(to form or construct from parts: build a house/railway/bookcase.) costruire2. noun(physical form: a man of heavy build.) forma; corporatura- builder- building
- building society
- built-in
- built-up
- build up* * *build /bɪld/n. [cu]1 ( di persona) corporatura; fisico: sturdy build, corporatura robusta; powerful build, fisico possente; solid build, corporatura forte (o massiccia); athletic build, fisico atletico; slender build, corporatura esile♦ (to) build /bɪld/(pass. e p. p. built)A v. t.1 costruire; edificare; erigere: to build new schools, costruire nuove scuole; to build a road, costruire (o fare) una strada; to build a ship, costruire una nave; to build a wall, costruire (o erigere) un muro; A swallow has built its nest under my roof, una rondine ha fatto il nido sotto il mio tetto3 creare; costruire; formare; sviluppare: to build a business, creare un'azienda; metter su un'impresa; to build confidence, creare fiducia; to build a relationship, sviluppare una relazione; to build an army, creare un esercito4 ► to build up, A def. 36 – to build on (o upon) basare su; fondare su: to build a theory on facts, basare una teoria sui fatti; to build all one's hopes on st., fondare o (riporre) ogni speranza in qc.B v. i.3 ► to build up, B def. 2● (fig.) to build bridges ► bridge (1) □ (fig.) to build on sand, costruire sulla sabbia.* * *I [bɪld] II 1. [bɪld]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire [factory, church, railway]; erigere [ monument]2) (assemble) costruire, assemblare [engine, ship]4) (establish) costruire [career, future]; instaurare [ relationship]; fondare, costruire [ empire]; favorire [ prosperity]; costituire, formare [ team]to build one's hopes on sth. — riporre le proprie speranze in qcs
5) costruire [sequence, set, word] (anche gioc.)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. built)1) (construct) costruire2) fig. (use as a foundation)to build on — basarsi o fondarsi su [popularity, success]
•- build in- build up -
5 publishing
['pʌblɪʃɪŋ] 1.nome editoria f.2.modificatore [group, empire] editoriale* * *noun (the business of a publisher.) editoria* * *['pʌblɪʃɪŋ] 1.nome editoria f.2.modificatore [group, empire] editoriale -
6 ♦ decline
♦ decline /dɪˈklaɪn/n. [uc]1 declino: to be on the decline, essere in declino; the decline of the Roman Empire [of the steel industry], il declino dell'Impero Romano [dell'industria dell'acciaio]; The industry has been in decline for decades, l'industria è in declino da decenni; With the closure of the mines the area fell into decline, con la chiusura delle miniere, la regione è caduta in declino; economic decline, declino economico2 diminuzione; calo: a decline in population, una diminuzione della popolazione; a decline of 10% in the company's share price, un calo del 10% nel prezzo delle azioni della società; a decline in interest rates, un calo dei tassi d'interesse; a decline in business activity, una diminuzione degli affari3 (antiq.) il declinare, il tramonto (fig.)4 (med. antiq.) consunzione: He fell into a rapid decline and died, è andato rapidamente in consunzione ed è morto.♦ (to) decline /dɪˈklaɪn/A v. i.2 diminuire, calare: Prices [rates] are beginning to decline, i prezzi [i corsi] cominciano a calare; to decline in price, calare di prezzo; The share price declined by 8%, il prezzo delle azioni è diminuito dell'8%; Wild bird species have declined sharply, le specie di uccelli selvatici sono diminuite drasticamente; After reaching a peak in 2005, membership declined rapidly, dopo aver raggiunto una punta nel 2005, le adesioni sono rapidamente calate; Demand has declined sharply, la domanda ha subito una forte flessione; Trade in foodstuffs continued to decline, il commercio di generi alimentari continuava a registrare una flessione; to decline steadily, essere in calo costanteB v. t.1 (form.) declinare; rifiutare (cortesemente): to decline an invitation, declinare un invito; to decline an offer, rifiutare un'offerta; We asked him to come but he declined, gli abbiamo chiesto di venire, ma ha detto di no; She declined to give an explanation for her actions, ha rifiutato di dare una spiegazione per le sue azioni; (leg.) to decline any liability, declinare ogni responsabilità NOTA D'USO: - to refuse, to decline o to deny?-2 (gramm.) declinare● (leg.) to decline jurisdiction, dichiarare la propria incompetenza. -
7 peak ***
[piːk]1. n(of mountain) vetta, cima, (mountain itself) picco, (of roof etc) cima, (of cap) visiera, (on graph) vertice m, (fig: of power, career) apice m, verticeto be at its peak — (fame, career, empire) essere all'apice, (business) essere nella fase culminante, (traffic, demand) aver raggiunto il livello massimo
2. adj(demand, production) massimo (-a)
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