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1 natural **** natu·ral
['nætʃr(ə)l]1. adjdeath from natural causes Law — morte f per cause naturali
it seemed the natural thing to do — è sembrata la cosa più ovvia or più naturale da farsi
it is natural that... — è naturale che... + sub
C natural Mus — do naturale
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2 instinct
['ɪnstɪŋkt]nome istinto m.my first instinct was to... — il mio primo impulso è stato di
* * *['instiŋkt](a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) istinto- instinctively* * *instinct (1) /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/n. [uc]1 istinto; attitudine; propensione naturale: Dogs know how to swim by instinct, i cani sanno nuotare per istinto; killer instinct, istinto omicida; (zool.) homing instinct, istinto del ritorno al luogo d'origineinstinct (2) /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/a.imbevuto; penetrato; pieno; pervaso.* * *['ɪnstɪŋkt]nome istinto m.my first instinct was to... — il mio primo impulso è stato di
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3 self-preservation
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4 ♦ force
♦ force (1) /fɔ:s/n.1 [u] forza; violenza; impeto; intensità; furia: the force of the wind, la forza del vento; the force of an earthquake, la forza (o l'intensità) di un terremoto; to use force, ricorrere alla forza; by force, con la forza; a force-8 gale, vento forza 8; brute force, forza bruta2 forza; energia: (econ.) market forces, forze di mercato; driving force, (mecc.) forza motrice; (fig.) stimolo, elemento propulsore, motore; forces of evil, forze del male; powerful natural forces, possenti forze naturali; dark forces, forze oscure; conventional forces, forze convenzionali; force of character, forza di carattere; from force of habit, per forza di abitudine; ( anche mil.) to join forces with sb., unire le proprie forze a quelle di q.; unirsi a q.3 (fis.) forza: the force of gravity, la forza di gravità; magnetic force, forza magnetica; force field, campo di forza; parallelogram of forces, parallelogramma delle forze5 [u] (leg.) validità; vigore: in force, in vigore; vigente; This law is no longer in force, questa legge non è più in vigore; to have the force of law, avere forza di legge; to bring [to come] into force, far entrare [entrare] in vigore6 (mil., ecc.) forza, forze; reparto; unità; truppa: police force, forze di polizia; task force, unità operativa; a small force of infantry, un piccolo reparto di fanteria; air force, aviazione; forza aerea; peacekeeping force, forze di pace; landing forces, truppe da sbarco8 – the Force, la polizia, le forze (pl.) di polizia; la forza pubblica: to join the force, entrare nella polizia; diventare poliziotto9 forza; gruppo; équipe; associazione; unità organizzativa: labour force, forza lavoro; the rebel forces, le forze ribelli; a small force of doctors, un'équipe di dottori; una piccola unità medica; a sales force, una forza di vendita; un'unità organizzativa di vendita● (elettron.) force feedback, retroazione meccanica □ (tecn.) force gauge, dinamometro □ (tecn.) force main, tubazione di mandata □ (mecc.) force pump, pompa premente □ (tecn.) force resistance, resistenza alla forza (esercitata su qc.) □ by force of, con la forza di; mediante; per: by force of arms [of will], con la forza delle armi [della volontà]; by force of instinct [of habit], per istinto [abitudine]; by force of law, per forza di legge □ by main force, a viva forza □ in force, in forze, in gran numero: The police turned out in force, la polizia è arrivata in forze □ to meet force with force, rispondere alla forza con la forza NOTA D'USO: - force o strength?-.force (2) /fɔ:s/n.♦ (to) force /fɔ:s/v. t.1 costringere; obbligare; forzare: He forced me to leave, mi costrinse a partire; A serious illness forced him into retirement, una grave malattia lo costrinse ad andare in pensione; She forced her attention back to the photo, si costrinse a osservare di nuovo la foto2 – to force oneself, sforzarsi; costringersi: I forced myself to look satisfied, mi sono sforzato d'apparire soddisfatto3 forzare; scassinare: to force a lock, forzare una serratura; to force a door, scassinare una porta; to force st. open, forzare qc.; aprire qc. con la forza4 sforzare; forzare; fare forza su; spingere con forza: to force a bolt, sforzare un dado; Don't force it, or it will break, non fare forza o si romperà; to force one's way through a crowd, farsi largo fra una folla5 forzare: to force the (o one's) pace, forzare l'andatura (o il passo); accelerare; to force a word, forzare il significato d'una parola7 (agric.) forzare; affrettare la crescita di; accelerare la maturazione di● to force an analogy, stiracchiare un'analogia □ (comm.) to force the bidding, far salire le offerte ( a un'asta) □ (leg.) to force an entry, entrare con la forza □ (fig.) to force sb. 's hand, forzare la mano a q. □ to force the issue, spingere a una decisione; stringere i tempi □ to force a passage, aprirsi un varco □ to force a smile, fare un sorriso forzato □ to force st. on (o upon) sb., costringere q. ad accettare qc.; imporre qc. a q.: He forced his presents on us, ci costrinse ad accettare i suoi doni; to force one's company (o oneself) on sb., imporre la propria compagnia (o presenza) a q. -
5 instinctive
[ɪn'stɪŋktɪv]aggettivo istintivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (arising from instinct or from a natural ability: Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me - it was instinctive.) istintivo* * *instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/a.1 istintivo: an instinctive love for animals, un amore istintivo per gli animali; ( calcio, ecc.) an instinctive save, una parata istintiva2 fatto per istinto; impulsivoinstinctively avv.* * *[ɪn'stɪŋktɪv]aggettivo istintivo
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