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1 ♦ willing
♦ willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/a.2 volontario; spontaneo; fatto (o dato, ecc.) di cuore: willing obedience, obbedienza spontanea; willing help, aiuto dato di cuore● a willing horse, un cavallo generoso; (fig.) uno che ha voglia di lavorare; uno che tira la carretta (fig.) □ willing or not, volente o nolente □ to be willing to do st., essere disposto a fare qc.; volere fare qc.: Do you think they will be willing to join us?, credi che vorranno unirsi a noi?; We are quite willing to accept your bill of exchange, siamo ben disposti ad accettare la vostra cambiale □ a willing worker, un lavoratore volenteroso □ God willing, a Dio piacendo. -
2 length
[leŋθ] 1.1) lunghezza f.there was a ladder running the (whole) length of her stocking — la sua calza era smagliata per tutta la lunghezza
2) (of book, list) lunghezza f.; (of event, activity, prison sentence) durata f.; ling. (of syllable) lunghezza f.a film three hours in length — un film di tre ore o lungo tre ore
3) (piece) (of string, wood) pezzo m.; (of fabric) lunghezza f.; (of piping, track) tratto m.dress, skirt length — lunghezza del vestito, della gonna
4) sport lunghezza f.; (in swimming) vasca f.5) at length (for a long time) a lungo; (at last) finalmente2. 3.to go to great lengths to do sth. — fare ogni sforzo per fare qcs., fare di tutto per fare qcs.
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lunghezza; durata2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) taglio3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) distanza•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋθ] 1.1) lunghezza f.there was a ladder running the (whole) length of her stocking — la sua calza era smagliata per tutta la lunghezza
2) (of book, list) lunghezza f.; (of event, activity, prison sentence) durata f.; ling. (of syllable) lunghezza f.a film three hours in length — un film di tre ore o lungo tre ore
3) (piece) (of string, wood) pezzo m.; (of fabric) lunghezza f.; (of piping, track) tratto m.dress, skirt length — lunghezza del vestito, della gonna
4) sport lunghezza f.; (in swimming) vasca f.5) at length (for a long time) a lungo; (at last) finalmente2. 3.to go to great lengths to do sth. — fare ogni sforzo per fare qcs., fare di tutto per fare qcs.
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3 risk
I [rɪsk]1) rischio m., pericolo m.is there any risk of him catching the illness? — ci sono rischi che prenda la malattia? rischia di prendersi la malattia?
there is no risk to consumers — non ci sono rischi per i consumatori, i consumatori non corrono alcun rischio
at the risk of seeming ungrateful — a rischio di o con il rischio di sembrare ingrato
"at owner's risk" — "a rischio del committente"
2) econ. rischio m.II [rɪsk]1) (endanger)to risk one's life — rischiare o mettere a repentaglio la propria vita
2) (venture)to risk one's all — rischiare o giocare il tutto per tutto
* * *[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) rischio2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) rischiare2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) rischiare•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *I [rɪsk]1) rischio m., pericolo m.is there any risk of him catching the illness? — ci sono rischi che prenda la malattia? rischia di prendersi la malattia?
there is no risk to consumers — non ci sono rischi per i consumatori, i consumatori non corrono alcun rischio
at the risk of seeming ungrateful — a rischio di o con il rischio di sembrare ingrato
"at owner's risk" — "a rischio del committente"
2) econ. rischio m.II [rɪsk]1) (endanger)to risk one's life — rischiare o mettere a repentaglio la propria vita
2) (venture)to risk one's all — rischiare o giocare il tutto per tutto
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