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1 casting vote
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2 casting vote cast·ing vote n Brit
['kɒːstɪŋ'vəʊt]English-Italian dictionary > casting vote cast·ing vote n Brit
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3 casting
['kɑːstɪŋ] [AE 'kæst-]1) (throwing) (il) gettare, (il) lanciare3) cinem. teatr. telev. casting m.* * *casting /ˈkɑ:stɪŋ/n.1 (metall.) getto; colata; pezzo fuso4 [u] (cinem., teatr.) assegnazione delle parti● (cinem.) casting director, direttore del casting □ (metall.) casting ladle, siviera □ casting net, giacchio, ritrecine ( rete da pesca) □ (mat.) casting out nines, prova del nove □ casting vote, voto decisivo.* * *['kɑːstɪŋ] [AE 'kæst-]1) (throwing) (il) gettare, (il) lanciare3) cinem. teatr. telev. casting m. -
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I [pəʊl]1) (vote casting) votazione f.; (election) elezioni f.pl.; (number of votes cast) voti m.pl.; (counting of votes) scrutinio m., spoglio m. delle schedea light, heavy poll — una bassa, alta percentuale di votanti
there was a 75% poll — l'affluenza alle urne è stata del 75%
2) (list of voters) lista f. elettorale; (list of taxpayers) lista f. dei contribuenti3) (survey) sondaggio m. (d'opinione)II 1. [pəʊl]1) (obtain in election) ottenere [ votes]3) inform. interrogare2.to poll badly, well — registrare pochi, molti voti
* * *[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) votazione2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) (partecipazione al voto)3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) sondaggio2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) ottenere (voti)- polling-station
- go to the polls* * *I [pəʊl]1) (vote casting) votazione f.; (election) elezioni f.pl.; (number of votes cast) voti m.pl.; (counting of votes) scrutinio m., spoglio m. delle schedea light, heavy poll — una bassa, alta percentuale di votanti
there was a 75% poll — l'affluenza alle urne è stata del 75%
2) (list of voters) lista f. elettorale; (list of taxpayers) lista f. dei contribuenti3) (survey) sondaggio m. (d'opinione)II 1. [pəʊl]1) (obtain in election) ottenere [ votes]3) inform. interrogare2.to poll badly, well — registrare pochi, molti voti
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