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1 subordinate clause
nome ling. proposizione f. subordinata* * *(a clause introduced in a sentence by a conjunction etc, and acting as a noun, adjective or adverb: I don't know who she is; The book that's on the table is mine; She's crying because you were unkind.) proposizione subordinata* * *nome ling. proposizione f. subordinata -
2 subordinate
I 1. [sə'bɔːdɪnət] [AE -dənət] 2.nome subordinato m. (-a), subalterno m. (-a)II [sə'bɔːdɪneɪt]verbo transitivo subordinare (to a) (anche ling.)* * *[sə'bo:dinət] 1. adjective(lower in rank, power, importance etc: A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier.) subordinato2. noun(a person who is subordinate: to give orders to one's subordinates.) subordinato* * *subordinate /səˈbɔ:dɪnət/A a.subordinato; soggetto; dipendente; subalterno; sottoposto: (gramm.) a subordinate clause, una proposizione subordinata; to be subordinate to sb., esser soggetto a q.; dipendere da q.B n.subordinato; dipendente; subalterno; sottopostosubordinately avv. (to) subordinate /səˈbɔ:dɪneɪt/v. t.1 subordinare; mettere su un piano secondario: to subordinate one's own needs to those of the family, subordinare i propri bisogni a quelli della famiglia2 assoggettare; tenere in sottordine.* * *I 1. [sə'bɔːdɪnət] [AE -dənət] 2.nome subordinato m. (-a), subalterno m. (-a)II [sə'bɔːdɪneɪt]verbo transitivo subordinare (to a) (anche ling.) -
3 subordinate sub·or·di·nate adj , n vb
[sə'bɔːdɪˌneɪt]1. adj(rank, officer) subalterno (-a)subordinate clause Gram — proposizione f subordinata
2. nsubalterno (-a), subordinato (-a)3. vtsubordinating conjunction Gram — congiunzione f subordinativa
English-Italian dictionary > subordinate sub·or·di·nate adj , n vb
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4 clause
[klɔːz]1) ling. proposizione f.2) dir. pol. clausola f., condizione f.; (in will, act of Parliament) disposizione f.* * *[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) frase, proposizione2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) clausola* * *[klɔːz]1) ling. proposizione f.2) dir. pol. clausola f., condizione f.; (in will, act of Parliament) disposizione f.
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