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1 ♦ invitation
♦ invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/n. [cu]invito; richiamo; allettamento; stimolo: letter of invitation, lettera d'invito; an invitation to dinner, un invito a cena; to accept an invitation, accettare un invito; to extend an invitation to sb., rivolgere un invito a q.; to decline an invitation, declinare un invito; a standing invitation, un invito valido in qualunque occasione; Dry laws were an invitation to bootlegging, le leggi proibizioniste erano uno stimolo al contrabbando di liquori● invitation card, biglietto d'invito □ to do st. at sb. 's invitation, fare qc. dietro (o su) invito di q. □ (fig.) an open invitation, un invito a nozze (fig.). -
2 ♦ (to) accept
♦ (to) accept /əkˈsɛpt/v. t.1 accettare; accogliere: to accept a gift, accettare un regalo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I can't accept this, non posso accettarlo; to accept an invitation, accettare (o accogliere) un invito; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; DIALOGO → - Moving house- They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217, volevano £220 000 ma hanno accettato 217; to accept a request, accogliere una richiesta; I was accepted as one of them, sono stato accettato (o accolto) come uno di loro2 accettare; tenere per buono (o per vero): I accepted his explanation, ho accettato la sua spiegazione3 riconoscere; ammettere: to accept responsibility for st., riconoscere la propria responsabilità in qc.; I accept I was wrong, ammetto che avevo torto; It is generally accepted that…, si riconosce comunemente che…4 ( di apparecchio) accettare; prendere: This telephone only accepts phonecards, questo telefono accetta solo schede5 (comm.) accettare; ammettere: to accept a bill, accettare una cambiale; to accept for discount, ammettere allo sconto.NOTA D'USO: - to accept o to agree?- -
3 ♦ (to) accept
♦ (to) accept /əkˈsɛpt/v. t.1 accettare; accogliere: to accept a gift, accettare un regalo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I can't accept this, non posso accettarlo; to accept an invitation, accettare (o accogliere) un invito; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; DIALOGO → - Moving house- They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217, volevano £220 000 ma hanno accettato 217; to accept a request, accogliere una richiesta; I was accepted as one of them, sono stato accettato (o accolto) come uno di loro2 accettare; tenere per buono (o per vero): I accepted his explanation, ho accettato la sua spiegazione3 riconoscere; ammettere: to accept responsibility for st., riconoscere la propria responsabilità in qc.; I accept I was wrong, ammetto che avevo torto; It is generally accepted that…, si riconosce comunemente che…4 ( di apparecchio) accettare; prendere: This telephone only accepts phonecards, questo telefono accetta solo schede5 (comm.) accettare; ammettere: to accept a bill, accettare una cambiale; to accept for discount, ammettere allo sconto.NOTA D'USO: - to accept o to agree?- -
4 (to) prevail
(to) prevail /prɪˈveɪl/v. i.1 prevalere; avere la meglio; avere successo; vincere: Reason will prevail, la ragione prevarrà; The King prevailed over the barons, il re ebbe la meglio sui grandi feudatari2 predominare; essere predominante; essere invalso (o assai diffuso): The use of opium once prevailed in China, un tempo l'uso dell'oppio era assai diffuso in Cina● to prevail upon (o on), convincere; indurre; persuadere: I prevailed upon him to accept the invitation, lo indussi ad accettare l'invito. -
5 (to) reciprocate
(to) reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/v. t. e i.1 ricambiare ( un sentimento): I reciprocate her affection, ricambio il suo affetto; She's in love with him but he doesn't reciprocate, è innamorata di lui, ma lui non la ricambia2 contraccambiare; ricambiare ( un favore, una visita): The obligation to reciprocate favours is strong in Chinese society, l'obbligo di ricambiare i favori è molto sentito nella società cinese; If you accept their invitation you'll have to reciprocate, se accetti il loro invito, dovrai contraccambiare -
6 (to) prevail
(to) prevail /prɪˈveɪl/v. i.1 prevalere; avere la meglio; avere successo; vincere: Reason will prevail, la ragione prevarrà; The King prevailed over the barons, il re ebbe la meglio sui grandi feudatari2 predominare; essere predominante; essere invalso (o assai diffuso): The use of opium once prevailed in China, un tempo l'uso dell'oppio era assai diffuso in Cina● to prevail upon (o on), convincere; indurre; persuadere: I prevailed upon him to accept the invitation, lo indussi ad accettare l'invito. -
7 (to) reciprocate
(to) reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/v. t. e i.1 ricambiare ( un sentimento): I reciprocate her affection, ricambio il suo affetto; She's in love with him but he doesn't reciprocate, è innamorata di lui, ma lui non la ricambia2 contraccambiare; ricambiare ( un favore, una visita): The obligation to reciprocate favours is strong in Chinese society, l'obbligo di ricambiare i favori è molto sentito nella società cinese; If you accept their invitation you'll have to reciprocate, se accetti il loro invito, dovrai contraccambiare -
8 ♦ unable
♦ unable /ʌnˈeɪbl/a.incapace; inabile: unable to work, inabile al lavoro● to be unable to do st., non potere, non essere in grado di fare qc.: Sorry, I'm unable to help you, mi dispiace, non sono in grado di aiutarLa; We regret that we are unable to accept your invitation, siamo spiacenti di non poter accettare il vostro invito □ being unable to come, non potendo venire. -
9 be inclined to
1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) tendere a2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) essere propenso a -
10 delight
I [dɪ'laɪt]nome diletto m., gioia f.to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare
II 1. [dɪ'laɪt]to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.
verbo transitivo dilettare, deliziare, allietare [ person]2.to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.
to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare
* * *1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) rallegrare2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) divertirsi a2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) piacere, divertimento- delightfully* * *I [dɪ'laɪt]nome diletto m., gioia f.to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare
II 1. [dɪ'laɪt]to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.
verbo transitivo dilettare, deliziare, allietare [ person]2.to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.
to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare
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11 take up
Ex:to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrottoto take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]/Ex:3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso
5)to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]
7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]11)to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]
to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn
* * *1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendere2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) dedicarsi3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) accorciare4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) sollevare* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + adv1) (raise, lift) raccogliere, (subj: bus) prendere, (carpet, floorboards) sollevare, (road) spaccare, (dress, hem) accorciare2) (lead, carry upstairs) portare su3) (continue) riprendere4) (occupy: time, attention) assorbire, (space) occupare5) (absorb: liquids) assorbire6) (raise question of: matter, point) affrontare7) (start: job, duties) cominciare(hobby, sport)
to take up painting/golf/photography — cominciare a dipingere/giocare a golf/fare fotografie8) (accept: offer, challenge) accettare9) (adopt: cause, case, person) appoggiare* * *Ex:to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrottoto take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]/Ex:3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso
5)to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]
7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]11)to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]
to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn
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12 reject
I ['riːdʒekt]nome comm. scarto m. (di produzione)II [rɪ'djekt]1) rigettare, rifiutare, respingere [advice, request]; rifiutare [invitation, suggestion]; respingere [suitor, candidate, manuscript]; disconoscere [child, parent]2) med. tecn. inform. psic. rigettare* * *1. [rə'‹ekt] verb(to refuse to accept: She rejected his offer of help; He asked her to marry him, but she rejected him.) respingere, rifiutare2. ['ri:‹ekt] noun(something that is rejected because it is faulty etc.) scarto* * *reject /ˈri:dʒɛkt/n.2 (mil.) riformato; persona inabile al servizio militare♦ (to) reject /rɪˈdʒɛkt/v. t.1 (leg.) rifiutare; respingere ( anche leg.): to reject a claim, respingere un reclamo; to reject a proposal, rifiutare una proposta; The court rejected an appeal by his lawyer, il tribunale ha respinto l'appello presentato dal suo avvocato; You can reject three jurors, puoi rifiutare tre giurati; (comm.) to reject goods, respingere merci2 (med.) rigettare: Older patients are more likely to reject transplanted organs, i pazienti più anziani sono più soggetti al rigetto degli organi trapiantati3 (= to reject as unfit) (mil.) riformare: He was rejected as unfit for military service, è stato riformato● (comm.) reject goods, merci respinte.* * *I ['riːdʒekt]nome comm. scarto m. (di produzione)II [rɪ'djekt]1) rigettare, rifiutare, respingere [advice, request]; rifiutare [invitation, suggestion]; respingere [suitor, candidate, manuscript]; disconoscere [child, parent]2) med. tecn. inform. psic. rigettare -
13 refuse
I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.)2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.)3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.)•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.)- refuse collection vehicle* * *refuse /ˈrɛfju:s/A n. [u]rifiuti; immondiziaB a.di scarto; di rifiuto● refuse collection, raccolta dei rifiuti □ refuse collector, netturbino □ refuse container, cassonetto dell'immondizia □ refuse disposal, smaltimento dei rifiuti □ refuse dump, discarica pubblica □ refuse sack, sacco per l'immondiziaFALSI AMICI: refuse non significa refuso. ♦ (to) refuse /rɪˈfju:z/A v. t.1 rifiutare; ( anche leg.) ricusare; respingere: He refused my offer [the goods, etc.], ha rifiutato la mia offerta [la merce, ecc.]; to refuse sb. permission, negare a q. il permesso; to refuse flatly, rifiutare seccamente; She was refused permission, le hanno negato il permesso; He refused my request, ha respinto la mia richiesta; She absolutely refused to see him, si rifiutò categoricamente di vederlo NOTA D'USO: - to refuse, to decline o to deny?-B v. i.1 rifiutare, rifiutarsi (di); ( di cosa) non volere: I asked her to help, but she refused, le ho chiesto di aiutarci, ma ha rifiutato; She refused to sing at the party, si è rifiutata di cantare alla festa; The engine refused to start, il motore non voleva partire● (equit.: del cavallo) to refuse the jump, rifiutare l'ostacolo □ to refuse orders, non accettare ordini □ I've never been refused, non ho mai ricevuto un rifiuto.* * *I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti
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