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1 accident-prone
['æksɪdəntprəʊn]* * *['æksɪdəntprəʊn] -
2 accident-prone adj
['æksɪd(ə)ntˌprəʊn] -
3 ♦ accident
♦ accident /ˈæksɪdənt/n.1 incidente; disgrazia; infortunio (ass.); sinistro (ass.): accident victim, vittima di un incidente; sinistrato (ass.); car accident, incidente automobilistico (o d'auto); road accident, incidente stradale; a fatal accident, un incidente mortale; a freak accident, un incidente imprevedibile; accidents in the home, incidenti domestici; There has been an accident, c'è stato un incidente; è successa una disgrazia; to have an accident, avere un incidente; (fam.) combinare un guaio; (eufem.) bagnarsi, sporcarsi; Accidents will happen, sono cose che capitano; può succedere a tutti; to meet with an accident, avere un incidente; to report an accident, denunciare un incidente; It all went without accident, tutto si svolse senza incidenti NOTA D'USO: - incident o accident?-2 caso; evento fortuito: a mere accident, un puro caso; by accident, per caso; accidentalmente; by accident of birth, semplicemente per nascita; It was no accident that…, non fu un caso che…; non fu per caso che…3 (filos.) accidente● (GB) accident and emergency ( department), (reparto di) pronto soccorso □ accident-free, senza incidenti; esente da incidenti □ (org. az.) accident frequency rate, tasso di frequenza degli incidenti sul lavoro □ accident insurance, assicurazione contro gli infortuni □ accident prevention, prevenzione contro gli infortuni; infortunistica □ accident-prone, soggetto a frequenti incidenti; facile agli incidenti □ accident-proneness, facilità agli incidenti; sinistrosità (ass.) □ an accident waiting to happen, una disgrazia annunciata □ by accident or by design, per caso o intenzionalmente. -
4 prone
[prəʊn]1) (prostrate)to lie prone — giacere prono, essere in posizione prona
2) (liable)to be prone to — essere soggetto a [migraines, colds]; essere incline a [depression, violence]
3) - prone in composti* * *[prəun]1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) prono2) ((with to) inclined to; likely to experience etc: He is prone to illness.) incline* * *prone /prəʊn/a.2 (fig.) prono; incline; propenso; proclive: prone to sin, prono al peccato; prone to anger, incline all'ira● Man is prone to error, l'uomo è fallibile □ to fall prone on the floor, cadere bocconi sul pavimento; gettarsi per terra a faccia in giùpronenessn. [u]2 (fig.) inclinazione; propensione.* * *[prəʊn]1) (prostrate)to lie prone — giacere prono, essere in posizione prona
2) (liable)to be prone to — essere soggetto a [migraines, colds]; essere incline a [depression, violence]
3) - prone in composti
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