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1 OAS
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2 OAS n abbr
[ˌəʊeɪ'ɛs](= Organization of American States) OSA f (= Organizzazione degli Stati Americani) -
3 Yankee
['jæŋkɪ]1) AE (inhabitant of New England) nativo m. (-a), abitante m. e f. della Nuova Inghilterra; (of North) nativo m. (-a), abitante m. e f. del nord degli Stati Uniti2) stor. (soldier) nordista m.* * *['jæŋki]noun, adjective1) (a more affectionate word for (an) American.) Yankee2) ((used by Americans from the southern states of the USA) an American from the northern states.) (nordista)* * *Yankee /ˈjæŋkɪ/A n.B a. attr.di (o da) yankee; (stor.) nordista; (fam.) americano, statunitense: the Yankee army, (stor.) l'esercito nordista; ( oggi) l'esercito americanoYankeeismn.2 (ling.) americanismo.* * *['jæŋkɪ]1) AE (inhabitant of New England) nativo m. (-a), abitante m. e f. della Nuova Inghilterra; (of North) nativo m. (-a), abitante m. e f. del nord degli Stati Uniti2) stor. (soldier) nordista m. -
4 congress
['kɒŋgres] [AE 'kɒŋgrəs] 1.nome (conference) congresso m., convegno m. (on su)2.* * *['koŋɡres, ]( American[) -ɡris]1) (a formal meeting, especially an assembly of delegates etc.) congresso2) (a law-making body or parliament, especially that of the United States: He has been elected to Congress.) Congresso•- congressman
- congresswoman* * *congress /ˈkɒŋgrɛs/n.1 congresso; convegno: a congress of mathematicians, un congresso di matematici; party congress, congresso di partito; (stor.) the Congress of Vienna, il Congresso di Vienna2 (polit., USA) – Congress, (il) Congresso: Congress meets in the Capitol, il Congresso si riunisce nel Campidoglio NOTE DI CULTURA: Congress: il Congresso, l'assemblea legislativa nazionale degli Stati Uniti, è formato dal Senate ( Senato) e dalla House of Representatives ( Camera dei rappresentanti)3 associazione: Congress of Industrial Organizations, Associazione delle organizzazioni industriali ( sindacato americano fondato nel 1935)● Congress House, il quartier generale dei sindacati ( a Londra).* * *['kɒŋgres] [AE 'kɒŋgrəs] 1.nome (conference) congresso m., convegno m. (on su)2. -
5 mayor
[meə(r)] [AE 'meɪər]nome sindaco m.* * *[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) sindaco- mayoress- lord mayor* * *[meə(r)] [AE 'meɪər]nome sindaco m. -
6 quarter
I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividere in quattro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]
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