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1 ♦ equal
♦ equal /ˈi:kwəl/A a.1 uguale, eguale; pari; medesimo; stesso: equal rights, uguali diritti; pari diritti; equal pay for equal work, la stessa retribuzione per lo stesso lavoro; two equal shares, due parti uguali; equal in weight, pari per peso; All men are created equal, tutti gli uomini sono creati uguali3 – equal to, all'altezza di: equal to the situation [to the task], all'altezza della situazione [del compito]4 uniforme; equanimeB n.pari; uguale: He has no equal, non ha l'uguale; non c'è un altro uguale a lui; (mat.) Let x be the equal of y…, sia x uguale a y…; first among equals, primus inter pares (lat.)● ( cartografia) equal-area, equivalente □ (comm.) equal competitive footing (o equal conditions of competition), parità concorrenziale □ equal distance, distanza uguale; equidistanza (geom.) □ (mat.) equal mark, segno d'uguaglianza (=) □ equal opportunity (o equal opportunities), pari opportunità □ (econ.) equal pay ( for equal work), parità salariale □ equal sign (o signs) = equal mark ► sopra □ (mus.) equal temperament, scala temperata □ All are equal under the law, la legge è uguale per tutti □ all things being equal, a parità di condizioni □ on an equal footing, su un piede di parità □ on equal terms, alla pari; in condizione di parità; da pari a pari.(to) equal /ˈi:kwəl/v. t.1 essere uguale (o pari) a; equivalere a: The internal pressure equals the external pressure, la pressione interna è pari a quella esterna; His ignorance is equalled only by his arrogance, la sua ignoranza è pari solo alla sua arroganza3 (mat.) essere uguale a; ( nelle operazioni) fare: Y equals X squared, Y è uguale a X al quadrato; 3 times 5 equals 15, 3 per 5 fa 15. -
2 divide
I [dɪ'vaɪd]1) (split) divisione f.2) fig. (watershed) spartiacque m.II 1. [dɪ'vaɪd]1) (split into parts) dividere, suddividere [food, money, work]3) (separate) separare ( from da)4) (cause disagreement) dividere [friends, group]5) GB pol. fare votare [ House]6) mat. dividere [ number]2.1) [road, river] dividersi in due; [ group] dividersi, suddividersi; [cell, organism] dividersi2) GB pol. [ House] dividersi per votare3) mat. essere divisibile•* * *1) (to separate into parts or groups: The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.) dividere2) ((with between or among) to share: We divided the sweets between us.) dividere, spartire3) (to find out how many times one number contains another: 6 divided by 2 equals 3.) dividere•- dividers- divisible
- division
- divisional* * *divide /dɪˈvaɪd/n.2 (fig.) contrasto, frattura: to bridge the divide between the parties, sanare la frattura tra i partiti; a cultural [political, religious] divide, un contrasto culturale [politico, religioso]♦ (to) divide /dɪˈvaɪd/A v. t.1 ( anche to divide up) dividere, ripartire: to divide the students in two groups, dividere gli studenti in due gruppi; After his death, the property was divided between his two sons, dopo la sua morte, la proprietà è stata ripartita tra i suoi due figli; We sold the house and divided up the money, abbiamo venduto la casa e ci siamo spartiti i soldi2 dividere, separare ( anche fig.): The mountains divide the interior of the country from the sea, le montagne separano l'entroterra dal mare; The garden is divided into two by a tall hedge, il giardino è diviso in due da un'alta siepe; to divide in half, dividere a metà; The two sides are divided by centuries of fear and mistrust, le due fazioni sono separate da secoli di paura e diffidenza; More unites us than divides us, ci uniscono più cose di quante non ci separinoB v. i.1 dividersi; separarsi: When the road divides, stay on the right, quando la strada si divide, tieniti sulla destra; The Po divides at its mouth, il Po si divide alla foce; The cell divides into two daughter cells, la cellula si divide in due cellule figlie2 (mat.: di un numero) essere multiplo di: 20 does not divide by 6, 20 non è multiplo di 6; to divide 4 into 20, calcolare quanto fa 20 diviso 4; 4 divides into 20 5 times, il 4 sta 5 volte nel 204 (polit., in GB: del parlamento) dividersi (in due gruppi opposti) per votare; votare per divisione● to divide off, separare □ to divide and rule, dividere per comandare: a policy of divide and rule, la politica di dividere per comandare □ to divide one's time between, dividersi tra: I divide my spare time between my family and my hobbies, nel tempo libero mi divido fra famiglia e hobby.NOTA D'USO: - to divide in o to divide into-* * *I [dɪ'vaɪd]1) (split) divisione f.2) fig. (watershed) spartiacque m.II 1. [dɪ'vaɪd]1) (split into parts) dividere, suddividere [food, money, work]3) (separate) separare ( from da)4) (cause disagreement) dividere [friends, group]5) GB pol. fare votare [ House]6) mat. dividere [ number]2.1) [road, river] dividersi in due; [ group] dividersi, suddividersi; [cell, organism] dividersi2) GB pol. [ House] dividersi per votare3) mat. essere divisibile•
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