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1 ample
['æmpl]1) (plenty) [provisions, resources] abbondante; [ illustration] ampio; [evidence, room] più che sufficienteto have ample opportunity, time to do — avere numerose occasioni per fare, avere tutto il tempo di fare
2) (of generous size) [proportions, garment] ampio; [ bust] abbondante, generoso* * *['æmpl]((more than) enough: There is ample space for four people.) sufficiente- amply* * *ample /ˈæmpl/a.1 ampio; spazioso2 abbondante; più che sufficiente: There is ample evidence of his guilt, vi sono prove più che sufficienti della sua colpevolezza3 sufficiente; bastevole: Supplies will be ample for two weeks, le provviste saranno sufficienti per due settimaneamplenessn. [u]1 ampiezzaamplyavv.ampiamente.* * *['æmpl]1) (plenty) [provisions, resources] abbondante; [ illustration] ampio; [evidence, room] più che sufficienteto have ample opportunity, time to do — avere numerose occasioni per fare, avere tutto il tempo di fare
2) (of generous size) [proportions, garment] ampio; [ bust] abbondante, generoso -
2 ♦ proportion
♦ proportion /prəˈpɔ:ʃn/n.1 [cu] ( anche mat.) proporzione: in inverse [direct] proportion, in proporzione inversa [diretta]; the proportions of a palace, le proporzioni di un palazzo; to bear no proportion to, non essere in proporzione con; to keep st. in proportion, mantenere qc. nelle giuste proporzioni; out of ( all) proportion (to st.), sproporzionato (rispetto a qc.); sense of proportion, senso delle proporzioni2 parte; quota; percentuale: A high proportion of young people are leaving the countryside, un'alta percentuale di giovani abbandona le campagne(to) proportion /prəˈpɔ:ʃn/v. t.1 proporzionare; adeguare; commisurare: to proportion direct taxation to income brackets, proporzionare l'imposizione diretta agli scaglioni di reddito3 dividere in parti eque; spartire
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