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1 ♦ circumstance
♦ circumstance /ˈsɜ:kəmstəns/n.1 (di solito al pl.) circostanza; occasione; caso; evento: adverse [favourable] circumstances, circostanze avverse [favorevoli]; a set of circumstances, un insieme di circostanze; due to unforeseen circumstances, a causa di circostanze imprevedibili; under the circumstances, date le circostanze; in ( o under) any circumstance, in qualunque circostanza (o caso); in (o under) no circumstances, in nessuna occasione; in nessun caso; through force of circumstance, spinto dalla necessità; extenuating circumstances, circostanze attenuanti; attendant circumstances, circostanze concomitanti; suspicious circumstances, circostanze sospette2 (al pl.) condizioni finanziarie: in straitened (o reduced, bad) circumstances, in cattive condizioni finanziarie; in ristrettezze● circumstances beyond our control, cause di forza maggiore. -
2 opportunist
[ˌɒpə'tjuːnɪst] [AE -'tuː-] 1.aggettivo opportunista2.nome opportunista m. e f.* * *noun (a person who takes advantage of any circumstance which will help him personally: a political opportunist.) opportunista* * *opportunist /ɒpəˈtju:nɪst/, ( USA) /ɒpəˈtu:nɪst/n.opportunism, ( USA)n. [u]opportunismo.* * *[ˌɒpə'tjuːnɪst] [AE -'tuː-] 1.aggettivo opportunista2.nome opportunista m. e f.
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