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21 ♦ importance
♦ importance /ɪmˈpɔ:tns/n. [u]1 importanza; gravità: Some raw materials are of great importance to industry, certe materie prime hanno grande importanza (o sono molto importanti) per l'industria; to attach great importance to st., annettere grande importanza a qc.; to stress the importance of st., sottolineare l'importanza di q.; of paramount importance, di somma importanza; of prime importance, di primaria importanza; of the utmost importance, della massima importanza; of vital importance, di vitale importanza -
22 weigh
I [weɪ]nome pesatura f.II 1. [weɪ]1) pesare [object, person]how much o what do you weigh? quanto pesi? to weigh sth. in one's hand — soppesare qcs
2) (consider carefully) considerare bene, soppesare [arguments, options]; ponderare [consequences, risk, words]to weigh sth. against sth. — mettere sulla bilancia qcs. e qcs.
to weigh sth. in the balance — mettere sulla bilancia qcs
3) mar.2.to weigh with sb. — contare per qcn.
to weigh against sb. — giocare a sfavore di qcn.
to weigh in sb.'s favour — giocare a favore di qcn
to weigh on sb. — pesare su qcn.
3.to weigh on sb.'s mind — assillare la mente di qcn
- weigh in- weigh up* * *[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) pesare, pesarsi2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) pesare3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) gravare, opprimere; abbassare•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) appesantire2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) appesantire•- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up* * *weigh /weɪ/n. [uc]pesatura; pesata● ( sport) weigh-in, peso; pesata, pesatura □ (ipp.) weigh-out, peso; pesatura ( del fantino) prima della partenza □ ( USA) weigh scale, bilancia ( per cucina).♦ (to) weigh /weɪ/A v. t.1 pesare ( anche fig.): to weigh a new-born baby, pesare un neonato; (fig.) to weigh one's words, pesare le parole2 (fig.) soppesare; considerare bene; ponderare; valutare: to weigh the pros and cons, soppesare i pro e i contro; to weigh the merits of two rival candidates, valutare i meriti di due concorrentiB v. i.1 pesare; esser pesante; avere il peso di; (fig.) avere peso, contare, valere: The box weighs ten pounds, la scatola pesa dieci libbre (kg 4,450); His words don't weigh at all with me, le sue parole non contano nulla per me; non do nessun peso alle sue parole4 – to weigh on (o upon) pesare a (q.); essere di peso a (q.); gravare; opprimere: The secret weighed heavily on him, il segreto gli pesava enormemente; The theft weighs on his conscience, il furto (che ha commesso) gli pesa sulla coscienza● (naut. e fig.) to weigh anchor, levare l'ancora □ to weigh in sb. 's favour, essere valutato (o contato) a favore di q. □ to weigh oneself, pesarsi □ (fig.) to be weighed in the balance, essere giudicato.* * *I [weɪ]nome pesatura f.II 1. [weɪ]1) pesare [object, person]how much o what do you weigh? quanto pesi? to weigh sth. in one's hand — soppesare qcs
2) (consider carefully) considerare bene, soppesare [arguments, options]; ponderare [consequences, risk, words]to weigh sth. against sth. — mettere sulla bilancia qcs. e qcs.
to weigh sth. in the balance — mettere sulla bilancia qcs
3) mar.2.to weigh with sb. — contare per qcn.
to weigh against sb. — giocare a sfavore di qcn.
to weigh in sb.'s favour — giocare a favore di qcn
to weigh on sb. — pesare su qcn.
3.to weigh on sb.'s mind — assillare la mente di qcn
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23 ♦ weight
♦ weight /weɪt/n.1 [u] peso ( anche fig.); carico, gravame, onere; pesantezza; aggravio, affanno, molestia; fardello, responsabilità; influenza, importanza: What's your weight?, qual è il tuo peso?; to lose weight, dimagrire, perdere peso: DIALOGO → - Meeting an old friend- You've lost a bit of weight, haven't you?, sei dimagrito, vero?; to gain weight, ingrassare, prendere peso; to watch one's weight, stare attento alla linea; ( boxe: di un pugile) to make the weight, fare il peso; to put on weight, ingrassare; metter su peso; to bear a weight, sostenere un peso; to shift the weight, spostare il (proprio) peso; to sell goods by weight, vendere merce a peso; gross [net] weight, peso lordo [netto]; That's a great weight off my mind, mi sono liberato di (o mi hai tolto, ecc.) un gran peso dall'animo; (leg.) the weight of evidence, il peso (schiacciante) delle prove; matters of great weight, faccende che hanno gran peso; I feel the weight of my position, sento la responsabilità della mia posizione; I don't attach any weight to his decision, non do nessuna importanza alla sua decisione; to carry weight, essere importante; essere autorevole; valere2 peso; oggetto pesante5 [u] (fis., stat.) fattore ponderale; peso7 ( boxe, lotta) peso; categoria ( in base al peso all'atleta): weight limit, limite di peso; weight loss, perdita di peso8 (ipp.) handicap di peso; ‘peso’9 (fig.) potenza; forza; importanza● ( boxe, lotta) weight category (o weight class), categoria (o classe) di peso □ (ipp.) weight-cloth, handicap di peso; ‘peso’ □ (fis.) weight density, peso specifico □ (comm.) weight draft, abbuono per il peso □ (comm.) weight note (o weight slip), distinta (o bolletta) dei pesi □ weight scale, bilancia □ ( sport) weight training, allenamento con i pesi □ weight-watcher, chi sta attento al proprio peso; persona che segue una dieta dimagrante □ (fig.) to hang a weight round one's neck, darsi la zappa sui piedi □ over weight, di peso eccessivo; ( di persona) di peso superiore alla norma, sovrappeso □ (fig.) to pull one's weight, fare la propria parte; mettercela tutta □ ( atletica) to put the weight, lanciare il peso □ ( slang USA) to take the weight for st., prendersi la colpa di q.; essere incolpato per qc. □ (fam.) to throw one's weight about, farla da padrone; fare il prepotente; spadroneggiare □ under weight, ( di merce) di peso scarso; ( di persona) di peso inferiore alla norma, sottopeso □ (fig.) to be worth one's weight in gold, valere tanto oro quanto si pesa □ He is twice your weight, pesa il doppio di te.(to) weight /weɪt/v. t.1 appesantire ( anche fig.); gravare; rendere più pesante: to weight a fishing net with lead, rendere una rete da pesca più pesante con l'aggiunta di piombi; My eyelids were weighted with sleep, avevo le palpebre appesantite dal sonno2 (ind. tess.) caricare3 (stat.) ponderare● to weight against, calcare su ( un fatto, un argomento) contro (q.) □ to weight down, appesantire; gravare su (q.). -
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25 fasten fas·ten
['fɒːsn]1. vt(with rope, string etc) legare, (with nail) inchiodare, (secure: belt, dress, seat belt) allacciare, (door, box, window) chiudere, (attach) attaccare, fissareto fasten the blame/responsibility (for sth) on sb fig — dare la colpa/addossare la responsabilità (di qc) a qn
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26 importance *** im·por·tance n
[ɪm'pɔːt(ə)ns]to attach great importance to sth — dare or attribuire molta importanza a qc
to be of great/little importance — essere molto/poco importante
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28 tag on
tag [sth.] on aggiungere [paragraph, phrase]to tag sth. onto sth. — attaccare qcs. a qcs. [label, note]
* * *1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) aggiungere2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) aggregarsi, accodarsi* * *vt + adv* * *tag [sth.] on aggiungere [paragraph, phrase]to tag sth. onto sth. — attaccare qcs. a qcs. [label, note]
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29 align
[ə'laɪn] 1.verbo transitivo allineare ( with a)2.to align oneself — pol. allinearsi, schierarsi ( with con)
* * *1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) allineare2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) schierarsi, allinearsi* * *[ə'laɪn] 1.verbo transitivo allineare ( with a)2.to align oneself — pol. allinearsi, schierarsi ( with con)
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30 label
I ['leɪbl]1) (on clothing, jar) etichetta f.; (on diagram) legenda f.2) fig.to hang o stick a label on sb., sth. — affibbiare un'etichetta a qcn., qcs
3) mus. (anche record label) etichetta f., casa f. discografica4) inform. label f.5) ling. etichetta f.II ['leɪbl]1) (stick label on) mettere un'etichetta a, etichettare [clothing, jar]; mettere una legenda a [ diagram]2) fig. (pigeonhole) etichettare, bollare [person, work]3) ling. etichettare* * *['leibl] 1. noun(a small written note fixed on or near anything to tell its contents, owner etc: luggage labels; The label on the blouse said `Do not iron'.) etichetta, cartellino2. verb( verb to attach a label to: She labelled all the boxes of books carefully.) etichettare* * *I ['leɪbl]1) (on clothing, jar) etichetta f.; (on diagram) legenda f.2) fig.to hang o stick a label on sb., sth. — affibbiare un'etichetta a qcn., qcs
3) mus. (anche record label) etichetta f., casa f. discografica4) inform. label f.5) ling. etichetta f.II ['leɪbl]1) (stick label on) mettere un'etichetta a, etichettare [clothing, jar]; mettere una legenda a [ diagram]2) fig. (pigeonhole) etichettare, bollare [person, work]3) ling. etichettare -
31 tap
I [tæp]1) (for water, gas) rubinetto m.; (on barrel) spina f., zipolo m.II [tæp] III 1. [tæp] 2.to turn the tap on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
- tap inIV [tæp]1) (install listening device) mettere sotto controllo [ telephone]2) (extract contents) mettere una spina a [ barrel]; incidere [ rubber tree]; sfruttare [resources, energy]to tap sb. for money — colloq. spillare denaro a qcn
* * *I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.)2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.)- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!)2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.)2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.)* * *I [tæp]1) (for water, gas) rubinetto m.; (on barrel) spina f., zipolo m.II [tæp] III 1. [tæp] 2.to turn the tap on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
- tap inIV [tæp]1) (install listening device) mettere sotto controllo [ telephone]2) (extract contents) mettere una spina a [ barrel]; incidere [ rubber tree]; sfruttare [resources, energy]to tap sb. for money — colloq. spillare denaro a qcn
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