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1 attention span
he has a very short attention span — la sua capacità di attenzione o concentrazione è molto ridotta
* * *ncapacità f inv di concentrazione* * *he has a very short attention span — la sua capacità di attenzione o concentrazione è molto ridotta
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2 ♦ attention
♦ attention /əˈtɛnʃn/n. [u]1 attenzione: to attract (o to catch) sb. 's attention, attirare l'attenzione di q.; to bring st. to sb. 's attention, portare qc. all'attenzione di q.; to draw sb. 's attention to st., far notare qc. a q.; to pay attention to st., prestare (o fare) attenzione a qc.; to distract sb. 's attention, distrarre l'attenzione di q.; to concentrate (o to focus) one's attention on st., concentrare l'attenzione su qc.; Pay attention, please!, (state) attenti, per favore!; to turn one's attention to st., rivolgere la propria attenzione a qc.; scant attention, scarsa attenzione; undivided attention, la completa attenzione2 assistenza; cure (pl.); manutenzione: The building needs urgent attention, l'edificio necessita di interventi urgenti; medical attention, assistenza medica3 (al pl.) attenzioni; interesse (sing.); premure; cortesie4 (mil.) attenti: Attention!, attenti!; to come to attention, mettersi sull'attenti; to stand (o to) attention, stare (o essere) sull'attenti● (med.) attention deficit disorder, disturbo da mancanza di attenzione □ attention-seeking, ( di persona) che cerca di attirare l'attenzione; che vuol essere sempre al centro dell'attenzione □ attention span, capacità di attenzione (o di concentrazione) □ ( su una busta) ( for the) attention of, all'attenzione di □ It has come to my attention that…, mi è giunta informazione che □ (form.) to pay one's attentions to a girl, fare la corte a una ragazza NOTA D'USO: - attenzione e attention-. -
3 span
I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river]* * *[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) luce, campata2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) durata2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) attraversare* * *I [spæn]1. n2. vt(subj : bridge etc) attraversareII [spæn] pther interests spanned every aspect of nature — i suoi interessi spaziavano in ogni aspetto della natura
See:* * *span (1) /spæn/n.2 ( di arco, ponte, ecc.) luce; campata: the span of an arch, la luce d'un arco; a bridge of four spans, un ponte a quattro campate4 (= time span) periodo (di tempo); tratto di tempo; arco di tempo: attention span, capacità di concentrazione (o di attenzione); He has a limited attention span, si distrae facilmente5 distanza fra due estremità; lunghezza; larghezza● (edil.) span roof, tetto a due spioventi.span (2) /spæn/n.3 (naut.) patta d'oca; penzolo.(to) span (1) /spæn/A v. t.1 misurare a spanne; misurare2 attraversare; stendersi attraverso: A bridge spans the river at the mouth, un ponte attraversa il fiume alla foce3 (fig.) abbracciare: The Roman Empire spanned five centuries, l'Impero Romano abbracciò cinque secoliB v. i.● to span a river with a bridge, gettare un ponte su un fiume.(to) span (2) /spæn/v. t.* * *I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river]
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