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1 occurrence
[ə'kʌrəns]1) (event) evento m., avvenimento m., fatto m.to be a rare occurrence — avvenire o verificarsi raramente
2) (instance) occorrenza f.3) (of disease, phenomenon) (il) verificarsi* * *noun a strange occurrence.) avvenimento* * *occurrence /əˈkʌrəns/n.1 [u] l'accadere; (il) verificarsi; comparsa; apparizione: the frequent occurrence of sandstorms, il frequente verificarsi di tempesta di sabbia2 avvenimento; evento; fatto; fenomeno: an unforeseen occurrence, un avvenimento imprevisto; Strikes had become a regular ( o common) occurrence, gli scioperi erano diventati un evento all'ordine del giorno3 frequenza; occorrenza (stat.)FALSI AMICI: occurrence non significa occorrenza nel senso di bisogno o necessità.* * *[ə'kʌrəns]1) (event) evento m., avvenimento m., fatto m.to be a rare occurrence — avvenire o verificarsi raramente
2) (instance) occorrenza f.3) (of disease, phenomenon) (il) verificarsi -
2 rare
I [reə(r)]1) (uncommon) raro, insolito2) [atmosphere, air] rarefatto3) (wonderful) straordinarioII [reə(r)]* * *['reə]1) (not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon: a rare flower; a rare occurrence.) raro2) ((of meat) only slightly cooked: I like my steak rare.) (poco cotto), (al sangue)•- rareness- rarely
- rarity* * *I [reə(r)]1) (uncommon) raro, insolito2) [atmosphere, air] rarefatto3) (wonderful) straordinarioII [reə(r)] -
3 rarity
['reərətɪ]1) (collector's item) pezzo m. raro, rarità f.2) (rare occurrence) fenomeno m. raro3) (rareness) rarità f.* * *1) (the state of being uncommon.) rarità2) ((plural rarities) something which is uncommon: This stamp is quite a rarity.) rarità* * *rarity /ˈrɛərətɪ/n.1 [u] rarità2 rarità; cosa rara: Educated women were ( something of) a rarity in the 18th century, nel Settecento le donne istruite erano una rarità4 [u] (arc.) eccellenza; eccezionalità.* * *['reərətɪ]1) (collector's item) pezzo m. raro, rarità f.2) (rare occurrence) fenomeno m. raro3) (rareness) rarità f. -
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[ʌn'juːʒl]aggettivo [ colour] insolito, inconsueto; [ flower] non comune; [feature, occurrence] insolito, poco comune; [dish, person] strano, originaleit's unusual for sb. to do — è raro che qcn. faccia
* * *(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) insolito* * *[ʌn'juːʒl]aggettivo [ colour] insolito, inconsueto; [ flower] non comune; [feature, occurrence] insolito, poco comune; [dish, person] strano, originaleit's unusual for sb. to do — è raro che qcn. faccia
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