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I 1. ['kɒntent]1) (relative quantity) contenuto m.low, high lead content — basso, alto contenuto di piombo
2) (meaning) contenuto m.2.1) (of jar, bag, drawer) contenuto m.sing.; (of house, in insurance) beni m. mobili2) (of book, file)II [kən'tent]list o table of contents — sommario, indice
nome (happiness) contentezza f.••III [kən'tent] IV 1. [kən'tent]to do sth. to one's heart's content — fare qcs. per propria soddisfazione personale
verbo transitivo (please) accontentare2.to content oneself with sth., with doing — accontentarsi di qcs., di fare
* * *I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.)2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.)3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.)- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.)2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.)•- contents* * *content (1) /kənˈtɛnt/a. pred.1 contento; pago; soddisfatto: content with life, pago della propria vita; I'm content with third place, sono soddisfatto di (o mi va bene) essere arrivato terzo; He seemed content with the idea, sembrava d'accordo con l'idea; (iron.) Not content with having ruined our holidays…, non contento di averci rovinato le vacanze…; well content, assai soddisfatto; arcicontento3 (GB, come inter., alla Camera dei Lord) sì; favorevole (cfr. ay alla Camera dei Comuni): not content, no; sfavorevole (cfr. no alla Camera dei Comuni).content (2) /kənˈtɛnt/n.1 [u] contentezza; soddisfazione● to one's heart's content, finché se ne ha voglia; quanto pare e piace; a volontà; a sazietà.♦ content (3) /ˈkɒntɛnt/n.1 (solo sing.) contenuto ( di alimento, sostanza); quantità contenuta: low fat content, basso contenuto di grassi; the lead content of paint, la quantità di piombo contenuta nelle vernici2 (al pl.) contenuto (sing.) ( di recipiente, lettera, ecc.): the contents of a trunk, il contenuto di un baule; She emptied the contents of her bag on the table, ha svuotato la sua borsa sul tavolo; He glanced at the contents of the letter, ha dato una scorsa al contenuto della lettera7 [u] (geom.) volume● (comput.) content management, gestione dei contenuti.(to) content /kənˈtɛnt/v. t.contentare; accontentare; soddisfare; appagare● to content oneself ( with), contentarsi (di); limitarsi (a): He contented himself with threats, non è andato oltre le minacce; He contented himself with uttering a few words, si è limitato a proferire alcune parole.* * *I 1. ['kɒntent]1) (relative quantity) contenuto m.low, high lead content — basso, alto contenuto di piombo
2) (meaning) contenuto m.2.1) (of jar, bag, drawer) contenuto m.sing.; (of house, in insurance) beni m. mobili2) (of book, file)II [kən'tent]list o table of contents — sommario, indice
nome (happiness) contentezza f.••III [kən'tent] IV 1. [kən'tent]to do sth. to one's heart's content — fare qcs. per propria soddisfazione personale
verbo transitivo (please) accontentare2.to content oneself with sth., with doing — accontentarsi di qcs., di fare
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2 matter ***** mat·ter
['mætə(r)]1. n1) (substance: gen) Phys materia, sostanzaadvertising matter — pubblicità f inv
2) (content) contenuto3) (question, affair) questione f, faccendathe matter in hand — l'argomento or la faccenda in questione
and to make matters worse... — e come se non bastasse...
it's no laughing matter — è una cosa or faccenda seria
in the matter of — in fatto di, per quanto riguarda
as a matter of course — di conseguenza, come cosa naturale
as a matter of fact — per (dire) la verità, in verità
4)no matter! — non importa!do it, no matter how — non importa come, basta che tu lo faccia
no matter what he says — qualsiasi or qualunque cosa dica
no matter when — in qualunque momento, non importa quando
5)(difficulty, problem)
what's the matter? — cosa c'è (che non va)?6) (Med: pus) pus m2. viit doesn't matter — (I don't mind) non importa, non fa niente
I can't give you the money today — it doesn't matter — non ti posso dare i soldi oggi — non importa
what does it matter? — cosa importa?, che importanza ha?
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