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1 testimoniare
1. v/i testify, give evidence2. v/t fig testify tolaw testimoniare il falso commit perjury* * *testimoniare v.tr. to testify (to) (sthg.): testimoniò che l'automobile veniva da sinistra, he testified that the car was coming from the left; testimoniare il falso, to give false testimony; questo testimonia la mia buona volontà, this testifies to (o is evidence of) my good will; lacrime che testimoniavano il suo dolore, tears that testified (to) her grief◆ v. intr. to testify, to bear* witness: testimoniò della mia onestà, he bore witness to my honesty; testimoniare in favore di, contro qlcu., to testify for, against s.o.* * *[testimo'njare]1. vttestimoniare che... — to testify that..., give evidence that...
testimoniare il falso — to perjure o.s.
testimoniare a favore di/contro qn — to testify for/against sb, give evidence for/against sb
2. vinon ha voluto testimoniare sull'accaduto — he didn't want to give evidence on o about what happened
* * *[testimo'njare] 1.verbo transitivotestimoniare il falso — to give false testimony, to bear false witness
2) (provare) to witness, to attest (to), to testify (to), to vouch for2.verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) dir. to give* evidence, to give* testimony, to testify (a favore di qcn. for sb.; contro qcn. against sb.)* * *testimoniare/testimo'njare/ [1]1 dir. to testify ( che that), to bear* witness ( che to the fact that); testimoniare il falso to give false testimony, to bear false witness2 (provare) to witness, to attest (to), to testify (to), to vouch for(aus. avere) dir. to give* evidence, to give* testimony, to testify (a favore di qcn. for sb.; contro qcn. against sb.). -
2 fede
f faith( fedeltà) loyaltyanello wedding ringaver fede in qualcosa have faith in someonetener fede a una promessa keep a promise* * *fede s.f.1 ( il credere) faith, belief: fede in Dio, faith in God; perdere, ritrovare la fede, to lose, to regain one's faith; avere fede in Dio, nel progresso, to believe in God, in progress // persona di poca fede, untrusting person2 ( confessione, religione) faith, creed: la fede cristiana, the Christian faith; professione di fede, profession of faith; scuola aperta a tutte le fedi, school open to every creed; predicare la fede, to preach the faith // i conforti della fede, the comforts of religion // uomo di fede, man of faith // atto di fede, (anche fig.) act of faith // difensore della fede, ( titolo dei sovrani d'Inghilterra) Defender of the Faith3 (estens.) creed, convictions (pl.), beliefs (pl.): la sua fede politica, his political convictions (o views) // venire meno alla propria fede, not to live up to one's beliefs4 ( fiducia) faith, trust; confidence: degno di fede, trustworthy (o reliable); ho fede nel tuo avvenire, I feel confident about (o I have faith in) your future; ho fede nelle sue promesse, I trust his promises; ho fede che non mi deluderà, I feel sure he won't let me down; riponi la tua fede in Dio, put your trust in God // abbi fede e vedrai che andrà tutto bene, have faith and you'll see that everything will turn out allright; abbi fede in me, just trust me // prestare fede a una diceria, to give credit to a rumour; prestare fede a qlcu., to believe (o to trust) s.o.5 ( lealtà, fedeltà) faith, faithfulness, loyalty: fede coniugale, marital fidelity; tener fede ai propri principi, to remain faithful to one's principles; tener fede a una promessa, to keep a promise; (dir.) violazione della fede data, breach of faith // in fede ( mia), upon my honour; ( come esclamazione) honestly7 ( certificato, attestazione) certificate, warrant: fede di nascita, birth certificate // (comm.): fede di deposito, (warehouse) warrant; fede di deposito doganale, dock warrant // (banca) fede di credito, certificate of credit // fare fede di qlco., to bear witness to sthg.* * *['fede]sostantivo femminile1) (credo religioso) faith2) (salda convinzione) creed, belief3) (fiducia) faith, trustavere fede nella giustizia to believe in justice; prestare fede a qcs. to give credence to sth., to place credit o put faith in sth.; degno di fede — trustworthy
4) (sincerità)5) (fedeltà)tenere fede a — to remain faithful to [ principi]; to keep [ promessa]; to stand by [ impegni]
6) (anello nuziale) wedding ring, wedding band7) burocr."fa fede il timbro postale" — "date as postmark"
* * *fede/'fede/sostantivo f.2 (salda convinzione) creed, belief; fede politica political creed3 (fiducia) faith, trust; uomo di poca fede man of little faith; abbi fede! have faith! avere fede nella giustizia to believe in justice; prestare fede a qcs. to give credence to sth., to place credit o put faith in sth.; degno di fede trustworthy5 (fedeltà) tenere fede a to remain faithful to [ principi]; to keep [ promessa]; to stand by [ impegni]6 (anello nuziale) wedding ring, wedding band7 burocr. "fa fede il timbro postale" "date as postmark". -
3 produrre
"to produce;Herstellen;fabricar"* * *producedanni cause* * *produrre v.tr.1 ( generare, fruttare) to produce; to yield; to bear*; to raise: ( di miniera) to produce, to yield: quest'albero non produce frutti, this tree doesn't bear (o yield) any fruit; questo terreno produce grano, this land yields (o produces) corn; un terreno che produce poco, a piece of land that yields very little; la Spagna produce razze pregiate di ovini, Spain raises top breeds of sheep; questa miniera produce molto carbone, this mine produces (o yields) a lot of coal; produrre calore, to generate heat; l'acqua bollendo produce vapore, boiling water produces steam // le ghiandole endocrine producono ormoni, endocrinal glands produce (o secrete) hormones // il XVI secolo ha prodotto grandi artisti, (fig.) the 16th century produced a number of great artists // (fin.): produrre un interesse, to bear interest; produrre utili, to yield profits2 ( fabbricare) to produce, to make*, to manufacture, to turn out: questa fabbrica produce articoli di porcellana, this factory produces (o makes o manufactures) chinaware; questa macchina può produrre centinaia di fogli di carta al minuto, this machine can turn out hundreds of sheets of paper a minute; produrre centinaia di automobili al giorno, to produce (o to turn out) hundreds of cars a day // (econ.): produrre in eccesso, to overproduce; produrre in quantità insufficiente, to underproduce; produrre in serie, to mass-produce; produrre industrialmente, to manufacture3 (di scrittore, artista, produttore cinematografico ecc.) to produce: produce un romanzo all'anno, he produces (o brings out) a novel every year; questo scrittore ha prodotto poco negli ultimi anni, this writer has produced very little in the last few years; produrre una commedia, un film, to produce a play, a film4 ( causare, originare) to cause, to give* rise to (sthg.), to produce: l'esplosione fu prodotta dalla temperatura troppo alta, the explosion was caused by the excessive temperature; la pioggia produsse gravi danni, the rain caused great damage; alcuni cibi producono danni all'organismo, some foodstuffs have (o produce) harmful effects on one's organism; cadendo si è prodotto una ferita alla testa, he fell and cut his head; la sua condotta produsse molti guai, his behaviour gave rise to a lot of trouble; produrre l'effetto contrario, to produce the opposite effect; produrre un'emozione, to cause (o to give rise to) excitement (o an emotion); produrre un'impressione favorevole, to produce (o to create) a favourable impression5 ( esibire) to show, to exhibit, to produce: produrre il biglietto, to show one's ticket; produrre documenti, to produce (o to exhibit) documents // (dir.): produrre una prova, to introduce a piece of evidence; produrre un testimonio, to produce (o to call o to bring forward) a witness.◘ prodursi v.rifl. ( esibirsi) to appear: si è prodotto in una delle sue migliori interpretazioni di Amleto, he appeared in one of his best interpretations of Hamlet; egli si produsse nella parte di Amleto, he played Hamlet; produrre sulla scena, to appear on the stage◆ v.intr.pron. ( accadere) to happen, to occur, to come* about: i mutamenti che si sono prodotti negli ultimi anni, the changes that have come about in the last few years.* * *[pro'durre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (fabbricare) to produce, to manufacture, to turn out [beni, merci]2) agr. to bear*, to produce, to yield [frutti, raccolto]3) (generare, provocare) to produce [calore, effetto, elettricità, energia, suono]; to generate, to produce [ guadagno]4) cinem. mus. teatr. telev. to produce5) (creare) [era, paese] to produce [artista, scienziato]6) dir. to bring* forward [ testimone]2.produrre qcs. come prova — to produce sth. as proof
verbo pronominale prodursi1) [buco, rottura] to develop; [ situazione] to happen, to come* along2)* * *produrre/pro'durre/ [13]1 (fabbricare) to produce, to manufacture, to turn out [ beni, merci]; produrre in serie to mass- produce2 agr. to bear*, to produce, to yield [frutti, raccolto]3 (generare, provocare) to produce [calore, effetto, elettricità, energia, suono]; to generate, to produce [ guadagno]4 cinem. mus. teatr. telev. to produce5 (creare) [era, paese] to produce [artista, scienziato]; produrre un'opera d'arte to produce a work of artII prodursi verbo pronominale1 [buco, rottura] to develop; [ situazione] to happen, to come* along2 - rsi una ferita to cause oneself an injury. -
4 assumere
impiegato take on, hireincarico take on* * *assumere v.tr.1 to assume: assumere un'aria di protezione, to assume (o to put on) a patronizing air; assumere una carica, to enter upon (o to take up) an office (o to assume a position); assumere un incarico, to accept an appointment; assumere un impegno, to accept an engagement; assumere uno pseudonimo, to assume (o to adopt) a pseudonym; assumere informazioni su qlcu., qlco., to make inquiries about s.o., sthg.; assumere la presidenza, to take the chair // (dir.): assumere una prova, to admit on evidence; assumere un testimone, to examine a witness2 ( addossarsi) to undertake*; to assume, to take* upon oneself: assumersi a carico, to take (o to assume) upon oneself; assumersi tutti i rischi, to assume all risks; assumere, assumersi una responsabilità, to take (o to take upon oneself o to assume) a responsibility; devi assumerti la responsabilità dell'accaduto, you must take (o assume) the responsibility for what has happened; assumersi l'incarico di fare qlco., to undertake to do sthg. // (comm.) assumersi un debito, to assume (o to take over) a debt3 ( introdurre nell'organismo) to take*4 ( in servizio) to engage, to employ, to take* on: assumere un impiegato, to engage a clerk (o to employ s.o. as a clerk); assumere al proprio servizio, to employ5 ( innalzare a dignità) to raise, to elevate: assunto al pontificato, raised to the Papacy // essere assunto in cielo, to ascend to Heaven6 ( ammettere come ipotesi) to assume.* * *[as'sumere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (acquisire) to adopt, to assume, to put* on [aria, espressione, atteggiamento]; to acquire, to assume [significato, sfumatura]assumere le sembianze di qcn. — to take o assume the form o likeness of sb.
assumere importanza — [ avvenimento] to gain in importance
2) (consumare) to take* [alimento, farmaco, droga]3) (prendere su di sé) to accept, to take* on, to assume [responsabilità, rischio, incarico, controllo]assumere la difesa di qcn. — to conduct sb.'s defence
assumere il comando — to take command o the lead
4) (prendere alle proprie dipendenze) to employ, to engage, to hire, to take* on [impiegato, manodopera, operai]2.assumere qcn. come segretario — to employ o hire sb. as (a) secretary
-rsi il merito di qcs. — to take the credit for sth.
-rsi la responsabilità di qcs. — (prendersi la colpa) to take o bear the blame of sth.; (prendere un impegno) to take charge of sth
* * *assumere/as'sumere/ [23]1 (acquisire) to adopt, to assume, to put* on [aria, espressione, atteggiamento]; to acquire, to assume [significato, sfumatura]; assumere le sembianze di qcn. to take o assume the form o likeness of sb.; assumere importanza [ avvenimento] to gain in importance2 (consumare) to take* [alimento, farmaco, droga]3 (prendere su di sé) to accept, to take* on, to assume [responsabilità, rischio, incarico, controllo]; assumere la difesa di qcn. to conduct sb.'s defence; assumere la presidenza to take the chair; assumere il comando to take command o the lead4 (prendere alle proprie dipendenze) to employ, to engage, to hire, to take* on [impiegato, manodopera, operai]; assumere qcn. come segretario to employ o hire sb. as (a) secretaryII assumersi verbo pronominaleto underwrite* [costi, spese]; -rsi il merito di qcs. to take the credit for sth.; -rsi la responsabilità di qcs. (prendersi la colpa) to take o bear the blame of sth.; (prendere un impegno) to take charge of sth.
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