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1 bias
I ['baɪəs]1) (prejudice) prevenzione f., pregiudizio m. ( on the part of da parte di)2) (discrimination) discriminazione f. ( against verso)racial, sexual bias — discriminazione razziale, sessuale
3) (tendency) tendenza f., inclinazione f. ( in favour of, towards per)4) sart. sbieco m.II ['baɪəs]to bias sb. against, in favour of — influenzare negativamente, positivamente qcn. nei confronti di
* * *1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) pregiudizio2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) deviazione, inclinazione2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) influenzare- biassed- biased* * *['baɪəs]1. n1)bias (towards or in favour of) — preferenza (per)bias (against) — (prejudice) pregiudizio (contro)
2) (of material) sbieco2. vt* * *bias /ˈbaɪəs/A n. [uc]4 (fig.) inclinazione; tendenza; propensione (per qc.)5 (fig.) prevenzione; pregiudizio: He had a bias against coeducational schools, aveva un pregiudizio contro le scuole miste6 (elettr., elettron.) tensione base di griglia; polarizzazioneB a. e avv.● (autom.) bias-belted tyre, (pneumatico) cinturato® □ ( sartoria) bias binding, fettuccia; sbieco □ (stat.) bias error, errore sistematico.(to) bias /ˈbaɪəs/v. t.1 influenzare ( specie indebitamente); condizionare: Politicians use mass media to bias the voters, gli uomini politici si servono dei mass media per influenzare gli elettori2 (elettr., elettron.) polarizzare; dare una tensione di griglia a.* * *I ['baɪəs]1) (prejudice) prevenzione f., pregiudizio m. ( on the part of da parte di)2) (discrimination) discriminazione f. ( against verso)racial, sexual bias — discriminazione razziale, sessuale
3) (tendency) tendenza f., inclinazione f. ( in favour of, towards per)4) sart. sbieco m.II ['baɪəs]to bias sb. against, in favour of — influenzare negativamente, positivamente qcn. nei confronti di
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2 prejudice
I ['predʒʊdɪs]1) С pregiudizio m., preconcetto m.2) U pregiudizi m.pl., preconcetti m.pl.3) (harm) dir. pregiudizio m.II ['predʒʊdɪs]1) (bias) influenzareto prejudice sb. against, in favour of — influenzare negativamente, positivamente qcn. nei confronti di
2) (harm, jeopardize) pregiudicare [claim, case]; recare pregiudizio a [ person]; pregiudicare, compromettere [ chances]* * *['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) pregiudizio2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) prevenire2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) pregiudicare, compromettere•* * *prejudice /ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs/n.1 [uc] pregiudizio; preconcetto; prevenzione: to have a prejudice against foreigners, aver pregiudizi contro gli stranieri; racial prejudice, pregiudizi razziali● to have a prejudice in favour of sb., essere bendisposto verso q. □ to the prejudice of sb., portando pregiudizio a q.; con danno di q. □ (leg.) without prejudice, fatta salva la riserva di far valere altri diritti; con ogni riserva; senza pregiudizio.(to) prejudice /ˈprɛdʒʊdɪs/v. t.1 pregiudicare; compromettere2 danneggiare; ledere; nuocere a (q.)3 mettere su ( contro) (fam.); disporre male ( verso); prevenire: His parents prejudiced him against the girl, i suoi genitori lo hanno messo su contro la ragazza* * *I ['predʒʊdɪs]1) С pregiudizio m., preconcetto m.2) U pregiudizi m.pl., preconcetti m.pl.3) (harm) dir. pregiudizio m.II ['predʒʊdɪs]1) (bias) influenzareto prejudice sb. against, in favour of — influenzare negativamente, positivamente qcn. nei confronti di
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3 biased
1. 2.aggettivo [decision, opinion, system] parziale* * *biased /ˈbaɪəst/a.1 influenzato; prevenuto; parziale: He is biased against our plan, è prevenuto contro il nostro progetto● biased opinion, pregiudizio; preconcetto.* * *1. 2.aggettivo [decision, opinion, system] parziale -
4 weight
I [weɪt]to be under, over 1 kilo in weight — pesare meno, più di 1 chilo
not to carry much weight — fig. non avere molto peso ( with per)
to add one's weight to sth. — esercitare la propria influenza in favore di qcs.
to throw one's weight behind sth. — sostenere qcs. con forza
••II [weɪt]1) appesantire [net, boat]2) (bias)to weight sth. against sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a scapito di qcn., qcs.
to weight sth. in favour of sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a vantaggio di qcn., qcs
3) (in statistics) pesare [index, variable]•* * *[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) peso* * *I [weɪt]to be under, over 1 kilo in weight — pesare meno, più di 1 chilo
not to carry much weight — fig. non avere molto peso ( with per)
to add one's weight to sth. — esercitare la propria influenza in favore di qcs.
to throw one's weight behind sth. — sostenere qcs. con forza
••II [weɪt]1) appesantire [net, boat]2) (bias)to weight sth. against sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a scapito di qcn., qcs.
to weight sth. in favour of sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a vantaggio di qcn., qcs
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5 prejudice preju·dice
['prɛdʒʊdɪs]1. n1) (biased opinion) pregiudizio, collective n pregiudizi mplhis prejudice against sb/sth — i suoi pregiudizi nei riguardi di qn/qc
2) (Law: injury, detriment) pregiudizio2. vt1)to prejudice sb in favour of/against — disporre bene/male qn verso2) (frm: injure) pregiudicare, ledere, compromettere
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