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1 businesslike
['bɪznɪslaɪk]aggettivo [person, manner] efficiente, serio; [ transaction] regolare; fig. scherz. [knife, tool] efficace* * *adjective (practical; alert and prompt: a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike.) efficiente, pratico* * *businesslike /ˈbɪznɪslaɪk/a.efficiente; pratico; serio.* * *['bɪznɪslaɪk]aggettivo [person, manner] efficiente, serio; [ transaction] regolare; fig. scherz. [knife, tool] efficace -
2 businesslike business·like adj
['bɪznɪsˌlaɪk](approach, transaction) efficiente, (firm, company) serio (-a), (person, manner) pratico (-a), efficiente -
3 ♦ neat
♦ neat (1) /ni:t/a.1 nitido; lindo; pulito; chiaro; preciso; terso: a neat handwriting, una calligrafia nitida, chiara; a neat house, una casa linda, pulita; a neat language, un linguaggio chiaro, preciso; a neat style, uno stile nitido, terso2 bello; ben fatto; ben proporzionato; elegante: Jane has a neat figure, Jane ha una figurina elegante; a neat dress, un bel vestitino4 accurato; ordinato; metodico; preciso; netto: a neat piece of work, un lavoro accurato, ben fatto; a neat worker, un lavoratore metodico, preciso; a neat division, una divisione netta6 efficace; efficiente: a neat approach to a difficult problem, un modo efficace di affrontare un problema difficile; a neat businesslike manner, un modo di fare efficiente, da uomo d'affari● neat-handed, abile (con le mani); destro; lesto □ a neat trick, un bel tiro; uno scherzo riuscitoneatly avv. neatness n. [u]. neat (2) /ni:t/n. (inv. al pl.) (arc. o dial.)1 bue; toro; vacca2 [u] (collett.) bovini.
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