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121 hydroelectricity
[ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlek'trɪsətɪ]nome energia f. idroelettrica* * *(electricity produced by means of water-power.) energia idroelettrica* * *hydroelectricity* * *[ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlek'trɪsətɪ]nome energia f. idroelettrica -
122 inability
[ˌɪnə'bɪlətɪ]nome (to drive) incapacità f.; (to help, pay) impossibilità f.* * *[inə'biləti](the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) incapacità, inabilità* * *inability /ɪnəˈbɪlətɪ/n. [u]inabilità; incapacità; inettitudine● (leg.) inability to meet one's obligations, incapacità di far fronte ai propri impegni □ inability to work, inabilità al lavoro.* * *[ˌɪnə'bɪlətɪ]nome (to drive) incapacità f.; (to help, pay) impossibilità f. -
123 incommensurate
incommensurate /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃərət/a.1 inadeguato; insufficiente; sproporzionato: His means are incommensurate with his needs, i suoi mezzi sono inadeguati ai suoi bisogni2 ► incommensurableincommensurateness n. [u]. -
124 ♦ independent
♦ independent /ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/A a.1 indipendente; libero; imparziale: an independent woman, una donna indipendente; an independent observer, un osservatore imparziale; independent of, senza considerare; senza tener conto di; to be independent of, essere indipendente da; non dipendere da; non essere a carico di: He's independent of his parents, non è più a carico dei genitori2 in grado di (o sufficiente per) vivere senza lavorare: a man of independent means, un uomo che vive del suoB n.1 (spec. polit.) indipendente2 (relig.) congregazionalista● (gramm.) independent clause, proposizione indipendente □ independent-minded, che ragiona con la propria testa □ (in GB) independent school, scuola privata □ (comput.) independent software vendor, produttore di software indipendente □ (mat., stat., econ.) independent variable, variabile indipendente □ as independent as a hog on ice, libero ma allo sbaraglio, in balia degli eventiindependently avv. -
125 inhaler
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126 interchange
I ['ɪntətʃeɪndʒ]1) (road junction) interscambio m.2) (exchange) scambio m., interscambio m.II [ˌɪntə'tʃeɪndʒ]verbo transitivo (exchange) scambiare, scambiarsi* * *['intə ein‹]1) (a place where two or more main roads or motorways at different levels are joined by means of several small roads, so allowing cars etc to move from one road to another.) svincolo, interscambio2) ((an) exchange: an interchange of ideas.) scambio, interscambio•* * *interchange /ˈɪntətʃeɪndʒ/n.2 alternazione; avvicendamento● (econ., fin.) interchange of currency, scambio di valuta □ interchange station, stazione di collegamento ( fra treno e pullman, ecc.) □ (in GB) motorway interchange, entrata in (o uscita da) un'autostrada; svincolo; rampe d'accesso.(to) interchange /ɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒ/A v. t.1 scambiare, scambiarsi: to interchange presents [opinions], scambiarsi doni [opinioni]B v. i.2 alternarsi; avvicendarsi3 fare uno scambio.* * *I ['ɪntətʃeɪndʒ]1) (road junction) interscambio m.2) (exchange) scambio m., interscambio m.II [ˌɪntə'tʃeɪndʒ]verbo transitivo (exchange) scambiare, scambiarsi -
127 intercom
['ɪntəkɒm]nome interfono m.* * *['intəkom](a system of communication within an aeroplane, factory etc usually by means of microphones and loudspeakers: The pilot spoke to the passengers over the intercom.) interfono* * *intercom /ˈɪntəkɒm/n. (fam.)1 citofono2 interfono, interfonico● intercom system, impianto interfonico, citofono □ intercom video entry, videocitofono.* * *['ɪntəkɒm]nome interfono m. -
128 ♦ (to) justify
♦ (to) justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/v. t.1 giustificare; comprovare; dimostrare fondato: to justify a statement, comprovare una dichiarazione; He has justified our trust, ha dimostrato che la nostra fiducia in lui era fondata; to justify a suspicion, giustificare un sospetto2 giustificare; motivare; legittimare: We'll have to justify our choice, dovremo giustificare la nostra scelta3 giustificare; scagionare; discolpare5 (teol.) giustificare6 (comput., tipogr.) giustificare● to justify oneself, giustificarsi; discolparsi □ (prov.) The end justifies the means, il fine giustifica i mezzi.
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