call+processor

m; -(e)s, -e

1. MUS. (rhythmische Gliederung) time, rhythm; der Takt eines Walzers waltz time ( oder rhythm); 3 / 4-Takt three-four time; den Takt schlagen beat time; den Takt halten, im Takt bleiben keep time; den Takt angeben give the time ( oder beat); fig. call the tune, set the pace; aus dem Takt out of time; aus dem Takt kommen lose the beat; fig. be put off one’s stroke; jemanden aus dem Takt bringen fig. put s.o. off his ( oder her) stroke; stärker: throw umg. ( oder disconcert) s.o.

2. MUS. (Takteinheit) bar; ein paar Takte a few ( oder a couple of) bars

3. LIT., Verslehre: beat, (metrical) stress

4. (Bewegungsrhythmus) rhythm; beim Rudern: auch stroke

5. MOT. stroke

6. ETRON. (processor) speed

7. umg., fig.: ein paar Takte (Worte) a few words, something Sg.; ein paar Takte mit jemandem reden have a few words with s.o.; tadelnd: give s.o. a good talking-to

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m; -(e)s, kein Pl. tact(fulness), sensitivity, delicacy; das ist eine Frage des Taktes it’s a question of tact ( oder sensitivity), it’s about being tactful umg.; wenig / keinen Takt haben have not much / no tact, be not a particularly tactful / be a totally tactless person etc.; mit großem Takt behandeln treat ( oder handle oder deal with) s.o. (oder s.th.) very tactfully ( oder diplomatically oder sensitively); taktlos, taktvoll

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(Motor) stroke;

(Musik) measure; time; beat;

(Verhalten) discretion; tact

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m -(e)s, -e

1) (= Einheit) (MUS) bar; (PHON, POET) foot

2) (= Rhythmus) time

3) (AUT) stroke

4) (IND) phase

5) no pl (= Taktgefühl) tact

6) (= Taktverkehr) regular service

7) (COMPUT) (clock) pulse or signal

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1) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) bar

2) (care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) tact

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1. MUS bar

den \Takt [zu etw dat] schlagen to beat time to sth

2. kein pl (Rhythmus) rhythm

den \Takt angeben [o schlagen] to beat time

jdn aus dem \Takt bringen to make sb lose their rhythm, to disconcert sb

jd kommt aus dem \Takt to lose one's rhythm [or the beat]

im \Takt in time to sth

3. kein pl (Taktgefühl) tact

etw mit \Takt behandeln to deal tactfully with sth

keinen \Takt [im Leib] haben (fam) not to have an ounce of tact in one

gegen den \Takt verstoßen to behave tactlessly

4. AUTO stroke

4-\Takt-Motor 4-stroke [engine]

5. kein pl LING foot

6. TECH phase

▶ ein paar \Takte (fam) a few words

▶ ein paar \Takte mit jdm reden to have a word with sb

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1) (Musik) time; (Einheit) bar; measure (Amer.)

2) o. Pl. (rhythmischer Bewegungsablauf) rhythm

3) o. Pl. (Feingefühl) tact

4) (Verslehre) foot

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Takt¹ m; -(e)s, -e

1. MUS (rhythmische Gliederung) time, rhythm;

der Takt eines Walzers waltz time ( oder rhythm);

3/4-Takt three-four time;

den Takt schlagen beat time;

den Takt halten, im Takt bleiben keep time;

den Takt angeben give the time ( oder beat); fig call the tune, set the pace;

aus dem Takt out of time;

aus dem Takt kommen lose the beat; fig be put off one’s stroke;

jemanden aus dem Takt bringen fig put sb off his ( oder her) stroke; stärker: throw umg ( oder disconcert) sb

2. MUS (Takteinheit) bar;

ein paar Takte a few ( oder a couple of) bars

3. LIT, Verslehre: beat, (metrical) stress

4. (Bewegungsrhythmus) rhythm; beim Rudern: auch stroke

5. AUTO stroke

6. Elektronik: (processor) speed

7. umg, fig:

ein paar Takte (Worte) a few words, something sg;

ein paar Takte mit jemandem reden have a few words with sb; tadelnd: give sb a good talking-to

Takt² m; -(e)s, kein pl tact(fulness), sensitivity, delicacy;

das ist eine Frage des Taktes it’s a question of tact ( oder sensitivity), it’s about being tactful umg;

wenig/keinen Takt haben have not much/no tact, be not a particularly tactful/be a totally tactless person etc;

mit großem Takt behandeln treat ( oder handle oder deal with) sb (oder sth) very tactfully ( oder diplomatically oder sensitively); → taktlos, taktvoll

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1) (Musik) time; (Einheit) bar; measure (Amer.)

2) o. Pl. (rhythmischer Bewegungsablauf) rhythm

3) o. Pl. (Feingefühl) tact

4) (Verslehre) foot

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bar (music) n.

measure (music) n. -e m.

beat n.

clock pulse n.

measure n.

meter n.

savoir faire n.

step n.

stroke n.

tact n.

time signature (music) n.

at once, immediately, straight away

■ vete en seguida a casa go home straight away

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= forthwith, straight away, right off, straight off, thereupon [thereon], in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time, promptly, right away, at once, at the drop of a hat, in short order

Ex. They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien.

Ex. When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.

Ex. She began, right off, without a greeting.

Ex. There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.

Ex. Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.

Ex. What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.

Ex. In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.

Ex. Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.

Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

Ex. Forms that are required right away are printed immediately.

Ex. You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.

Ex. Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.

Ex. A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.

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f memory

information technology storage capacity

a memoria by heart

in memoria di in memory of

memoria centrale main memory

questo nome non ti richiama alla memoria niente? doesn't that name remind you of anything?

memorie pl memoirs

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memoria s.f.

1 memory: memoria fedele, retentive (o reliable) memory; memoria di ferro, ferrea, excellent memory; memoria labile, unreliable (o untrustworthy) memory; memoria prodigiosa, prodigious (o extraordinary) memory; memoria pronta, ready memory; memoria visiva, visual memory; memoria fotografica, photographic memory; ha una buona memoria, he has a good memory; non ha memoria, ha una cattiva memoria per i nomi, per le date, he has a bad memory (o he has no head) for names, for dates; avere la memoria corta, essere corto di memoria, to have a short memory; l'avvenimento mi si è impresso, mi si è fissato nella memoria, the incident stuck in my mind; il suo volto è scolpito nella mia memoria, his face is imprinted in my memory; il primo viaggio a Parigi è rimasto vivo nella sua memoria, his first trip to Paris remains fresh in his memory; quella faccenda mi ritorna spesso alla memoria, that affair often returns to my mind; cancellare qlco. dalla memoria, to erase sthg. from one's memory; cercare, frugare, rivangare nella memoria, to search one's memory; fidarsi della propria memoria, to trust (o to rely on) one's memory; offuscare la memoria, to cloud s.o.'s memory; perdere, smarrire la memoria, to lose one's memory; riacquistare la memoria, to recover one's memory; richiamare alla memoria, to call to mind; rinfrescare la memoria a qlcu., to refresh s.o.'s memory; esercitare la memoria, to exercise one's memory // a memoria, by heart: imparare, sapere qlco. a memoria, to learn, to know sthg. by heart; suonare, dipingere a memoria, to play, to paint from memory // a memoria d'uomo, within living memory (o in the memory of man): non s'era mai vista, udita cosa simile a memoria d'uomo, within the memory of man such a thing had never been seen (o had never been heard of) // se la memoria non mi tradisce..., if my memory does not fail me...; cadere dalla memoria, to sink into oblivion

2 (idea, immagine di cose passate) memory, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence (spec. pl.): la memoria di un caro amico, the memory of a dear friend; la memoria di quel giorno è rimasta impressa in tutti noi, the memory of that day remained printed on our minds; memoria confusa, dim memory; memoria imperitura, everlasting (o undying) memory; ho una vaga memoria della mia infanzia, I have a faint recollection of my childhood; fatti, tempi di cui si è persa la memoria, events, times of which the memory is lost; queste scene risvegliano le memorie del mio passato, these scenes awaken memories of my past // di beata memoria, of blessed memory // in memoria di, in memory of // medaglia alla memoria, posthumous decoration

3 (oggetto che rimane come ricordo) memento, keepsake; (ricordo di famiglia) heirloom: questo libro è una cara memoria di mio padre, this book is a treasured memento of my father; quel quadro è una preziosa memoria di famiglia, that picture is a precious (family) heirloom

4 (testimonianza del passato storico) memorial: Atene è ricca di memorie dell'antica grandezza, Athens is full of memories of ancient grandeur

5 (breve scritto, dissertazione) memoir; (dir.) memorial

6 pl. (note autobiografiche, storiche) memoirs: stampò le sue memorie, he published his memoirs // 'Le memorie' di Casanova, 'The Memoirs' of Casanova

7 (inform.) (di elaboratore) memory, store, storage: memoria addizionale interna, esterna, add-in, add-on memory; memoria a bolle, bubble memory (o bubble storage); memoria ad accesso casuale, random access memory (RAM); memoria di sola lettura, read only memory (ROM); memoria a dischi, juke box storage; memoria a nuclei, core memory; memoria a strato magnetico, magnetic thin film storage; memoria a tamburo, drum memory; memoria associativa, parallel search memory (o parallel search storage); memoria ausiliaria, secondary (o additional) store; memoria cache, cache memory (o cache store); memoria centrale, main (o primary) store (o core); memoria di archivio, file store; memoria di controllo, control storage; memoria di elaborazione, processor storage; memoria di massa, mass memory; memoria di test, error-catching RAM; memoria intermediaria, buffer (storage); memoria rapida, fast-access memory; memoria tampone, buffer storage (o store); memoria virtuale, virtual memory.

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1) (gen) Inform memory

2) (ricordo) recollection, memory

3)

4) Inform memory

- memoria di cache

- memoria permanente

- memoria di sola lettura

- memoria tampone

- memoria volatile

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sostantivo femminile

1) (facoltà) memory

2) a memoria [imparare, sapere] by heart

3) (ricordo) memory, recollection, remembrance; (oggetto tenuto per ricordo) keepsake

4) inform. memory, storage; (di calcolatrice, telefono) memory

sostantivo femminile plurale memorie letter. memoirs

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memoria

/me'mɔrja/

I sostantivo f.

 1 (facoltà) memory; avere una buona memoria to have a good memory; non avere memoria to have a bad memory; avere memoria per i nomi to have a good memory for names; perdere la memoria to lose one's memory; avere un vuoto di memoria to blank out, to have a lapse of memory; ritornare con la memoria a to think back to; la memoria mi gioca brutti scherzi my mind plays tricks on me; se la memoria non mi inganna if memory serves me right o well

 2 a memoria [imparare, sapere] by heart

 3 (ricordo) memory, recollection, remembrance; (oggetto tenuto per ricordo) keepsake; a memoria d'uomo within living memory; in memoria di in (loving) memory of, in remembrance of; mantenere viva la memoria di qcn. to keep sb.'s memory alive; le rovine sono una memoria del passato ruins are reminders of the past

 4 inform. memory, storage; (di calcolatrice, telefono) memory; capacità di memoria storage capacity

II memorie f.pl.

 letter. memoirs

IDIOMS

avere la memoria corta to have a short memory; avere una memoria di ferro to have an excellent memory

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COMPOUNDS

memoria a breve termine med. short term memory; memoria centrale inform. core o main memory; memoria a lungo termine med. long term memory; memoria storica folk memory; memoria tampone inform. buffer (memory); memoria visiva visual memory.