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2 ♦ chest
♦ chest /tʃɛst/n.1 (anat.) torace; petto: a broad chest, un ampio torace; chest pains, dolori al petto; He crossed his arms over his chest, incrociò le braccia sul petto2 (med., fam.) petto; polmoni (pl.): He's got a weak chest, è delicato di polmoni; chest trouble, disturbo alle vie respiratorie; malattia polmonare3 cassa; cassapanca: an oak chest, una cassa di quercia; treasure chest, forziere; medicine chest, cassetta dei medicinali● (med.) chest cold, tracheobronchite □ ( ginnastica) chest expander, estensore □ chest freezer, congelatore a bancone □ chest of drawers, cassettone □ ( baseball) chest protection, armatura protettiva del tronco; corazza □ ( moda) chest size, circonferenza del torace; busto □ chest voice, voce di petto □ (mus.: di nota) from the chest, di petto □ (fam.) to get st. off one's chest, levarsi un peso dallo stomaco; sfogarsi □ to throw out one's chest, sporgere il petto in fuori; impettirsi NOTA D'USO: - thoracic o chest?-.(to) chest /tʃɛst/v. t.● to chest the ball down, mettere la palla a terra stoppandola con il petto. -
3 ♦ community
♦ community /kəˈmju:nətɪ/n.1 comunità ( anche amm., relig., polit., ecol.); collettività; società: the French community in Turkey, la comunità francese in Turchia; a rural community, una comunità rurale; the international community, la comunità internazionale; to serve the community, servire la collettività2 [u] (leg.) comunione; comunanza: community of goods, comunione dei beni; community of interests, comunanza di interessi3 mondo; ambiente, ambienti: the academic community, il mondo universitario; the scientific community, la comunità scientifica; the business community, il mondo degli affari; gli ambienti commerciali4 (econ., stor.) – the Community (= the European Community), la Comunità (Europea); Community financing, finanziamento comunitario; Community law, diritto comunitario; Community workers, lavoratori comunitari● (TV) community antenna television, televisione ad antenna centralizzata □ community care, servizi (pl.) di assistenza socio-sanitaria; ( anche) affidamento ( di anziani, malati mentali, ecc.) alla comunità: to transfer to community care, deospedalizzare □ community centre, centro civico; centro sociale (o ricreativo) □ (TV) community channel, canale televisivo che trasmette programmi prodotti dagli abbonati; canale dell'accesso □ (fisc., stor., in GB) community charge, imposta locale pro capite (tassa introdotta nel 1990 dal Partito Conservatore e rimasta in vigore fino al 1993, meglio nota come ► «poll tax», ► poll /1/) □ ( USA) community chest, fondo di beneficenza □ (in USA) community college, istituto universitario con corsi di primo livello finanziato da autorità locali ( è frequentato spec. da adulti e lavoratori) □ (leg., in GB) community home, centro di accoglienza; casa di rieducazione; riformatorio □ community hospital, ospedale di zona □ community investments, investimenti sociali □ (econ.) community money (o community currency), valuta complementare con circolazione limitata a livello locale □ community paper, gazzettino locale □ community policing, sistema del poliziotto di quartiere □ (leg., in USA) community property, beni in regime di comunione □ community relations, rapporti tra comunità etniche, religiose, ecc. ( in una città, ecc.) □ (leg.) community service, lavori (pl.) socialmente utili □ community singing, canto in coro □ community worker, operatore socioculturale.
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community chest — com munity .chest n AmE old use money that is collected by the people and businesses in an area to help poor people … Dictionary of contemporary English
community chest — commu′nity chest′ n. soc a fund for local welfare activities supported by voluntary contributions • Etymology: 1920–25, amer … From formal English to slang
community chest — /kəˈmjunəti tʃɛst/ (say kuh myoohnuhtee chest) noun Chiefly US, Canadian a fund for local welfare activities, raised by voluntary contributions …
community chest — noun Date: 1919 a general fund accumulated from individual subscriptions to defray demands on a community for charity and social welfare … New Collegiate Dictionary
community chest — fund intended for community welfare projects (based on financial donations) … English contemporary dictionary
community chest — noun a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare • Hypernyms: ↑charity … Useful english dictionary