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1 ♦ comprehensive
♦ comprehensive /kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/A a.1 esauriente; completo; globale; generale: a comprehensive survey, una rassegna completa; a comprehensive report, un resoconto esauriente; comprehensive coverage, copertura globale; comprehensive insurance, assicurazione contro tutti i rischi; (fin., rag.) comprehensive budget, bilancio di previsione generale4 (arc.) della comprensione; intellettivoB n.= comprehensive school ► sotto● (ass.) comprehensive policy, polizza globale, polizza kasko; polizza del capo famiglia □ (in GB) comprehensive school, scuola media secondaria unica ( dagli 11 ai 16 o 18 anni): DIALOGO → - Asking about work 3- I'm still at the local comprehensive, lavoro ancora alla scuola superiore vicino casa NOTE DI CULTURA: comprehensive school: è un tipo di scuola pubblica, introdotto negli anni '50, a cui si accede senza selezione preliminare, in contrapposizione al sistema dell' ► «eleven-plus examination» (► eleven)comprehensively avv. comprehensiveness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: comprehensive non significa comprensivo nel senso di indulgente. -
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[ˌkɒmprɪ'hensɪv] 1.aggettivo (all-embracing) [report, list] completo, dettagliato; [ knowledge] vasto, ampio; [planning, measures] globale; [ coverage] totale; [ training] completo2.nome GB scol. (anche comprehensive school) = scuola secondaria che va dagli 11 ai 16 anni con la possibilità di prolungare gli studi fino a 19 anni* * *[-siv]adjective (including many things: The school curriculum is very comprehensive.) ampio, vasto* * *[ˌkɒmprɪ'hensɪv] 1.aggettivo (all-embracing) [report, list] completo, dettagliato; [ knowledge] vasto, ampio; [planning, measures] globale; [ coverage] totale; [ training] completo2.nome GB scol. (anche comprehensive school) = scuola secondaria che va dagli 11 ai 16 anni con la possibilità di prolungare gli studi fino a 19 anni -
3 comprehensive *** com·pre·hen·sive
[ˌkɒmprɪ'hɛnsɪv]1. adj(study) esauriente, (knowledge) esteso (-a), (description) dettagliato (-a), (report, review) completo (-a), esauriente, (measures) di vasta portatacomprehensive insurance policy Auto — polizza f casco inv, polizza f multi-rischio inv
2. n Brit(also: comprehensive school) scuola secondaria dagli 11 ai 18 anni, aperta a tuttiSee:FALSE FRIEND: comprehensive is not translated by the Italian word comprensivo Cultural note: COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL In Gran Bretagna le comprehensive schools sono scuole secondarie introdotte negli anni '60 per sostituire il sistema selettivo in base al quale gli alunni più dotati venivano indirizzati verso le "grammar schools" e i meno brillanti verso le "secondary modern schools". Alcune "grammar schools" esistono ancora, ma la stragrande maggioranza dei ragazzi frequenta le comprehensive schools.English-Italian dictionary > comprehensive *** com·pre·hen·sive
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5 ♦ eleven
♦ eleven /ɪˈlɛvn/a. e n.1 undici: eleven ships, undici navi; Eleven is my lucky number, l'undici è il mio numero fortunato; There are eleven of them, sono in undici; Eleven out of sixteen students will go to Rome, undici studenti su sedici andranno a Roma; an eleven-date tour, una tournée di undici date2 undici ( anni d'età): She's eleven, ha undici anni; an eleven-year-old, un ragazzino (o una ragazzina) di undici anni, un undicenne, un'undicenne3 le undici ( ora): at eleven o'clock sharp, alle undici in punto; half ( past) eleven, le undici e mezza● (in GB, stor.) eleven-plus ( examination), esame obbligatorio di accesso alla scuola secondaria NOTE DI CULTURA: eleven-plus: sostenuto all'età di 11-12 anni: la promozione indirizzava alla ► «grammar school» (► grammar), la bocciatura alla ► «secondary modern school» (► secondary, A), o alla ► «technical school» (► technical). Ha cessato di essere obbligatorio con l'introduzione della ► «comprehensive school» (► comprehensive), negli anni '50 e sopravvive per l'ammissione ad alcune «grammar schools». -
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[ˌkɒmprɪ'hend]verbo transitivo comprendere, capire* * *[kompri'hend]1) (to understand.) comprendere2) (to include.) comprendere•- comprehension
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['gləʊbl]1) (world wide) [market, problem] globale, mondiale2) (comprehensive) [analysis, view] globale3) (spherical) sferico* * *adjective (affecting the whole world: War is now a global problem.) globale, universale* * *['gləʊbl]1) (world wide) [market, problem] globale, mondiale2) (comprehensive) [analysis, view] globale3) (spherical) sferico -
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Social1 Asking about work 3What about you, are you still teaching? Che mi dici di te, insegni ancora?I'm still at the local comprehensive. Lavoro ancora alla scuola superiore vicino casa.The kids drive me mad sometimes when they play up. I ragazzi mi fanno impazzire a volte quando non si comportano bene.All told, they're a good bunch of kids really. Tutto sommato, sono dei bravi ragazzi. -
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[kən'saɪs]1) (succinct) conciso, stringato2) (abridged) [ dictionary] in edizione ridotta, compatto* * *(brief but comprehensive: a clear concise statement.) conciso- conciseness* * *concise /kənˈsaɪs/a.conciso; breve; stringato; sintetico: a concise speaker, un oratore stringatoconcisely avv. conciseness n. [u].* * *[kən'saɪs]1) (succinct) conciso, stringato2) (abridged) [ dictionary] in edizione ridotta, compatto -
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13 survey **** sur·vey n vb
[sɜː'veɪ]1. n1) (comprehensive view: of situation, developments) quadro generale2) (inquiry, study) indagine f, studiothey did a survey of a thousand students — è stata fatta un'indagine su un campione di mille studenti
2. vt1) (look at) guardare, (prospects, trends) passare in rassegna2) (examine) studiare, esaminare
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