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1 constructive
[kən'strʌktɪv]aggettivo costruttivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying: Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.)* * *constructive /kənˈstrʌktɪv/a.1 costruttivo; positivo; concreto: constructive criticism, critica costruttiva; constructive suggestions, proposte concrete; constructive measures, provvedimenti concreti2 di costruzione; strutturale3 (leg.) dedotto; presunto; implicito; virtuale: constructive bad faith, dolo presunto; constructive denial, diniego implicito; constructive fraud, implicita malafede; constructive eviction, sfratto virtuale● (org. az.) constructive dismissal, licenziamento implicito □ (ass.) constructive total loss, perdita totale presunta (o virtuale) □ (rag.) constructive value, valore presunto.* * *[kən'strʌktɪv]aggettivo costruttivo -
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3 constructive con·struc·tive adj
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4 meaningful
['miːnɪŋfl]1) (significant) [statement, result] significativo2) (profound) [ relationship] importante; [comment, lyric] denso di significato; [experience, insight] profondo3) (eloquent) [look, gesture] eloquente, significativo; [ smile] eloquente4) (constructive) [ talk] costruttivo; [ work] utile; [process, input] positivo* * *adjective ((often used loosely) important in some way: a meaningful statement/relationship.) significativo* * *meaningful /ˈmi:nɪŋfl/a.significativo; eloquente; pieno di significato; importante: a meaningful question, una domanda importante; a meaningful relationship, un rapporto importante (o serio)meaningfully avv. meaningfulness n. [u].* * *['miːnɪŋfl]1) (significant) [statement, result] significativo2) (profound) [ relationship] importante; [comment, lyric] denso di significato; [experience, insight] profondo3) (eloquent) [look, gesture] eloquente, significativo; [ smile] eloquente4) (constructive) [ talk] costruttivo; [ work] utile; [process, input] positivo -
5 productive
[prə'dʌktɪv]1) (efficient) [factory, land, worker] produttivo; [system, use] efficace2) (constructive) [ discussion] fruttuoso; [day, phase, period] produttivo3) econ. produttivo* * *adjective ((negative unproductive) producing a lot; fruitful: productive land; Our discussion was not very productive.) produttivo* * *productive /prəˈdʌktɪv/a.produttivo ( anche econ.); fertile; fruttifero: a productive mind, un ingegno produttivo; productive soil, terreno produttivo (o fertile); a productive mine, una miniera fruttifera● (econ.) productive capital, capitale produttivo □ the productive economy, l'economia reale □ (fin.) a productive investment, un investimento produttivo □ (econ.) productive labour, lavoro produttivo; manodopera diretta □ to be productive of, essere causa di; cagionare; produrre: Waste is productive of many evils, lo spreco è causa di molti maliproductively avv.* * *[prə'dʌktɪv]1) (efficient) [factory, land, worker] produttivo; [system, use] efficace2) (constructive) [ discussion] fruttuoso; [day, phase, period] produttivo3) econ. produttivo -
6 positive
['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) (affirmative) [ answer] affermativo, positivo2) (optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positivo, ottimistato be positive about — accogliere favorevolmente [idea, proposal]
3) (constructive) [contribution, effect] positivo; [ progress] effettivo; [advantage, good] reale4) (pleasant) [experience, feeling] positivo5) (sure) [proof, fact] certo, innegabile; [ identification] certo6) (forceful) [action, measure] concreto7) med. [reaction, result, test] positivo8) chim. elettron. mat. fot. fis. positivo2.1) ling. grado m. positivo2) fot. positivo m., positiva f.3) mat. numero m. positivo4) el. polo m. positivo* * *['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positivo2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) sicuro3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) sicuro4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) (vero e proprio), completo5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positivo6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positivo7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positivo8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positivo2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positiva2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) grado positivo•- positively* * *['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) (affirmative) [ answer] affermativo, positivo2) (optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positivo, ottimistato be positive about — accogliere favorevolmente [idea, proposal]
3) (constructive) [contribution, effect] positivo; [ progress] effettivo; [advantage, good] reale4) (pleasant) [experience, feeling] positivo5) (sure) [proof, fact] certo, innegabile; [ identification] certo6) (forceful) [action, measure] concreto7) med. [reaction, result, test] positivo8) chim. elettron. mat. fot. fis. positivo2.1) ling. grado m. positivo2) fot. positivo m., positiva f.3) mat. numero m. positivo4) el. polo m. positivo -
7 construct
I ['kɒnstrʌkt]1) form. costrutto m.2) psic. concetto m.II [kən'strʌkt]verbo transitivo costruire (of con; in in)* * *(to build; to put together: They are planning to construct a new supermarket near our house; Construct a sentence containing `although'.) costruire- constructive
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- construction worker* * *construct /ˈkɒnstrʌkt/n. (form.)2 concetto (elaborato).♦ (to) construct /kənˈstrʌkt/v. t.2 comporre; creare; formare; mettere insieme: to construct a coalition, formare una coalizione; to construct a database, creare una banca dati4 (gramm., mat., geom.) costruire.* * *I ['kɒnstrʌkt]1) form. costrutto m.2) psic. concetto m.II [kən'strʌkt]verbo transitivo costruire (of con; in in) -
8 ♦ criticism
♦ criticism /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/n.1 [u] critica; critiche (pl.); disapprovazione; biasimo; censura, censure: to get (o to come in for) a lot of criticism, ricevere molte critiche; essere molto criticato; to come under severe criticism, essere fatto oggetto di critiche severe; to lay oneself open to criticism, esporsi alle critiche; constructive criticism, critica costruttiva; fair criticism, critiche giuste (o oggettive); implied criticism, critica implicita2 critica; giudizio negativo; obiezione: She made a number of criticisms, ha espresso diverse critiche; open to criticisms, aperto alle critiche; to answer a criticism, rispondere a una critica4 [u] (filos.) criticismo. -
9 dismissal
[dɪs'mɪsl]1) (of idea, threat) accantonamento m., rifiuto m.2) (of worker) licenziamento m.; (of civil servant, minister) destituzione f.3) dir. (of appeal, claim) rifiuto m., rigetto m.* * *noun congedo* * *dismissal /dɪsˈmɪsl/n. [uc]1 licenziamento: unfair (o wrongful) dismissal, licenziamento senza giusta causa; dismissal without notice, licenziamento senza preavviso● dismissal for cause, licenziamento per giusta causa □ (leg.) dismissal of charges, non luogo a procedere □ (leg. USA) dismissal on the merits, rigetto ( di una pretesa) nel merito □ constructive dismissal, dimissioni indotte dal comportamento del datore di lavoro.* * *[dɪs'mɪsl]1) (of idea, threat) accantonamento m., rifiuto m.2) (of worker) licenziamento m.; (of civil servant, minister) destituzione f.3) dir. (of appeal, claim) rifiuto m., rigetto m. -
10 ♦ suggestion
♦ suggestion /səˈdʒɛstʃn/n.1 suggerimento; consiglio; proposta: to make a suggestion, dare un suggerimento; fare una proposta; to welcome a suggestion, accogliere volentieri un suggerimento; a constructive suggestion, una proposta concreta2 cenno; lieve traccia; sfumatura: There was a suggestion of boredom in his voice, c'era una traccia di noia nella sua voce3 (in frasi interr. e neg.) ben che minima possibilità: There's never been any suggestion of his being appointed chairman, non è mai passato per il capo a nessuno di nominarlo presidente● suggestion box (o suggestion case), cassetta dei suggerimenti □ (org. az.) suggestion committee, comitato con funzioni propositiveFALSI AMICI: suggestion significa suggestione solo in ambito psicologico. -
11 positive **** posi·tive adj
['pɒzɪtɪv]1) (gen), (also) Elec Math Phot positivo (-a), (constructive: advice, help, criticism) costruttivo (-a)2) (definite: gen) positivo (-a), preciso (-a), (improvement, increase) deciso (-a), (proof) inconfutabileare you sure? — yes, positive — sei sicuro? — sicurissimo
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