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1 contested
contested /kənˈtɛstɪd/a.2 dibattuto; controverso: (leg.) contested case, causa dibattuta in tribunale; a contested issue, una questione dibattuta4 contestato; contrastato5 (leg.) impugnato● (fin.) contested (take-over) bid, offerta d'acquisto contrastata □ (leg.) contested divorce, divorzio non consensuale □ (polit.) contested election, elezione mediante votazione □ (polit.) contested seat, seggio ( da occupare). -
2 closely
['kləʊslɪ]1) (in close proximity) [follow, look] da vicinoto be closely packed — [ people] essere ammassato; [ boxes] essere stipato
2) (not distantly) [ resemble] moltissimo; [ integrated] beneto be closely akin to sth. — essere molto simile a qcs.
closely related to — [ person] strettamente imparentato con; [ matter] strettamente legato a
3) (rigorously) [study, monitor, listen, question] attentamente, bene4) (evenly)closely contested o fought — [ competition] tirato, serrato; [ election] all'ultimo voto
* * *adverb Look closely at him; She resembles her father closely.) moltissimo* * *['kləʊslɪ]1) (in close proximity) [follow, look] da vicinoto be closely packed — [ people] essere ammassato; [ boxes] essere stipato
2) (not distantly) [ resemble] moltissimo; [ integrated] beneto be closely akin to sth. — essere molto simile a qcs.
closely related to — [ person] strettamente imparentato con; [ matter] strettamente legato a
3) (rigorously) [study, monitor, listen, question] attentamente, bene4) (evenly)closely contested o fought — [ competition] tirato, serrato; [ election] all'ultimo voto
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3 contest
I ['kɒntest]1) (competition) concorso m., gara f., competizione f.it's no contest — non c'è gara o storia
2) (struggle) lotta f. ( with con; between tra)II [kən'test]1) (object to) contestare (anche dir.)3) pol.to be strongly contested — [ seat] essere molto conteso
* * *['kontest](a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) gara* * *I ['kɒntest]1) (competition) concorso m., gara f., competizione f.it's no contest — non c'è gara o storia
2) (struggle) lotta f. ( with con; between tra)II [kən'test]1) (object to) contestare (anche dir.)3) pol.to be strongly contested — [ seat] essere molto conteso
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4 ♦ contest
♦ contest /ˈkɒntɛst/n.1 gara; concorso; competizione: beauty contest, concorso di bellezza; sports contest, gara sportiva; close contest, gara serrata; bitter contest, aspra competizione; uneven contest, gara impari; to enter a contest, partecipare a una competizione; iscriversi a una gara; scendere in gara2 (polit.) corsa; competizione elettorale: a contest for the party leadership, la corsa alla guida del partito; presidential contest, corsa alla presidenza; elezioni presidenziali3 contesa; controversia; disputa4 lotta; conflitto● No contest, (leg. USA) dichiarazione con cui un imputato non accetta né nega l'accusa; ( boxe) no contest □ There is no contest, non c'è gara; non c'è storiaFALSI AMICI: contest non significa contesto. (to) contest /kənˈtɛst/A v. t.1 partecipare a ( una gara, una competizione): to contest a political election, partecipare alle elezioni politiche4 (polit.) presentarsi candidato a: to contest a parliamentary seat, presentarsi candidato a un seggio in parlamento; to contest the presidency, porre la propria candidatura alla presidenza5 contestare: to contest a claim, contestare una rivendicazione; (leg.) to contest a contract, contestare un contratto6 (leg.) impugnare: He wants to contest his father's will, vuole impugnare il testamento di suo padre7 disputare; contendere: The enemy contested every inch of land in their retreat, nella ritirata il nemico contese ogni palmo di terrenoB v. i.contendere; disputare. -
5 hotly hot·ly adv
['hɒtlɪ]accanitamente, con accanimento, violentemente
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