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1 ♦ form
♦ form /fɔ:m/n.1 [cu] forma; aspetto; sembianza; foggia; guisa (lett.): to take the form of, assumere la forma (o l'aspetto) di; apparire in veste di; in the form of, sotto forma di; in forma di; a forma di3 forma; tipo; genere: a form of protest, una forma di protesta; forms of government, forme di governo; forms of transport, tipi di trasporto; a new form of algae, un nuovo tipo di alghe; life form, foma di vita4 [u] forma fisica; condizioni (pl.) fisiche; (estens.) umore, morale: in (o on) good form, in buone condizioni fisiche; in forma; in excellent (o top) form, in forma eccellente; in gran forma; di ottimo umore; out of form, giù di forma; in cattiva forma; (di atleta, ecc.) to lose one's form, andare giù di forma6 modulo; modello; stampato: application form, modulo di domanda; entry form, modulo d'iscrizione; order form, modulo d'ordinazione; income tax form, modulo per la dichiarazione dei redditi; (ass.) claim form, modulo per richiesta di rimborso; to fill in (o up, out) a form, compilare (o riempire) un modulo7 [u] forma, forme; formalità; convenzioni (pl.) sociali: for form's sake, per la forma; per salvare le forme; It's bad form, non è educato; è ineducato; non sta bene; non si fa10 (filos.) forma12 panca; banco (lungo e senza spalliera, un tempo usato nelle scuole)13 (in GB) classe (scolastica); anno (di scuola) ( delle secondarie): He is in the fourth form, è in quarta; fa la quarta17 (tecn.) forma; stampo; cassaforma19 (comput.) form ( modulo con campi dove immettere dati); maschera (spec. nei database, struttura per filtrare e visualizzare dati)● form of address, modo di rivolgersi (a q.) □ (GB) form captain, capoclasse □ (comput.) form feed character, carattere di controllo avanzamento modulo □ (comput.) form feed printer, stampante per modulo continuo □ (mecc.) form grinding, profilatura alla mola □ form letter, lettera prestampata □ form of address, modo di rivolgersi ( a una persona) □ form of speech, espressione; forma linguistica □ (in GB) form teacher, docente ‘della classe’ (che insegna e inoltre assiste gli studenti nei problemi personali e di gruppo) □ as a matter of form, per la forma; come pura formalità; pro forma □ in due form, nella debita forma; come si conviene; secondo la consuetudine □ true to form, secondo la prassi; come prevedibile; com'è il suo [loro, ecc.] solito.♦ (to) form /fɔ:m/A v. t.1 formare; fare; costruire: to form a circle, formare un cerchio; disporsi in cerchio; to form a queue, formare una fila; mettersi in fila; to form a chain, fare una catena; (ling.) to form sentences, formare (o costruire) frasi; to form an opinion about st., farsi un'opinione su qc.2 formare; costituire: to form a new government, formare un nuovo governo; (fin.) to form a company, costituire una società di capitali; The river forms the northern boundary of the region, il fiume forma il confine settentrionale della regione; to form a habit, prendere un'abitudine; to form the basis of st., costituire la base di qc.; to form part of, fare parte di; a recently formed group, un gruppo di recente formazione3 formare; foggiare; plasmare: to form sb. 's mind, formare il carattere di q.; He formed the clay into a ball, diede all'argilla la forma di una sfera4 (spec. mil., anche to form up) disporre; ordinare; schierare: to form soldiers into line, mettere in riga (o allineare) soldati; to form into columns, disporre in colonna; incolonnareB v. i.1 formarsi; farsi; costituirsi: Ice forms when the temperature falls below zero, il ghiaccio si forma quando la temperatura scende sotto lo zero; A group formed outside the house, davanti alla casa si è formato un gruppo2 formarsi; prendere forma: A new plan formed in my mind, un nuovo progetto prese forma nella mia mente3 (spec. mil., anche to form up) disporsi; ordinarsi; schierarsi: to form into columns, incolonnarsi; to form fours, disporsi per quattro.
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