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1 ♦ daughter
♦ daughter /ˈdɔ:tə(r)/n.1 figlia; ( come appellativo) figliola: their oldest daughter, la loro figlia più grande; (fig.) The city is celebrating its most famous daughter, la città celebra la sua figlia più illustre2 (fis. nucl.) prodotto di decadimento● (biol.) daughter cell, cellula figlia □ daughter company [organization], affiliatadaughterhoodn. [u]daughterlya.filiale; di figlia. -
2 daughter
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3 daughter-in-law
['dɔːtərɪnlɔː]* * *plural - daughters-in-law; noun (a son's wife.) nuora* * *daughter-in-law /ˈdɔ:tərɪnlɔ:/loc. n. (pl. daughters-in-law)nuora.* * *['dɔːtərɪnlɔː] -
4 daughter ***** daugh·ter n
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5 daughter-in-law n
['dɔːt(ə)rɪnlɔː] -
6 step-daughter
nouns (a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband.) figliastro/figliastra -
7 goddaughter god·daughter n
['ɡɒdˌdɔːtə(r)] -
8 granddaughter grand·daughter n
['ɡrænˌdɔːtə(r)]nipote f, nipotina (di nonno) -
9 stepdaughter step·daughter n
['stɛpˌdɔːtə(r)] -
10 grand-daughter
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11 OR
[ɔː(r)]2) (linking two clear alternatives) o, oppureeither... or... — o... o...
rain or no rain, we're going out — pioggia o non pioggia noi usciamo
5) (introducing qualification, correction, explanation) oI knew her, or at least I thought I did! — la conoscevo, o almeno credevo di conoscerla!
my daughter, or rather our daughter — mia figlia, anzi nostra figlia
X, or should I say, Mr X — X, o dovrei dire il signor X
6) (otherwise) o, altrimentibe careful or you'll cut yourself — fai attenzione, se no ti tagli
••do as you're told - or else! — colloq. fai come ti dico, altrimenti o se no (vedrai)!
Note:In most uses or is translated by o or oppure. There are two exceptions to this: when used to link alternatives after a negative verb, the translation is né... né: I can't come today or tomorrow = non posso venire né oggi né domani (for more examples and their translations, see 3 below); when used to indicate consequence or explanation, the translation is (o) altrimenti: it can't be serious or she'd have called us = non dev'essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati (see 6 below). - Please note the Italian translations of the expressions or something, or somebody and or somewhere: I'd like to eat a sandwich or something = vorrei mangiare un panino, o qualcosa del genere / vorrei mangiare qualcosa, ad esempio un panino; I want to speak to the manager or somebody = vorrei parlare con il direttore o qualcun altro; let's go to the cinema or somewhere = andiamo al cinema, o da qualche altra parte / andiamo da qualche parte, magari al cinema. - For the uses of or after either and whether, see 2 in the entry below and the entries either and whether* * *[o:]1) (used to show an alternative: Is that your book or is it mine?) o2) (because if not: Hurry or you'll be late.) altrimenti•- or so* * *abbr AmPost, (= Oregon)* * *ORsigla* * *[ɔː(r)]2) (linking two clear alternatives) o, oppureeither... or... — o... o...
rain or no rain, we're going out — pioggia o non pioggia noi usciamo
5) (introducing qualification, correction, explanation) oI knew her, or at least I thought I did! — la conoscevo, o almeno credevo di conoscerla!
my daughter, or rather our daughter — mia figlia, anzi nostra figlia
X, or should I say, Mr X — X, o dovrei dire il signor X
6) (otherwise) o, altrimentibe careful or you'll cut yourself — fai attenzione, se no ti tagli
••do as you're told - or else! — colloq. fai come ti dico, altrimenti o se no (vedrai)!
Note:In most uses or is translated by o or oppure. There are two exceptions to this: when used to link alternatives after a negative verb, the translation is né... né: I can't come today or tomorrow = non posso venire né oggi né domani (for more examples and their translations, see 3 below); when used to indicate consequence or explanation, the translation is (o) altrimenti: it can't be serious or she'd have called us = non dev'essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati (see 6 below). - Please note the Italian translations of the expressions or something, or somebody and or somewhere: I'd like to eat a sandwich or something = vorrei mangiare un panino, o qualcosa del genere / vorrei mangiare qualcosa, ad esempio un panino; I want to speak to the manager or somebody = vorrei parlare con il direttore o qualcun altro; let's go to the cinema or somewhere = andiamo al cinema, o da qualche altra parte / andiamo da qualche parte, magari al cinema. - For the uses of or after either and whether, see 2 in the entry below and the entries either and whether -
12 child
[tʃaɪld] 1.1) (non-adult) bambino m. (-a)when I was a child — quando ero bambino, da bambino
2) (son, daughter) figlio m. (-a)2.••* * *plural - children; noun1) (a young human being of either sex.) bambino2) (a son or daughter: Her youngest child is five years old.) figlio•- childish
- childishly
- childishness
- childless
- childlike
- childbirth
- child's play* * *[tʃaɪld] 1.1) (non-adult) bambino m. (-a)when I was a child — quando ero bambino, da bambino
2) (son, daughter) figlio m. (-a)2.•• -
13 -Lost child 3-
Social2 Lost child 3Here's one of my colleagues on the radio now. C'è un mio collega in linea alla radio.My colleague has found your daughter and will bring her here shortly. Il mio collega ha trovato sua figlia e la porterà qui tra poco.Oh, what a relief! Oh, che sollievo!Thanks ever so much. Grazie mille davvero.I was at my wits' end. Non sapevo dove sbattere la testa.Here comes your daughter. Ecco sua figlia che arriva.Thank you so much for finding her. Grazie davvero per averla trovata.You're welcome. Si figuri.This sort of thing happens all the time. Cose del genere capitano di continuo. -
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15 dutiful
['djuːtɪfl] [AE 'duː-]* * *adjective ((negative undutiful) careful to do what one should: a dutiful daughter.) obbediente* * *dutiful /ˈdju:tɪfl/, ( USA) /ˈdu:tɪfl/a.1 coscienzioso, ligio al dovere: She's always been a dutiful daughter, è sempre stata una figlia coscienziosa2 dettato dal senso del dovere ( ma senza entusiasmo): dutiful applause, applausi di rito poco sentitidutifully avv. dutifulness n. [u].* * *['djuːtɪfl] [AE 'duː-] -
16 girl
[gɜːl]1) (child) bambina f.; (teenager) ragazza f.when I was a girl — (referring to childhood) quand'ero bambina; (referring to adolescence) quand'ero ragazza
the new girl — scol. la (bambina o ragazza) nuova
2) (daughter) figlia f.3) (servant) donna f.4) (sweetheart) ragazza f.* * *[ɡə:l]1) (a female child: Her new baby is a girl.) bambina2) (a young usually unmarried woman.) ragazza•- girlish- girl-friend
- Girl Guide* * *[gɜːl]1) (child) bambina f.; (teenager) ragazza f.when I was a girl — (referring to childhood) quand'ero bambina; (referring to adolescence) quand'ero ragazza
the new girl — scol. la (bambina o ragazza) nuova
2) (daughter) figlia f.3) (servant) donna f.4) (sweetheart) ragazza f. -
17 grandchild
['græntʃaɪld]* * *(the child, daughter or son, of one's son or daughter.) nipote* * *['græntʃaɪld] -
18 pleasure
['pleʒə(r)]1) U (enjoyment) piacere m., soddisfazione f.to take pleasure in, in doing — provare piacere a, a fare
2) С (enjoyable activity, experience) piacere m., divertimento m.3) U (recreation) piacere m.my pleasure — (replying to request for help) con piacere; (replying to thanks) prego
"Mr and Mrs Moor request the pleasure of your company at their daughter's wedding" — "i signori Moor hanno il piacere di invitarLa al matrimonio della figlia"
5) form. (will, desire)at one's pleasure — a piacere, a piacimento
* * *['pleʒə](something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) piacere- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
- take pleasure in* * *['pleʒə(r)]1) U (enjoyment) piacere m., soddisfazione f.to take pleasure in, in doing — provare piacere a, a fare
2) С (enjoyable activity, experience) piacere m., divertimento m.3) U (recreation) piacere m.my pleasure — (replying to request for help) con piacere; (replying to thanks) prego
"Mr and Mrs Moor request the pleasure of your company at their daughter's wedding" — "i signori Moor hanno il piacere di invitarLa al matrimonio della figlia"
5) form. (will, desire)at one's pleasure — a piacere, a piacimento
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19 's
's (1) /z/desinenza del caso poss.(dei nomi al sing.; dei nomi pl., con pl. non uscente in «s»; di taluni pronomi; per es.:) the girl's father, il padre della ragazza; the boss's daughter, la figlia del padrone; the children's toys, i giocattoli dei bambini; one's relatives, i propri parenti.NOTA D'USO: - 's: apostrofo e caso possessivo- 's (2) /z/contraz. fam. di:1 is: He's here, è qui3 us: Let's go, andiamo!; andiamocene!'s (3) /z/desinenza del pl.( di numeri e lettere): three 5's, tre 5; the roaring '20's, i ruggenti anni venti; Assess has 4 s's, «assess» si scrive con quattro s. -
20 -ago o before?-
Nota d'usoAgo si usa quando si quantifica il tempo trascorso rispetto al presente: I visited Rome ten years ago, ho visitato Roma dieci anni fa. Quando, invece, si quantifica il tempo trascorso rispetto al passato, si usa before o previously: She left England in January 2007, saying she couldn't live far from her daughter, who had moved to Australia two years before (o previously), lasciò l'Inghilterra nel gennaio del 2007, dicendo che non poteva vivere lontana da sua figlia, che si era trasferita in Australia due anni prima.
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