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I 1. ['meɪdʒə(r)]1) (important) [change, event, role] importante; [damage, crisis] grave; [influence, difference, difficulty] grandea major operation — med. una grossa operazione
2) (main) principale3) mus. maggiore4) BE scol.2.Jones major — = il più vecchio tra due studenti che si chiamano Jones
1) mil. maggiore m.2) AE univ. materia f. di specializzazione3) dir. maggiorenne m. e f.4) mus. tono m. maggioreII ['meɪdʒə(r)]verbo intransitivo AE univ.* * *['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) maggiore, più importante2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) maggiore2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) (studiare come materia principale all'università)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *major (1) /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/n.● Major General, (mil., in GB e in USA) Maggior Generale, ( un tempo) Generale di Divisione; (aeron. mil., in USA) Generale di Divisione Aerea (cfr. ingl. Air Vice Marshal, sotto air).NOTA D'USO: - major o mayor?- ♦ major (2) /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/A a.1 maggiore; più grande; più importante; di primaria importanza; di maggior peso (o rilievo): Milton's major works, le opere maggiori di Milton; the major share of the profits, la maggior parte degli utili; DIALOGO → - Dental fees- Obviously, if there's any major dental work to do that will cost more, naturalmente se fosse necessario un lavoro dentistico più consistente costerà di più; a major disaster, un disastro gravissimo; a major problem, un problema grave; major road, arteria principale; strada maestra; (med.) major surgery, alta chirurgia3 (leg.) maggiorenne4 (mus.) maggiore: major key [interval, scale], chiave [intervallo, scala] maggiore; concert in G major, concerto in sol maggiore5 ( un tempo, nelle scuole inglesi; posposto al cognome) il maggiore ( di due studenti con lo stesso cognome, fratelli o no): Smith major, il maggiore dei due SmithB n.1 (leg.) maggiorenne2 (econ., fin.) major; grande complesso; azienda di enorme importanza3 (filos.) (la) maggiore; premessa maggiore4 ( all'università: in USA, Canada, Austral. e NZ) disciplina scelta come prima materia ( in un corso di laurea); ( anche) studente che si specializza in ( una disciplina): a nuclear physics major, uno studente di (o che si specializza in) fisica nucleare● (fin.) major shareholder, azionista principale; azionista di riferimento □ (stor. o scherz.) major-domo, maggiordomo □ (mil., mus.) major drum, tamburo maggiore □ ( nelle università USA, ecc.) major subject, materia di specializzazione □ ( nel bridge) major suit, seme di cuori (o di quadri).* * *I 1. ['meɪdʒə(r)]1) (important) [change, event, role] importante; [damage, crisis] grave; [influence, difference, difficulty] grandea major operation — med. una grossa operazione
2) (main) principale3) mus. maggiore4) BE scol.2.Jones major — = il più vecchio tra due studenti che si chiamano Jones
1) mil. maggiore m.2) AE univ. materia f. di specializzazione3) dir. maggiorenne m. e f.4) mus. tono m. maggioreII ['meɪdʒə(r)]verbo intransitivo AE univ.
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