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81 lie
I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up••* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.)2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.)2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.)3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.)4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [laɪ]1. nbugia, menzognato tell lies — raccontare or dir bugie
2. vi, lying prpII [laɪ]1) (also: lie down) sdraiarsi, distendersi, (be lying) essere sdraiato (-a) or disteso (-a), giacere, (dead body) giacereto lie low fig — tenersi nell'ombra, (hide) nascondersi
2) (be situated) trovarsi, essere, (remain) rimanerethe town lies in a valley — la città è situata or si trova in una valle
where does the difficulty/difference lie? — dov'è or qual è la difficoltà/differenza?
the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...
the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
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82 little ***** lit·tle
I ['lɪtl] adj1) (small: gen) piccolo (-a)2) (short) breveII ['lɪtl] less comp least superlwe went for a little ride/walk — siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
1. adj, pron(not much) poco (-a), (some) un poco or un po' diit's okay, we've still got a little time — va bene, abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo
with little difficulty — senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little — non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
as little as £5 — soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth — (fail to understand) capire poco di qc, (belittle) tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
2. adv1)2)a little-known fact — un fatto poco notolittle does he know that... — quello di cui non si rende conto è che...
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83 mind ***
[maɪnd]1. n1) (gen) mente f, (intellect) intellettoto be uneasy in one's mind — avere dei dubbi, essere un po' preoccupato (-a)
to put or set or give one's mind to sth — concentrarsi su qc, applicarsi a qc
to bear or keep sth in mind — (take account of) tener presente qc, (remember) tenere a mente qc, non dimenticare qc
it went right out of my mind — mi è completamente passato di mente, me ne sono completamente dimenticato
to bring or call sth to mind — riportare or richiamare qc alla mente
2) (inclination, intention) intenzione f, ideato have sb/sth in mind — avere in mente qn/qc
to have in mind to do sth — avere intenzione or in mente di fare qc
3)to make up one's mind — decidersi, decidereto be in two minds about sth — essere incerto (-a) or indeciso (-a) su qc
to have a mind of one's own — (person: think for o.s.) saper pensare con la propria testa, (not conform) avere delle idee proprie
to my mind — a mio parere, secondo me
4) (sanity) cervello, mente f, testato go out of or lose one's mind — impazzire, perdere la testa
to be out of one's mind — essere pazzo (-a), essere uscito (-a) di senno, essere fuori di sé
2. vt1) (pay attention to, be careful of) fare attenzione a, stare attento (-a) anever mind — (don't worry) non preoccuparti, (it makes no difference) non importa, non fa niente
"please mind the step" — "attenti or attenzione al gradino"
mind you don't fall — attento a non cadere, fa' attenzione a non cadere
mind your language! — bada a come parli!, controlla le tue parole!
mind you,... fam — sì, però va detto che...
never mind him — non badargli, non fargli caso
never mind the expense — se costa caro, pazienza!
don't mind me! iro — per carità, non fare caso a me!
2) (attend to, look after: shop, machine, children) occuparsi di, badare a3)(be put out by, object to)
I don't mind what he does — non m'importa cosa fawhich? — I don't mind — quale? — è indifferente
I don't mind the cold/noise — il freddo/rumore non mi dà noia or fastidio
do you mind if I open the window? — I don't mind — le dispiace se apro la finestra? — faccia pure!
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84 odds npl
[ɒdz]1) Betting probabilità fplshort/long odds — alta/bassa probabilità
the odds are that... — è facile or probabile che...
2)what's the odds? fam — che differenza fa?, cosa cambia?it makes no odds — non fa differenza, non importa
3)(variance, strife)
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85 sharpen sharp·en vt
['ʃɒːp(ə)n]2) (outline) mettere in risalto, far spiccare, (contrast, difference) sottolineare, evidenziare, (TV picture) mettere a fuoco, (conflict) intensificare, (desire, pain) acuire, (appetite) aguzzare, stuzzicare -
86 split ****
[splɪt] split vb: pt, pp1. n2) (fig: division, quarrel) scissione f, spaccatura3)4)banana split — banana-split f inv
2. vt2) (divide: also), fig dividere, spartireto split the difference — (agree price) incontrarsi a metà strada, fig accettare una soluzione di compromesso
3. vi2)(
fam: tell tales) don't you split on me to the police! — non provarti a denunciarmi alla polizia!•- split up -
87 substantial *** sub·stan·tial adj
[səb'stænʃ(ə)l]1) (considerable: amount, progress) notevole, considerevole, (majority, proportion) largo (-a), grande, (difference) sostanziale, (solid: building, table) solido (-a), (meal) sostanzioso (-a), (wealthy: landowner, businessman) ricco (-a)2) (frm: real) realeEnglish-Italian dictionary > substantial *** sub·stan·tial adj
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88 tangible tan·gible adj
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89 tell *****
[tɛl] told pt, pp1. vtto tell sb about sth — dire a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn
I have been told that... — mi è stato detto che...
I am glad to tell you that... frm — ho il piacere di comunicarle che...
so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — sono successe tante cose che non saprei da dove incominciare a raccontarti
(I'll) tell you what... — so io che cosa fare...
I told you so!; didn't I tell you so? — te l'avevo (pur) detto!
I was furious, I can tell you — ti dirò che ero furioso
you're telling me! fam — a me lo dici!, lo vieni a dire a me!
to tell the future/sb's fortune — predire il futuro/il futuro a qn
2)(order, instruct)
to tell sb to do sth — dire a qn di fare qc3)(indicate:
subj: sign, dial) to tell sb sth — indicare qc a qn4) (know, be sure of) sapere5)to tell sth from — distinguere qc da6)2. vi1) (talk) parlare, (fam: sneak, tell secrets) fare la spia2) (know, be certain) sapere3) (have effect) farsi sentire, avere effetto•- tell off- tell on -
90 tremendous *** tre·men·dous adj
[trə'mɛndəs](enormous: difference, pleasure) enorme, (dreadful: storm, blow) tremendo (-a), (speed) spaventoso (-a), folle, (terrific: success) strepitoso (-a), (fam: excellent) fantastico (-a), formidabile, meraviglioso (-a)English-Italian dictionary > tremendous *** tre·men·dous adj
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91 vast *** adj
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92 world *****
[wɜːld]1. n1) (gen) mondoto come or go down; go up or rise in the world — scendere/salire nella scala sociale
the next world — l'aldilà m inv
2)I wouldn't do it for the world or for anything in the world — non lo farei per niente al mondothere's a world of difference between... — c'è un abisso tra...
2. adj(tour, power) mondiale, (record) del mondo, mondiale -
93 between
I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) tra2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) tra3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) tra4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) tra•* * *I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
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94 clash
I [klæʃ]1) (confrontation) confronto m.; fig. (disagreement) conflitto m.3) (contradiction) conflitto m., contrasto m.5) (noise) (of swords) clangore m.II 1. [klæʃ] 2.a clash of cymbals — un suono o frastuono di piatti
1) (meet and fight) [armies, groups] scontrarsi; fig. (disagree) [ leaders] scontrarsi, essere in disaccordoto clash with sb. — (fight) scontrarsi con qcn.; (disagree) essere in disaccordo con qcn. (on, over su)
2) (be in conflict) [interests, beliefs] essere in conflitto3) (coincide) [ meetings] coincidere4) (not match) [ colours] stonare* * *[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) rumore metallico, clangore2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) scontro, disaccordo3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) scontro4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) sovrapposizione2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) sbattere, urtarsi2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) scontrarsi3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) essere in disaccordo4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) coincidere5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) sbattere* * *I [klæʃ]1) (confrontation) confronto m.; fig. (disagreement) conflitto m.3) (contradiction) conflitto m., contrasto m.5) (noise) (of swords) clangore m.II 1. [klæʃ] 2.a clash of cymbals — un suono o frastuono di piatti
1) (meet and fight) [armies, groups] scontrarsi; fig. (disagree) [ leaders] scontrarsi, essere in disaccordoto clash with sb. — (fight) scontrarsi con qcn.; (disagree) essere in disaccordo con qcn. (on, over su)
2) (be in conflict) [interests, beliefs] essere in conflitto3) (coincide) [ meetings] coincidere4) (not match) [ colours] stonare -
95 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
96 distinguish
[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] 1.1) (see, hear) distinguere, percepire2) (mark out)2.to be distinguished from, by — distinguersi da, per
to distinguish oneself — iron. distinguersi
* * *[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) distinguere2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) distinguere3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) distinguere4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) distinguersi•- distinguished* * *[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] 1.1) (see, hear) distinguere, percepire2) (mark out)2.to be distinguished from, by — distinguersi da, per
to distinguish oneself — iron. distinguersi
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97 ear
I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
* * *I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.)2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.)•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.)* * *I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
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98 exchange
I [ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ]1) (swap) cambio m., scambio m.2) comm. econ. cambio m.3) (discussion)4) (visit) scambio m.5) comm. econ. Borsa f.6) (anche telephone exchange) centrale f., centralino m.II [ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ]verbo transitivo cambiare, scambiareto exchange sth. for sth. — cambiare qcs. con qcs.
to exchange sth. with sb. — scambiare qcs. con qcn.
to exchange contracts — comm. dir. = fare un rogito
* * *[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) cambiare2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) scambiare2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) cambio2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) scambio3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) cambio4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) cambio5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) borsa6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) centralino•* * *I [ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ]1) (swap) cambio m., scambio m.2) comm. econ. cambio m.3) (discussion)4) (visit) scambio m.5) comm. econ. Borsa f.6) (anche telephone exchange) centrale f., centralino m.II [ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ]verbo transitivo cambiare, scambiareto exchange sth. for sth. — cambiare qcs. con qcs.
to exchange sth. with sb. — scambiare qcs. con qcn.
to exchange contracts — comm. dir. = fare un rogito
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99 majority
[mə'dʒɒrətɪ] [AE -'dʒɔːr-] 1.1) (greater part) + verbo sing. o pl. BE maggioranza f., maggior parte f.2) pol. maggioranza f.3) dir. maggiore età f.2.modificatore [ government] di maggioranza; [ view] della maggioranza; [ rule] maggioritario; [ verdict] emesso a maggioranza; [ decision] preso a maggioranza* * *[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) maggioranza2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) maggioranza* * *[mə'dʒɒrətɪ] [AE -'dʒɔːr-] 1.1) (greater part) + verbo sing. o pl. BE maggioranza f., maggior parte f.2) pol. maggioranza f.3) dir. maggiore età f.2.modificatore [ government] di maggioranza; [ view] della maggioranza; [ rule] maggioritario; [ verdict] emesso a maggioranza; [ decision] preso a maggioranza -
100 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) poco da scegliere traEnglish-Italian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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