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1 -discreet o discrete?-
Nota d'usoAttenzione a queste due parole, che hanno uguale pronuncia e significati diversi. L'aggettivo discreet significa “discreto” nel senso di “rispettoso, non importuno”: to make a few discreet inquiries, fare poche domande discrete; She was very discreet: she never told me anything about her boss's private life, era molto riservata: non mi disse mai nulla della vita privata di suo capo; significa “discreto” anche nel senso di “che non disturba, non vistoso”: discreet jewellery, gioielli discreti; a discreet notice in the window, un bigliettino alla finestra. Il sostantivo discrete, invece, si traduce con “discreto” solo in ambito matematico; è un termine più formale che significa “distinto, separato”: to divide the responsibilities into discrete tasks, suddividere le responsabilità in compiti specifici; citizenship is now being taught as a discrete subject, l'educazione civica viene ora insegnata come materia a sé stante. -
2 discreet
[dɪ'skriːt]* * *[di'skri:t](wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) discreto- discretion* * *discreet /dɪˈskri:t/a.1 discreto, riservato: You can talk to her, she's very discreet, puoi parlare con lei, è molto discreta2 discreto; poco vistoso: discreet jewellery, gioielli discreti; He gave a discreet cough to warn that someone was coming, ha tossito discretamente per avvisare che stava arrivando qualcuno; They followed at a discreet distance, sono venuti dietro tenendosi discretamente a distanzadiscreetly avv. discreetness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - discreet o discrete?-* * *[dɪ'skriːt] -
3 discrete
[dɪ'skriːt]1) (distinct) distinto, separato2) mat. fis. ling. discreto* * *discrete /dɪˈskri:t/a.1 distinto; separato3 (filos.) astrattodiscretely avv. discreteness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - discreet o discrete?-.* * *[dɪ'skriːt]1) (distinct) distinto, separato2) mat. fis. ling. discreto -
4 -enquiry o inquiry; enquire o inquire?-
Nota d'usoNell'inglese britannico, l'uso di enquire o inquire è dettato da preferenze personali. Tuttavia si tende a usare enquire e enquiry per richieste di informazioni informali: He enquired after her health, chiese della sua salute; to make discreet enquiries about a person's private life, fare domande discrete sulla vita privata di una persona. Inquire e inquiry si usano soprattutto, invece, in riferimento a indagini e investigazioni formali: A public inquiry will be held into the cause of the accident, verrà aperta un'inchiesta pubblica sulle cause dell'incidente; A commission was established to inquire into conditions in the prison, fu creata una commissione per indagare sulle condizioni della prigione. Nell'inglese americano si preferisce sempre inquiry in entrambi i contesti.English-Italian dictionary > -enquiry o inquiry; enquire o inquire?-
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