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1 drasticamente
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2 radicalmente
radicalmente avv.1 radically2 ( completamente) radically, completely, fundamentally: sono due lingue radicalmente diverse, they are two completely different languages.* * *[radikal'mente]* * *radicalmente/radikal'mente/ -
3 contrarre
contract* * *contrarre v.tr.1 ( concludere, stipulare) to contract, to make*, to enter into (sthg.): contrarre un'alleanza, to contract (o to make o to form) an alliance; contrarre un patto, to make a pact // contrarre matrimonio, to get married3 ( prendere, assumere) to contract, to catch*: contrarre una malattia, to contract (o to catch o to come down with) an illness; contrarre un'abitudine, to acquire (o to develop) a habit // contrarre debiti, to incur debts (o to get o to run into debt); per potersi sposare contrasse molti debiti, he took on a lot of debts in order to get married // contrarre obblighi ( finanziari), to contract liabilities4 ( sottoporre a contrazione, corrugare) to contract, to constrict: contrarre un muscolo, to contract a muscle; contrarre le sopracciglia, to knit one's brows5 ( ridurre) to reduce, to limit: contrarre le spese, le assunzioni, to reduce (o to cut down on) expenditure, recruitment◘ contrarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( subire una contrazione, raggrinzirsi) to contract: i muscoli si contrassero per lo sforzo, the muscles contracted (o tensed) with the effort; la bocca si contrasse in una smorfia, his mouth twisted into a grimace2 ( ridursi) to fall*, to shrink*: dopo il boom iniziale le vendite si contrassero rapidamente, after the initial boom sales fell rapidly; durante la depressione la produzione si contrasse drasticamente, production shrank drastically during the depression3 (ling.) to contract.* * *1. [kon'trarre]vb irreg vt1) (muscoli, volto) to tense2) (malattia, debito, prestito) to contract, (abitudine, vizio) to pick up, (accordo, patto) to enter into2. vip (contrarsi)(gen) Gramm to contract* * *[kon'trarre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (tendere, corrugare) to contract, to flex, to tense [ muscolo]2) (assumere su di sé) to contract [debito, prestito]; (stipulare) to contract [matrimonio, alleanza]3) (prendere) to contract [malattia, virus] (da from); to develop [ abitudine]4) (ridurre) to reduce, to cut*2.verbo pronominale contrarsi1) (tendersi, corrugarsi) [ muscolo] to contract, to tighten; [tratti del viso, bocca] to contort, to twitch2) ling. [forma, parola] to contract* * *contrarre/kon'trarre/ [95]1 (tendere, corrugare) to contract, to flex, to tense [ muscolo]; contrarre le labbra to purse one's lips2 (assumere su di sé) to contract [debito, prestito]; (stipulare) to contract [matrimonio, alleanza]3 (prendere) to contract [malattia, virus] (da from); to develop [ abitudine]4 (ridurre) to reduce, to cut*II contrarsi verbo pronominale1 (tendersi, corrugarsi) [ muscolo] to contract, to tighten; [tratti del viso, bocca] to contort, to twitch2 ling. [forma, parola] to contract. -
4 decimare
decimare v.tr.1 (mil.) to decimate, to execute every tenth person2 (estens.) to decimate; to destroy, to ruin: l'inondazione decimò la popolazione, the flood decimated the population; la grandine ha decimato il raccolto, hail has caused massive damage to the crops; gli esami hanno decimato gli studenti, the exams have drastically reduced the number of students.* * *[detʃi'mare]verbo transitivo to decimate (anche fig.)* * *decimare/det∫i'mare/ [1]to decimate (anche fig.). -
5 falcidiare
falcidiare v.tr. to reduce, to cut* (down): l'epidemia falcidiò la popolazione, the epidemic drastically reduced (o decimated) the population.* * *[faltʃi'djare]verbo transitivo1) (ridurre) to cut* down, to reduce2) (fare strage) [ epidemia] to wipe out, to decimate [ popolazione]* * *falcidiare/falt∫i'djare/ [1]1 (ridurre) to cut* down, to reduce -
6 drasticamente avv
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7 fallimentare agg
[fallimen'tare]Comm bankruptcy attrbilancio fallimentare — negative balance, deficit
"tutto a prezzi fallimentari" — "everything at drastically reduced prices"
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9 fallimentare
agg [fallimen'tare]Comm bankruptcy attrbilancio fallimentare — negative balance, deficit
"tutto a prezzi fallimentari" — "everything at drastically reduced prices"
См. также в других словарях:
drastically — drastic UK US /ˈdræstɪk/ adjective ► severe and sudden, or having very noticeable effects: »He is not under pressure from his own electorate to do anything drastic. »a drastic decline/drop/reduction in sth take drastic action/measures/steps »The… … Financial and business terms
drastically — adv. Drastically is used with these adjectives: ↑different, ↑wrong Drastically is used with these verbs: ↑alter, ↑change, ↑curb, ↑curtail, ↑cut, ↑decline, ↑decrease, ↑drop, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
drastically — adverb a) In a drastic manner. Extremely. Lisa always wore shorts and a T shirt, which clashed drastically with her brothers thick winter coat. b) Using drastic or severe measures … Wiktionary
drastically — drastic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a strong or far reaching effect. DERIVATIVES drastically adverb. ORIGIN Greek drastikos, from dran do … English terms dictionary
drastically — adverb see drastic … New Collegiate Dictionary
drastically — See drastic. * * * … Universalium
drastically — adv. intensely, in an extreme manner, severely … English contemporary dictionary
drastically — dras·ti·cal·ly … English syllables
drastically — See: drastic … English dictionary
drastically — adverb in a drastic manner (Freq. 3) • Derived from adjective: ↑drastic … Useful english dictionary
drastic — drastically, adv. /dras tik/, adj. 1. acting with force or violence; violent. 2. extremely severe or extensive: a drastic tax reduction measure. [1685 95; < Gk drastikós active, equiv. to drast(ós) (verbal adj. of drân to do) + ikos IC] * * * … Universalium
