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21 forcible for·cible adj
['fɔːsəbl](done by force) fatto (-a) con la forza, (effective: argument, style) convincente, efficace -
22 telling tell·ing adj
['tɛlɪŋ](effective: blow) efficace, (significant: figures, remark, detail) rivelatore (-trice) -
23 treatment **** treat·ment n
['triːtmənt]1) trattamentohe got good/bad treatment — è stato trattato bene/male
2) (Med: of illness) cura, (of wound) medicazione f -
24 damage
I 1. ['dæmɪdʒ]nome U1) (to goods, environment) danno m., danni m.pl. (to a; from causato da)storm, water damage — danni causati da intemperie, dall'acqua
damage to property — dir. danno patrimoniale
2) med. danno m., lesione f.to cause damage to — danneggiare [health, part of body]
3) fig.to do damage to — nuocere a [ cause]; minare [ self-confidence]; rovinare, compromettere [ reputation]
2. II ['dæmɪdʒ]it's too late, the damage is done — troppo tardi, il danno è fatto
1) danneggiare, provocare danni a [goods, environment, part of body]2) fig. rovinare, compromettere [reputation, relationship]; minare [ confidence]* * *['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) danno2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) risarcimento dei danni2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) danneggiare- damaged* * *I 1. ['dæmɪdʒ]nome U1) (to goods, environment) danno m., danni m.pl. (to a; from causato da)storm, water damage — danni causati da intemperie, dall'acqua
damage to property — dir. danno patrimoniale
2) med. danno m., lesione f.to cause damage to — danneggiare [health, part of body]
3) fig.to do damage to — nuocere a [ cause]; minare [ self-confidence]; rovinare, compromettere [ reputation]
2. II ['dæmɪdʒ]it's too late, the damage is done — troppo tardi, il danno è fatto
1) danneggiare, provocare danni a [goods, environment, part of body]2) fig. rovinare, compromettere [reputation, relationship]; minare [ confidence] -
25 effect
I 1. [ɪ'fekt]1) (result) effetto m.to have an effect on sth., sb. — avere un effetto su qcs., qcn.
to use sth. to good effect — usare qcs. con buoni risultati
to use sth. to dramatic effect — usare qcs. per ottenere un effetto drammatico
2) (repercussions) ripercussioni f.pl.3) (efficacy) efficacia f.she warned him, but to little effect — lo ha avvertito, ma senza risultato
we took precautions, to no effect — abbiamo preso delle precauzioni, ma invano
to take effect — [ price increases] avere effetto; [ ruling] entrare in vigore; [ pills] cominciare a fare effetto
to come into effect — dir. amm. entrare in vigore
4) (theme)he said "I do not intend to resign" or words to that effect — disse "non ho intenzione di dare le dimissioni" o qualcosa del genere
5) (impression) effetto m., impressione f.6) in effect effettivamente, in realtà2.nome plurale effects dir. (belongings) beni m., effetti m.II [ɪ'fekt]verbo transitivo effettuare [repair, sale, transformation]; apportare [ improvement]; portare a [ reconciliation]* * *[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) effetto, conseguenza2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) effetto2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) compiere, causare- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect* * *I 1. [ɪ'fekt]1) (result) effetto m.to have an effect on sth., sb. — avere un effetto su qcs., qcn.
to use sth. to good effect — usare qcs. con buoni risultati
to use sth. to dramatic effect — usare qcs. per ottenere un effetto drammatico
2) (repercussions) ripercussioni f.pl.3) (efficacy) efficacia f.she warned him, but to little effect — lo ha avvertito, ma senza risultato
we took precautions, to no effect — abbiamo preso delle precauzioni, ma invano
to take effect — [ price increases] avere effetto; [ ruling] entrare in vigore; [ pills] cominciare a fare effetto
to come into effect — dir. amm. entrare in vigore
4) (theme)he said "I do not intend to resign" or words to that effect — disse "non ho intenzione di dare le dimissioni" o qualcosa del genere
5) (impression) effetto m., impressione f.6) in effect effettivamente, in realtà2.nome plurale effects dir. (belongings) beni m., effetti m.II [ɪ'fekt]verbo transitivo effettuare [repair, sale, transformation]; apportare [ improvement]; portare a [ reconciliation] -
26 into force
(in or into operation; working or effective: The new law is now in force.) in vigore -
27 practical
['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2.* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) pratico2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) pratico3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) pratico•- practically
- practical joke* * *['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2. -
28 tell
[tel] 1.1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicareto tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!
2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!
3) (deduce)you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che
you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona
4) (distinguish) distinguerecan you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?
how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?
5) (order)2.to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di
3) (know for certain) sapereas o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire
3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso
- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!
to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese
to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti
time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà
* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dire, raccontare2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dire3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dire4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguere, riconoscere5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) raccontare6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) (essere efficace), (farsi sentire)•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel] 1.1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicareto tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!
2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!
3) (deduce)you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che
you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona
4) (distinguish) distinguerecan you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?
how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?
5) (order)2.to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di
3) (know for certain) sapereas o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire
3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso
- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!
to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese
to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti
time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà
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