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1 English Language Teaching
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2 English
['ɪŋglɪʃ] 1.aggettivo inglese2.1) (language) inglese m.2)3.the English — + verbo pl. gli inglesi
* * *['iŋɡliʃ] 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) inglese2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) inglese* * *['ɪŋglɪʃ] 1.aggettivo inglese2.1) (language) inglese m.2)3.the English — + verbo pl. gli inglesi
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3 English Eng·lish
['ɪŋɡlɪʃ]1. adj2. n1)the English npl — (people) gli inglesi
2) (language) inglese mthe King's or Queen's English — l'inglese corretto
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4 English as a Foreign Language
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5 English as a Second Language
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6 native language/tongue
noun My native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German.) lingua madre -
7 American English
1.aggettivo [variety, term] americano2.nome (language) inglese m. americano* * *1.aggettivo [variety, term] americano2.nome (language) inglese m. americano -
8 British English
1.aggettivo [variety, term] britannico2.nome (language) inglese m. britannico* * *1.aggettivo [variety, term] britannico2.nome (language) inglese m. britannico -
9 ELT
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10 ARELS
ARELSsigla(GB, Association of Recognised English Language Schools / ora Services/) Associazione delle scuole d'inglese riconosciute dallo stato. -
11 IELTS
IELTSsigla( International English Language Testing System) sistema internazionale di verifica delle competenze in lingua inglese. -
12 ♦ master
♦ master /ˈmɑ:stə(r)/A n.1 padrone; signore; proprietario; ( anche leg.) datore di lavoro: I'm not even master in my own house, non sono neanche padrone in casa mia; masters and men, padroni e operai; datori di lavoro e prestatori d'opera2 maestro ( anche fig.); mastro; insegnante; professore ( non universitario): the French master, l'insegnante di francese; a master carpenter, un mastro carpentiere; a dancing master, un maestro di ballo; That writer is a master of irony, quello scrittore è un maestro dell'ironia; (pitt.) the old masters, gli antichi maestri6 (in GB) laureato con laurea di 2В° grado; dottore NOTE DI CULTURA: ► MA: Master of Arts, laureato in una disciplina umanistica; dottore in lettere; Master of Science, laureato (o dottore) in scienzeB a. attr.2 principale; (il più) grande: the master bedroom, la camera da letto principale; the master bathroom, il bagno grande3 generale: master catalogue, catalogo generale; (ass.) master policy, polizza generale ( nelle assicurazioni di gruppo)● (fam.) master's, laurea (di 2В° grado) □ (naut., mil.) master-at-arms, aiutante □ (rag.) master budget, budget generale □ (edil.) master builder, capomastro □ master card, carta più alta ( al gioco); (fig.) asso nella manica □ (naut.) master's certificate, brevetto di capitano □ ( marina mil., in USA) master chief petty officer, sottufficiale di marina ( non ha equivalente in Italia) □ (mil., in Canada) master corporal, caporal maggiore □ (comput.) master document, documento master □ (fin.) master fund, fondo master □ (mecc.) master gauge, calibro campione □ (mil., in GB) master gunner, sottufficiale di artiglieria □ a master hand, una mano maestra; un'ottima mano □ (leg.) master in chancery, assistente di un giudice □ master key, passe-partout (franc.); comunella ( chiave) □ (naut.) master mariner, capitano ( di mercantile); capitano di lungo corso □ master of ceremonies, maestro delle (o di) cerimonie, maestro di cerimonia; cerimoniere; ( radio, TV; boxe, lotta) presentatore □ to be master of one's fate, essere padrone del proprio destino □ ( sport) master of foxhounds (o of hounds), capocaccia, chi si occupa della muta dei cani ( nella caccia alla volpe) □ (leg., in Inghil.) the Master of the Rolls, il Presidente della Suprema Corte d'Appello ( è il magistrato civile di grado più elevato; in tutta la gerarchia giudiziaria, è il terzo dopo il «Lord Chancellor», ► lord, e il «Lord Chief Justice», ► lord) □ master plan, piano (strategico o d'azione) generale □ master sergeant, (mil., in USA) maresciallo; (aeron. mil., in USA) maresciallo di 3a □ (comput.) master/slave system, sistema master/slave ( un dispositivo, il master, ne controlla un altro, lo slave) □ master stroke, colpo da maestro □ (elettr.) master switch, interruttore generale □ (mecc.) master wheel, ruota di comando □ to be one's own master, essere indipendente (o autonomo); non dipendere da nessuno □ to remain master of the field, rimanere padrone del campo ( anche fig.).(to) master /ˈmɑ:stə(r)/v. t.1 dominare; controllare; essere padrone di; padroneggiare; tenere a freno; conoscere a fondo: to master one's temper, dominare i propri impulsi; to master the English language, conoscere a fondo la lingua inglese● I couldn't master myself, non riuscii a controllarmi -
13 predominant
[prɪ'dɒmɪnənt]aggettivo predominante* * *adjective (stronger, more numerous, more noticeable etc: The English language is predominant in America.) predominante* * *predominant /prɪˈdɒmɪnənt/a.predominante; preponderante; prevalentepredominantly avv.* * *[prɪ'dɒmɪnənt]aggettivo predominante -
14 ELT n abbr
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15 origin
['ɒrɪdʒɪn]nome origine f.the problem has its origin(s) in... — il problema ha origine in...
* * *['ori‹in] 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) origine- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) originale2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) originale•- originally
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- origins* * *['ɒrɪdʒɪn]nome origine f.the problem has its origin(s) in... — il problema ha origine in...
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16 plain
[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente••* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) semplice2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) chiaro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) chiaro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) insignificante, comune2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) pianura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) diritto•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente•• -
17 fluent
['fluːənt]2) (eloquent) [account, speech, speaker] eloquente; [ writer] prolifico3) (graceful) [ style] scorrevole, fluido; [ movement] sciolto* * *['fluənt]1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) corrente, fluente2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) (che si esprime correntemente)•- fluency- fluently* * *fluent /ˈflu:ənt/a.1 (di parola, stile) scorrevole; spedito; fluente3 ( di persona) che parla correntemente ( una lingua straniera): She is fluent in three languages, parla correntemente tre lingue; to become fluent in a language, imparare perfettamente una lingua4 ( di lingua straniera) parlato speditamente; ottimo: to speak fluent English, parlare un ottimo inglese; parlare l'inglese speditamentefluentlyavv.correntemente; scorrevolmente; speditamente.* * *['fluːənt]2) (eloquent) [account, speech, speaker] eloquente; [ writer] prolifico3) (graceful) [ style] scorrevole, fluido; [ movement] sciolto -
18 TOEFL
nome abbr. test of English as a foreign language test d'inglese come lingua straniera* * *n abbr(= Test(ing) of English as a Foreign Language)* * *TOEFLsigla( Test of English as a Foreign Language) test d'inglese come lingua straniera.* * *nome abbr. test of English as a foreign language test d'inglese come lingua straniera -
19 speak
I 1. [spiːk]1) parlare [ language]"French spoken" — "si parla francese"
2.to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa
to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare
to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.
to speak through — parlare o comunicare per mezzo di [medium, interpreter]
who's speaking please? — (on phone) chi parla?
"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"
this is your captain speaking — aer. è il capitano che vi parla
speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?
speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...
speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...
speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio
generally speaking — in generale, in genere
roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente
strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore
"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"
2) (converse) parlare, conversare, discorrere3) (make a speech) parlare; (more formal) prendere la parolato speak from the floor — pol. prendere la parola
to speak for — parlare in favore di [ view]
4) lett. (express)to speak of — manifestare, rivelare [ suffering]; [music, poem] trasmettere [ feeling]
•- speak to- speak upII [spiːk]* * *[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) parlare2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) parlare3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) parlare4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dire5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) parlare•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *I 1. [spiːk]1) parlare [ language]"French spoken" — "si parla francese"
2.to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa
to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare
to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.
to speak through — parlare o comunicare per mezzo di [medium, interpreter]
who's speaking please? — (on phone) chi parla?
"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"
this is your captain speaking — aer. è il capitano che vi parla
speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?
speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...
speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...
speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio
generally speaking — in generale, in genere
roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente
strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore
"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"
2) (converse) parlare, conversare, discorrere3) (make a speech) parlare; (more formal) prendere la parolato speak from the floor — pol. prendere la parola
to speak for — parlare in favore di [ view]
4) lett. (express)to speak of — manifestare, rivelare [ suffering]; [music, poem] trasmettere [ feeling]
•- speak to- speak upII [spiːk] -
20 EFL
1.nome abbr. English as a Foreign Language inglese come lingua straniera2.modificatore [teacher, course] di inglese come lingua straniera* * *EFLsigla( English as a foreign language) l'inglese come lingua straniera.* * *1.nome abbr. English as a Foreign Language inglese come lingua straniera2.modificatore [teacher, course] di inglese come lingua straniera
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