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1 equal
I 1. ['iːkwəl]1) (same number, status, type) uguale, pari (to a)on equal terms — [ fight] ad armi pari; [ compete] a pari condizioni; [judge, place] senza favoritismi
2) (up to)2.to be, feel equal to — essere, sentirsi all'altezza di [task, job]
nome uguale m. e f.3.to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. da pari a pari
••II ['iːkwəl]1) (add up to) essere uguale a (anche mat.)* * *['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) uguale2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) pari, uguale3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) uguagliare, eguagliare; essere uguale a- equality- equalize
- equalise
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- equal to* * *I 1. ['iːkwəl]1) (same number, status, type) uguale, pari (to a)on equal terms — [ fight] ad armi pari; [ compete] a pari condizioni; [judge, place] senza favoritismi
2) (up to)2.to be, feel equal to — essere, sentirsi all'altezza di [task, job]
nome uguale m. e f.3.to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. da pari a pari
••II ['iːkwəl]1) (add up to) essere uguale a (anche mat.) -
2 peer
I [pɪə(r)]2) (contemporary) coetaneo m. (-a)3) GB pol. (anche peer of the realm) pari m.II [pɪə(r)]to peer at — guardare attentamente, scrutare
to peer shortsightedly at sth. — osservare qcs. con sguardo miope
to peer through — sbirciare o fare capolino da
* * *I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).)2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.)•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.)* * *I [pɪə(r)] n II [pɪə(r)] vi* * *peer /pɪə(r)/n.1 pari; uguale; persona di pari condizione sociale, grado, ecc.: the right to be judged by one's peers, il diritto d'essere giudicato dai propri pari2 coetaneo3 Pari (d' Inghilterra, di Scozia o d' Irlanda); Lord; nobile ( di un'altra nazione): the Peers of the Realm, i Pari del Regno; hereditary peers, pari (d'Inghilterra) per diritto ereditario● peer group, gruppo di persone della stessa classe, età, ecc. □ (psic.) peer-group pressure, pressione esercitata dai coetanei (dalla gente di pari condizione, ecc.) □ peer review, revisione fatta da ricercatori indipendenti; referaggio □ (comput., Internet) peer-to-peer ► peer-to-peer.♦ (to) peer /pɪə(r)/v. i.1 guardar da presso; sbirciare; scrutare: to peer into a dark cave, guardare dentro una caverna buia; to peer at sb., sbirciare q.; scrutare q.2 apparire a poco a poco; far capolino; spuntare.* * *I [pɪə(r)]2) (contemporary) coetaneo m. (-a)3) GB pol. (anche peer of the realm) pari m.II [pɪə(r)]to peer at — guardare attentamente, scrutare
to peer shortsightedly at sth. — osservare qcs. con sguardo miope
to peer through — sbirciare o fare capolino da
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3 AS
[ forma debole əz] [ forma forte æz] 1.1) (in the manner that) comeas usual — come di solito, come al solito
as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me
knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai
he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella
as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato
2) (while, when) mentre; (over more gradual period of time) man mano che, via via cheas he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco
as a child, he... — da bambino, lui
3) (because, since) siccome, poiché, dato cheas you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto
4) (although)strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai
comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara
try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare
5)the same... as — lo stesso... che
7) as if come sehe looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"
2.as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia
1) (in order to appear to be) come, da2) (showing function, status) come, in qualità dispeaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...
3) (other uses)to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari
4) as against contro, in confronto a75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso
5) as for quanto a, riguardo a6) as from, as of a partire da7) as such come, in quanto tale8) as to quanto a, riguardo a3.1) (expressing degree, extent)as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...
he is not as o so intelligent as you non è intelligente come te; he can't walk as fast as he used to non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo; as fast as you can il più velocemente possibile; he's twice as strong as me è due volte più forte di me, ha il doppio della mia forza; I paid as much as he did ho pagato tanto quanto lui; as much, little as possible il più, meno possibile; as soon as possible il più presto o prima possibile; not nearly as much as non si avvicina neanche a, molto meno di; not as often non così spesso; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20%, la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione; she can play the piano as well as her sister suona il piano bene come sua sorella; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris — hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi
2) (expressing similarity) comeas before, she... — come prima, lei...
* * *[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) mentre, quando2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) siccome, poiché3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) come4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) come5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) come; sebbene, per quanto6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) così come2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) come, così (...) come (...), altrettanto (...) quanto (...)3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) come, quanto2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) come3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) come4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) come, in quanto•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *[ˌeɪ'ɛs]1. n abbr AmUniv, (= Associate in Sciences) laurea in discipline scientifiche2. abbr AmPost, (= American Samoa)* * *[ forma debole əz] [ forma forte æz] 1.1) (in the manner that) comeas usual — come di solito, come al solito
as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me
knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai
he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella
as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato
2) (while, when) mentre; (over more gradual period of time) man mano che, via via cheas he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco
as a child, he... — da bambino, lui
3) (because, since) siccome, poiché, dato cheas you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto
4) (although)strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai
comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara
try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare
5)the same... as — lo stesso... che
7) as if come sehe looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"
2.as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia
1) (in order to appear to be) come, da2) (showing function, status) come, in qualità dispeaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...
3) (other uses)to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari
4) as against contro, in confronto a75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso
5) as for quanto a, riguardo a6) as from, as of a partire da7) as such come, in quanto tale8) as to quanto a, riguardo a3.1) (expressing degree, extent)as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...
he is not as o so intelligent as you non è intelligente come te; he can't walk as fast as he used to non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo; as fast as you can il più velocemente possibile; he's twice as strong as me è due volte più forte di me, ha il doppio della mia forza; I paid as much as he did ho pagato tanto quanto lui; as much, little as possible il più, meno possibile; as soon as possible il più presto o prima possibile; not nearly as much as non si avvicina neanche a, molto meno di; not as often non così spesso; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20%, la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione; she can play the piano as well as her sister suona il piano bene come sua sorella; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris — hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi
2) (expressing similarity) comeas before, she... — come prima, lei...
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4 ♦ social
♦ social /ˈsəʊʃl/A a.1 sociale: social class, classe sociale; ceto; social reforms, riforme sociali; the social contract, (filos.) il contratto sociale; (polit., econ.) il patto sociale; social problems, problemi sociali; social insurance, previdenza sociale4 sociale; mondano: social club, club sociale; a social evening, una serata mondana; social happenings, avvenimenti mondani; mondanitàB n.1 (antiq.) evento mondano; serata; festa pubblica; trattenimento; raduno sociale● social anthropology, antropologia sociale □ social benefits, provvidenze sociali; prestazioni sociali □ a social climber, un arrivista; un arrampicatore sociale □ social climbing, (sost.) arrivismo; (agg.) arrivistico, da arrivista □ social customs, usanze sociali; comportamento in società □ social dancing, danze in sale pubbliche □ (polit.) social democracy, socialdemocrazia □ (polit.) a social democrat, un socialdemocratico □ (polit.) social democratic, socialdemocratico (agg.) □ one's social equal, una persona del proprio ceto □ social exclusion, emarginazione □ social intercourse, rapporti sociali □ social justice, giustizia sociale □ social kissing, il baciarsi come forma di saluto □ social medicine, medicina sociale □ social mobility, mobilità sociale □ social network, (sociol.) rete sociale; ( Internet) social network (servizio web che permette agli utenti di creare una rete di contatti personali con cui interagire in diversi modi) □ social networking, social networking ( creazione e interazione con una rete di contatti personali, spec. attraverso il web) □ ( Internet) social networking site, sito di social networking (► sopra) □ social science, scienze sociali; scienza sociale □ social scientist, scienziato sociale □ social security, previdenza sociale □ social security agencies, enti di assistenza sociale; istituti di previdenza sociale □ social security card, tessera della previdenza sociale (in Italia, dell'INPS) □ social security contributions, contributi (o oneri) sociali; contributi previdenziali □ (in GB e USA) social security number, (numero di) codice della previdenza sociale (funge anche da «codice fiscale» per i lavoratori dipendenti) □ social security plan, sistema previdenziale □ social services, servizi sociali □ social status, posizione sociale □ social students, studiosi di scienze sociali □ social studies, (studi di) scienze sociali □ (econ., stat.) social survey, indagine sociologica □ social system, ordinamento sociale □ social work, servizi sociali; assistenza sociale □ a social worker, un assistente sociale □ to have social tastes, essere socievole; aver gusti mondani; essere un uomo (o una donna) di mondo.
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