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1 equality
[ɪ'kwɒlətɪ]nome uguaglianza f., parità f.* * *[i'kwoləti]noun (the state of being equal: Women want equality of opportunity with men.) uguaglianza, eguaglianza* * *equality /ɪˈkwɒlətɪ/n.1 [u] uguaglianza, eguaglianza; parità: I believe in the equality of men, credo nell'uguaglianza degli uomini; equality of opportunity, uguaglianza di opportunità; pari opportunità; (econ.) equality of supply and demand, uguaglianza tra domanda e offerta2 [uc] (mat.) uguaglianza.* * *[ɪ'kwɒlətɪ]nome uguaglianza f., parità f. -
2 equality equali·ty n
[ɪ'kwɒlɪtɪ]uguaglianza, (parity) parità -
3 parity
['pærətɪ]nome (equality) parità f.* * *parity (1) /ˈpærətɪ/n.1 [u] parità; uguaglianza: parity of status, parità di condizione sociale; to achieve parity with, raggiungere la parità con2 [u] analogia; equivalenza; corrispondenza3 (econ., fin.) parità: parity band, banda di parità (o di oscillazione); parity grid, griglia di parità; purchasing power parity, parità dei poteri d'acquisto4 (mat., fis.) parità: even [odd] parity, parità pari [dispari]parity (2) /ˈpærətɪ/n. (med.)2 parità.* * *['pærətɪ]nome (equality) parità f. -
4 SO
[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *abbrSee:* * *SOsigla* * *[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
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5 cause
I [kɔːz]1) (reason) causa f., ragione f.there is, they have cause for concern — c'è, hanno motivo di essere preoccupati
to give sb. cause to do — dare a qcn. occasione o motivo di fare
2) (objective) causa f., ideale m.3) dir. (grounds) causa f.4) dir. (court action) causa f.II [kɔːz]matrimonial causes — cause di divorzio o separazione
verbo transitivo causare, provocare [damage, delay, suffering]; destare, suscitare [surprise, dismay]to cause sb. to cry — fare piangere qcn.
to cause sb. problems — dare problemi a qcn.
to cause trouble — dare problemi o noie
to cause cancer — provocare il cancro, essere cancerogeno
* * *[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo, ragione3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causare* * *I [kɔːz]1) (reason) causa f., ragione f.there is, they have cause for concern — c'è, hanno motivo di essere preoccupati
to give sb. cause to do — dare a qcn. occasione o motivo di fare
2) (objective) causa f., ideale m.3) dir. (grounds) causa f.4) dir. (court action) causa f.II [kɔːz]matrimonial causes — cause di divorzio o separazione
verbo transitivo causare, provocare [damage, delay, suffering]; destare, suscitare [surprise, dismay]to cause sb. to cry — fare piangere qcn.
to cause sb. problems — dare problemi a qcn.
to cause trouble — dare problemi o noie
to cause cancer — provocare il cancro, essere cancerogeno
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6 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
7 race
I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.)2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.)•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.)2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.)3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.)•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale -
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9 footing
['fʊtɪŋ]1) (basis)to be on an equal o even footing with sb. essere su un piano di parità con qcn.; to be on a friendly footing with sb. — intrattenere relazioni amichevoli con qcn
* * *1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) equilibrio2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) base* * *footing /ˈfʊtɪŋ/n.1 appiglio ( per il piede); (punto d') appoggio: to struggle for a footing, annaspare in cerca di un appoggio per il piede; to keep one's footing, mantenersi in equilibrio; to miss (o to lose) one's footing, mettere il piede in fallo; perdere l'equilibrio2 [u] (fig.) base, basi ( per agire); posizione; appoggio: to be on a sound footing, poggiare su basi solide3 situazione; posizione; condizioni (pl.); piano; rapporto; relazione: on an equal footing (o on a footing of equality) in condizioni (o su un piano) di parità; alla pari; nelle stesse condizioni; on a sound footing, su basi solide; to be on a friendly footing with sb., essere in rapporti amichevoli con q.; on a war footing, sul piede di guerra; to gain a footing, inserirsi; trovare spazio; prendere piede5 totale; somma complessiva6 (edil.) plinto (di fondazione); fondamento ( d'una colonna, d'un muro); allargamento di muro (o di pilastro)FALSI AMICI: footing non significa footing nel senso italiano di corsa a ritmo lento fatta a scopo di esercizio fisico.* * *['fʊtɪŋ]1) (basis)to be on an equal o even footing with sb. essere su un piano di parità con qcn.; to be on a friendly footing with sb. — intrattenere relazioni amichevoli con qcn
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10 ♦ privilege
♦ privilege /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/n. [cu]1 privilegio ( anche fig.); prerogativa: the privileges of the diplomatic corps, i privilegi del corpo diplomatico; (leg.) breach of privilege, infrazione d'un privilegio; privilege of Parliament, prerogativa (o immunità) parlamentare; to renounce a privilege, rinunciare a un privilegio2 diritto ( civile, politico): the privilege of equality for all, il diritto di tutti all'eguaglianza3 (leg.) prerogativa; immunità● (stor.) privilege of clergy, prerogativa del clero ( d'esser giudicato da un tribunale ecclesiastico) □ (leg.) privilege of necessity, non punibilità per aver agito in stato di necessità □ (fisc., USA) privilege tax, tassa (o imposta) sulle professioni.(to) privilege /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/v. t.privilegiare; accordare un privilegio a (q.)● to privilege sb. from st., esonerare q. da qc., in via di privilegio □ to privilege sb. to do st., concedere a q. il privilegio di fare qc. -
11 CORE n abbr Am
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12 par n
[pɒː(r)]1) (equality of value) parità, pari f, (Fin: of shares) valore m nominaleto be on a par with sb/sth — essere allo stesso livello di qn/qc
at/above/below par Fin — alla/sopra la/sotto la pari
2)to be above/below par (gen) Golf — essere al di sopra/al di sotto della norma
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13 racial *** ra·cial adj
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14 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
- equally
- 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.)
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