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1 failure
['feɪljə(r)]1) (lack of success) fallimento m., insuccesso m.; econ. fallimento m.2) (unsuccessful person) fallito m. (-a), incapace m. e f.; (unsuccessful event) insuccesso m., fiasco m.3) (breakdown) (of engine, machine) guasto m.; med. (of organ) arresto m., blocco m.4) agr.5) (omission)failure to comply with the rules — inosservanza delle regole o del regolamento
* * *[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) fallimento, insuccesso2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) fallito3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) incapacità* * *['feɪljə(r)]1) (lack of success) fallimento m., insuccesso m.; econ. fallimento m.2) (unsuccessful person) fallito m. (-a), incapace m. e f.; (unsuccessful event) insuccesso m., fiasco m.3) (breakdown) (of engine, machine) guasto m.; med. (of organ) arresto m., blocco m.4) agr.5) (omission)failure to comply with the rules — inosservanza delle regole o del regolamento
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2 rate
I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasso, percentuale2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) percentuale3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritmo, velocità4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tariffa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (imposta locale)2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) valutare, giudicare- rating- at this
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- rate of exchange* * *I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3. -
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[reɪt]1. nat a great rate; at a rate of knots fam — a tutta velocità
birth/death rate — tasso or indice m di natalità/di mortalità
failure rate — percentuale f dei bocciati
rate of flow/consumption — flusso/consumo medio
rate of reaction Chem — velocità f inv di reazione
at this rate — di questo passo, con questo ritmo
at any rate — in or ad ogni modo, comunque
2) (price, charge) tariffa, Comm, Fin tassoat a rate of 5% per annum — al tasso (annuo) del 5%
insurance rates — premi mpl assicurativi
See:2. vt(evaluate, appraise) valutareto rate sb/sth highly — stimare molto qn/qc
3. vito rate sb/sth among — annoverare qn/qc tra
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