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1 background *** back·ground
['bækˌɡraʊnd]1. n1) (gen) sfondo, fig sfondo, scenarioin the background — sullo sfondo, fig nell'ombra
2) (of person) background m inv, (basic knowledge) base f, (experience) esperienza, (of problem, event) retroscena m, background m inv2. adj(music, noise) di fondo, Comput a bassa prioritàbackground noise — rumori mpl di fondo
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2 origins
noun plural (a person's place of birth, family background etc: He tried to hide his origins.) origini -
3 Home
I 1. [həʊm]1) (dwelling) abitazione f.; (house) casa f., alloggio m.2) (for residential care) ricovero m.retirement, nursing home — casa di riposo, casa di cura
3) (family base) focolare m. domestico, famiglia f."good home wanted" — "cercasi famiglia rispettabile"
4) (country) patria f., paese m. natale2.home of — [ country] patria di [ speciality]
2) (national) [market, affairs, news] interno3.1) [come, go, arrive] (to house) a casa; (to country) in patriaon the journey home — tornando a casa; (by boat, plane) nel viaggio di ritorno
2) fig. (to required effect)to bring sth. home to — fare comprendere qcs. a
3) at home (in house) [work, stay] a casa; sport (on own ground) [ play] in casa; fig. (comfortable) [be, feel] a proprio agio••it's home from home — BE
II [həʊm]it's home away from home — AE è una seconda casa
- home in* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) casa; habitat2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) casa, dimora4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) casa5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domestico2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) nazionale, nostrano3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) locale, di/in casa3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) a casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) a fondo, nel segno•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *(Surnames) Home /həʊm, hju:m/* * *I 1. [həʊm]1) (dwelling) abitazione f.; (house) casa f., alloggio m.2) (for residential care) ricovero m.retirement, nursing home — casa di riposo, casa di cura
3) (family base) focolare m. domestico, famiglia f."good home wanted" — "cercasi famiglia rispettabile"
4) (country) patria f., paese m. natale2.home of — [ country] patria di [ speciality]
2) (national) [market, affairs, news] interno3.1) [come, go, arrive] (to house) a casa; (to country) in patriaon the journey home — tornando a casa; (by boat, plane) nel viaggio di ritorno
2) fig. (to required effect)to bring sth. home to — fare comprendere qcs. a
3) at home (in house) [work, stay] a casa; sport (on own ground) [ play] in casa; fig. (comfortable) [be, feel] a proprio agio••it's home from home — BE
II [həʊm]it's home away from home — AE è una seconda casa
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4 pedigree
['pedɪgriː] 1.1) (ancestry) (of animal) pedigree m.; (of person, family) (line) lignaggio m., ascendenza f.; (tree, chart) albero m. genealogico; (background) origini f.pl.2) (purebred animal) animale m. di razza2.modificatore [ animal] di razza, con pedigree* * *['pediɡri:] 1. noun1) (a list of the ancestors from whom a person or animal is descended: a dog's pedigree.) genealogia; pedigree2) (distinguished descent or ancestry: a man of pedigree.) lignaggio2. adjective((of an animal) pure-bred; from a long line of ancestors of the same breed: a herd of pedigree cattle.) (che ha il pedigree)* * *pedigree /ˈpɛdɪgri:/A n.2 [u] genealogia; ascendenza; lignaggio (lett.)4 ( di persone) passato; storia personale; trascorsi: He has a criminal pedigree, ha un passato di delinquenteB a. attr.che ha il pedigree: a pedigree bull [Alsatian], un toro [un pastore tedesco] con pedigreepedigreeda.1 di nobili natali; d'alto lignaggio* * *['pedɪgriː] 1.1) (ancestry) (of animal) pedigree m.; (of person, family) (line) lignaggio m., ascendenza f.; (tree, chart) albero m. genealogico; (background) origini f.pl.2) (purebred animal) animale m. di razza2.modificatore [ animal] di razza, con pedigree -
5 working class
1.nome classe f. operaia2.aggettivo [ area] popolare; [background, family] operaio; [ life] da operaio; [culture, London] operaio, proletario; [ person] della classe operaia* * *(the section of society who work with their hands, doing manual labour.) classe operaia* * *nclasse f operaia or lavoratrice* * *1.nome classe f. operaia2. -
6 familial
[fə'mɪlɪəl]aggettivo (of the family) familiare, di famiglia* * *familial /fəˈmɪlɪəl/a.* * *[fə'mɪlɪəl]aggettivo (of the family) familiare, di famiglia -
7 working-class adj
[ˌwɜːkɪŋ'klɒːs]
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