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1 ♦ occasion
♦ occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/n.1 [cu] occasione; circostanza; opportunità: on the occasion of our last meeting, in occasione del nostro ultimo incontro; a glittering occasion, una brillante occasione; festive occasion, lieta occasione on occasion, all'occasione; occasionalmente, saltuariamente; di quando in quando, talvolta; on the last occasion, l'ultima volta; on rare occasions, qualche rara volta; raramente2 [u] (form.) motivo; causa immediata (o diretta); ragione; causa: There is no occasion for alarm, non c'è motivo d'allarmarsi; The occasion of the riots is obvious, la causa immediata dei tumulti è evidente3 (pl.) (arc.) affari; faccende● to give occasion to, dar occasione a; cagionare; provocare: My words gave occasion to a burst of laughter, le mie parole hanno provocato uno scoppio di risa □ if the occasion demands, se la circostanza lo richiede □ to rise to the occasion (o to be equal to the occasion), essere all'altezza della situazione □ to take occasion to do [to say] st., cogliere l'occasione per fare [per dire] qc.NOTA D'USO: - occasion o bargain?- (to) occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/v. t.(form.) dare occasione a; causare; essere causa di; provocare: to occasion a delay in the delivery of the goods, causare un ritardo nella consegna della merce. -
2 festive
['festɪv]* * *['festiv](happy and (as if) celebrating: a festive atmosphere.) festoso* * *festive /ˈfɛstɪv/a.1 di festa (religiosa); delle feste; festivo: the festive season, le festività natalizie; il periodo delle feste; the festive table, la tavola imbandita (per le feste)2 di festa; festoso; gioioso; lieto: festive air, atmosfera di festa; festive occasion, occasione festosaFALSI AMICI: festive non significa festivo nel senso di un giorno di festa festively avv. festiveness n. [u].* * *['festɪv] -
3 gala n
['ɡɒːlə](festive occasion) festa, (important) gran galà m invswimming gala — gare fpl di nuoto
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