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1 ♦ practical
♦ practical /ˈpræktɪkl/A a.1 pratico; concreto; positivo: a practical man, un uomo pratico; practical matters [questions], faccende [questioni] pratiche; practical knowledge, conoscenza pratica; a practical mind, una mente positiva; for all practical purposes, a tutti gli effetti; in realtà; di fatto4 effettivo; reale; vero e proprio: He has practical control of the business, egli detiene il controllo effettivo (o di fatto) dell'azienda5 praticabile; fattibile; effettuabileB n.● practical joke, scherzo di mano; beffa; burla; tiro birbone (o mancino) □ practical joker, beffatore; burlone, burlona □ ( USA) practical nurse, infermiera non diplomata □ practical science, scienza applicata. -
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['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2.* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) pratico2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) pratico3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) pratico•- practically
- practical joke* * *['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2. -
3 practical *** prac·ti·cal adj
['præktɪk(ə)l](gen) pratico (-a)for all practical purposes — in pratica, agli effetti pratici
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4 purpose
['pɜːpəs]1) (aim) scopo m., fine m., intenzione f., proposito m.for the purpose of doing — con il proposito o lo scopo di fare
for the purposes of this book,... — dati gli scopi di questo libro,...
for all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti, in pratica, praticamente
this will serve the purpose — questo andrà bene o farà al caso nostro
to some o good purpose non invano, con qualche risultato; to no purpose invano, con nessun risultato; to the purpose — form. a proposito, all'uopo
2) (determination) (anche strength of purpose) decisione f., fermezza f.to have a sense of purpose — essere determinato o deciso
3) on purpose (deliberately) apposta, di proposito* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) scopo2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) funzione3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinazione•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *['pɜːpəs]1) (aim) scopo m., fine m., intenzione f., proposito m.for the purpose of doing — con il proposito o lo scopo di fare
for the purposes of this book,... — dati gli scopi di questo libro,...
for all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti, in pratica, praticamente
this will serve the purpose — questo andrà bene o farà al caso nostro
to some o good purpose non invano, con qualche risultato; to no purpose invano, con nessun risultato; to the purpose — form. a proposito, all'uopo
2) (determination) (anche strength of purpose) decisione f., fermezza f.to have a sense of purpose — essere determinato o deciso
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5 purpose **** pur·pose n
['pɜːpəs]1) (intention) scopo, intenzione f, (use) usofor all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti pratici, in pratica
on purpose — di proposito, apposta
to the purpose — a proposito, pertinente
to no purpose — senza nessun risultato, inutilmente
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♦ purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/n.1 proposito; fine; scopo; intenzione; mira; disegno: I will effect my purpose, porterò a compimento il mio proposito; The purpose of the reform is to provide better medical care to senior citizens, lo scopo della riforma è quello di garantire una migliore assistenza medica agli anziani; for all practical purposes, a tutti gli effetti; praticamente; to no purpose, senza alcun risultato; to some purpose, con qualche (buon) risultato; non invano; to the purpose, a proposito; pertinente; utile; to serve a purpose, servire a uno scopo; to fulfil a purpose, rispondere a uno scopo; for this express purpose, per questo preciso scopo; avowed purpose, scopo dichiarato2 [u] decisione; fermezza; risolutezza● (edil.) purpose-built, costruito su commissione (o appositamente): purpose-built homes for old people, case per anziani □ purpose-made, (fatto) su ordinazione: purpose-made joinery, lavori di falegnameria fatti su ordinazione □ to serve one's purpose, servire; andare bene; fare al caso proprio: I haven't got a screwdriver, but a knife will answer the same purpose, non ho un cacciavite, ma un coltello andrà bene (lo stesso) □ a man of purpose, un uomo risoluto □ on purpose, di proposito; apposta: He did it on purpose, l'ha fatto apposta □ to little purpose, con scarsi risultati □ to be weak of purpose, essere indeciso (o irresoluto).(to) purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/v. t.proporsi; intendere; avere l'intenzione di; volere: He purposes to write ( o writing) the story of his life, si propone di scrivere la storia della sua vita.
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