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1 ♦ foreign
♦ foreign /ˈfɒrən/a.1 straniero; forestiero; estero: foreign countries, paesi stranieri; foreign languages, lingue straniere; foreign affairs, affari esteri; foreign flag, bandiera estera; foreign trade, commercio estero (o con l'estero)3 ( solo pred.) estraneo; non familiare; sconosciuto; alieno: ideas foreign to the main theme, idee estranee al tema principale; He spoke in a language that was foreign to me, ha parlato in una lingua a me sconosciuta; Rudeness is foreign to his nature, la scortesia è estranea al suo carattere● (econ.) foreign aid, aiuti ai paesi esteri □ (in GB, dal 1968) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ► FCO □ (econ., fin.) foreign balance, saldo con l'estero □ (comm.) foreign bill, cambiale estera □ (med.) foreign body, corpo estraneo □ ( banca) foreign borrowings, provvista in valuta estera □ foreign correspondent, (comm. est.) corrispondente all'estero; ( anche) corrispondente in lingue estere; (giorn.) corrispondente dall'estero □ (fin.) foreign currency, divisa (o valuta) estera □ (econ.) foreign demand, domanda estera □ (econ.) foreign direct investment, investimento diretto estero □ foreign exchange, cambio valutario; = foreign currency ► sopra □ (econ.) foreign debt, debito estero □ foreign-exchange broker, intermediario di cambio; cambista □ (fin.) foreign-exchange dealer, cambiavalute □ (fin.) foreign-exchange market, mercato valutario; mercato dei cambi □ (fin.) foreign-exchange rate, tasso (o corso) di cambio □ (fin.) foreign-exchange reserves, riserve valutarie □ (fin.) foreign-exchange restrictions, restrizioni valutarie □ (comput.) foreign key, chiave esterna □ (econ.) foreign labour, manodopera straniera □ (mil.) the Foreign Legion, la legione straniera □ foreign-made, fabbricato all'estero; di produzione estera □ (polit.) foreign minister, ministro degli esteri □ (in GB, fino al 1968) the Foreign Office, il Ministero degli esteri □ (econ.) foreign-owned company, azienda a capitale straniero □ (in GB) Foreign Secretary, Ministro degli esteri □ (in USA) the Foreign Service, la diplomazia; il corpo diplomatico □ (lett.) foreign soil, terra straniera. -
2 ♦ language
♦ language /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/n.1 [uc] lingua; linguaggio; idioma: foreign languages, lingue straniere; technical language, linguaggio tecnico; the language of poetry, il linguaggio poetico; dead languages, lingue morte; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I'm no good at languages, non sono portato per le lingue; first language, lingua madre; madrelingua; strong language, linguaggio violento (o volgare); bad language, linguaggio scorretto (o sboccato); filthy (o foul) language, linguaggio scurrile (o osceno); turpiloquio; profane language, parole irriverenti; bestemmie; to use emotive language, usare un linguaggio carico di emozione; native language, lingua madre; idioma nativo; to master a language, conoscere a fondo una lingua2 [u] favella; parola; capacità di parlare: Animals do not possess language, gli animali non possiedono la favella3 [u] (comput.) linguaggio: programming language, linguaggio di programmazione; low-level language, linguaggio di basso livello● (comput.) language encoding, codifica della lingua ( di una pagina Web) □ language laboratory (o lab), laboratorio linguistico □ (comput.) language neutral, indipendente dalla lingua □ language pedagogy, glottodidattica □ language pollution, imbastardimento della lingua □ language skills, le facoltà della parola □ (comput.) language translator, traduttore automatico □ in anybody's language, per chiunque; sotto tutti i punti di vista □ (fig.) to speak the same language, parlare lo stesso linguaggio □ to use bad language, usare un linguaggio volgare (o da trivio). -
3 obstacle
['ɒbstəkl]nome ostacolo m. (anche fig.)to be an obstacle to sth. — essere un ostacolo per o di ostacolo a qcs.
to put an obstacle in sb.'s way — mettere i bastoni tra le ruote a qcn
* * *['obstəkl](something which prevents progress: His inability to learn foreign languages was an obstacle to his career.) ostacolo* * *obstacle /ˈɒbstəkl/n.1 ostacolo; impedimento2 (equit.) ostacolo* * *['ɒbstəkl]nome ostacolo m. (anche fig.)to be an obstacle to sth. — essere un ostacolo per o di ostacolo a qcs.
to put an obstacle in sb.'s way — mettere i bastoni tra le ruote a qcn
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4 ♦ tin
♦ tin /tɪn/n.1 [u] (chim.) stagno2 (spec. ingl.; cfr. USA can /2/, def. 2) barattolo, scatola, scatoletta ( di latta); lattina: a tin of beans, un barattolo di fagioli; an anchovy tin, una scatola d'acciughe● (volg. Austral.) tin-arsed, che ha culo (volg.); fortunato □ (volg. Austral.) tin bum, persona che ha culo (volg.); fortunello □ tin can, lattina; scatoletta □ (fig. fam.) tin ear, orecchio che non ci sente (fig.): to have a tin ear ( for foreign languages), non avere orecchio (per le lingue straniere) □ ( gergo naut.) tin fish, siluro □ (fig.) tin god, individuo mediocre che si crede un dio; piccolo padreterno; burocratello spocchioso □ ( gergo mil.) tin hat, elmetto □ (fam.) tin lizzie, piccola automobile sgangherata; macinino □ tin mine, miniera di stagno □ tin opener, apriscatole □ (fam.) Tin Pan Alley, il mondo delle canzonette (o della musica leggera) □ (fig. fam. USA) tin parachute, accordo che garantisce il pieno trattamento economico ai dipendenti ( quando un'azienda passa a nuovi proprietari) □ tin roof, tetto di latta □ tin sheet, foglio di latta □ tin snips, forbici da lattoniere □ tin tack, puntina stagnata □ (mus.) tin whistle, zufolo di metallo ( strumento tradizionale irl.) □ to coat with tin, stagnare.(to) tin /tɪn/v. t.2 (spec. ingl.; cfr. USA to can) mettere in scatola; inscatolare ( alimenti, ecc.): tinned meat [fruit], carne [frutta] in scatola● (comm.) tinned goods, scatolame.
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