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1 few
[fjuː] 1.(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile1) (not many) pochifew visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere
on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...
2) (some, several)every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni
over the next few days — (in past) nei giorni successivi; (in future) nei giorni a venire
3) a few qualche, alcunia few people, houses — alcune persone, case
quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone
2.a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima
1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)2) (some)3.a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi
the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che
••••to have had a few (too many) — colloq. avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo
Note:When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi / le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I.1 in the entry below. - When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I.2 in the entry below. - When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I.3 in the entry below. - For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in the entry below. - For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him), see III in the entry below* * *[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) poco- a few- few and far between* * *[fjuː] 1.(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile1) (not many) pochifew visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere
on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...
2) (some, several)every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni
over the next few days — (in past) nei giorni successivi; (in future) nei giorni a venire
3) a few qualche, alcunia few people, houses — alcune persone, case
quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone
2.a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima
1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)2) (some)3.a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi
the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che
••••to have had a few (too many) — colloq. avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo
Note:When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi / le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I.1 in the entry below. - When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I.2 in the entry below. - When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I.3 in the entry below. - For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in the entry below. - For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him), see III in the entry below -
2 reference
I ['refərəns]1) (allusion) riferimento m., allusione f.to make reference to — fare riferimento a, menzionare
to do sth. without reference to sb., sth. — fare qcs. senza consultare qcn., qcs.
"for reference only" — (on library book) "solo per consultazione"
for future reference, dogs are not allowed — per il futuro, è vietato l'ingresso ai cani
for easy reference,... — per una consultazione più facile,...
without reference to — senza tenere conto di [statistics, needs]
3) (anche reference mark) segno m. di rinvio, rimando m.4) comm. (on letter, memo) riferimento m.5) (referee) referenza f.6) ling. riferimento m.7) geogr.8) with reference to in riferimento aII ['refərəns]with reference to your letter, request — in riferimento alla vostra lettera, richiesta
verbo transitivo fornire le fonti di [book, article]* * *['refərəns]1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) riferimento2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) referenze3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) rimando, rinvio* * *I ['refərəns]1) (allusion) riferimento m., allusione f.to make reference to — fare riferimento a, menzionare
to do sth. without reference to sb., sth. — fare qcs. senza consultare qcn., qcs.
"for reference only" — (on library book) "solo per consultazione"
for future reference, dogs are not allowed — per il futuro, è vietato l'ingresso ai cani
for easy reference,... — per una consultazione più facile,...
without reference to — senza tenere conto di [statistics, needs]
3) (anche reference mark) segno m. di rinvio, rimando m.4) comm. (on letter, memo) riferimento m.5) (referee) referenza f.6) ling. riferimento m.7) geogr.8) with reference to in riferimento aII ['refərəns]with reference to your letter, request — in riferimento alla vostra lettera, richiesta
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3 anticipate
[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] 1.1) (expect, foresee) prevedere, aspettarsi [problem, delay]2) (guess in advance) anticipare [sb.'s needs, result]3) (preempt) prevenire [person, act]4) (prefigure) prevedere, anticipare [ development]2.verbo intransitivo fare delle anticipazionibut I'm anticipating a little — (when telling story) ma sto andando troppo avanti
* * *[æn'tisəpeit]1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) aspettarsi2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) prevedere•* * *[æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] 1.1) (expect, foresee) prevedere, aspettarsi [problem, delay]2) (guess in advance) anticipare [sb.'s needs, result]3) (preempt) prevenire [person, act]4) (prefigure) prevedere, anticipare [ development]2.verbo intransitivo fare delle anticipazionibut I'm anticipating a little — (when telling story) ma sto andando troppo avanti
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