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1 fail *****
[feɪl]1. vi1) (gen) fallire, (in exam: candidate) essere respinto (-a) or bocciato (-a), (show, play) essere un fiasco2) (power, light, supplies) mancare, (crops) andare perduto (-a), (sight), (light) indebolirsi, (strength, health) venire a mancare, (plan) fallire, (engine) fermarsi, (brakes) non funzionare2. vt1) (exam, subject) non superare, essere bocciato (-a) in, (candidate) respingere, bocciare, rimandare2) (subj: person, memory, nerve) abbandonare, mancare a3)to fail to do sth — (neglect) non fare qc, mancare di fare qc, (be unable) non riuscire a fare qc
I fail to see why/what etc — non vedo perché/che cosa ecc
3. nwithout fail — senza fallo, senz'altro
D is a pass, E is a fail — con D si passa, con E si viene bocciati
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2 discredit
I [dɪs'kredɪt]nome discredito m.II [dɪs'kredɪt]to bring discredit on sb. — gettare discredito su qcn
verbo transitivo screditare [ person]; mettere in dubbio [report, theory]* * *[dis'kredit] 1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) discredito, disistima2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) screditare2) (to disgrace.) screditare•- discreditably* * *discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/n. [u]1 discredito: to fall into discredit, cadere in discredito; to bring discredit on sb. [st.], screditare q. [qc.]; To his discredit, he failed to tell anyone about his suspicions, va a suo discredito il fatto che non abbia parlato a nessuno dei suoi sospetti(to) discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/v. t.1 screditare; gettare discredito su: Her enemies have tried everything to discredit her, i suoi nemici hanno tentato di tutto per screditarla; The incident has permanently discredited his government, l'incidente ha screditato irrimediabilmente il suo governo2 screditare, smentire: The steady-state theory of the universe was discredited by the Big Bang theory, la teoria dello stato stazionario dell'universo è stata screditata dalla teoria del Big Bang.* * *I [dɪs'kredɪt]nome discredito m.II [dɪs'kredɪt]to bring discredit on sb. — gettare discredito su qcn
verbo transitivo screditare [ person]; mettere in dubbio [report, theory] -
3 respond
[rɪ'spɒnd]1) (answer) rispondereto respond with a phone call — dare una risposta o rispondere per telefono
to respond to pressure — pol. amm. cedere alle pressioni
3) (listen, adapt) adeguarsi* * *[rə'spond]( with to)1) (to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) rispondere2) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) rispondere3) ((of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls: The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls.) rispondere•- response- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- responsive
- responsively
- responsiveness* * *respond /rɪˈspɒnd/n.1 (relig.) responsorio♦ (to) respond /rɪˈspɒnd/v. i.1 rispondere; reagire: Police responded with teargas, la polizia ha risposto con il gas lacrimogeno; Many people respond to stress by eating more, molte persone reagiscono allo stress mangiando di più; The market responded positively to the announcement, il mercato ha risposto positivamente all'annuncio; The patient failed to respond to the antibiotics, il paziente non ha risposto agli antibiotici; to respond to sb. 's needs, soddisfare le esigenze di q.2 rispondere; replicare: to respond to a letter, rispondere a una lettera; He responded that he was aware of the problem, ha risposto di essere cosciente del problema; «I don't believe a word of it» she responded, «non credo a una parola» rispose; to respond negatively [positively] to a question, rispondere negativamente [affermativamente] a una domanda4 essere (o mostrarsi) sensibile (a): to respond to children [animals], essere sensibile ai bambini [agli animali]NOTA D'USO: - to answer, to reply o to respond?-* * *[rɪ'spɒnd]1) (answer) rispondereto respond with a phone call — dare una risposta o rispondere per telefono
to respond to pressure — pol. amm. cedere alle pressioni
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4 qualify
['kwɒlɪfaɪ] 1.to qualify sb. for a job — [degree, diploma] qualificare qcn. per un lavoro; [experience, skills] rendere qcn. adatto o idoneo a un lavoro
2) amm.to qualify sb. for — dare titolo o diritto a qcn. a [membership, benefit]
to qualify sb. to do — dare a qcn. il diritto di fare
to qualify sb. to do — autorizzare qcn. a fare
taking a few photos hardly qualifies him as a photographer — il fatto che scatti qualche foto non ne fa certo un fotografo
5) ling. qualificare2.to qualify as — diplomarsi, ottenere il titolo di
while he was qualifying as an engineer — mentre studiava ingegneria; (have experience, skill)
2) amm. acquisire i requisiti, soddisfare (al)le condizioni4) sport qualificarsi* * *1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) qualificare, abilitare2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) abilitarsi, qualificarsi3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) qualificarsi4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) qualificare•- qualified
- qualifying* * *['kwɒlɪfaɪ] 1.to qualify sb. for a job — [degree, diploma] qualificare qcn. per un lavoro; [experience, skills] rendere qcn. adatto o idoneo a un lavoro
2) amm.to qualify sb. for — dare titolo o diritto a qcn. a [membership, benefit]
to qualify sb. to do — dare a qcn. il diritto di fare
to qualify sb. to do — autorizzare qcn. a fare
taking a few photos hardly qualifies him as a photographer — il fatto che scatti qualche foto non ne fa certo un fotografo
5) ling. qualificare2.to qualify as — diplomarsi, ottenere il titolo di
while he was qualifying as an engineer — mentre studiava ingegneria; (have experience, skill)
2) amm. acquisire i requisiti, soddisfare (al)le condizioni4) sport qualificarsi
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