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1 vocation
[vəʊ'keɪʃn]nome vocazione f.* * *[və'keiʃən, ]( American[) vou-]1) (a feeling of having been called (by God), or born etc, to do a particular type of work: He had a sense of vocation about his work as a doctor.) vocazione2) (the work done, profession entered etc (as a result of such a feeling): Nursing is her vocation; Many people regard teaching as a vocation.) vocazione* * *vocation /vəʊˈkeɪʃn/n.1 (solo al sing.) vocazione: He has a vocation for teaching, ha una vocazione per l'insegnamento; Bringing up a family was regarded as a woman's vocation, tirare su i figli era considerato una vocazione femminile; to find one's vocation, trovare la propria vocazione; to miss one's vocation, sbagliar mestiere2 vocazione; attività che richiede una vocazione: Medicine isn't a job, it's a vocation, la medicina non è un lavoro, è una vocazione3 (relig.) vocazione: He lost his vocation and left the church, ha perso la vocazione e ha lasciato la chiesa.* * *[vəʊ'keɪʃn]nome vocazione f. -
2 find
I [faɪnd]nome scoperta f.II 1. [faɪnd]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che
2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn
3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]4) (consider) trovare, considerareto find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso
to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia
to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare
to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare
5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]6) (reach)to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno
to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]
7) dir.to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente
9) inform. trovare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.3.to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione•- find out••to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe
to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è
* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) trovare2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) scoprire3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) trovare2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) scoperta, ritrovamento- find out* * *find /faɪnd/n.scoperta; ritrovamento; oggetto trovato: This book [restaurant] is a real find, questo libro [ristorante] è una grande scoperta● a sure find, ( caccia) un posto dove si è sicuri di trovare la volpe; un buon appostamento; ( anche) persona (o cosa) che si può star certi di trovare.♦ (to) find /faɪnd/(pass. e p. p. found)A v. t.1 trovare; scoprire; ritrovare; reperire; rinvenire: Have you found your wallet?, hai ritrovato il portafoglio?; I can't find my ring, non trovo il mio anello; to find a job, trovare lavoro; impiegarsi; sistemarsi; to find happiness, trovare la felicità; to find oil, scoprire il petrolio; He was found after a long search, fu ritrovato dopo lunghe ricerche2 accorgersi; rendersi conto; scoprire; trovare: I find that I have been mistaken, mi accorgo che avevo torto (o mi sbagliavo); I find it difficult to believe him, trovo difficile credergli; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I don't find it that easy to make friends quickly, non è facile per me fare amicizia rapidamente3 trovare; giudicare; reputare; stimare: I find the terms reasonable, trovo (o giudico) ragionevoli le condizioni; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- How's he finding his new school?, cosa ne pensa della scuola nuova?4 provvedere; provvedersi di; procurarsi: to find one's own tools, procurarsi gli attrezzi da lavoro5 (leg.) giudicare; dichiarare; riconoscere; emettere ( una sentenza o un verdetto): The jury found him guilty, la giuria lo ha dichiarato colpevoleB v. i.● (comput.) find and replace, trova e sostituisci ( istruzione) □ ( anche fig.) to find one's bearings, orientarsi □ to find fault with, trovar da ridire su; criticare □ to find favour with sb., incontrare il favore (o la simpatia) di q. □ to find one's feet, reggersi in piedi; riuscire a camminare (da solo); (fig.) ambientarsi; cavarsela □ to find it in one's heart, sentirsela; avere l'animo (di): I cannot find it in my heart to blame him, non me la sento di biasimarlo □ ( di proiettile) to find its mark, colpire il bersaglio; andare a segno □ to find mercy in sb., trovare compassione in q. □ to find oneself, trovarsi; ritrovarsi; ( anche) scoprirsi, accorgersi; scoprire la propria vocazione: He'll soon find himself in prison, si ritroverà presto in prigione; She found herself with plenty of spare time, si è ritrovata con parecchio tempo libero; I found myself agreeing with him, mi resi conto che ero d'accordo con lui □ to find one's place ( in a book), trovare il segno (in un libro) □ to find pleasure in st., provare piacere in qc. □ to find one's tongue, ritrovare la voce; trovare il coraggio di parlare □ ( anche fig.) to find one's way, trovare la strada.* * *I [faɪnd]nome scoperta f.II 1. [faɪnd]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che
2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn
3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]4) (consider) trovare, considerareto find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso
to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia
to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare
to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare
5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]6) (reach)to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno
to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]
7) dir.to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente
9) inform. trovare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.3.to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione•- find out••to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe
to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è
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