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1 home *****
[həʊm]1. n1) (residence, house) casa, (country, area) patria, paese m natale or natio, Bot Zool habitat m invto give sb/sth a home — prendersi in casa qn/qc
2) (institution) istituto, (for old people) casa di riposo2. adv1) a casato stay home — stare a or restare in casa
it's nothing to write home about fam — non è gran che, non è niente di speciale
2) (right in) a fondo, fino in fondo3. vi(pigeons) tornare alla base4. adj(life) familiare, (cooking) casalingo (-a), (improvements) alla casa, (comforts) di casa, (native: village) natale, natio (-a), (Econ: trade, market) nazionale, interno (-a), (product, industries) nazionale, (news) dall'interno, (Sport: team) di casa, (match, win) in casa• -
2 improvement
[ɪm'pruːvmənt]1) (change for the better) miglioramento m. (in, of, to di)an improvement on last year's performance — un miglioramento rispetto alla prestazione dell'anno scorso
safety improvements, improvements in safety miglioramenti in materia di sicurezza; a 5% improvement, an improvement of 5% — un aumento del 5%
2) (progress)he has made a big improvement — med. le sue condizioni sono notevolmente migliorate
there is room for improvement — ci sono ancora possibilità o margini di miglioramento
3) (alteration) miglioria f., miglioramento m. (to di)to make improvements to — apportare delle migliorie a [ house]
* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) miglioramento2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) miglioramento* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]1) (change for the better) miglioramento m. (in, of, to di)an improvement on last year's performance — un miglioramento rispetto alla prestazione dell'anno scorso
safety improvements, improvements in safety miglioramenti in materia di sicurezza; a 5% improvement, an improvement of 5% — un aumento del 5%
2) (progress)he has made a big improvement — med. le sue condizioni sono notevolmente migliorate
there is room for improvement — ci sono ancora possibilità o margini di miglioramento
3) (alteration) miglioria f., miglioramento m. (to di)to make improvements to — apportare delle migliorie a [ house]
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