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1 ♦ term
♦ term /tɜ:m/n.1 termine; parola, vocabolo: He always uses the proper term, usa sempre la parola giusta; He used strong terms, disse delle parole grosse; ( logica) the terms of a syllogism, i termini di un sillogismo; (mat.) This expression has four terms, quest'espressione ha quattro termini; scientific terms, termini scientifici; in plain terms, in parole povere; technical terms, termini tecnici; voci tecniche; to speak in general terms, parlare in modo vago; to speak in glowing terms, avere parole di caloroso apprezzamento; term of endearment, appellativo affettuoso; vezzeggiativo2 (pl.) rapporti; relazioni: to be on bad terms with sb., avere rapporti tesi con q.; on friendly terms, in rapporti di amicizia; to be on intimate terms with sb., essere intimo di q.; essere in intimità con q.; I am on good terms with him, sono in buoni rapporti con lui3 durata; periodo ( di tempo); trimestre scolastico; sessione: the term of an insurance policy, la durata d'una polizza assicurativa; (leg.) term of imprisonment, periodo di detenzione; pena detentiva; spring term, il secondo trimestre (scolastico)4 (polit., ecc.; = term of office) periodo di permanenza in carica; mandato: Thomas Jefferson was President of the USA for two successive terms, Thomas Jefferson fu Presidente degli USA per due mandati successivi5 (pl.) termini; condizioni; clausole: the terms of surrender, le condizioni di resa; terms of sale [payment], condizioni di vendita [pagamento]; the terms of a contract, i termini di un contratto; le condizioni contrattuali; on the usual terms, alle solite condizioni; the terms of a will, le clausole di un testamento; under the terms, secondo le clausole ( del contratto); to dictate the terms, dettare le condizioni; favourable terms, condizioni favorevoli6 (pl.) prezzi; tariffe7 (archeol.) termine; erma8 [u] (= full term) (med.) termine ( della gestazione): She had her baby at full term, ha portato la gravidanza a termine; to be near one's term, essere prossima al parto● (fin.) term bill, cambiale (o tratta) a tempo vista □ term day, giorno di scadenza □ ( banca) term deposit, deposito a termine (o vincolato) □ (ass.) term insurance, assicurazione temporanea sulla vita □ ( banca) term loan, mutuo (o prestito) a termine (o rateizzato) □ ( Borsa) term settlement, liquidazione periodica □ (econ.) terms of trade, ragione di scambio □ to bring sb. to terms, ridurre q. alla ragione; convincere q. a venire a un accordo □ to come to terms with, accettare, farsi una ragione di (qc. di spiacevole o doloroso) □ in terms of, in termini di □ (leg.) to make terms, accordarsi □ not on any term, a nessun patto □ on equal terms, alla pari; su un piede d'eguaglianza □ to serve a term ( in prison), scontare una condanna (in carcere) □ We aren't on speaking terms, non ci parliamo; non ci rivolgiamo la parola.(to) term /tɜ:m/v. t.chiamare; definire; denominare; designare: A hybrid of a male ass and a mare is termed a mule, l'ibrido di un asino e una cavalla si chiama mulo● He terms himself an artist, si autoproclama un artista. -
2 break
I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento3) (an opening.) inizio4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up -
3 buy
I [baɪ] II 1. [baɪ]1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere
to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.
2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]4) colloq. (believe)2.to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs
- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprare* * *buy /baɪ/n.(fam.) acquisto; compera: a good buy, un buon acquisto; un affare (fam.); a bad buy, un cattivo acquisto; un bidone (fam.)● buy-back, riacquisto ( in genere); ( Borsa, fin.) acquisto di azioni proprie; (comm. est.) compensazione; acquisto dei prodotti di un impianto costruito all'estero □ buy-in, (fin.) rilevamento, acquisto del pacchetto di maggioranza ( di una società); ( a un'asta) riscatto; (org. az.) operazione di stoccaggio □ ( Borsa) buy on close [on opening], ordine d'acquisto in chiusura [in apertura] □ ( Borsa) buy order, ordine di comprare (o d'acquisto).♦ (to) buy /baɪ/(pass. e p. p. bought), v. t.1 acquistare; comprare: DIALOGO → - Taking things back- I bought this book here last week, ho comprato questo libro qui la settimana scorsa; I bought her a present, le comprai un regalo; to buy for cash, comprare a contanti; to buy on credit, comprare a credito; to buy st. from (o off) sb., comprare qc. da q.; His wealth was dearly bought, la sua ricchezza era stata acquistata a caro prezzo2 comprare; corrompere3 (fam. USA) credere; bere (fam.); cascarci (fam.): I don't buy it!, non ci credo!; non la bevo!; non ci casco!● ( slang USA) to buy the farm = to buy it ► sotto □ (fin.) to buy for forward delivery, comprare a termine □ (fam.) to buy st. for a song, comprare qc. per quattro soldi □ ( slang) to buy it, morire; lasciarci la pelle; restarci □ ( Borsa) to buy long, acquistare titoli in previsione di un rialzo □ to buy on easy terms, comprare con agevolazioni di pagamento □ to buy on instalments, comprare a rate □ to buy a pig in a poke, comprare qc. a occhi chiusi; impegnarsi in qc. senza riflettere □ (fam.) to buy time, guadagnare tempo □ to buy wholesale, comprare all'ingrosso □ all that money can buy, tutto ciò che il denaro può procurare.* * *I [baɪ] II 1. [baɪ]1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere
to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.
2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]4) colloq. (believe)2.to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs
- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up
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