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41 than ***** weak form
[ðən]conjche, (with numerals, pronouns, proper names) diyou have more than me/Mary/ten — ne hai più di me/Mary/dieci
more/less than 90 — più/meno di 90
you know her better than I do — la conosci meglio di me or di quanto non la conosca io
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[θɪŋk] thought vb: pt, pp1. vi(
gen) to think of or about sth — pensare a qc, (more carefully) riflettere su qcto think of or about doing sth — pensare di fare qc
to act without thinking — agire senza riflettere or pensare
think before you reply — rifletti or pensa prima di rispondere
think again! — rifletti!, pensaci su!
to think for o.s. — pensare con la propria testa
See:2. vt1) (use one's brain, have ideas) pensare, (imagine) pensare, immaginare2)(believe, consider)
to think (that...) — pensare (che...), credere (che...)I think/don't think so — penso or credo di sì/no
3. nyou've got another think coming! fam — ti sbagli!, hai capito male!
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[wɛə(r)]1. advwhere should we be if...? — dove saremmo se...?
2. conj1) (gen) dovethere's a cinema where the butcher's used to be — dove una volta c'era la macelleria ora c'è un cinema
where possible — quando è possibile, se possibile
from where I'm standing it looks fine — da dove sono, mi sembra vada bene
sometimes a teacher will be listened to, where a parent might not — qualche volta si è più disposti ad ascoltare un insegnante che un genitore
2) (rel: in, on, at which) dove, in (or da, su etc) cuithe hill where the heather grows — la collina dove or su cui cresce l'erica
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44 correct
I [kə'rekt]you are quite correct — hai perfettamente o proprio ragione
2) (proper) [behaviour, manner] corretto, appropriato, opportunoII 1. [kə'rekt]verbo transitivo correggere [person, error]; correggere, rettificare [ false impression]2.I stand corrected — ho torto, ammetto il mio errore
* * *[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) correggere2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) correggere2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) corretto2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) corretto, giusto•- corrective
- correctly
- correctness* * *I [kə'rekt]you are quite correct — hai perfettamente o proprio ragione
2) (proper) [behaviour, manner] corretto, appropriato, opportunoII 1. [kə'rekt]verbo transitivo correggere [person, error]; correggere, rettificare [ false impression]2.I stand corrected — ho torto, ammetto il mio errore
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I 1. [truː]1) (based on fact) [account, news, fact, story] veroit is true to say that... — si può dire che, risponde a verità dire che...
the same is o holds true of lo stesso dicasi di; to prove true dimostrarsi o rivelarsi vero; it can't be true! non può essere vero! that's true (when agreeing) (è) vero, giusto; too true! — colloq. (e) già, verissimo!
2) (real, genuine) [god, democracy, American, meaning] vero; [identity, age, cost] vero, reale3) (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] vero, sincero, autentico4) (accurate) [ copy] conforme; [ assessment] corretto, accuratoto be true to life — [film, book] essere rispondente alla realtà, riprodurre fedelmente la realtà
5) (faithful, loyal) [servant, knight] fedele, lealeto be true to — essere fedele a [beliefs, word]
6) ing.to be out of true — [window, post, frame] non essere centrato
7) mus. [ instrument] intonato2.avverbio (straight) [aim, fire] in modo preciso••true to form, he... — com'era prevedibile o come ci si poteva aspettare, lui...
II [truː]to be, remain true to type — [ person] non smentirsi mai
nome mecc. centratura f., allineamento m.* * *[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) vero2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) esatto3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) fedele, vero4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) (vero e proprio)•- trueness- truly* * *I 1. [truː]1) (based on fact) [account, news, fact, story] veroit is true to say that... — si può dire che, risponde a verità dire che...
the same is o holds true of lo stesso dicasi di; to prove true dimostrarsi o rivelarsi vero; it can't be true! non può essere vero! that's true (when agreeing) (è) vero, giusto; too true! — colloq. (e) già, verissimo!
2) (real, genuine) [god, democracy, American, meaning] vero; [identity, age, cost] vero, reale3) (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] vero, sincero, autentico4) (accurate) [ copy] conforme; [ assessment] corretto, accuratoto be true to life — [film, book] essere rispondente alla realtà, riprodurre fedelmente la realtà
5) (faithful, loyal) [servant, knight] fedele, lealeto be true to — essere fedele a [beliefs, word]
6) ing.to be out of true — [window, post, frame] non essere centrato
7) mus. [ instrument] intonato2.avverbio (straight) [aim, fire] in modo preciso••true to form, he... — com'era prevedibile o come ci si poteva aspettare, lui...
II [truː]to be, remain true to type — [ person] non smentirsi mai
nome mecc. centratura f., allineamento m.
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