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1 century
['sentʃərɪ]nome secolo m.half a century — metà o mezzo secolo
* * *['sen əri]noun - plural centuries1) (a (period of a) hundred years: the 19th century; for more than a century.) secolo2) (in cricket, a hundred runs: He has just made his second century this year.) cento punti* * *['sentʃərɪ]nome secolo m.half a century — metà o mezzo secolo
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2 in *****
[ɪn]1. prep1) (place, position) inin here — qui dentro
2) (with place names: of town) a, (of region, country) in3) (time: during) in4) (time: in the space of) in, (after) tra, fra5)(manner, means)
a statue carved in wood — una statua intagliata nel legnoin green/a skirt/trousers — vestito (-a) di verde/con una gonna/con i calzoniin red — dipinto (-a) di rossoin large/small quantities — in grandi/piccole quantità
in a loud/soft voice — a voce alta/bassa
6)in the dark(ness) — al buio, nell'oscurità7)8)in a hundred years — una volta ogni cento anniperson/car in ten — una persona/macchina su dieci9) (people, works) in10)11) (after superlative) di12)in saying this — dicendo questo, nel dir questo13)2. advto be in — (person) esserci, (train, ship, plane) essere arrivato (-a), (crops, harvest) essere raccolto (-a), (in fashion) essere di moda, (fam: in power) essere al potere
to have it in for sb fam — avercela con qn
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he in? — lui c'è?to be in on a plan/secret — essere al corrente di un progetto/segreto
to be in and out of work — non durare mai molto in un impiego
to be in and out of hospital/prison — essere sempre dentro e fuori dall'ospedale/di prigione
3. n4. adjfam in invit's the in thing to do fam — è la cosa 'in' del momento
hang-gliding is the in thing to do — fare del deltaplano è 'in'
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3 ♦ during
♦ during /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/, ( USA) /ˈdʊərɪŋ/prep.durante; nel corso di: during the day [the morning, the afternoon], durante il giorno [la mattinata, il pomeriggio]; during the summer [the winter], durante l'estate [l'inverno]; during the 20th century [Queen Victoria's reign], nel corso del XX secolo [del regno della regina Vittoria]; Several demonstrators were arrested during the protest, diversi manifestanti sono stati arrestati durante la protesta; I don't think man will reach Mars during my lifetime, non credo che l'uomo arriverà su Marte finché vivo io. -
4 mid
[mɪd]* * *[mid](at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) medio, mezzo* * *mid (1) /mɪd/a.1 medio; di mezzo; mezzo: in mid air, a mezz'aria; aereo: mid-air collision, scontro aereo; (relig.) Mid Lent, mezza quaresima2 ( cricket, di un ricevitore) posizionato tra il battitore e il limite del campo: mid-off, posizione (o giocatore) alla sinistra del lanciatore; mid-on, posizione (o giocatore) alla destra del lanciatore● (geogr.) mid-African, centroafricano □ mid-Atlantic, (geogr.) mediatlantico; (fig.) angloamericano, metà inglese e metà americano: a mid-Atlantic accent, un accento angloamericano □ mid-August holidays, le vacanze di ferragosto (in Italia) □ (fin.) mid-cap, a media capitalizzazione ( detto di società) □ mid-century, della (o verso la) metà del secolo □ (geogr.) mid-European, medioeuropeo; mitteleuropeo □ mid-life crisis, crisi della mezza età □ mid-range, medio ( di prezzo, qualità, ecc.): a mid-range stereo system, un impianto stereo di media qualità; (mil.) a media portata (o gittata) □ ( sport) mid table, centroclassifica □ mid-term ► midterm □ (stor., letter.) mid-Victorian, (personaggio, scrittore) del periodo di mezzo dell'età vittoriana ( della Regina Vittoria: 1837-1901) □ (naut., sport) mid-water (agg. e avv.), (situato) a mezz'acqua □ from mid-April, da metà aprile □ in mid career, nel bel mezzo della carriera □ in the mid 80's, verso la metà degli anni '80 □ to be in one's mid forties, avere quarantacinque anni circa NOTA D'USO: - half o mid?-.mid (2) /mɪd/, 'mid /mɪd/prep.(poet.) in mezzo a; fra, tra.* * *[mɪd] -
5 -first o early?-
Nota d'usoPer indicare i primi giorni, mesi o ore di un determinato periodo di tempo non si usa l'aggettivo first, ma bisogna utilizzare early: The exam is in early June, l'esame è ai primi di giugno; Early in the morning, di primo mattino; In the early 20th century, nei primi decenni del XX secolo.
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