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121 civilization
[ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE -lɪ'z-]nome civilizzazione f., civiltà f.* * *1) (the act of civilizing, or process or state of being civilized.) civilizzazione2) (a civilized people and their way of life: the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece.) civiltà* * *civilization /sɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/, ( USA) /sɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃn/n.1 [uc] civiltà: progress and civilization, il progresso e la civiltà; modern civilization, la civiltà moderna; ancient civilizations, le civiltà antiche2 [u] civiltà; paesi (pl.) civili; popoli (pl.) civili: to live far from civilization, vivere lontano dalla civiltà3 [u] incivilimento; civilizzazione.* * *[ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE -lɪ'z-]nome civilizzazione f., civiltà f. -
122 coinage
['kɔɪnɪdʒ]2) (making coins) coniazione f., conio m.3) fig. (word, phrase) conio m., creazione f.* * *[-ni‹]1) (the process of coining.) conio2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) sistema monetario* * *coinage /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/n. [u]1 conio; coniatura2 monete; moneta metallica5 (econ., fin.) monetazione.* * *['kɔɪnɪdʒ]2) (making coins) coniazione f., conio m.3) fig. (word, phrase) conio m., creazione f. -
123 ♦ contact
♦ contact /ˈkɒntækt/n. [uc]1 contatto: the contact of her hand, il contatto della sua mano; direct [physical] contact, contatto diretto [fisico]; to explode on contact, esplodere al contatto; to come into contact with, venire a contatto di; to make contact with st., urtare qc.; colpire qc.; (mil.) to make contact with the enemy, entrare in contatto col nemico; eye contact, contatto visivo; sguardo diretto; il guardare in faccia q.: to avoid eye contact with sb., evitare di incrociare lo sguardo di q.; non guardare in faccia q.2 (fig.) contatto, contatti; comunicazione; relazione: to bring into contact with, mettere in contatto con; to be in close contact with, essere in stretto contatto con; to break all contacts with sb., rompere ogni contatto con q.; to come into contact with sb., venire a contatto di q.; avere a che fare con q.; to establish contact with, entrare in contatto con; ( radio, tel.) to lose contact, perdere il contatto; to lose contact with sb., perdere i contatti con q.; perdere di vista q.; to get in contact with, mettersi in contatto con; prendere contatto con; to keep in regular contact, sentirsi regolarmente; to maintain contact with, tenersi in contatto con; mantenere i contatti con; to make contact with, mettersi in contatto con; contattare; prendere contatto con3 (elettr.) contatto: contact to earth, contatto terra; to break contact, chiudere il contatto; to make contact, stabilire (o aprire) il contatto4 conoscenza; contatto, aggancio: business contacts, contatti di lavoro; He made useful contacts at the conference, fece utili conoscenze al convegno; to build up contacts, costruire una rete di conoscenze; to have the right contacts, conoscere le persone giuste7 (med.) portatore di germi10 (fam.) lente a contatto● contact adhesive, adesivo di contatto □ (elettr., autom.) contact breaker, ruttore □ (gramm. ingl.) contact clause, frase relativa con il pronome relativo sottinteso (per es. «the girl I met in Rome») □ (elettr.) contact clip, ganascia di contatto □ contact details, recapiti □ (aeron.) contact flight (o contact flying), volo a vista □ ( ottica) contact lens, lente a contatto □ contact man, intermediario; ( spionaggio) contatto □ (mil.) contact mine, mina a percussione □ contact number, recapito telefonico; DIALOGO → - On the phone- Could you give me her contact number?, potrebbe darmi il suo recapito telefonico? □ (fotogr.) contact print, copia per contatto; provino □ (fotogr.) contact printer, bromografo □ (ind.) contact process, metodo per contatto ( nella produzione dell'acido solforico) □ (ferr., elettr.) contact rail, terza rotaia □ (fotogr.) contact sheet, foglio di provini □ contact sports, sport basati sul contatto fisico con l'avversario.(to) contact /ˈkɒntækt/v. t. e i.mettere, mettersi in contatto con (q.); contattare: Remember to contact the manager, ricordati di metterti in contatto con il direttore. -
124 ♦ continuous
♦ continuous /kənˈtɪnjʊəs/a.1 continuo; ininterrotto; continuato; costante; incessante: a continuous line, una fila ininterrotta; una riga continua; continuous growth, crescita costante; continuous rain, pioggia incessante; to be under continuous pressure, essere sottoposto a pressione costante● ( docimologia) continuous assessment, valutazione progressiva ( in luogo degli esami) □ (ferr.) continuous brake, freno continuo □ (rag., fin.) continuous budget, bilancio mobile □ (econ., fin.) continuous compounding, capitalizzazione continua □ (fis.) continuous creation, creazione continua ( della materia) □ (cinem.) continuous performance, spettacolo continuato □ (ind.) continuous process, processo ( di produzione) a ciclo continuo □ (fis.) continuous spectrum, spettro continuo □ (comput., GB) continuous stationery, fogli [buste, ecc.] a moduli continui □ (fis.) continuous wave, onda continua □ ( ottica) continuous-wave laser, laser in continuacontinuously avv. continuousness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - continual o continuous?-. -
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126 ♦ cutting
♦ cutting /ˈkʌtɪŋ/A n.1 [u] il tagliare; taglio; incisione8 (cinem.) montaggio9 [u] (ind. tess.) cimaturaB a.1 tagliente; affilato3 (fig.) tagliente; pungente; sferzante: a cutting reply, una risposta pungente; cutting irony, ironia sferzante● ( cucina) cutting board, tagliere □ cutting disc, lama ( di elettrodomestico) □ cutting edge, filo, taglio ( di lama); (tecn.) tagliente ( di una ruspa); (fig.) energia, dinamismo, incisività □ cutting-edge (attr.), d'avanguardia □ to be at the cutting edge of st., essere all'avanguardia di qc. □ (in USA, ecc.) cutting horse, cavallo addestrato a staccare singole mucche dalla mandria □ (mecc.) cutting-off machine, troncatrice □ (mecc.) cutting pliers, pinze universali □ (metall.) cutting process, taglio con il cannello ferruminatorio □ (cinem.) cutting room, sala di montaggio □ (mecc.) cutting tool, utensile da taglio □ (tecn.) cutting torch, cannello da taglio. -
127 ♦ defeat
♦ defeat /dɪˈfi:t/n.sconfitta; disfatta: to suffer a defeat, subire una sconfitta; The bill suffered a narrow defeat, il disegno di legge non è passato per poco; to admit (o to concede) defeat, riconoscere la sconfitta; to inflict a defeat on sb., infliggere una sconfitta a q.; to sustain a defeat, subire una sconfitta; a crushing defeat, una sconfitta clamorosa; a humiliating defeat, una sconfitta umiliante; the defeat of the rebel army, la sconfitta dell'esercito ribelle● ( sport) away defeat, sconfitta in trasferta (o fuori casa) □ ( sport) home defeat, sconfitta in casa.♦ (to) defeat /dɪˈfi:t/v. t.1 sconfiggere; vincere: to defeat an army [the enemy], sconfiggere un esercito [il nemico]; The government could be defeated at the coming election, il governo potrebbe perdere alle prossime elezioni; ( calcio) We were defeated on penalties, abbiamo perso ai rigori2 essere troppo difficile per: The question defeated me, la domanda era troppo difficile per me; The selection process defeats all but the most determined, solo i più determinati superano il processo di selezione3 vanificare: to defeat sb. 's plans, vanificare i progetti di q.; to defeat the object of the exercise, vanificare lo scopo dell'esercizio4 respingere: The bill was defeated in the House of Commons, ai Comuni il disegno di legge è stato respinto. -
128 (to) derail
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