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1 firm
I [fɜːm]nome ditta f., società f., impresa f.II 1. [fɜːm]to give sth. a firm tap — dare un colpo deciso a qcs
2) (steady) [table, ladder] fermo, stabile, saldo4) (definite) [offer, commitment] stabile; [intention, assurance, refusal] fermo; [ date] definitivo; [ evidence] concreto, sicuro5) (resolute) [person, voice] fermo; [stand, leadership] saldo6) econ. [dollar, market] stabile2.to stand firm — stare saldo; fig. non cedere ( against a)
III [fɜːm]to remain o hold firm — [ currency] rimanere stabile ( against in rapporto a)
verbo intransitivo [share, price] consolidarsi- firm up* * *I [fə:m] adjective1) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.)2) (decided; not changing one's mind: a firm refusal.)•- firmlyII [fə:m] noun(a business company: an engineering firm.)* * *I [fɜːm]nome ditta f., società f., impresa f.II 1. [fɜːm]to give sth. a firm tap — dare un colpo deciso a qcs
2) (steady) [table, ladder] fermo, stabile, saldo4) (definite) [offer, commitment] stabile; [intention, assurance, refusal] fermo; [ date] definitivo; [ evidence] concreto, sicuro5) (resolute) [person, voice] fermo; [stand, leadership] saldo6) econ. [dollar, market] stabile2.to stand firm — stare saldo; fig. non cedere ( against a)
III [fɜːm]to remain o hold firm — [ currency] rimanere stabile ( against in rapporto a)
verbo intransitivo [share, price] consolidarsi- firm up -
2 ♦ belief
♦ belief /bɪˈli:f/n.1 (il) credere; credenza; fede; fiducia: belief in God, (il) credere in Dio; credenza in Dio; fede in Dio; My belief in doctors was rather shaken by that, la mia fiducia nei medici ne fu alquanto scossa; a firm belief, una fede salda2 cosa in cui si crede; credenza; principio in cui si crede; (al pl., anche) credo, fede: Christian beliefs, (i principi della) fede cristiana; political beliefs, credo politico; popular beliefs, credenze popolari3 convinzione; convincimento; persuasione: fervent belief, convinzione fervente; to renounce one's beliefs, rinnegare le proprie convinzioni; He acted in the mistaken belief that he had a right to it, ha agito nell'erronea convinzione di averne il diritto; It is my belief that…, è mia convinzione che…; sono persuaso che…● beyond belief, incredibile; da non credersi; oltre ogni credere □ to the best of my belief, per quanto ne so. -
3 trust
I [trʌst]1) (faith) fiducia f., fede f.to take sth. on trust — accettare qcs. sulla fiducia o sulla parola
3) econ. (large group of companies) trust m.4) econ. società f. di investimento, fondo m. comune di investimentoII 1. [trʌst]1) (believe) avere fiducia in, credere in [person, judgment]2) (rely on) fidarsi ditrust her! — (amused or annoyed) vatti a fidare!
3) (entrust)to trust sb. with sth. — affidare qcs. a qcn
4) (hope) sperare, avere fiducia2.3.to trust in — avere fiducia in [ person]; confidare in [God, fortune]
* * *1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) avere fiducia2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) fidarsi3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) sperare2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) fiducia2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) cura, custodia3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) fiducia, responsabilità4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) (amministrazione fiduciaria)5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trust•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness* * *I [trʌst]1) (faith) fiducia f., fede f.to take sth. on trust — accettare qcs. sulla fiducia o sulla parola
3) econ. (large group of companies) trust m.4) econ. società f. di investimento, fondo m. comune di investimentoII 1. [trʌst]1) (believe) avere fiducia in, credere in [person, judgment]2) (rely on) fidarsi ditrust her! — (amused or annoyed) vatti a fidare!
3) (entrust)to trust sb. with sth. — affidare qcs. a qcn
4) (hope) sperare, avere fiducia2.3.to trust in — avere fiducia in [ person]; confidare in [God, fortune]
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4 hold *****
[həʊld] held vb: pt, pp1. n1) presato seize or grab hold of sth/sb — afferrare qc/qn
to catch or get (a) hold of — afferrare, attaccarsi a
to get hold of sb — (fig: contact) mettersi in contatto con qn
to get (a) hold of o.s. fig — trattenersi, controllarsi
to have a hold over sb fig — avere un forte ascendente or molta influenza su qn
2) Naut Aer stiva3) Mountaineering appiglio2. vt1) (gen) tenere, (contain) contenere, (fig: audience) mantenere viva l'attenzione di, (attention, interest) mantenere, (belief, opinion) avereto hold o.s. upright/ready — tenersi dritto (-a) /pronto (-a)
to hold one's own — sapersi difendere, difendersi bene
she holds the view that... — è del parere che...
to hold the line Telec — rimanere or restare in linea
2) (restrain: person) trattenereto hold one's breath — trattenere il respiro or il fiato
to hold one's tongue fig — tacere, star zitto (-a)
hold it! fam — alt!, fermati!
3) (position, title, passport) avere, (shares) Fin possedere, avere, (record) Sport detenere, (position) Mil tenere, mantenere5)to hold (that) — ritenere (che), sostenere (che)to hold sth/sb dear — tenere molto a qc/qn
to hold sb responsible for sth — considerare or ritenere qn responsabile di qc
3. vito hold firm or fast — resistere bene, tenere
•- hold in- hold off- hold on- hold out- hold up
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