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101 magnitude mag·ni·tude n
['mæɡnɪtjuːd](gen) vastità f inv, grandezza, ampiezza, (importance) importanza, Astron magnitudine f -
102 major ***** ma·jor
['meɪdʒə(r)]1. adj(greater), (also) Math, Mus maggiore, (in importance) principale, importante, (repairs) grosso (-a), sostanziale, (disaster, loss) grave, (interest, artist, success) grandea major operation Med — un complesso intervento chirurgico, (undertaking) un'operazione considerevole
2. n1) Mil maggiore m2) Law maggiorenne m/f3) Am Univ materia di specializzazione3. vi Am -
103 matter ***** mat·ter
['mætə(r)]1. n1) (substance: gen) Phys materia, sostanzaadvertising matter — pubblicità f inv
2) (content) contenuto3) (question, affair) questione f, faccendathe matter in hand — l'argomento or la faccenda in questione
and to make matters worse... — e come se non bastasse...
it's no laughing matter — è una cosa or faccenda seria
in the matter of — in fatto di, per quanto riguarda
as a matter of course — di conseguenza, come cosa naturale
as a matter of fact — per (dire) la verità, in verità
4)no matter! — non importa!do it, no matter how — non importa come, basta che tu lo faccia
no matter what he says — qualsiasi or qualunque cosa dica
no matter when — in qualunque momento, non importa quando
5)(difficulty, problem)
what's the matter? — cosa c'è (che non va)?6) (Med: pus) pus m2. viit doesn't matter — (I don't mind) non importa, non fa niente
I can't give you the money today — it doesn't matter — non ti posso dare i soldi oggi — non importa
what does it matter? — cosa importa?, che importanza ha?
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104 minor *** mi·nor
['maɪnə(r)]1. adj(also) Math, Mus minore, (detail, role) secondario (-a), di poca importanza, (importance) secondario (-a), (repairs, operation, expense) piccolo (-a)2. n1) Law minore m/f, minorenne m/f2) Am Univ materia complementare -
105 moment ***** mo·ment n
['məʊmənt]1) momento, istante m(at) any moment or any moment now — da un momento all'altro
at the (present) moment; at this moment in time — al momento, in questo momento
for a or one moment — per un momento
for the moment — per il momento, per ora
not for a or one moment — neanche per un istante
in a moment — (very soon) tra un momento, (quickly) in un attimo
one moment!; wait a moment! — (aspetta) un momento or un attimo!
I won't be a moment — vengo (or torno) subito, (I've nearly finished) faccio subito
"one moment please" Telec — "attenda, prego"
2) Phys momento3) (frm: importance) importanza, rilievo -
106 overemphasize over·em·pha·size vt
[ˌəʊvər'ɛmfəˌsaɪz]English-Italian dictionary > overemphasize over·em·pha·size vt
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107 overriding over·rid·ing adj
[ˌəʊvə'raɪdɪŋ](factor) preponderante, (importance) essenziale -
108 paramount para·mount adj
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109 peculiar pe·cu·li·ar adj
[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (strange: idea, smell) strano (-a), curioso (-a)2) (particular: importance, qualities) particolarepeculiar to — caratteristico (-a) di, tipico (-a) di
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110 precedence prec·edence n
['prɛsɪd(ə)ns](in rank) precedenza, (in importance) prioritàto take precedence over sb/sth — avere la precedenza su qn/qc
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111 primal pri·mal adj
['praɪm(ə)l](origins, matter, world) originario (-a), (religion, music) primitivo (-a), (first in importance) primario (-a) -
112 primary *** pri·ma·ry
['praɪmərɪ]1. adj(chief, main: gen) principale, primario (-a)of primary importance — di primaria or fondamentale importanza
the primary reason for my choice was... — la principale ragione della mia scelta è stata...
2. n(Am: election) primarie fplSee:Cultural note: PRIMARY Negli Stati Uniti, tramite le primaries (le primarie) viene fatta una prima scrematura dei candidati dei partiti alle elezioni presidenziali. La scelta definitiva del candidato da presentare alla presidenza si basa sui risultati delle primarie e ha luogo durante le "Conventions" dei partiti, che si tengono in luglio e in agosto. -
113 prime ***
[praɪm]1. adj1) (chief, major: gen) principale, primario (-a), fondamentale, (cause, reason) primo (-a), fondamentale2) (excellent: example) superbo (-a), (meat) di prima sceltain prime condition — (car, athlete) in perfette condizioni, (fruit) in condizioni perfette
2. nin the prime of life, in one's prime — nel fiore della vita
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114 secondary sec·ond·ary adj
['sɛk(ə)nd(ə)rɪ]secondary sector Industry — settore m secondario
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115 signal *** sig·nal
['sɪɡnl]1. nsignal (for) — segnale m (di)
traffic signals — semafori mpl
railway signals — segnali mpl ferroviari
2. adj(frm: success, importance) notevole3. vt1) (message) comunicare per mezzo di segnalito signal a left/right turn Auto — segnalare una svolta a sinistra/destra
to signal sb on/through — far segno a qn di avanzare/passare
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116 status symbol
nome status symbol m.* * *(a possession that indicates one's social importance: a car, a private swimming-pool and other status symbols.) status symbol* * *nstatus symbol m inv* * *nome status symbol m. -
117 upper *** up·per
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118 vital *** vi·tal adj
['vaɪtl]1) (gen) vitale, (error) fataleof vital importance (to sb/sth) — di vitale importanza (per qn/qc)
vital information — informazioni fpl d'importanza vitale
2) (lively) pieno (-a) di vitalità -
119 at half mast
((of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died: The flags are (flying) at half mast.) a mezz'asta -
120 be all the same to
(to be a matter of no importance to: I'll leave now, if it's all the same to you.) essere indifferente per
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