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1 anatra
f duck* * *anatra s.f. duck*; ( maschio) drake: anatra da richiamo, decoy-duck // (cuc.) anatra all'arancia, duck à l'orange // (zool.): anatra dal piumino, ( Somateria mollissima) eider; anatra muta, anatra muschiata, ( Cairina moschata) musk duck; anatra selvatica, stock duck, mallard; anatra mandarina, ( Aix galericulata) mandarin duck.* * *['anatra]sostantivo femminile duck*anatra all'arancia — gastr. duck in orange sauce, orange duck
anatra selvatica — mallard, wild duck
anatra zoppa — fig. lame duck
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2 anatra zoppa
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3 azienda
f businessazienda a conduzione familiare family businessazienda autonoma di soggiorno tourist information office* * *azienda s.f. business, concern, firm, company, enterprise, establishment: azienda agricola, farm; azienda autonoma, public corporation; azienda di acquicoltura, aquafarm; azienda ospedaliera, hospital authority; azienda familiare, family concern (o business); azienda individuale, one-man business; azienda a partecipazione statale, state-controlled enterprise; azienda municipalizzata, municipal enterprise (o public utility o public concern); azienda pubblica, state-owned enterprise (o public corporation); azienda industriale, manufacturing firm; azienda privata, private concern; azienda dei servizi pubblici, (public) utility; azienda primaria, leading company; azienda leader, market leader; azienda florida, thriving (o going) business; azienda in perdita, lossmaker; azienda traballante, in cattive acque, (fam.) lame duck // Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno, local tourist office.* * *[ad'dzjɛnda]sostantivo femminile firm, company, business, concern* * *azienda/ad'dzjεnda/sostantivo f.firm, company, business, concern; dirigente d'azienda company director; consiglio d'azienda works committee\azienda agricola farm; azienda elettrica electric company; azienda familiare family business; azienda privata private firm; azienda di soggiorno tourist information office. -
4 speculatore
m commerce speculator* * *speculatore agg.1 speculative: una mente speculatrice, a speculative mind2 (econ., fin.) speculative1 speculator: uno speculatore del vero, a speculator on the truth2 (econ., fin.) speculator, gambler; dealer, plunger; ( profittatore) profiteer: uno speculatore senza scrupoli, an unscrupulous speculator // speculatore edilizio, property speculator; (spreg.) jerry-builder // speculatore in imprese commerciali, wildcatter // (Borsa): speculatore di Borsa, stock gambler; speculatore al rialzo, bull; speculatore al ribasso, bear; speculatore all'acquisto di azioni di nuova emissione, stag; speculatore insolvente, lame duck.* * *[spekula'tore]sostantivo maschile (f. - trice [tritʃe]) econ. speculator* * *speculatore/spekula'tore/sostantivo m.(f. - trice /trit∫e/) econ. speculator.
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