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1 branch
I [brɑːntʃ] [AE bræntʃ]1) (of tree) ramo m.; (of pipe, road, railway) diramazione f.; (of river) braccio m., ramo m.; (of candlestick, lamp) braccio m.; (of antlers) ramificazione f.; (of family, language) ramo m.; (of study, subject) branca f.2) (of shop) succursale f.; (of bank, company) filiale f.; (of organization) divisione f., settore m.; (of union) sezione f.II [brɑːntʃ] [AE bræntʃ]main branch — (of company) casa madre
verbo intransitivo ramificarsi, diramarsi* * *1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) ramo2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) succursale, filiale; diramazione2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) ramificarsi, biforcarsi* * *I [brɑːntʃ] [AE bræntʃ]1) (of tree) ramo m.; (of pipe, road, railway) diramazione f.; (of river) braccio m., ramo m.; (of candlestick, lamp) braccio m.; (of antlers) ramificazione f.; (of family, language) ramo m.; (of study, subject) branca f.2) (of shop) succursale f.; (of bank, company) filiale f.; (of organization) divisione f., settore m.; (of union) sezione f.II [brɑːntʃ] [AE bræntʃ]main branch — (of company) casa madre
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2 hard
[hɑːd] 1.1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanitoto be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare
he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente
to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.
it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa
to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore
to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese
to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.
hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn
5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondatothe hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs
7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard9) pol.the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra
10) chim. [ water] duro11) ling. [ consonant] duro12) colloq. (tough)so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?
13) econ. [ currency] forte2.1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamenteto be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito
no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...
to be hard at it — colloq. o
at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo
to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs
hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro
••to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare
to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male
* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, rigido5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile, duro6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) duro2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) sodo; attentamente2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) intensamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *[hɑːd] 1.1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanitoto be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare
he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente
to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.
it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa
to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore
to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese
to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.
hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn
5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondatothe hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs
7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard9) pol.the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra
10) chim. [ water] duro11) ling. [ consonant] duro12) colloq. (tough)so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?
13) econ. [ currency] forte2.1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamenteto be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito
no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...
to be hard at it — colloq. o
at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo
to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs
hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro
••to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare
to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male
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3 learn
[lɜːn] 1.1) (through study, practice) imparare, apprendere [language, facts, trade]; acquisire [ skills]to learn to live with sth. — imparare a convivere con qcs
2) (discover)2.1) (acquire knowledge) imparareto learn about sth. — imparare o apprendere qcs.
2) (hear information) apprendere ( that che), venire a sapere (of, about di)••* * *[lə:n]past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) apprendere, venire a sapere2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) apprendere, imparare•- learned- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly* * *[lɜːn] 1.1) (through study, practice) imparare, apprendere [language, facts, trade]; acquisire [ skills]to learn to live with sth. — imparare a convivere con qcs
2) (discover)2.1) (acquire knowledge) imparareto learn about sth. — imparare o apprendere qcs.
2) (hear information) apprendere ( that che), venire a sapere (of, about di)•• -
4 ♦ object
♦ object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/A n.1 oggetto; cosa; soggetto; argomento; materia: glass objects, oggetti di vetro; inanimate objects, oggetti inanimati; to be an object of of pity, essere oggetto di pietà; object of study, materia di studio2 scopo; intento; fine; mira, obiettivo (fig.): His only object is to make money, il suo solo scopo è far quattrini; to succeed in one's object, riuscire nel proprio intento; with the object of, con l'intento di3 (filos.) oggetto4 (gramm.) oggetto: direct object, complemento oggetto (o diretto); indirect object, complemento indiretto; prepositional object, complemento indiretto retto da una preposizioneB a. attr.● ( biliardo) object ball, palla battuta; (in Italia, anche) pallino □ (comput.) object code, codice oggetto □ (comput.) object embedding, incorporamento di oggetti □ (scient.) object finder, vite micrometrica ( di microscopio) □ ( ottica) object glass (o object lens), obiettivo ( di telescopio, microscopio, ecc.) □ object lesson, dimostrazione (o lezione) pratica; esempio pratico □ (comput.) object linking, collegamento di oggetti □ (comput.) object oriented programming, programmazione orientata agli oggetti □ (scient.) object plate, vetrino □ (psic.) object relationship, relazione oggettuale □ object staff, livella da geometra □ Money is no object, il prezzo non è un problema, i soldi non sono un problema.(to) object /əbˈdʒɛkt/v. t. e i.1 obiettare; opporre ( discutendo): He objected that the evidence was not clear, ha obiettato che le prove non erano chiare; to object facts to a theory, opporre fatti a una teoria2 opporsi (a); disapprovare; protestare; non permettere; non tollerare: I object to your meddling, disapprovo la tua ingerenza (o intromissione); He always objected as a matter of principle, protestava sempre per principio; I object to being treated like that, non tollero d'esser trattato così3 (leg.) opporsi; proporre un'eccezione; fare opposizione● if you do not object, se non hai niente in contrario; se non ti dispiace. -
5 phonetic
[fə'netɪk]aggettivo fonetico* * *[fə'netik] 1. adjective(relating to the sounds of (a) language: He's making a phonetic study of the speech of the deaf.) fonetico2. noun singular, noun plural((a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.)* * *phonetic /fəˈnɛtɪk/a.fonetico: phonetic symbols, simboli foneticiphonetically avv.* * *[fə'netɪk]aggettivo fonetico -
6 phonetics
[fə'netɪks]nome + verbo sing. fonetica f.* * *noun singular (the study of the sounds of language.) fonetica* * *phonetics /fəˈnɛtɪks/n. pl.(col verbo al sing.) foneticaphonetician, phoneticist, phonetistn.fonetista.* * *[fə'netɪks]nome + verbo sing. fonetica f. -
7 ♦ use
♦ use /ju:s/n. [uc]1 uso; impiego: ready for use, pronto per l'uso; the use of oil for heating, l'uso del petrolio per il riscaldamento; a gadget with several uses, un arnese che ha più usi; The garden is for the use of residents only, l'uso del giardino è riservato ai residenti; Have you lost the use of your tongue?, hai perso l'uso della lingua?; in use, in uso; utilizzato: Many of these old machines are still in use, molte di queste vecchie macchine sono ancora utilizzate; to make use of, far uso di; utilizzare: Please make full use of the facilities, utilizzate pure a piacimento le strutture; (med.) for external use only, solo per uso esterno3 utilità; vantaggio: Is this tool of any use to you?, ti è di qualche utilità questo arnese?; Take it if you can find a use for it, prendilo se ti può essere di qualche utilità; What's the use?, a che pro?; a che serve?; What's the use of brooding? It's over now, a che serve angustiarsi? Ormai è finita4 permesso d'usare: We have the use of the hall every Thursday evening, possiamo usare la sala tutti i giovedì sera; He gave me the use of his camera, mi ha dato il permesso di usare la sua macchina fotografica● to be of (no) use, (non) essere d'aiuto: He's of no use to anyone!, non è d'aiuto a nessuno!; Can I be of any use?, posso essere utile? □ (fam.) to be no use at st. [doing st.], essere un disastro con qc. [a fare qc.]: I'm no use at housework, sono un disastro con i lavori di casa □ ( di una cosa) to be no earthly use, non essere di alcuna utilità; non servire a un bel niente □ to come into use, venire in uso; entrare nell'uso □ to go [to fall] out of use, andare [cadere] in disuso □ to have its [one's] uses, poter tornare utile: The Internet has its uses, Internet può tornare utile □ to have no use for, non sapere che farsene di; (fam.) non aver tempo da perdere con: I have no use for a microwave, non so che farmene di un microonde; I have no use for people like him, non ho tempo da perdere con gente come lui □ ( di una parola) in everyday use, d'uso corrente □ (fam.) it's no use, non serve a niente: I've tried talking to her but it's no use, ho provato a parlarle, ma non serve a niente □ to make good use of, impiegare bene: I made good use of my time in Paris, ho impiegato bene il mio tempo a Parigi □ out of use, fuori uso; in disuso; (mecc.) guasto, fuori servizio □ to put st. to good [bad] use, far buon [cattivo] uso di qc. □ (fam.) there's no use doing st., è inutile fare qc.: There's no use shouting, she'll do what she wants anyway, è inutile urlare, fa comunque quello che vuole □ with use, con l'uso; con la pratica: The mechanism becomes less stiff with use, il meccanismo diventa meno rigido con l'uso □ (prov.) It's no use crying over spilt milk, è inutile piangere sul latte versato.♦ (to) useA v. t. /ju:z/1 usare; utilizzare: Use a pen, usa la penna; We shall use every means at our disposal, adopereremo tutti i mezzi a nostra disposizione; to use the wind as a source of energy, utilizzare il vento come fonte di energia; This chicken has to be used by tomorrow, bisogna utilizzare questo pollo entro domani; She always uses her family as an excuse, usa sempre la famiglia come scusa; to use force, usare la forza; to use one's brains [head], usare il cervello [la testa]; ragionare; to use one's legs, usare le gambe; camminare; Please use the pool any time you like, usa pure la piscina quando vuoi; She uses her maiden name at work, al lavoro, usa il nome da ragazza2 usare; servirsi di ( una persona): She uses people to get what she wants, usa gli altri per ottenere quello che vuole3 usare ( una parola, un linguaggio): He used a word I had never heard before, ha usato una parola che non avevo mai sentito; They use a lot of bad language, dicono un sacco di parolacce; Don't use that tone with me!, non usare quel tono con me!4 ( spesso to use up) consumare; finire: How much fuel did we use in the old house?, quanto combustibile consumavamo nella casa vecchia?; Who used all the bread?, chi ha finito il pane?5 trattare; comportarsi ( in un certo modo) con (q.): He has used me like a dog, mi ha trattato da caneB v. modale /ju:s/(usato solo al pass.) usare; solere; essere solito (o, idiom., equivale all'imperf. indic. ital.): He used to study hard, era solito studiare molto; I don't smoke any more, but I used to, non fumo più, ma una volta sì; He didn't use ( o he usedn't) to drink such a lot before his wife's death, prima della morte della moglie, non beveva così tanto; There used to be a theatre in this street, una volta c'era un teatro in questa strada; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- «What did you use to do?» DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- «I used to be a primary school teacher», «Che lavoro facevi?» «Facevo l'insegnante di scuola elementare»C v. i.( slang) bucarsi, farsi (pop.)● to be used for, servire a: What is this tool used for?, a che serve questo arnese? □ (fam.) I [you, he, ecc.] could use, mi [ti, gli, ecc.] ci vorrebbe: I could use a cup of coffee, mi ci vorrebbe una tazza di caffè □ to be [to get] use to ► used.NOTA D'USO: - used to-
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