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2 dole
[dəʊl]nome BE colloq. sussidio m. di disoccupazione* * *[dəul] 1. verb((usually with out) to hand or give out shares of: She doled out the food.) distribuire2. noun((with the) a slang word for the payment made by the state to an unemployed person: He's on the dole.) sussidio di disoccupazione* * *dole (1) /dəʊl/n. [u]1 (fam. ingl.) sussidio di disoccupazione: to go on the dole, mettersi in disoccupazione; to be on the dole, percepire il sussidio di disoccupazione2 (arc.) destino; sorte3 (antiq.) elemosina; carità4 (leg.) quota, parte (spec. di «common land»)● (fam.) dole cheat, chi percepisce abusivamente il sussidio di disoccupazione ( lavorando in nero) □ dole queue, coda (o fila) per (ritirare) il sussidio di disoccupazione; (fig.) numero dei disoccupati: Dole queues are lengthening, il numero dei disoccupati è in aumento □ ( slang Austral.) dole-bludger, chi approfitta del sussidio di disoccupazione ( invece di trovarsi un lavoro).dole (2) /dəʊl/n. [u](arc. o poet.) duolo; lutto● to make dole, lamentarsi.(to) dole /dəʊl/v. t.– to dole out, dare, distribuire (spec. cibo, sussidi, ecc.): Relief workers doled out food and blankets, i soccorritori distribuivano cibo e coperte.* * *[dəʊl]nome BE colloq. sussidio m. di disoccupazione -
3 (to) lengthen
(to) lengthen /ˈlɛŋɵən/v. t. e i.allungare, allungarsi; prolungare, prolungarsilengtheningn. [u]allungamento; prolungamento. -
4 (to) lengthen
(to) lengthen /ˈlɛŋɵən/v. t. e i.allungare, allungarsi; prolungare, prolungarsilengtheningn. [u]allungamento; prolungamento. -
5 lengthen length·en
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6 lengthen
['leŋθən] 1.1) allungare [ garment]; allungare, prolungare [wall, shelf]; prolungare [stay, visit]2) ling. allungare [vowel, syllable]2.verbo intransitivo [queue, list, days] allungarsi; [skirt, trousers] diventare più lungo* * *verb (to make or become longer: I'll have to lengthen this skirt; The days are lengthening now that the spring has come.) allungare, allungarsi* * *['leŋθən] 1.1) allungare [ garment]; allungare, prolungare [wall, shelf]; prolungare [stay, visit]2) ling. allungare [vowel, syllable]2.verbo intransitivo [queue, list, days] allungarsi; [skirt, trousers] diventare più lungo
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lengthening — index continuance, continuation (prolongation), cumulative (increasing), development (progression) Burton s Legal Th … Law dictionary
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lengthening — increasing increasing adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lengthening — adj. Lengthening is used with these nouns: ↑queue … Collocations dictionary
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lengthening — noun a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens … Wiktionary
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lengthening contraction — a muscle contraction in which the ends of the muscle move farther apart, as when a limb is forcibly flexed. Called also eccentric c … Medical dictionary