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1 meticulous
[mɪ'tɪkjʊləs]* * *[mi'tikjuləs](very careful, almost too careful (about small details): He paid meticulous attention to detail.) meticoloso* * *meticulous /məˈtɪkjʊləs/a.meticulously avv. meticulousness n. [u].* * *[mɪ'tɪkjʊləs] -
2 meticulous me·ticu·lous adj
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3 scholarship
['skɒləʃɪp]1) (award) borsa f. di studio (to per)2) (meticulous study) erudizione f., competenza f.3) (body of learning) cultura f., sapere m.; (of individual) cultura f., erudizione f.* * *1) (knowledge and learning: a man of great scholarship.) erudizione2) (money awarded to a good student to enable him to go on with further studies: She was awarded a travel scholarship.) borsa di studio* * *scholarship /ˈskɒləʃɪp/n.1 [u] dottrina; erudizione; cultura; sapere: a fine piece of scholarship, una bella opera di erudizione● scholarship holder, borsista.* * *['skɒləʃɪp]1) (award) borsa f. di studio (to per)2) (meticulous study) erudizione f., competenza f.3) (body of learning) cultura f., sapere m.; (of individual) cultura f., erudizione f. -
4 careful
['keəfl]aggettivo (prudent) [person, driving] prudente, cauto; (meticulous) [preparation, work, research, examination] accurato, attentoto be careful to do o about doing fare attenzione a fare; to be careful that fare attenzione che, badare che o di; to be careful of sth. fare attenzione a qcs.; to be careful with sth. fare attenzione a o stare attento con qcs.; to be careful (when) doing fare attenzione nel fare o quando si fa; to be careful what one says fare attenzione a ciò che si dice; "be careful!" "fa' attenzione!", "sta' attento!"; "you can't be too careful!" — "non si è mai troppo attenti!", "l'attenzione non è mai troppa!"
* * *1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) attento2) (thorough: a careful search.)* * *['keəfl]aggettivo (prudent) [person, driving] prudente, cauto; (meticulous) [preparation, work, research, examination] accurato, attentoto be careful to do o about doing fare attenzione a fare; to be careful that fare attenzione che, badare che o di; to be careful of sth. fare attenzione a qcs.; to be careful with sth. fare attenzione a o stare attento con qcs.; to be careful (when) doing fare attenzione nel fare o quando si fa; to be careful what one says fare attenzione a ciò che si dice; "be careful!" "fa' attenzione!", "sta' attento!"; "you can't be too careful!" — "non si è mai troppo attenti!", "l'attenzione non è mai troppa!"
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5 precise
[prɪ'saɪs]1) (exact) [idea, moment, measurement] preciso2) (meticulous) [ person] meticoloso, puntiglioso* * *1) (exact: Give me his precise words; precise instructions; a precise translation.) preciso2) (careful to be accurate and exact in manner, speech etc: He is always very precise.) preciso•- precisely
- precision* * *[prɪ'saɪs]1) (exact) [idea, moment, measurement] preciso2) (meticulous) [ person] meticoloso, puntiglioso -
6 thorough
['θʌrə] [AE 'θʌrəʊ]1) (detailed) [analysis, knowledge] approfondito; [preparation, search, work] minuzioso, accuratoto give sth. a thorough cleaning — pulire qcs. a fondo
a thorough grasp of sth. — una padronanza totale di qcs
2) (meticulous) meticoloso, scrupoloso3) (utter)* * *1) ((of a person) very careful; attending to every detail: a thorough worker.) minuzioso, preciso2) ((of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc: His work is very thorough.) minuzioso3) (complete; absolute: a thorough waste of time.) completo•- thoroughness
- thoroughfare* * *['θʌrə] [AE 'θʌrəʊ]1) (detailed) [analysis, knowledge] approfondito; [preparation, search, work] minuzioso, accuratoto give sth. a thorough cleaning — pulire qcs. a fondo
a thorough grasp of sth. — una padronanza totale di qcs
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7 ♦ fault
♦ fault /fɔ:lt/n.1 difetto; manchevolezza; menda: She is blind to her son's faults, è incapace di vedere i difetti di suo figlio; the fault of the system, i difetti del sistema; a basic fault, un difetto di base; technical fault, difetto tecnico2 [u] colpa: It was his fault that we lost, fu colpa sua se perdemmo; Whose fault is it?, di chi è la colpa?; The fault lay with the management, la colpa era della direzione; to be at fault, essere colpevole; essere responsabile (di qc.); My fault!, colpa mia!; ho sbagliato io!; DIALOGO → - School- It was all my own fault, è stata tutta colpa mia; through no fault of my own, non per colpa mia; (leg.) fault liability, responsabilità per colpa3 errore; sbaglio; mancanza; fallo4 (geol.) faglia; frattura ( degli strati): San Andreas fault, la faglia di Sant'Andrea (in California); fault line, linea di faglia5 (elettr., elettron.) guasto; avaria; anomalia: a fault on the telephone line, un guasto alla linea telefonica; electrical fault, guasto elettrico; to develop a fault, manifestare un'anomalia di funzionamento; guastarsi7 (equit.) penalità● (geol.) fault block, blocco fagliato □ fault-finder, chi trova a ridire su tutto; criticone; (tecn.) localizzatore di guasti, cercaguasti □ fault-finding, tendenza al biasimo (o alla critica); (tecn.) ricerca di guasti; (autom., mecc.) rilevazione dei difetti (o dei guasti) □ fault repairs, riparazione guasti □ (telef.) fault reporting, denuncia guasti □ fault technician, riparatore di guasti □ to find fault ( with), trovare a ridire (su); criticare; lagnarsi (di) □ to a fault, eccessivamente; troppo; fin troppo: meticulous to a fault, troppo meticoloso □ (comm.) with all faults, a rischio del compratore.(to) fault /fɔ:lt/A v. t.1 biasimare; criticare; trovare difetti in; trovare da ridire su2 (arc.) sbagliare; errareB v. i.1 (geol.) fare una faglia -
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meticulous — UK US /məˈtɪkjələs/ adjective ► very careful to consider every detail in a process: meticulous about sth »She was meticulous about keeping her expense receipts properly filed. »A combination of innovation and meticulous attention to detail have… … Financial and business terms
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