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1 -they-
Nota d'usoUna frase come chiedi a qualcuno se può aiutarci si può tradurre in inglese con:3) Ask someone if s/he can help us;La 1) è spesso considerata sessista perché usa soltanto il pronome maschile he; la 2) è comune, ma può risultare goffa e pesante; la 3) è possibile solo nella lingua scritta; la 4), benché ritenuta da alcuni scorretta perché fa concordare un pronome singolare ( someone) con uno plurale ( they), corrisponde in realtà a un uso radicato da secoli nella lingua inglese, che di recente si è ulteriormente diffuso in parte sotto la spinta della nuova sensibilità contraria all'uso sessista del linguaggio.a i pronomi indefiniti ( somebody, someone, everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, nobody, no one, none, whoever): Anyone can register, provided that they have a degree, chiunque può iscriversi, purché sia laureato; Everybody should do their duty, ognuno dovrebbe fare il proprio dovere;b la parola person: Lecturing a depressed person is not the most effective way to help them, fare la predica a una persona depressa non è il modo più efficace per aiutarla;c i pronomi either e neither e tutti i nomi singolari quando siano preceduti da each, every, either, neither, no, any: Neither man lifted their head, nessuno dei due uomini sollevò il capo; Every child needs to know that they are loved, ogni bambino ha bisogno di sapere che è amato;d i nomi singolari che, nel contesto, possono riferirsi indifferentemente a una donna o a un uomo: If your best friend knew that, what would they do?, se il vostro migliore amico o la vostra migliore amica lo sapesse, che cosa farebbe? -
2 business
['bɪznɪs] 1.to do business with sb. — trattare o fare affari con qcn.
to go out of business — fare fallimento, ritirarsi dagli affari
she's gone to Brussels on business — è a Bruxelles per affari o in viaggio d'affari
"business as usual" — (on shop window) "siamo aperti"
2) (custom, trade)3) (trade, profession) mestiere m.4) (company, firm) azienda f., impresa f.; (shop) negozio m.to go about one's business — svolgere le proprie attività quotidiane, occuparsi delle proprie cose
we still have some unfinished business to discuss — ci sono ancora alcune questioni irrisolte da discutere
"any other business" — (on agenda) "varie ed eventuali"
6) (concern)mind your own business! — colloq. fatti gli affari tuoi!
7) (affair) storia f., affare m.8) (bother, nuisance)2.modificatore [letter, transaction] commerciale; [ pages] di economia, affari; [meeting, travel, trip] d'affari••to be in the business of doing — occuparsi di o avere intenzione di fare
she can play the piano like nobody's business — colloq. suona il piano come se niente fosse
to work like nobody's business — colloq. lavorare in fretta e bene
* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) affari, attività2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) attività, lavoro, occupazione3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) affari•- businessman
- on business* * *['bɪznɪs] 1.to do business with sb. — trattare o fare affari con qcn.
to go out of business — fare fallimento, ritirarsi dagli affari
she's gone to Brussels on business — è a Bruxelles per affari o in viaggio d'affari
"business as usual" — (on shop window) "siamo aperti"
2) (custom, trade)3) (trade, profession) mestiere m.4) (company, firm) azienda f., impresa f.; (shop) negozio m.to go about one's business — svolgere le proprie attività quotidiane, occuparsi delle proprie cose
we still have some unfinished business to discuss — ci sono ancora alcune questioni irrisolte da discutere
"any other business" — (on agenda) "varie ed eventuali"
6) (concern)mind your own business! — colloq. fatti gli affari tuoi!
7) (affair) storia f., affare m.8) (bother, nuisance)2.modificatore [letter, transaction] commerciale; [ pages] di economia, affari; [meeting, travel, trip] d'affari••to be in the business of doing — occuparsi di o avere intenzione di fare
she can play the piano like nobody's business — colloq. suona il piano come se niente fosse
to work like nobody's business — colloq. lavorare in fretta e bene
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