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1 ♦ (to) occupy
♦ (to) occupy /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/v. t.occupare; impiegare; essere in (o prendere) possesso di; avere in affitto (o in locazione); ricoprire ( una carica, ecc.); tenere, detenere ( un posto); prendere ( un periodo di tempo): to occupy a seat, occupare un posto a sedere; to occupy an important position, occupare (o ricoprire) un posto importante; (mil.) to occupy a territory, occupare un territorio; Will the workers occupy the factory?, gli operai occuperanno lo stabilimento?; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; He was occupied with checking the accounts, era occupato a controllare i conti; The visit to the factory occupied the whole morning, la visita della fabbrica proseguì per tutta la mattina; to occupy oneself with (o in) occuparsi di. -
2 ♦ (to) occupy
♦ (to) occupy /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/v. t.occupare; impiegare; essere in (o prendere) possesso di; avere in affitto (o in locazione); ricoprire ( una carica, ecc.); tenere, detenere ( un posto); prendere ( un periodo di tempo): to occupy a seat, occupare un posto a sedere; to occupy an important position, occupare (o ricoprire) un posto importante; (mil.) to occupy a territory, occupare un territorio; Will the workers occupy the factory?, gli operai occuperanno lo stabilimento?; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; He was occupied with checking the accounts, era occupato a controllare i conti; The visit to the factory occupied the whole morning, la visita della fabbrica proseguì per tutta la mattina; to occupy oneself with (o in) occuparsi di. -
3 busy
I ['bɪzɪ]1) [ person] occupato, impegnato2) [ shop] affollato; [airport, junction] trafficato; [street, town] animato, trafficato; [day, week] pienoII ['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself doing sth. — tenersi occupato facendo qcs
* * *['bizi] 1. adjective1) (having a lot (of work etc) to do: I am very busy.) occupato2) (full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) affollato, movimentato3) ((especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged: All the lines to New York are busy.) occupato2. verb((sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with: She busied herself preparing the meal.) occuparsi di- busily* * *I ['bɪzɪ]1) [ person] occupato, impegnato2) [ shop] affollato; [airport, junction] trafficato; [street, town] animato, trafficato; [day, week] pienoII ['bɪzɪ]to busy oneself doing sth. — tenersi occupato facendo qcs
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4 pursue
[pə'sjuː] [AE -'suː]1) inseguire [ person]2) perseguire [aim, ambition]; perseguire, portare avanti [ policy]; dedicarsi a [occupation, interest]; proseguire, portare avanti [ studies]to pursue a career — fare carriera (in in)
* * *[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) inseguire2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) proseguire•- pursuer- pursuit* * *[pə'sjuː] [AE -'suː]1) inseguire [ person]2) perseguire [aim, ambition]; perseguire, portare avanti [ policy]; dedicarsi a [occupation, interest]; proseguire, portare avanti [ studies]to pursue a career — fare carriera (in in)
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5 position
I [pə'zɪʃn]1) (situation, state) posizione f., situazione f.to be in no position to do — non essere nella posizione giusta per fare, non potersi permettere di fare
to be o find oneself in the happy position of doing avere la fortuna di fare; if I were in your position — se fossi al tuo posto
2) (attitude, stance) atteggiamento m., posizione f.3) (place, location) posizione f.to be in position — (in place) essere in posizione; (ready) essere pronti
4) (posture) posizione f.5) (of lever, switch) posizione f.in the on, off position — sull'on, sull'off
6) (ranking) posto m. in classifica; (in sport, competition) posto m., posizione f.7) sport ruolo m.8) (job) carica f., posto m.9) (place in society) condizione f. (sociale)10) (counter) sportello m.II 1. [pə'zɪʃn]"position closed" — "sportello chiuso"
1) (station) piazzare [policemen, soldiers]3) (get correct angle) posizionare [telescope, lamp, aerial]2.to position oneself — mettersi, sistemarsi
* * *[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) posizione2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) posizione3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) posto4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) punto di vista2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) collocare- be in- out of position* * *I [pə'zɪʃn]1) (situation, state) posizione f., situazione f.to be in no position to do — non essere nella posizione giusta per fare, non potersi permettere di fare
to be o find oneself in the happy position of doing avere la fortuna di fare; if I were in your position — se fossi al tuo posto
2) (attitude, stance) atteggiamento m., posizione f.3) (place, location) posizione f.to be in position — (in place) essere in posizione; (ready) essere pronti
4) (posture) posizione f.5) (of lever, switch) posizione f.in the on, off position — sull'on, sull'off
6) (ranking) posto m. in classifica; (in sport, competition) posto m., posizione f.7) sport ruolo m.8) (job) carica f., posto m.9) (place in society) condizione f. (sociale)10) (counter) sportello m.II 1. [pə'zɪʃn]"position closed" — "sportello chiuso"
1) (station) piazzare [policemen, soldiers]3) (get correct angle) posizionare [telescope, lamp, aerial]2.to position oneself — mettersi, sistemarsi
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6 amuse
[ə'mjuːz] 1.1) (cause laughter) divertire, far ridereto be amused at o by — essere divertito da, ridere per
2) (entertain, occupy) [game, story, hobby] divertire, distrarre2.to amuse oneself — divertirsi, distrarsi
* * *[ə'mju:z]1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) divertirsi2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) divertirsi•- amusing
- amusingly* * *[ə'mjuːz] 1.1) (cause laughter) divertire, far ridereto be amused at o by — essere divertito da, ridere per
2) (entertain, occupy) [game, story, hobby] divertire, distrarre2.to amuse oneself — divertirsi, distrarsi
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7 seat
I 1. [siːt]1) (allocated place) posto m. (a sedere)to book a seat (in theatre) prenotare un posto; (on train) fare una prenotazione; has everybody got a seat? siete riusciti a sedervi tutti? avete tutti un posto a sedere? keep your seats please — rimanete ai vostri posti per favore
2) (type, object) sedia f., sedile m. (anche aut.); (bench-type) panchina f.take o have a seat sedetevi; sit in the front seat — siediti davanti
3) BE pol. seggio m.marginal seat — = seggio ottenuto con una maggioranza minima
4) (location) sede f.seat of government, learning — sede del governo, del sapere
5) equit.6) eufem. (bottom) sedere m.7) (of trousers) fondo m.2.••II 1. [siːt]1) (assign place to) fare sedere [ person]2.* * *[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) posto2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sedile3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) fondo4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) posto5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) luogo2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) far sedere2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) avere posti a sedere per (...) persone•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat* * *I 1. [siːt]1) (allocated place) posto m. (a sedere)to book a seat (in theatre) prenotare un posto; (on train) fare una prenotazione; has everybody got a seat? siete riusciti a sedervi tutti? avete tutti un posto a sedere? keep your seats please — rimanete ai vostri posti per favore
2) (type, object) sedia f., sedile m. (anche aut.); (bench-type) panchina f.take o have a seat sedetevi; sit in the front seat — siediti davanti
3) BE pol. seggio m.marginal seat — = seggio ottenuto con una maggioranza minima
4) (location) sede f.seat of government, learning — sede del governo, del sapere
5) equit.6) eufem. (bottom) sedere m.7) (of trousers) fondo m.2.••II 1. [siːt]1) (assign place to) fare sedere [ person]2.
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