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I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2.* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) numero2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) grande numero3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) numero4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) brano, pezzo2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerare2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) includere, annoverare3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) ammontare a•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2. -
2 number ***** num·ber
['nʌmbə(r)]1. neven/odd number — numero pari/dispari
the Book of Numbers Bible — i Numeri
2) (quantity) numero, quantità f inva number of people — un certo numero di persone, diversa gente
a fair number of — (reasons, mistakes, people) una buona quantità di
on a number of occasions — diverse volte, in diverse occasioni
any number of — una gran quantità di, moltissimi
4) (issue: of magazine etc) numero5) (song, act etc) numero, (piece of music) pezzo2. vt1) (count, include) contare2) (amount to) ammontare a3) (assign number to) numerare
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