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1 ♦ importance
♦ importance /ɪmˈpɔ:tns/n. [u]1 importanza; gravità: Some raw materials are of great importance to industry, certe materie prime hanno grande importanza (o sono molto importanti) per l'industria; to attach great importance to st., annettere grande importanza a qc.; to stress the importance of st., sottolineare l'importanza di q.; of paramount importance, di somma importanza; of prime importance, di primaria importanza; of the utmost importance, della massima importanza; of vital importance, di vitale importanza -
2 paramount
['pærəmaʊnt]aggettivo [consideration, goal] primario, principale* * *paramount /ˈpærəmaʊnt/a.1 eminente; sommo; supremo; sovrano; capitale: lord paramount, signore supremo; Time is of paramount importance, il fattore tempo è di somma importanza● paramount to, superiore aparamountcyn. [u]* * *['pærəmaʊnt]aggettivo [consideration, goal] primario, principale -
3 paramount para·mount adj
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4 ♦ quality
♦ quality /ˈkwɒlətɪ/A n.1 [u] qualità: goods of high [of poor] quality, merce di qualità ottima [scadente]; the quality of life, la qualità della vita; low-quality, qualità scadente2 [u] buona qualità; pregio; eccellenza; superiorità: Quality is of paramount importance in selling, nelle vendite la buona qualità è cosa della massima importanza3 qualità; attributo; caratteristica; requisito; proprietà: the qualities of steel, le proprietà dell'acciaio5 (pl.) giornali di qualità; quotidiani autorevoliB a. attr.1 di qualità; sulla qualità: (ind.) quality control, controllo di (o della) qualità; quality report, rapporto sulla qualità3 di buona qualità; di buona fattura; bello; ben fatto; eccellente: quality public services, servizi pubblici di buona qualità; ( sport: calcio) a quality cross into the box, un bel traversone in area● (ind.) quality auditor, valutatore della qualità □ (ind.) quality circle, tavola rotonda aziendale □ (ind.) quality controller, responsabile del controllo di qualità □ (ingl.) quality paper, giornale di qualità; quotidiano autorevole □ (ingl.) quality press, stampa autorevole; quotidiani autorevoli □ quality time, tempo che chi lavora dedica ai rapporti familiari.
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of paramount importance — very important, extremely significant … English contemporary dictionary
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