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1 Young
[jʌŋ] 1.aggettivo giovane2.Mr Brown the younger, the younger Mr Brown — Brown il giovane; (Mr Brown's son) Brown figlio
the young — + verbo pl. i giovani, la gioventù
2) (animal's offspring) + verbo pl. piccoli m.pl.* * *1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) giovane2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) piccoli- the young* * *(Surnames) Young /jʌŋ/* * *[jʌŋ] 1.aggettivo giovane2.Mr Brown the younger, the younger Mr Brown — Brown il giovane; (Mr Brown's son) Brown figlio
the young — + verbo pl. i giovani, la gioventù
2) (animal's offspring) + verbo pl. piccoli m.pl. -
2 issue
I ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (topic for discussion) questione f., problema m.the point at issue — l'argomento in questione, il punto in discussione
to be at issue — (in disagreement) essere in discussione ( over, about su, per)
2) (allocation) (of supplies) distribuzione f.3) (official release) (of stamps, shares) emissione f.; (of book) pubblicazione f.4) (copy) (of newspaper) edizione f.; (of journal) numero m.5) (flowing out) fuoriuscita f., perdita f.6) (outcome) esito m., risultato m.7) (offspring) prole f., discendenza f.II 1. ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (allocate) distribuireto issue sb. with — dare in dotazione a qcn.
2) (make public) rilasciare [declaration, statement]; inviare, mandare [ ultimatum]; impartire, diramare [ order]; dare [ warning]3) (release officially) emettere [stamps, shares]4) (publish) pubblicare [book, magazine]2.1) (flow out)to issue from — [ liquid] uscire da, scaturire da; [gas, smoke] uscire da; [shouts, laughter] arrivare da, provenire da
2) (result)to issue from — derivare da, risultare da
* * *['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) distribuire, rilasciare2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) uscire2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) emissione2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) numero3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) questione, problema* * *I ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (topic for discussion) questione f., problema m.the point at issue — l'argomento in questione, il punto in discussione
to be at issue — (in disagreement) essere in discussione ( over, about su, per)
2) (allocation) (of supplies) distribuzione f.3) (official release) (of stamps, shares) emissione f.; (of book) pubblicazione f.4) (copy) (of newspaper) edizione f.; (of journal) numero m.5) (flowing out) fuoriuscita f., perdita f.6) (outcome) esito m., risultato m.7) (offspring) prole f., discendenza f.II 1. ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (allocate) distribuireto issue sb. with — dare in dotazione a qcn.
2) (make public) rilasciare [declaration, statement]; inviare, mandare [ ultimatum]; impartire, diramare [ order]; dare [ warning]3) (release officially) emettere [stamps, shares]4) (publish) pubblicare [book, magazine]2.1) (flow out)to issue from — [ liquid] uscire da, scaturire da; [gas, smoke] uscire da; [shouts, laughter] arrivare da, provenire da
2) (result)to issue from — derivare da, risultare da
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3 gene
[dʒiːn]nome biol. gene m.it's in his genes — scherz. ce l'ha nel sangue
* * *[‹i:n](any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring: If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair.) gene- genetic- genetic engineering
- genetics* * *[dʒiːn]nome biol. gene m.it's in his genes — scherz. ce l'ha nel sangue
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