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1 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.* * *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 -
3 rate
I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasso, percentuale2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) percentuale3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritmo, velocità4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tariffa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (imposta locale)2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) valutare, giudicare- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3. -
4 time
I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2.* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, ora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) volta7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) periodo, tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrare2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) (scegliere il momento di)•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2.
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