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1 parabola
parabola1 s.f. ( racconto allegorico) parable: Gesù parlava per parabole, Jesus spoke in parables; la parabola del figliol prodigo, the parable of the prodigal son.parabola2 s.f.2 ( antenna parabolica) satellite dish, dish aerial3 (fig.) course; rise and fall: la parabola della vita, life's course // essere nella fase ascendente, discendente della parabola, to be on the way up, on the way down.* * *I [pa'rabola] sfMat parabolaII [pa'rabola] sfRel parable* * *I [pa'rabola]sostantivo femminile1) mat. parabola2) (traiettoria) trajectory3) (antenna) satellite aerial, satellite dishII [pa'rabola]sostantivo femminile bibl. parable* * *parabola1/pa'rabola/sostantivo f.1 mat. parabola2 (traiettoria) trajectory3 (antenna) satellite aerial, satellite dish.————————parabola2/pa'rabola/sostantivo f.bibl. parable. -
2 parabolico
parabolico1 agg. (mat.) parabolic (al): curva parabolica, parabolic curve; (tel.) antenna parabolica, satellite dish, dish aerial; (amer.) parabolic antenna; (fis.) riflettore, specchio parabolico, parabolic reflector.parabolico2 agg. (non com.) by parables; in the form of a parable: insegnamento parabolico, teaching by parables.* * *antenna -a — satellite aerial o dish
* * *parabolicopl. -ci, - che /para'bɔliko, t∫i, ke/ -
3 talento
m talent* * *talento s.m.1 talent; skill: una persona di gran talento, a person of great talent (o a very talented person); senza talento, talentless2 ( disposizione) talent, gift, aptitude: non ha talento per il disegno, he has no talent (o gift) for drawing* * *[ta'lɛnto]sostantivo maschile1) (abilità) talent, skill, abilityavere talento — to be talented o gifted
avere talento musicale, artistico — to be musical, artistic
2) (persona dotata) talented person* * *talento/ta'lεnto/sostantivo m.1 (abilità) talent, skill, ability; avere talento to be talented o gifted; avere talento musicale, artistico to be musical, artistic2 (persona dotata) talented person; cercare nuovi -i to scout for talent; incoraggiare i giovani -i to encourage young talent. -
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PARABLE — PARABLE, from the Greek παραβολὴ (lit. juxtaposition ), the usual Septuagint rendering of Hebrew mashal ( comparison, saying, and derived meanings ). No distinction is made in biblical usage between parable, allegory, and fable; all are forms of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Parable — Par a*ble, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para beside + ? to throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. {Emblem}, {Gland}, {Palaver}, {Parabola},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parable — (n.) early 14c., saying or story in which something is expressed in terms of something else, from O.Fr. parable, from L. parabola comparison, from Gk. parabole a comparison, parable, lit. a throwing beside, from para alongside (see PARA (Cf. para … Etymology dictionary
parable — [par′ə bəl] n. [ME < MFr parabole < LL(Ec) parabola, an allegorical relation, parable < L, comparison < Gr parabolē, an analogy (< paraballein, to throw beside: see PARA 1 & BALL2), in N.T. & LXX, parable: transl. of Heb mashal,… … English World dictionary
Parable — Par a*ble, v. t. To represent by parable. [R.] [1913 Webster] Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parable — Par a*ble, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.] Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parable — *allegory, myth, fable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
parable — [n] moral story allegory, fable, legend, lesson, tale, teaching; concept 282 … New thesaurus
parable — ► NOUN ▪ a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. ORIGIN Latin parabola comparison, discourse, allegory , from Greek parabol (see PARABOLA(Cf. ↑parabola)) … English terms dictionary
Parable — For a comparison of parable with other kinds of stories, see Myth, legend, fairy tale, and fable. The Parable of the Good Samaritan by Jan Wijnants (1670) shows the Good Samaritan tending the injured man. A parable is … Wikipedia
parable — [[t]pæ̱rəb(ə)l[/t]] parables N COUNT: oft N of n A parable is a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible. ... the parable of the Good Samaritan... The story is a pleasing parable of the… … English dictionary
