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1 peak period
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2 peak hour
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3 off-peak
[ˌɒf'piːk] [AE ˌɔːf-] 1.2.in the off-peak period — (of day) fuori dall'orario di punta
* * *[ˌɒf'piːk] [AE ˌɔːf-] 1.2.in the off-peak period — (of day) fuori dall'orario di punta
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4 prime
I 1. [praɪm]1) (chief) [aim, factor, suspect] principale; [ importance] primario2) (good quality) attrib. [ site] ottimo; [meat, cuts] di prima scelta; [ foodstuffs] di prima qualitàin prime condition — [ machine] in ottime condizioni; [ livestock] di prima categoria
3) (classic) [example, instance] ottimo4) mat. primo2.in one's prime — (professionally) all'apice; (physically) nel fiore degli anni
to be past its prime — [building, car] avere conosciuto giorni migliori
2) mat. (anche prime number) numero m. primoII [praɪm]1) (brief) preparare [witness, interviewee]to prime sb. about — mettere qcn. al corrente di [ facts]
to prime sb. to say — preparare qcn. a dire
2) (apply primer to) dare una vernice di fondo su [wood, metal]4) tecn. adescare [ pump]* * *I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.)2) (best: in prime condition.)2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.)- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) (in prima serata)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.)- primer* * *I 1. [praɪm]1) (chief) [aim, factor, suspect] principale; [ importance] primario2) (good quality) attrib. [ site] ottimo; [meat, cuts] di prima scelta; [ foodstuffs] di prima qualitàin prime condition — [ machine] in ottime condizioni; [ livestock] di prima categoria
3) (classic) [example, instance] ottimo4) mat. primo2.in one's prime — (professionally) all'apice; (physically) nel fiore degli anni
to be past its prime — [building, car] avere conosciuto giorni migliori
2) mat. (anche prime number) numero m. primoII [praɪm]1) (brief) preparare [witness, interviewee]to prime sb. about — mettere qcn. al corrente di [ facts]
to prime sb. to say — preparare qcn. a dire
2) (apply primer to) dare una vernice di fondo su [wood, metal]4) tecn. adescare [ pump]
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