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1 poligamia
poligamia s.f. polygamy (anche biol.).* * *[poliga'mia]sostantivo femminile polygamy* * *poligamia/poliga'mia/sostantivo f.polygamy. -
2 praticare
virtù, pazienza showprofessione, sport practiselocale frequentpraticare molto sport do a lot of sport* * *praticare v.tr.1 to practise; to put* into practice: devi praticare ciò che ti hanno insegnato, you must practise what you have been told; una tribù che pratica la poligamia, a tribe that practises polygamy; praticare una virtù, to practise a virtue; praticare un metodo, to employ a method2 ( esercitare) to practise; to follow: praticare la professione dell'avvocato, to practise law; praticare un mestiere, to follow a trade; praticare l'usura, to practise usury3 ( frequentare) to frequent; to associate with (s.o.): gli piace praticare gli intellettuali, he likes to associate with intellectuals; non pratica l'alta società, he does not move in high society; da ragazzo praticavo questi luoghi, as a boy I used to frequent these places; è un sentiero poco praticato, it's a little-used path; praticare i campi da golf, to haunt the golf courses // praticare il mercato nero, to deal on the black market4 ( fare) to make*: praticare un'apertura, un foro, to make an opening, a hole; praticare un taglio, to make a hole; praticare prezzi bassi, to have low prices; praticare prezzi proibitivi, to price oneself out of the market; praticare uno sconto, to give a discount (o to reduce a price); (fin.) praticare il leasing immobiliare, to lease back◆ v. intr.1 ( esercitare una professione) to practise: è un medico, ma non pratica, he is a doctor, but he does not practise2 ( vedersi abitualmente) to associate (with s.o.): non mi piacciono le persone con cui pratica, I don't like the people he associates with.* * *[prati'kare]verbo transitivo1) (esercitare) to play [ sport]; to practise BE, to practice AE [ professione]praticare la professione di medico, di avvocato — to practise medicine, law
2) (eseguire) to make* [incisione, taglio, apertura]; to carry out [ aborto]praticare un'iniezione a qcn. — to give sb. an injection
3) (applicare) to charge [ tassi d'interesse]; to give* [ sconto]4) (frequentare) to frequent [ luogo]; to associate with, to keep* company with [ persona]; (percorrere) to travel [ strada]5) relig. to follow, to practise BE, to pratice AE [ religione]* * *praticare/prati'kare/ [1]1 (esercitare) to play [ sport]; to practise BE, to practice AE [ professione]; praticare la professione di medico, di avvocato to practise medicine, law2 (eseguire) to make* [incisione, taglio, apertura]; to carry out [ aborto]; praticare un'iniezione a qcn. to give sb. an injection4 (frequentare) to frequent [ luogo]; to associate with, to keep* company with [ persona]; (percorrere) to travel [ strada] -
3 poligamia sf
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4 poligamia
sf [poliɡa'mia]
См. также в других словарях:
polygamy — po·lyg·a·my /pə li gə mē/ n: the offense of having several and specif. more than two spouses at one time compare bigamy po·lyg·a·mous / məs/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Polygamy — Po*lyg a*my, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.] 1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; opposed to monogamy;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polygamy — (n.) 1590s, from L.L. polygamia, from Late Gk. polygamia polygamy, from polygamos often married, from polys many + gamos marriage (see GAMETE (Cf. gamete)). Not etymologically restricted to marriage of one man and multiple women (technically… … Etymology dictionary
polygamy — polygamy. См. полигамия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
polygamy — [n] plural marriage bigamy, polyandry, polygyny; concepts 297,388 … New thesaurus
polygamy — ► NOUN ▪ the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. DERIVATIVES polygamist noun polygamous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek polugamos often marrying … English terms dictionary
polygamy — [pə lig′ə mē, pōlig′ə mē] n. [Fr polygamie < Gr polygamia: see POLY & GAMY] 1. the state or practice of having two or more spouses at the same time; plural marriage 2. Zool. the practice of mating with more than one of the opposite sex… … English World dictionary
Polygamy — Toba chieftain and his wives, 1892 Polygamy (from πολύς γάμος polys gamos, translated literally in Late Greek as often married )[1] is a marriage which includes more than two partners.[1] … Wikipedia
polygamy — /peuh lig euh mee/, n. 1. the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, esp. wife, at one time. Cf. bigamy (def. 1), monogamy (def. 1). 2. Zool. the habit or system of mating with more than one individual, either simultaneously or… … Universalium
polygamy — /paligsmiy/ The offense of having several wives or husbands at the same time, or more than one wife or husband at the same time. Bigamy literally means a second marriage distinguished from a third or other; while polygamy means many marriages,… … Black's law dictionary
polygamy — noun /pəˈlɪgəmi/ a) The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands b) Commonly used specifically for… … Wiktionary
