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1 visibility
[ˌvɪzə'bɪlətɪ]1) (clarity, ability to see) visibilità f.2) (ability to be seen) visibilità f., (l')essere visibile* * *noun (the range of distance over which things may be (clearly) seen: Visibility is poor today; Visibility in the fog was down to twenty yards in places.) visibilità* * *visibility /vɪzəˈbɪlətɪ/n. [u]visibilità: poor visibility, scarsa visibilità; Visibility was good and there was no wind, c'era una buona visibilità e non c'era vento; Visibility was down to a few metres, la visibilità era ridotta a pochi metri; We need to increase the organization's public visibility, dobbiamo rendere l'organizzazione più visibile per il pubblico; The car has excellent visibility, l'auto offre un'ottima visibilità.* * *[ˌvɪzə'bɪlətɪ]1) (clarity, ability to see) visibilità f.2) (ability to be seen) visibilità f., (l')essere visibile -
2 poor
[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
••* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) povero2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mediocre, scarso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) povero•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) in cattiva salute* * *[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
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3 poor ****
[pʊə(r)](gen) povero (-a), (crop, light, visibility) scarso (-a), (effort, excuse) misero (-a), (memory, health, quality) cattivo (-a), (mark) mediocreit's a poor thing when... — è deplorevole che... + sub
poor David, he's very unlucky! — povero David, è proprio sfortunato!
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poor visibility — conditions that make it difficult to see clearly (fog, rain, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
visibility — [viz΄ə bil′ə tē] n. pl. visibilities [LL visibilitas] 1. the fact or condition of being visible 2. a) the relative possibility of being seen under the conditions of distance, light, and atmosphere prevailing at a particular time [the poor… … English World dictionary
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visibility — vis|i|bil|i|ty [ ,vızə bıləti ] noun uncount 1. ) the distance you can see, depending on conditions such as the weather or the place you are in: Thick fog reduced visibility to almost zero. A line of tall trees restricted our visibility.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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visibility — noun (U) 1 how far it is possible to see, especially when this is affected by weather conditions: Visibility is down to 20 metres due to heavy fog. | good/poor visibility: The search for survivors was abandoned because of poor visibility. 2 the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poor — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the poor in spirit). 3 a scanty, inadequate (a poor crop). b less good than is usual or expected (poor visibility; is a poor… … Useful english dictionary
visibility — noun 1 how far you can see ADJECTIVE ▪ clear (esp. BrE), excellent, good ▪ limited, low, poor, zero VERB + VISIBILITY … Collocations dictionary
visibility — [[t]vɪ̱zɪbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Visibility means how far or how clearly you can see in particular weather conditions. Visibility was poor. 2) N UNCOUNT If you refer to the visibility of something such as a situation or problem, you mean how… … English dictionary
poor — adj. Poor is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑acting, ↑administration, ↑aim, ↑appetite, ↑attendance, ↑background, ↑balance, ↑bloke, ↑ … Collocations dictionary