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1 positively
['pɒzətɪvlɪ]1) (constructively) [contribute, criticize] in modo costruttivo2) (favourably) [react, respond] positivamente; [ speak] bene3) (actively) [ participate] concretamente; [prepare, promote] attivamente4) (definitely) [identify, prove] con sicurezza5) (absolutely) [beautiful, dangerous, disgraceful] veramente; [ idiotic] completamente; [refuse, forbid] categoricamente* * *1) (in a positive way: He stated positively that he was innocent.) positivamente2) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) certamente* * *positively /ˈpɒzətɪvlɪ/avv.1 positivamente; certamente; sicuramente2 positivamente; di positivo3 positivamente; concretamente; praticamente6 (fam.) decisamente; addirittura; proprio; davvero: She doesn't just dislike him; she positively hates him, non è che lui non le piaccia; lo odia proprio● (elettr.) positively charged, a carica positiva.* * *['pɒzətɪvlɪ]1) (constructively) [contribute, criticize] in modo costruttivo2) (favourably) [react, respond] positivamente; [ speak] bene3) (actively) [ participate] concretamente; [prepare, promote] attivamente4) (definitely) [identify, prove] con sicurezza5) (absolutely) [beautiful, dangerous, disgraceful] veramente; [ idiotic] completamente; [refuse, forbid] categoricamente -
2 positively posi·tive·ly adv
['pɒzɪtɪvlɪ](approach) positivamente, (decisively) decisamente, (effectively) concretamente, (fam: really, absolutely) assolutamente -
3 affirm
[ə'fɜːm]1) (state positively) affermare2) (state belief in) sostenere [right, policy]3) (confirm, strengthen) confermare [support, popularity]4) dir. = dichiarare senza prestare giuramento* * *[ə'fə:m](to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) affermare- affirmative
- affirmative action* * *[ə'fɜːm]1) (state positively) affermare2) (state belief in) sostenere [right, policy]3) (confirm, strengthen) confermare [support, popularity]4) dir. = dichiarare senza prestare giuramento -
4 assure
[ə'ʃɔː(r)] [AE ə'ʃʊər]1) (state positively) assicurare, promettereto assure sb. that — assicurare a qcn. che
to be assured of sth. — essere sicuro di qcs.
rest assured that — stai certo o sicuro che
2) (ensure) garantire [peace, safety]3) BE (insure) assicurare* * *[ə'ʃuə]1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) assicurare2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) assicurare•- assured* * *[ə'ʃɔː(r)] [AE ə'ʃʊər]1) (state positively) assicurare, promettereto assure sb. that — assicurare a qcn. che
to be assured of sth. — essere sicuro di qcs.
rest assured that — stai certo o sicuro che
2) (ensure) garantire [peace, safety]3) BE (insure) assicurare -
5 respond
[rɪ'spɒnd]1) (answer) rispondereto respond with a phone call — dare una risposta o rispondere per telefono
to respond to pressure — pol. amm. cedere alle pressioni
3) (listen, adapt) adeguarsi* * *[rə'spond]( with to)1) (to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) rispondere2) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) rispondere3) ((of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls: The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls.) rispondere•- response- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- responsive
- responsively
- responsiveness* * *respond /rɪˈspɒnd/n.1 (relig.) responsorio♦ (to) respond /rɪˈspɒnd/v. i.1 rispondere; reagire: Police responded with teargas, la polizia ha risposto con il gas lacrimogeno; Many people respond to stress by eating more, molte persone reagiscono allo stress mangiando di più; The market responded positively to the announcement, il mercato ha risposto positivamente all'annuncio; The patient failed to respond to the antibiotics, il paziente non ha risposto agli antibiotici; to respond to sb. 's needs, soddisfare le esigenze di q.2 rispondere; replicare: to respond to a letter, rispondere a una lettera; He responded that he was aware of the problem, ha risposto di essere cosciente del problema; «I don't believe a word of it» she responded, «non credo a una parola» rispose; to respond negatively [positively] to a question, rispondere negativamente [affermativamente] a una domanda4 essere (o mostrarsi) sensibile (a): to respond to children [animals], essere sensibile ai bambini [agli animali]NOTA D'USO: - to answer, to reply o to respond?-* * *[rɪ'spɒnd]1) (answer) rispondereto respond with a phone call — dare una risposta o rispondere per telefono
to respond to pressure — pol. amm. cedere alle pressioni
3) (listen, adapt) adeguarsi -
6 selective
[sɪ'lektɪv]1) (positively biased) [memory, school] selettivo; [admission, education] basato su criteri selettivi2) (negatively biased) [account, perspective] tendenzioso3) agr. [weedkiller, breeding] selettivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) selettivo* * *selective /səˈlɛktɪv/a.● (mil. e sport) selective fire, fuoco automatico □ (demogr.) selective immigration, immigrazione selezionata □ ( USA, un tempo) selective service, coscrizione; servizio militare obbligatorio □ (econ.) selective strike, sciopero a scacchieraselectively avv. selectiveness n. [u].* * *[sɪ'lektɪv]1) (positively biased) [memory, school] selettivo; [admission, education] basato su criteri selettivi2) (negatively biased) [account, perspective] tendenzioso3) agr. [weedkiller, breeding] selettivo -
7 just
I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.)2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)•- just now
- just then* * *I [dʒʌst] adj(fair) giusto (-a)II [dʒʌst] adv1) (exactly) proprio, esattamentejust here/there — proprio qui/là
just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a
just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...
just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento
it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise
it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde
that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!
that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo
just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo
2) (recently, soon) appena, or orahe's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito
3) (only) soltanto, solojust yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina
just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!
4) (simply) semplicemente, soltantoI just thought that... — pensavo solo che...
I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...
5) (slightly) pocojust over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili
it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra
6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelojust in time — giusto or appena in tempo
just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc
he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo
7)it's just as good — è altrettanto buonoit's just as good as... — è buono quanto...
8) (with imperatives) un po'9) (emphatic) veramente, proprioso you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!
10)I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai
just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...
* * *I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
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8 receive
[rɪ'siːv] 1.1) (get) ricevere [letter, money, treatment, education]; ricettare [ stolen goods]; prendere [ bribe]he received a 30-year sentence — dir. è stato condannato a 30 anni di prigione
"received with thanks" — comm. "per quietanza"
2) (meet) ricevere, accogliere [ visitor]; ricevere [ delegation]; accogliere [proposal, play]3)to be received into — essere accolto o ammesso in (seno a) [church, order]
4) rad. telev. ricevere [channel, radio message, satellite signal]2.verbo intransitivo form. [ host] ricevere* * *[rə'si:v]1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) ricevere2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) ricevere3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) ricevere, accogliere4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) ricevere, accogliere5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) ricettare•- receiver* * *[rɪ'siːv] 1.1) (get) ricevere [letter, money, treatment, education]; ricettare [ stolen goods]; prendere [ bribe]he received a 30-year sentence — dir. è stato condannato a 30 anni di prigione
"received with thanks" — comm. "per quietanza"
2) (meet) ricevere, accogliere [ visitor]; ricevere [ delegation]; accogliere [proposal, play]3)to be received into — essere accolto o ammesso in (seno a) [church, order]
4) rad. telev. ricevere [channel, radio message, satellite signal]2.verbo intransitivo form. [ host] ricevere -
9 affected
I 1. [ə'fektɪd] 2.1) (influenced) (by event, decision) interessato; (adversely) colpito2) (emotionally) commosso, colpitoII 1. [ə'fektɪd] 2.1) spreg. (mannered) affettato2) spreg. (feigned) finto, falso* * *affected (1) /əˈfɛktɪd/a.1 interessato; colpito; affetto ( da malattia): the affected area, la zona interessata NOTA D'USO: - interested, affected o concerned?-3 commosso; scossoaffectedly avv. affectedness n. [u]. affected (2) /əˈfɛktɪd/a.* * *I 1. [ə'fektɪd] 2.1) (influenced) (by event, decision) interessato; (adversely) colpito2) (emotionally) commosso, colpitoII 1. [ə'fektɪd] 2.1) spreg. (mannered) affettato2) spreg. (feigned) finto, falso -
10 bloom
I [bluːm]1) (flower) fiore m.2) (flowering) fioritura f.3) (on skin, fruit) lanugine f., peluria f.4) fig.II [bluːm]* * *[blu:m] 1. noun1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) fiore2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) fioritura3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) fiore2. verb(to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) fiorire* * *[bluːm]1. n2. vi* * *bloom (1) /blu:m/n. [u]1 ( anche fig.) fiore; fioritura: The roses are in bloom, le rose sono in fiore; Jane is in the bloom of youth, Jane è nel fiore della giovinezza6 (TV) bagliore● (fig.) to take the bloom off st., fare avvizzire (o inaridire) qc.bloom (2) /blu:m/n.1 (metall.) lingotto sgrossato al laminatoio; massello; blumo; sbozzo2 massa di vetro fuso.(to) bloom (1) /blu:m/v. i.1 fiorire; sbocciare; essere in fiore2 (fig.) fiorire; sbocciare; svilupparsi: The little girl had bloomed into a beautiful woman, la ragazzina era diventata una donna bellissima3 (fig.) essere fiorente; risplendere: to be blooming with health, risplendere di salute; You're positively blooming!, sei un fiore; sei uno splendore!(to) bloom (2) /blu:m/v. t.(metall.) massellare; blumare; sbozzare.* * *I [bluːm]1) (flower) fiore m.2) (flowering) fioritura f.3) (on skin, fruit) lanugine f., peluria f.4) fig.II [bluːm] -
11 drool
[druːl]1) sbavare2) colloq. fig. sbavareto drool over sth., sb. — andare pazzo o sbavare per qcs., qcn
* * *drool /dru:l/n.1 bava(to) drool /dru:l/v. i.● to drool over, sbavare per (o dietro a): He was drooling over the new motorbike, sbavava per la moto nuova; You were positively drooling over her, le stavi letteralmente sbavando dietro.* * *[druːl]1) sbavare2) colloq. fig. sbavareto drool over sth., sb. — andare pazzo o sbavare per qcs., qcn
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12 neutral
['njuːtrəl] [AE 'nuː-] 1.aggettivo neutrale2.1) mil. pol. neutrale m.2) aut. folle f.* * *['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutrale2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutro3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutro2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutrale2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) folle•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *neutral /ˈnju:trəl/A a.2 (chim., fis., mecc.) neutro: a neutral substance, una sostanza neutra; a neutral colour, un colore neutro; neutral soap, sapone neutroB n.1 (polit.) potenza neutrale; (un) neutrale2 (mecc.) posizione di folle; folle: The transmission is in neutral, il cambio è in folle; to stay in neutral, restare in folle ( anche fig.)● ( sport) neutral field (o neutral ground), campo neutro □ neutral-tinted, di colore neutro; grigio □ ( banca) neutral transactions, operazioni indifferenti □ (ling.) neutral vowel, vocale neutraneutrally avv.* * *['njuːtrəl] [AE 'nuː-] 1.aggettivo neutrale2.1) mil. pol. neutrale m.2) aut. folle f. -
13 swear
[sweə(r)] 1.1) (promise) giurare (anche dir.)I swear to God, I didn't know — giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo
to swear sb. to secrecy — fare giurare a qcn. di mantenere il segreto
2) (curse)2."damn!" he swore — "dannazione!" imprecò
1) (curse) bestemmiare, imprecarehe never swears — non bestemmia mai, non dice mai parolacce
2) (attest)I wouldn't o couldn't swear to it — non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo
•- swear by- swear in* * *[sweə]past tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) giurare2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) imprecare, bestemmiare•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to* * *[swɛə(r)] swore pt sworn pp1. vt(gen) giurareI swear (that) I did not steal it — giuro che non l'ho rubato, giuro di non averlo rubato
2. vi1) (solemnly: witness etc) giurare2)to swear (at sb) — bestemmiare or imprecare (contro qn), dire parolacce (a qn)•- swear by- swear in* * *[sweə(r)] 1.1) (promise) giurare (anche dir.)I swear to God, I didn't know — giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo
to swear sb. to secrecy — fare giurare a qcn. di mantenere il segreto
2) (curse)2."damn!" he swore — "dannazione!" imprecò
1) (curse) bestemmiare, imprecarehe never swears — non bestemmia mai, non dice mai parolacce
2) (attest)I wouldn't o couldn't swear to it — non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo
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14 antique
[æn'tiːk] 1.1) (piece of furniture) mobile m. antico; (other object) pezzo m. d'antiquariato2) colloq. spreg. (person) rudere m.2.1) (old) antico2) (old style) all'antica* * *[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) antico2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) antico3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) d'antiquariato2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) pezzo d'antiquariato- antiquity* * *[æn'tiːk] 1.1) (piece of furniture) mobile m. antico; (other object) pezzo m. d'antiquariato2) colloq. spreg. (person) rudere m.2.1) (old) antico2) (old style) all'antica -
15 positive
['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) (affirmative) [ answer] affermativo, positivo2) (optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positivo, ottimistato be positive about — accogliere favorevolmente [idea, proposal]
3) (constructive) [contribution, effect] positivo; [ progress] effettivo; [advantage, good] reale4) (pleasant) [experience, feeling] positivo5) (sure) [proof, fact] certo, innegabile; [ identification] certo6) (forceful) [action, measure] concreto7) med. [reaction, result, test] positivo8) chim. elettron. mat. fot. fis. positivo2.1) ling. grado m. positivo2) fot. positivo m., positiva f.3) mat. numero m. positivo4) el. polo m. positivo* * *['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positivo2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) sicuro3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) sicuro4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) (vero e proprio), completo5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positivo6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positivo7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positivo8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positivo2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positiva2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) grado positivo•- positively* * *['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) (affirmative) [ answer] affermativo, positivo2) (optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positivo, ottimistato be positive about — accogliere favorevolmente [idea, proposal]
3) (constructive) [contribution, effect] positivo; [ progress] effettivo; [advantage, good] reale4) (pleasant) [experience, feeling] positivo5) (sure) [proof, fact] certo, innegabile; [ identification] certo6) (forceful) [action, measure] concreto7) med. [reaction, result, test] positivo8) chim. elettron. mat. fot. fis. positivo2.1) ling. grado m. positivo2) fot. positivo m., positiva f.3) mat. numero m. positivo4) el. polo m. positivo
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