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1 postal
['pəʊstl]aggettivo [charges, district, service] postale; [ application] spedito per posta* * *adjective (of, or concerning, the system of sending letters etc: the postal service.) postale* * *postal /ˈpəʊstl/A a.postale: postal rates, tariffe postaliB n. (fam. USA)● (in GB) postal code, codice di avviamento postale □ postal delivery zone, distretto postale □ (in GB) postal district, distretto postale (per es., a Londra: EC2) □ postal employee, impiegato delle poste □ postal order, vaglia postale a taglio fisso □ postal union, unione postale ( fra Paesi diversi) □ (polit., in USA, ecc.) postal vote, voto per posta (o con una lettera).* * *['pəʊstl]aggettivo [charges, district, service] postale; [ application] spedito per posta -
2 rate
I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasso, percentuale2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) percentuale3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritmo, velocità4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tariffa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (imposta locale)2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) valutare, giudicare- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3. -
3 ♦ rate
♦ rate /reɪt/n.1 ( anche stat.) tasso; indice: the birth [death] rate, il tasso di natalità [mortalità]; divorce rate, tasso di divorzio; rate of unemployment, tasso di disoccupazione; growth rate, tasso di crescita; the rate of inflation, il tasso d'inflazione; (fisc.) flat rate, aliquota costante; (econ.) savings rate, saggio di risparmio; (econ.) wage rate, saggio di salario2 ritmo; (= rate of speed) velocità: (fisiol., nuoto) rate of respiration, ritmo respiratorio; House prices are falling at a rate of 2% a year, i prezzi delle abitazioni stanno calando a un ritmo del 2% l'anno; The rate of population growth has slowed, il tasso di crescita della popolazione è diminuito; heart rate, battito cardiaco; The average adult has a pulse rate of 70 beats per minute, un adulto ha mediamente 70 pulsazioni al minuto3 prezzo; tariffa: Can you tell me what your rates are?, mi può dire quali sono le sue tariffe?; the going rate, la tariffa corrente; What's the going rate for a babysitter?, quanto prende mediamente una baby-sitter?; at a cheap rate, a basso prezzo; a buon mercato; the monthly rate of pay, il livello salariale mensile; the rate for printed matter, la tariffa per (la spedizione degli) stampati; subscription rates, quote d'abbonamento; hourly rate, tariffa oraria; postal rates, tariffe postali; (trasp.) reduced rate, tariffa ridotta4 (fin.) tasso: the rate of exchange, il tasso di cambio; rate of interest, tasso d'interesse; rate of discount, tasso (o saggio) di sconto; rate of return, tasso di rendimento5 – (solo nella loc.) first- [second-, third-] rate, di prim'ordine [second'ordine, terz'ordine]; a first-rate writer, uno scrittore di prim'ordine6 (spec. al pl.) (fisc.) imposta locale sugli immobili (sostituita per le abitazioni dalla ► council tax nel 1990): rates and taxes, tributi locali e imposte nazionali; (antiq.) rate rebate, agevolazione fiscale ( per reddito basso)● (fin.) rate base, base del tasso di remunerazione □ (fin.) rate basis, base tariffaria □ rate book, tariffario □ (fin.) rate cut, riduzione del tasso d'interesse □ rate-making, tariffazione □ (aeron.) rate of climb, velocità ascensionale □ (aeron.) rate-of-climb indicator, variometro □ rate of wages, saggio salariale □ (econ.) rate war, guerra tariffaria □ at any rate, ad ogni modo, comunque □ (fam.) at a rate of knots, a tutta velocità □ at this (o that) rate, di questo passoFALSI AMICI: rate non significa rata nel senso di frazione di pagamento. (to) rate /reɪt/A v. t.1 considerare; giudicare: He is rated as one of the best young directors in Hollywood, è considerato uno tra i migliori giovani registi a Hollywood; to rate sb. highly, apprezzare molto q.; She is highly rated by her students, i suoi studenti la apprezzano molto; How do you rate this book?, come trovi questo libro?; I rate him among my best friends, lo annovero tra i miei più cari amici2 valutare; stimare: Battery life for this model is rated at 30 hours, la durata della batteria per questo modello è stimata a 30 ore3 classificare ( film): This film has been rated 18, questo film è stato vietato ai minori di 18 anniB v. i.1 essere classificato; essere considerato: He rates among the best contemporary poets, è considerato uno tra i migliori poeti contemporanei● to rate goods, fissare le tariffe per il trasporto delle merci □ (ass., USA) to rate up, far pagare ( a un contraente, un assicurato) un sovrappremio □ (elettr.) rated current, corrente nominale □ (mecc.) rated horsepower, potenza caratteristica ( di un motore) □ (trasp.) rated load, carico di targa.
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