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1 prevention
[prɪ'venʃn]nome prevenzione f.accident prevention — prevenzione degli infortuni; (on road) prevenzione degli incidenti stradali
••prevention is better than cure — prov. prevenire è meglio che curare
* * *[-ʃən]noun (the act of preventing: a society for the prevention of road accidents.) prevenzione* * *prevention /prɪˈvɛnʃn/n.1 [u] prevenzione: the prevention of disease, la prevenzione delle malattie; crime prevention, prevenzione del crimine; accident prevention, prevenzione contro gli infortuni2 misura preventiva; precauzione● (prov.) Prevention is better than cure ( USA, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure), è meglio prevenire che curare.* * *[prɪ'venʃn]nome prevenzione f.accident prevention — prevenzione degli infortuni; (on road) prevenzione degli incidenti stradali
••prevention is better than cure — prov. prevenire è meglio che curare
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2 contraception
[ˌkɒntrə'sepʃn]nome contraccezione f.* * *[kontrə'sepʃən](the prevention of conceiving children; birth-control.) contraccezione* * *contraception /kɒntrəˈsɛpʃn/n. [u]contraccezione.* * *[ˌkɒntrə'sepʃn]nome contraccezione f. -
3 rust
I [rʌst]nome ruggine f.II 1. [rʌst]verbo transitivo (fare) arrugginire2.1) arrugginirsi2) fig. [ skill] deteriorarsi* * *1. noun(the reddish-brown substance which forms on iron and steel, caused by air and moisture: The car was covered with rust.) ruggine2. verb(to (cause to) become covered with rust: The rain has rusted the gate; There's a lot of old metal rusting in the garden.) arrugginire, arrugginirsi- rusty
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- rustiness* * *[rʌst]1. nruggine f2. viarrugginire, arrugginirsi3. vt* * *rust /rʌst/A n. [u]B a.color ruggine; ruggine● (in USA) the Rust Belt, la Zona della Ruggine ( gli Stati dell'Illinois e del Michigan) □ rust-coloured, color ruggine □ rust-eaten, corroso dalla ruggine □ rust preventer, (sostanza) antiruggine □ rust prevention (o rust-preventive treatment), trattamento antiruggine □ rust-proof (o rust-resistant), inossidabile; a prova di ruggine □ (tecn.) rust proofing, trattamento antiruggine □ (autom.) rust protection, protezione antiruggine □ rust remover, solvente per la ruggine.(to) rust /rʌst/A v. i.B v. t.fare arrugginire ( anche fig.)● to rust away, essere corroso dalla ruggine; corrodersi: The bolt has rusted away, il bullone è stato corroso dalla ruggine □ to rust in, bloccarsi per la ruggine.* * *I [rʌst]nome ruggine f.II 1. [rʌst]verbo transitivo (fare) arrugginire2.1) arrugginirsi2) fig. [ skill] deteriorarsi
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