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1 Root
I 1. [ruːt]1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire
to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.
to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.
he has no roots — fig. non ha radici
2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice
to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs
3) ling. mat. radice f.2. II 1. [ruːt]1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]2) fig.2.verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici- root outIII [ruːt]- root for- root out* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.)2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.)3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.)4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.)2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.)- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.)2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.)* * *(Surnames) Root /ru:t, rʊt/* * *I 1. [ruːt]1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire
to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.
to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.
he has no roots — fig. non ha radici
2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice
to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs
3) ling. mat. radice f.2. II 1. [ruːt]1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]2) fig.2.verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici- root outIII [ruːt]- root for- root out -
2 demand
I [dɪ'mɑːnd] [AE dɪ'mænd]1) (request) domanda f., richiesta f.2) (pressure) esigenza f., pretesa f.3) econ. domanda f. ( for di)4) (favour)II [dɪ'mɑːnd] [AE dɪ'mænd]1) (request) chiedere [reform, release]; (forcefully) esigere, pretendere [attention, ransom]2) (require) richiedere [patience, skill, time] (of sb. da parte di qcn.); (more imperatively) esigere [punctuality, qualities]* * *1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) esigere2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) richiedere2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) richiesta2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) esigenza3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) richiesta•- on demand* * *demand /dɪˈmɑ:nd/n.1 richiesta: to meet (o to satisfy) sb. 's demands, accogliere le richieste di q.; They refused to satisfy our demands, hanno rifiutato di accogliere le nostre richieste; There is a great demand for computer programmers, c'è una grande richiesta di programmatori; The board rejected demands that they should limit executive pay, il consiglio ha respinto le richieste di limitare gli stipendi dei dirigenti2 (pl.) esigenze; pretese: Her family makes huge demands on her time, la sua famiglia esige moltissimo del suo tempo; to balance the demands of work and study, conciliare le esigenze del lavoro e dello studio3 [u] (econ.) domanda: Demand for consumer goods exceeds supply, la domanda di beni di consumo supera l'offerta; the demand curve, la curva della domanda; aggregate demand, domanda aggregata; peak demand, domanda di punta5 rivendicazione ( sindacale): The union has presented a series of demands on pay and conditions, il sindacato ha presentato una serie di rivendicazioni relative a salari e condizioni● (fin.) demand bill (o draft), tratta a vista □ ( banca) demand deposit, deposito libero (o a vista); ( USA) deposito in conto corrente □ (fin.) demand for liquidity, domanda di liquidità □ (econ.) demand (o demand-pull) inflation, inflazione da (eccesso di) domanda □ demand-led, determinato dalla domanda: demand-led growth, crescita determinata dalla domanda; a demand-led education system, un sistema di istruzione conforme alla domanda □ (econ., org. az.) demand management, gestione della domanda □ (org. az.) demand matching, adeguamento della produzione alle variazioni della domanda □ (comput.) demand paging, paginazione su richiesta ( allocazione dinamica nella memoria centrale) □ (comput.) demand processing, elaborazione immediata ( sulla base delle richieste) □ (fin.) demand rate, corso (o tasso) a vista □ (econ.) the demand trend, l'andamento della domanda □ to be in demand, essere richiesto, ricercato: He is much in demand as an entertainer, è molto richiesto come intrattenitore □ by popular demand, a grande richiesta: By popular demand, the show is being extended for two weeks, a grande richiesta, lo spettacolo è stato prorogato di due settimane □ (comm.) on demand, a richiesta; a vista: A cheque is payable on demand, l'assegno bancario è pagabile a vista.♦ (to) demand /dɪˈmɑ:nd/v. t.1 chiedere fermamente, insistere nel chiedere: «What do you mean?», she demanded, «Cosa intendi?», chiese; I demand to know what's going on, insisto nel voler essere informato di cosa sta succedendo; The terrorists are demanding the release of political prisoners, i terroristi chiedono la liberazione dei prigionieri politici; They demanded that the strike be called off, hanno insistito nel chiedere che lo sciopero fosse revocato2 esigere; pretendere: The seller demands immediate payment, il venditore esige il pagamento immediato; He demanded instant obedience, pretendeva obbedienza immediata; The situation demands immediate action, la situazione esige un'azione immediata; This job demands a great deal of skill, questo lavoro richiede molta abilità; He demands a lot of his students, esige molto dai suoi studenti; They demand complete loyalty from their staff, pretendono una lealtà assoluta dai loro dipendenti; We will provide further resources as the situation demands, forniremo ulteriori risorse qualora la situazione lo richieda.NOTA D'USO: - to demand o to ask?-* * *I [dɪ'mɑːnd] [AE dɪ'mænd]1) (request) domanda f., richiesta f.2) (pressure) esigenza f., pretesa f.3) econ. domanda f. ( for di)4) (favour)II [dɪ'mɑːnd] [AE dɪ'mænd]1) (request) chiedere [reform, release]; (forcefully) esigere, pretendere [attention, ransom]2) (require) richiedere [patience, skill, time] (of sb. da parte di qcn.); (more imperatively) esigere [punctuality, qualities] -
3 ♦ root
♦ root /ru:t/A n.1 radice ( anche di dente, capelli, ecc.): The tree had very deep roots, l'albero aveva delle radici molto profonde; the root of a tooth [of the tongue], la radice di un dente [della lingua]2 (fig.) causa, fonte; (al pl.) origine; origini: Love of money is the root of all evil, l'avidità di denaro è la fonte d'ogni male; Today's financial problems have their roots in the liberalization of the financial markets, i problemi finanziari attuali traggono origine dalla liberalizzazione dei mercati finanziari; to go back to one's roots, risalire alle proprie origini; to get to (o at) the root of the matter, risalire alla radice del problema3 (mat.) radice: square [cube] root, radice quadrata [cubica]6 (mus.) nota fondamentaleB a. attr.2 (tecn., scient.) radicale: (bot.) root leaf, foglia radicale; (bot.) root hair, pelo radicale; (bot.) root system, apparato radicale● (fig.) root and branch, (avv.) radicalmente; totalmente; (agg.) radicale: a root and branch reform, una riforma radicale □ ( USA) root beer, bevanda frizzante a base di estratti di radici ed erbe □ (bot.) root-bound, fissato a terra da radici □ (bot.) root cap, cuffia □ (agric.) root crop, radice commestibile ( barbabietola, rapa, ecc.) □ (comput.) root directory, directory principale (o radice) □ (mus., USA) roots music, musica tradizionale; musica country □ (mat.) root sign, segno di radice; radicale □ root vegetable, radice commestibile □ (ling.) root-word, parola-radice □ to blush (o to flush) to the roots of one's hair, diventare rosso fino alla punta dei capelli □ (bot. e fig.) to grow roots, mettere radici □ ( anche fig.) to pull up by the roots, sradicare; estirpare □ (fig.) to put down ( new) roots, mettere radici (o ambientarsi) in un posto (nuovo) □ (fig.) to strike at the root, colpire alla radice □ ( anche fig.) to take (o to strike) root, mettere radice; attecchire.(to) root (1) /ru:t/A v. t.radicare; fare attecchire; piantare; fissare: Root the cuttings in compost, fate attecchire le talee nel compostB v. i.radicarsi; attecchire; mettere radice.(to) root (2) /ru:t/A v. t.B v. i.2 ( di solito to root around o about, through, ecc.) – frugare; rovistare: She was rooting around in her bag, stava rovistando nella borsa; He rooted through the pile of papers, ha frugato in mezzo alla pila di documenti.
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