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1 late
[leɪt] 1.1) (after expected time) [arrival, rains, publication] tardivosorry I'm late — mi dispiace di essere in ritardo, scusa il ritardo
I'm late (for school, work) — sono in ritardo
to make sb. late — fare ritardare qcn., far fare tardi a qcn.
dinner will be a bit late — la cena è un po' in ritardo, ceneremo con un po' di ritardo
if the payment is more than three days late — se il pagamento avviene con più di tre giorni di ritardo
2) (towards end of day, season etc.) [ hour] tardo; [ supper] a tarda ora; [ pregnancy] tardivo, in tarda etàto take a late holiday — BE o
vacation — AE prendersi una vacanza a fine stagione
to keep late hours — fare tardi, fare le ore piccole
to have a late night — fare tardi, andare a dormire a ora tarda
4) (deceased)the late President — il fu o il defunto Presidente
2.my late husband — il mio defunto o povero marito
1) (after expected time) [arrive, start, finish] in ritardoto be running late — [person, train, bus] essere in ritardo
2) (towards end of time period) [get up, open, close] tardilate last night o in the evening ieri sera tardi o di sera tardi; late last week alla fine della scorsa settimana; to work late into the night lavorare fino a tarda notte; as late as that fino ad allora; later on più tardi; it's a bit late in the day to do fig. è un po' tardi per fare; too late! troppo tardi! don't leave it too late! non aspettare troppo! to leave no later than 6 am partire non più tardi delle sei o alle sei al più tardi; to marry late sposarsi tardi; he left for Italy six months later partì per l'Italia sei mesi più tardi; see you later! — a dopo! ci vediamo! arrivederci!
3) amm. (formerly)Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd — Sig.na Stewart, precedentemente domiciliata in 48 Temple Rd
4) of late ultimamente* * *[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) in ritardo2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tardi3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) defunto; compianto4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) precedente, ex2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) tardi, in ritardo2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tardi•- lateness- lately
- later on
- of late* * *[leɪt] 1.1) (after expected time) [arrival, rains, publication] tardivosorry I'm late — mi dispiace di essere in ritardo, scusa il ritardo
I'm late (for school, work) — sono in ritardo
to make sb. late — fare ritardare qcn., far fare tardi a qcn.
dinner will be a bit late — la cena è un po' in ritardo, ceneremo con un po' di ritardo
if the payment is more than three days late — se il pagamento avviene con più di tre giorni di ritardo
2) (towards end of day, season etc.) [ hour] tardo; [ supper] a tarda ora; [ pregnancy] tardivo, in tarda etàto take a late holiday — BE o
vacation — AE prendersi una vacanza a fine stagione
to keep late hours — fare tardi, fare le ore piccole
to have a late night — fare tardi, andare a dormire a ora tarda
4) (deceased)the late President — il fu o il defunto Presidente
2.my late husband — il mio defunto o povero marito
1) (after expected time) [arrive, start, finish] in ritardoto be running late — [person, train, bus] essere in ritardo
2) (towards end of time period) [get up, open, close] tardilate last night o in the evening ieri sera tardi o di sera tardi; late last week alla fine della scorsa settimana; to work late into the night lavorare fino a tarda notte; as late as that fino ad allora; later on più tardi; it's a bit late in the day to do fig. è un po' tardi per fare; too late! troppo tardi! don't leave it too late! non aspettare troppo! to leave no later than 6 am partire non più tardi delle sei o alle sei al più tardi; to marry late sposarsi tardi; he left for Italy six months later partì per l'Italia sei mesi più tardi; see you later! — a dopo! ci vediamo! arrivederci!
3) amm. (formerly)Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd — Sig.na Stewart, precedentemente domiciliata in 48 Temple Rd
4) of late ultimamente -
2 prompt ***
[prɒmpt]he's always very prompt — (punctual) è sempre molto puntuale, è sempre puntualissimo
2. adv3. n1) Theatre imbeccata2) Comput prompt m inv4. vt1)it prompts the thought that... — questo fa pensare che...
2) Theatre suggerire a
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