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61 mostly
['məʊstlɪ]1) (chiefly) soprattutto, essenzialmente90 people, mostly Americans — 90 persone, per la maggior parte americani
2) (most of the time) quasi sempre, per la maggior parte del tempo* * *adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) soprattutto, principalmente; generalmente* * *['məʊstlɪ]1) (chiefly) soprattutto, essenzialmente90 people, mostly Americans — 90 persone, per la maggior parte americani
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62 nationalise
['næ-]verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) nazionalizzare -
63 nationalize
['næʃnəlaɪz]verbo transitivo nazionalizzare* * *['næ-]verb (to make (especially an industry) the property of the nation as a whole rather than the property of an individual.) nazionalizzare* * *['næʃnəlaɪz]verbo transitivo nazionalizzare -
64 practical
['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2.* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) pratico2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) pratico3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) pratico•- practically
- practical joke* * *['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2. -
65 preference
['prefrəns]nome preferenza f.in preference to doing — piuttosto di o che fare
* * *['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) preferenza* * *['prefrəns]nome preferenza f.in preference to doing — piuttosto di o che fare
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66 quality
['kwɒlətɪ] 1.1) (worth) qualità f.2) (attribute) qualità f., caratteristica f.2.modificatore [car, workmanship, press] di qualità* * *['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) qualità; di qualità2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) qualità* * *['kwɒlətɪ] 1.1) (worth) qualità f.2) (attribute) qualità f., caratteristica f.2.modificatore [car, workmanship, press] di qualità -
67 residential
[ˌrezɪ'denʃl]1) [ area] residenziale2) (living in) [ staff] = che abita nella casa o nell'istituto in cui lavoraresidential home — BE (for elderly) casa di riposo; (for disabled) comunità per disabili; (for youth) ostello
* * *[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) residenziale2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) (per residenti)3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) residenziale* * *[ˌrezɪ'denʃl]1) [ area] residenziale2) (living in) [ staff] = che abita nella casa o nell'istituto in cui lavoraresidential home — BE (for elderly) casa di riposo; (for disabled) comunità per disabili; (for youth) ostello
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68 response
[rɪ'spɒns]1) (answer) risposta f., responso m.2) (reaction) reazione f.3) relig.* * *[-s]1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) risposta, reazione2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) risposta* * *[rɪ'spɒns]1) (answer) risposta f., responso m.2) (reaction) reazione f.3) relig. -
69 retail
I 1. ['riːteɪl]nome vendita f. al minuto, vendita f. al dettaglio2.modificatore [business, sector] di vendita al dettaglio, al minuto3.avverbio al dettaglio, al minutoII 1. ['riːteɪl]verbo transitivo vendere [qcs.] al minuto, vendere [qcs.] al dettaglio2.to retail at — essere venduto al minuto o al dettaglio a
* * *['ri:teil] 1. verb(to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).) (vendere al dettaglio)2. adjective(relating to the sale of goods in this way: a retail price.) al dettaglio- retailer* * *I 1. ['riːteɪl]nome vendita f. al minuto, vendita f. al dettaglio2.modificatore [business, sector] di vendita al dettaglio, al minuto3.avverbio al dettaglio, al minutoII 1. ['riːteɪl]verbo transitivo vendere [qcs.] al minuto, vendere [qcs.] al dettaglio2.to retail at — essere venduto al minuto o al dettaglio a
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70 round figures/numbers
(the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).) cifra tonda -
71 sensible
['sensəbl]1) (showing common sense) [ person] assennato, ragionevole, di buonsenso; [ remark] ragionevole, sensato; [policy, solution, investment] assennato, saggio, sensato; [ diet] equilibrato, intelligente2) (practical) [ garment] pratico3) (perceptible) [ rise] sensibile, notevole* * *['sensəbl]1) (wise; having or showing good judgement: She's a sensible, reliable person; a sensible suggestion.) assennato, ragionevole2) ((of clothes etc) practical rather than attractive or fashionable: She wears flat, sensible shoes.) pratico•- sensibly* * *['sensəbl]1) (showing common sense) [ person] assennato, ragionevole, di buonsenso; [ remark] ragionevole, sensato; [policy, solution, investment] assennato, saggio, sensato; [ diet] equilibrato, intelligente2) (practical) [ garment] pratico3) (perceptible) [ rise] sensibile, notevole -
72 shade
I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) ombra parasole4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonalità, gradazione5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) un po', leggermente2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteggere2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombreggiare3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) sfumare•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in -
73 sliding door
(a type of door that slides across an opening rather than swinging on a hinge.) porta scorrevole -
74 strip-lighting
noun (lighting by long tubes rather than bulbs.) illuminazione fluorescente -
75 wage
I 1. [weɪdʒ] 2.modificatore [agreement, claim, negotiations, talks] salariale; [increase, rise] salariale, dello stipendio; [policy, restraint, freeze] degli stipendi, dei salariII [weɪdʒ]verbo transitivo iniziare, intraprendere [ campaign]* * *I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.)II [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?)* * *I 1. [weɪdʒ] 2.modificatore [agreement, claim, negotiations, talks] salariale; [increase, rise] salariale, dello stipendio; [policy, restraint, freeze] degli stipendi, dei salariII [weɪdʒ]verbo transitivo iniziare, intraprendere [ campaign] -
76 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) guerra dei nervi -
77 worker
['wɜːkə(r)] 1.1) (employee) (in manual job) lavoratore m. (-trice), operaio m. (-a); (in white-collar job) impiegato m. (-a)2) (proletarian) proletario m. (-a)2.modificatore [ant, bee] operaio* * *1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) lavoratore, lavoratrice, operaio2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) operaio3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) lavoratore, lavoratrice* * *['wɜːkə(r)] 1.1) (employee) (in manual job) lavoratore m. (-trice), operaio m. (-a); (in white-collar job) impiegato m. (-a)2) (proletarian) proletario m. (-a)2.modificatore [ant, bee] operaio -
78 More
[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below* * *[mo:]comparative; = much* * *(Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/* * *[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below -
79 soon
[suːn]1) (in a short time) presto2) (quickly) presto, in fretta3) (early) prestothe sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there — prima partiamo, prima arriveremo
sooner or later — prima o poi, presto o tardi
4) (not long)no sooner had I done... — avevo appena fatto
5) (rather)••least said soonest mended — prov. = meno se ne parla, meglio è
* * *[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) presto2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) presto3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) piuttosto•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better* * *[suːn]1) (in a short time) presto2) (quickly) presto, in fretta3) (early) prestothe sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there — prima partiamo, prima arriveremo
sooner or later — prima o poi, presto o tardi
4) (not long)no sooner had I done... — avevo appena fatto
5) (rather)••least said soonest mended — prov. = meno se ne parla, meglio è
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80 die
I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]
2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]
4) fig. morireI wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere
5) colloq. (long)to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]
to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia
6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out••* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.)III see dice* * *die /daɪ/n.3 (elettron.) piastrina● (tecn.) die block, blocco stampo; matrice di estrusione □ (metall.) die-casting, pressofusione; pezzo ottenuto per pressofusione □ (tecn.) die chaser, filiera □ (tecn.) die cutting, fustellatura □ (metall.) die drawing, trafilatura □ (metall.) die forging, fucinatura a stampo □ (metall.) die forming, stampaggio □ die-sinker, fabbricante di stampi per monete o medaglie; stampista □ (tecn.) die-sinking, lavorazione degli stampi □ (tecn.) die-stamping, punzonatura □ (fig.) as straight (o true) as a die, totalmente onesto □ the die is cast, il dado è tratto.♦ (to) die /daɪ/A v. i.1 morire ( anche fig.): He died of natural causes, è morto per cause naturali; to die of (o from) cancer, morire di cancro; He died of ( o from) his wounds three days later, è morto per le ferite riportate tre giorni dopo; They died in a plane crash, sono morti in un incidente aereo; These people are willing to die for democracy, questa gente è disposta a morire per la democrazia; to die of a broken heart, morire di crepacuore; to die young [poor, childless], morire giovane [povero, senza figli]; to die a happy [wealthy] man, morire felice [ricco]; to die a hero [a martyr], morire da eroe [da martire]; He died to save us, è morto per salvarci; I'd rather die! (o I'd die first!), preferirei morire!; piuttosto la morte!; Love never dies, l'amore non muore mai; All hope has died, tutte le speranze sono morte NOTA D'USO: - morire-2 (fam.) – to be dying of hunger [thirst, boredom, curiosity, etc.], morire di fame [di sete, dalla noia, dalla curiosità, ecc.]; to be dying for st. [to do st.], morire dalla voglia di qc. [di fare qc.]: I'm dying for a glass of wine, muoio dalla voglia di un bicchiere di vino; They were dying to know, morivano dalla voglia di sapere cos'era successo3 (mecc.) non funzionare più; ( di un motore) spegnersi: My printer's died, non mi funziona più la stampante; The engine suddenly died on me, il motore mi si è spento di colpo5 ( del vento) cessare; calare: The wind died and the race had to be abandoned, è calato il vento si è dovuto interrompere la gara6 ( di un comico, ecc.) fare fiasco: To die in front of an audience is the most awful experience, fare fiasco davanti al pubblico è l'esperienza più terribileB v. t.fare ( una data morte); morire di: to die a natural [violent] death, morire di morte naturale [violenta]; to die a glorious death, fare una morte gloriosa; to die a hero's death, morire da eroe; fare una morte eroica; to die a sudden death, morire improvvisamente● to die by one's own hand, morire di propria mano; darsi la morte □ (fam. GB) to die a death, scomparire; ( di progetto, ecc.) fallire: Some people think the printed book will die a death within the next ten years, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato scomparirà entro i prossimi dieci anni □ (fam.) to die for, fantastico; strepitoso □ to die hard, essere duro a morire: Old superstitions die hard, le vecchie superstizioni sono dure a morire □ to die in one's bed, morire nel proprio letto □ to die in harness, morire sulla breccia; morire al proprio posto di lavoro □ (fam.) to die on its feet, essere lì per fallire: When he took over, the show was dying on its feet, quando è subentrato, lo spettacolo era lì per fallire □ (fam.) to be dying on one's feet, non stare in piedi dalla stanchezza □ in the dying minutes [seconds, moments], negli ultimissimi minuti [secondi, istanti]: Chelsea scored in the dying seconds of the game, il Chelsea ha segnato negli ultimissimi secondi della partita □ to die of laughter (o fam. to die laughing), morire dal ridere □ to die with one's boots on, morire combattendo; morire sulla breccia □ (fam.) I nearly died! (o I could have died!, USA: I just died!), credevo di morire! ( per l'imbarazzo, la sorpresa, ecc.) □ Never say die!, mai arrendersi!; mai disperare! □ to one's dying day (o to the day one dies), fino alla morte □ with one's dying breath, fino all'ultimo respiro.* * *I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]
2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]
4) fig. morireI wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere
5) colloq. (long)to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]
to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia
6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out••
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