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1 etimo
etimo s.m. etymon, root word. -
2 radice
f rootradice quadrata square rootmettere radici put down roots* * *radice s.f.1 (bot.) root: la radice di una pianta, the root of a plant; radice puntuta, snag: radice aerea, aerial root; radice a fittone, tap root; radice fascicolata, fasciculate (o fasciate) root; senza radici, rootless; mettere radici, to root // mettere le radici in un luogo, (fig.) to put down roots in a place3 (fig.) ( causa) root: la radice di tutti i mali, the root of all evil; andare alla radice delle cose, to get to the root of things5 (anat.) root, radix*: la radice del dente, della lingua, dell'unghia, the root of the tooth, of the tongue, of the nail; radici nervose, spinal roots8 (mat.) root, solution; zero (of an equation): la radice di un numero, the root of a number; radice quadrata, cubica, square, cube root; segno di radice, radical sign; estrazione di radice, extraction of root* * *[ra'ditʃe]sostantivo femminile root (anche fig.)mettere -i — to take root, to root; fig. to put down roots
essere alla radice di qcs. — to be at the root of sth.
non ha -i — fig. he has no roots
radice commestibile — root vegetable, root crop
••* * *radice/ra'dit∫e/sostantivo f.root (anche fig.); mettere -i to take root, to root; fig. to put down roots; essere alla radice di qcs. to be at the root of sth.; estirpare il male alla radice to strike at the root of the problem; non ha -i fig. he has no roots; una credenza che ha -i profonde a deep-rooted belief\vedere l'erba dalla parte delle -i to be pushing up (the) daisies\radice commestibile root vegetable, root crop; radice cubica cube root; radice del naso bridge (of the nose); radice quadrata square root. -
3 radicale
radical* * *radicale agg.3 (fig.) radical, drastic, extreme: una differenza radicale, a radical difference; (pol.) il partito radicale, the radical party◆ s.m.1 ( aderente al partito radicale) Radical◆ s.f. Radical.* * *[radi'kale]1. agg(gen) Pol radical, Ling root attr2. sm/fPol radical3. smMat, Chim radical, Ling root* * *[radi'kale] 1.1) bot. root attrib.2) fig. (drastico) [cura, soluzione] drastic; [cambiamento, riforma] radical, sweeping, far-reaching3) pol. radical2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile pol. radical3.sostantivo maschile chim.* * *radicale/radi'kale/1 bot. root attrib.2 fig. (drastico) [cura, soluzione] drastic; [cambiamento, riforma] radical, sweeping, far-reaching3 pol. radicalII m. e f.pol. radicalIII sostantivo m.chim. - i liberi free radicals. -
4 origine
f originin origine originally* * *origine s.f.1 origin; ( inizio) beginning; starting point: le origini della letteratura inglese, the origins of English literature; l'origine della Terra, the origin of the Earth; l'origine di una lingua, di una parola, the origin of a language, of a word; risalire alle origini di un fatto, to trace an event (back) to its origin // all'origine, originally; (comm.) at source // avere, trarre origine da, to originate from (sthg.) (o to arise from sthg.): la lite fra i due vicini ebbe origine da uno spiacevole incidente, the quarrel between the two neighbours originated from an unpleasant incident // dare origine a, to give rise to (o to cause); la discussione diede origine a una rissa, the discussion caused a brawl // (fis.) origine di una traiettoria, initial point of a trajectory // (mat.) l'origine del sistema di coordinate, the origin of the coordinate system2 ( sorgente) source, origin (anche fig.): l'origine di un fiume, the source of a river; l'origine di questo fiume è nelle Alpi, this river rises in the Alps; l'origine di tutti i miei guai, the source (o origin) of all my troubles3 ( causa) cause: non riusciamo a capire l'origine di questo male, we cannot make out the cause of this illness4 ( nascita, stirpe) origin, descent, extraction; ( nazionalità) nationality: di nobile, umile origine, of noble, humble origin (o descent); famiglia tedesca, ma italiana d'origine, German family but of Italian origin (o extraction); luogo d'origine, place of origin; è d'origine russa, he is of Russian origin5 ( provenienza) origin, provenance: di dubbia origine, of doubtful provenance; paese di origine di un prodotto, country of origin of a product // vino a denominazione d'origine controllata, wine of guaranteed origin // (dir.) certificato d'origine, certificate of origin* * *[o'ridʒine]sostantivo femminile1) (provenienza) origindi origine italiana — [tradizione, parola] of Italian origin; [ persona] of Italian extraction o descent o origin
essere di o avere nobili -i to come from a noble background; di umili -i of humble origins, humbly born; avere -i contadine to come from a farming family; far risalire le proprie -i a qcn. to trace one's line back to sb.; prodotto di origine animale animal product; paese di origine — country of origin, homeland, home country
2) (inizio) originfin dall'origine — right from the start o beginning
tornare alle -i — fig. to revert to type, to get back to one's roots
3) (causa) origin, rootprendere o trarre origine da qcs. to originate from sth.; dare origine a — to give rise to, to originate
* * *origine/o'ridʒine/sostantivo f.1 (provenienza) origin; di origine italiana [tradizione, parola] of Italian origin; [ persona] of Italian extraction o descent o origin; essere di o avere nobili -i to come from a noble background; di umili -i of humble origins, humbly born; avere -i contadine to come from a farming family; far risalire le proprie -i a qcn. to trace one's line back to sb.; prodotto di origine animale animal product; paese di origine country of origin, homeland, home country2 (inizio) origin; l'origine della vita the origin(s) of life; fin dall'origine right from the start o beginning; in origine originally; tornare alle -i fig. to revert to type, to get back to one's roots3 (causa) origin, root; conflitto di origine razziale conflict of racial origin; malattia di origine virale viral disease; prendere o trarre origine da qcs. to originate from sth.; dare origine a to give rise to, to originate. -
5 malanga
( MEXICA)Root looks like a gnarled, brown skinned carrot. The flesh can be pink, yellow or cream colored. The flavor is suggestive of potatoes and beans♦ The word used in the Spanish-speaking parts of the Caribbean for Taro root (or a close relative of Taro.) It is prepared by either boiling and mashing like potatoes, or slicing and frying into chips. It is also used in soups as a thickening agent. -
6 tema
m theme, subject* * *tema1 s.f. (letter.) ( timore) fear: non si fermò per tema di arrivare in ritardo, he did not stop for fear of arriving late.tema2 s.m.1 ( argomento) theme, subject, topic: tema d'attualità, topical subject; il tema della solitudine in Petrarca, the theme of solitude in Petrarch // fuori tema, off the point* * *I ['tɛma]sostantivo maschile1) (argomento) theme, subject (matter), topicun tema di attualità a current event; tema di discussione talking o discussion point; restare in tema to keep o stick to the point; andare fuori tema — to wander off the point o subject
2) scol.tema (d'italiano) — composition, essay
fare o svolgere o scrivere un tema to write a composition o an essay on; dare un tema su... — to set an essay on
3) mus. theme4) letter. theme, motif5) ling. stemII ['tema]sostantivo femminile lett. fearper tema di qcs., qcn. — for fear of sth., sb.
* * *tema1/'tεma/sostantivo m.1 (argomento) theme, subject (matter), topic; un tema di attualità a current event; tema di discussione talking o discussion point; restare in tema to keep o stick to the point; andare fuori tema to wander off the point o subject2 scol. tema (d'italiano) composition, essay; fare o svolgere, scrivere un tema to write a composition o an essay on; dare un tema su... to set an essay on...3 mus. theme4 letter. theme, motif5 ling. stem.————————tema2/'tema/sostantivo f.lett. fear; per tema di qcs., qcn. for fear of sth., sb.; lo scrisse per tema di dimenticarlo he wrote it down lest he forget. -
7 shoga
( JAPAN)Japanese word for ginger, Ginger root
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