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1 second best
1.2.to settle for o take second best accontentarsi di un ripiego; as a second best,... — come soluzione di ripiego
he came off second best — BE o
out second best — AE è arrivato secondo
* * *1.2.to settle for o take second best accontentarsi di un ripiego; as a second best,... — come soluzione di ripiego
he came off second best — BE o
out second best — AE è arrivato secondo
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2 second-class
1) (of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality: a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French.) di seconda classe/categoria2) ((for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part: a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; ( also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.) di seconda classe* * *[ˌsɛk(ə)nd'klɒːs]1. adj1) (mail) ordinario (-a), (ticket, carriage) di seconda classe2) (pej: goods, quality) scadente2. adv -
3 second
I 1. ['sekənd]determinante secondo2.to have o take a second helping (of sth.) prendere un'altra porzione (di qcs.); to have a second chance to do sth. avere una seconda occasione per fare qcs.; to ask for a second opinion — (from doctor) chiedere il parere di un altro dottore
1) (ordinal number) secondo m. (-a)he came a good o close second non è arrivato primo per un pelo; he came a poor second è arrivato secondo, ma con un grande stacco dal primo; the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment — il problema della criminalità viene subito dopo quello della disoccupazione
2) (of month) due m.3.1) (unit of time) secondo m. (anche mat. fis.); (instant) momento m.2) GB univ.upper, lower second — = livello di valutazione più alto, più basso nel second class degree
3) aut. (anche second gear) seconda f.4) (defective article) merce f. di seconda scelta5) (in boxing) secondo m.; (in duel) secondo m., padrino m.6) mus. seconda f.4.1) (in second place) secondo; [come, finish] secondo, in seconda posizione; [ speak] per secondo; [ travel] in seconda classe••to do sth. without (giving it) a second thought — fare qcs. senza pensarci due volte
II ['sekənd]to have second thoughts about doing — pensarci due volte prima di o avere dei ripensamenti sul fare
verbo transitivo appoggiare [ motion]III [sɪ'kɒnd]verbo transitivo mil. comm. distaccare* * *I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.)2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.)3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.)2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.)3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.)2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.)4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.)5. noun(a secondary school.) (scuola di secondo grado)- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.)2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.)* * *I 1. ['sekənd]determinante secondo2.to have o take a second helping (of sth.) prendere un'altra porzione (di qcs.); to have a second chance to do sth. avere una seconda occasione per fare qcs.; to ask for a second opinion — (from doctor) chiedere il parere di un altro dottore
1) (ordinal number) secondo m. (-a)he came a good o close second non è arrivato primo per un pelo; he came a poor second è arrivato secondo, ma con un grande stacco dal primo; the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment — il problema della criminalità viene subito dopo quello della disoccupazione
2) (of month) due m.3.1) (unit of time) secondo m. (anche mat. fis.); (instant) momento m.2) GB univ.upper, lower second — = livello di valutazione più alto, più basso nel second class degree
3) aut. (anche second gear) seconda f.4) (defective article) merce f. di seconda scelta5) (in boxing) secondo m.; (in duel) secondo m., padrino m.6) mus. seconda f.4.1) (in second place) secondo; [come, finish] secondo, in seconda posizione; [ speak] per secondo; [ travel] in seconda classe••to do sth. without (giving it) a second thought — fare qcs. senza pensarci due volte
II ['sekənd]to have second thoughts about doing — pensarci due volte prima di o avere dei ripensamenti sul fare
verbo transitivo appoggiare [ motion]III [sɪ'kɒnd]verbo transitivo mil. comm. distaccare -
4 junk
I [dʒʌŋk]1) U colloq. spreg. (poor quality) (furniture, merchandise) cianfrusaglie f.pl., oggetti m.pl. senza valoreII [dʒʌŋk]* * *I noun(unwanted or worthless articles; rubbish: That cupboard is full of junk; ( also adjective) This vase was bought in a junk shop (= a shop that sells junk).)II noun(a Chinese flat-bottomed sailing ship, high in the bow and stern.)* * *I [dʒʌŋk]1. n(stuff) roba, (fam: goods of poor quality) porcherie fpl2. vtII [dʒʌŋk] n(boat) giunca* * *junk (1) /dʒʌŋk/n.2 ciarpame; cianfrusaglie (pl.); paccottiglia: a room full of junk, una stanza piena di cianfrusaglie6 (naut.) cordame vecchio7 (naut., stor.) carne sotto sale● junk art, arte fatta con materiali di scarto □ junk artist, artista della ► «junk art» ( sopra) □ (fin.) junk bonds, obbligazioni (o titoli) spazzatura □ ( USA) junk bottle, bottiglia di vetro grosso ( verde o nera) □ junk dealer, robivecchi; rigattiere □ (biol.) junk DNA, DNA spazzatura; junk DNA □ ( Internet) junk e-mail filter, filtro per la posta indesiderata □ junk food, cibo spazzatura □ ( slang USA) junk heap ► junker □ junk jewellery, bigiotteria ( di scarso valore) □ junk mail, stampe pubblicitarie o propagandistiche; posta spazzatura □ junk shop, negozio di rigattiere □ junk yard, deposito rottami.junk (2) /dʒʌŋk/n.(naut.) giunca.(to) junk /dʒʌŋk/v. t. (fam.)buttare via; gettare via.* * *I [dʒʌŋk]1) U colloq. spreg. (poor quality) (furniture, merchandise) cianfrusaglie f.pl., oggetti m.pl. senza valoreII [dʒʌŋk] -
5 grade
I [greɪd]1) metrol. grado m.2) comm. qualità f.3) scol. univ. (mark) voto m. (in di)4) amm. livello m.; mil. rango m.5) AE scol. (class) classe f.he's in the second grade — fa (la) seconda, è in seconda
grade IV piano — mus. IV anno di pianoforte
7) AE (gradient) salita f., pendio m.••II [greɪd]to make the grade — raggiungere la meta, farcela
1) (categorize) (by quality) classificare, valutare; (by size) classificare, scegliere ( according to in base a, secondo)* * *[ɡreid] 1. noun1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) qualità, varietà2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) classe3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) voto4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) discesa, pendenza2. verb1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) classificare2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) sfumare•- grader
- grade school
- make the grade* * *I [greɪd]1) metrol. grado m.2) comm. qualità f.3) scol. univ. (mark) voto m. (in di)4) amm. livello m.; mil. rango m.5) AE scol. (class) classe f.he's in the second grade — fa (la) seconda, è in seconda
grade IV piano — mus. IV anno di pianoforte
7) AE (gradient) salita f., pendio m.••II [greɪd]to make the grade — raggiungere la meta, farcela
1) (categorize) (by quality) classificare, valutare; (by size) classificare, scegliere ( according to in base a, secondo) -
6 ♦ quantity
♦ quantity /ˈkwɒntətɪ/n.1 [u] quantità: We are interested in quality, not quantity, quello che ci interessa è la qualità, non la quantità; a minus quantity, una quantità negativa (per es., –5)2 [uc] gran quantità; abbondanza: to use up a quantity of coal, usare una gran quantità di carbone (o carbone in abbondanza)3 quantità; quantitativo: We grant a discount for large quantities of goods, concediamo uno sconto per grossi quantitativi di merce4 (scient.) quantità; grandezza: (mat.) incommensurable quantity, quantità incommensurabile; scalar quantity, grandezza scalare● (econ.) quantity demanded [supplied], quantità domandata [offerta] □ (tecn.) quantity determination, dosaggio ( d'ingredienti) □ (comm.) quantity discount, sconto per acquisti di grossi quantitativi □ ( poesia) quantity mark, segno della quantità ( d'una vocale); segno di lunga o di breve □ quantity meter, contatore □ ( d'acqua) quantity per second, portata al secondo □ (ind.) quantity production, produzione in grande quantità □ quantity rebate = quantity discount ► sopra □ (edil.) quantity survey, computo metrico ed estimativo ( dei materiali) □ (edil.) quantity surveyor, tecnico che fa il computo metrico ed estimativo; preventivista □ (econ.) quantity theory of money, teoria quantitativa della moneta.
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