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1 quantità
f invar quantity, amount* * *quantità s.f.1 quantity: il concetto di quantità, the idea of quantity; per me la qualità è più importante della quantità, for me quality is more important than quantity2 ( quantitativo) quantity, amount; ( gran quantità, abbondanza) abundance: quantità necessaria, required amount; quantità trascurabile, negligible quantity (o amount); piccola, gran quantità, small, large quantity (o amount): in gran quantità, in large quantities; ( in abbondanza) in abundance; consumare pane in gran quantità, to consume bread in large quantities; in piccole quantità, in small quantities; la quantità di lavoro che una macchina può fare, the amount of work that a machine is capable of // una ( grande) quantità di, (con s. al sing.) a large quantity (o amount) of; a great (o a good) deal of; a lot of; lots of; (con s. al pl.) a great (o a good) many; a lot of; lots of: beveva una grande quantità di birra, he drank a great quantity of beer; c'è una quantità di gente che..., there are a lot of people who... (o there are a great many people who...); ha una quantità di lettere da scrivere, he has a lot of letters to write; ho una quantità di amici, I have got a great many friends; disporre di una certa quantità di denaro, to have a certain amount of money at one's disposal; vendiamo una quantità di questi libri, we sell a great many of these books // (econ.): quantità di moneta, quantity (o stock) of money; quantità prodotta, output // (comm.): quantità vendibile, saleage; quantità eccessiva di merce sul mercato, glut of goods on the market3 (mat., fis.) quantity: quantità di elettricità, quantity of electricity; quantità di luce, quantity of light; quantità di moto, momentum; quantità di moto angolare, angular momentum; quantità di materia, amount of substance* * *[kwanti'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (numero) quantity, amountin quantità — [pane, vino] in large amounts; [ libri] in large numbers
in grande quantità — in (a large) quantity, in (large) quantities
3) ling. mus. quantity•quantità di moto — fis. quantity of motion
* * *quantità/kwanti'ta/ ⇒ 31f.inv.1 (numero) quantity, amount; in quantità [pane, vino] in large amounts; [ libri] in large numbers; in grande quantità in (a large) quantity, in (large) quantities2 (moltitudine) c'era una quantità incredibile di gente there was an incredible number of people3 ling. mus. quantityquantità di moto fis. quantity of motion. -
2 dose
f quantity, amountmedicine doseuna buona dose di coraggio a lot of courage* * *dose s.f.1 quantity, measure; (chim., fis.) dose: a piccole dosi, in small quantities: questa medicina va presa a piccole dosi, this medicine is to be taken in small doses; a grandi dosi, in strong doses; una dose mortale di veleno, a lethal dose of poison2 ( porzione) dose, measure, portion, share: una buona dose di..., a good deal of...: avere una buona dose di superbia, di sfacciataggine, to be very proud, impudent // rincarare la dose, to exaggerate; (fam.) to pile it on.* * *['dɔse]sostantivo femminile1) farm. dose (anche fig.)a piccole -i — in small doses, in moderation
2) (quantità) amount3) (misura)"-i per quattro persone" — "(recipe) for four people"
5) (di droga) fix pop.••rincarare la dose — to add to it, to exaggerate, to pile it on colloq.
* * *dose/'dɔse/sostantivo f.2 (quantità) amount; possedere una buona dose di stupidità not to be short on stupidity3 (misura) due -i per litro two measures per litre4 (nelle ricette) "-i per quattro persone" "(recipe) for four people"5 (di droga) fix pop.rincarare la dose to add to it, to exaggerate, to pile it on colloq. -
3 beurre manié
A mixture of flour and butter kneaded to a smooth paste. This is then used in small quantities to adjust the thickness of sauces and stews. The sauce must then be boiled briefly to remove the starchy taste of the flour. For this reason, beurre manié is used in situations where only a small quantity is needed.Beurre légèrement ramolli, mélangé avec de la farine. -
4 terasi
A kind of pungent shrimp paste, used in very small quantities. May be crushed with spices, grilled or fried before adding to other ingredients. Also known as balachan/blacan (Malaysia), kapi (Thailand) and ngapi (Burma). -
5 quantitativo
"quantitative;Quantitativ;Mengenmässig;quantitativo"* * *m quantity, amount* * *quantitativo agg.1 quantitative, quantity (attr.): dati quantitativi, quantitative data // (chim.) analisi quantitativa, quantitative analysis // (econ.): teoria quantitativa della moneta, quantity theory of money; controllo monetario quantitativo, quantitative monetary control // (stat.) intervista quantitativa, quantitative interview◆ s.m. quantity, amount: quantitativo disponibile, available amount (o amount available); quantitativo occorrente, amount wanted (o needed); ne abbiamo ancora un piccolo quantitativo in magazzino, we still have a small quantity in stock (o on hand); comperare, vendere in quantitativi, to buy, to sell in large quantities (o in quantity o in bulk); la polizia ha sequestrato un enorme quantitativo di eroina, the police have seized a huge quantity of heroin.* * *[kwantita'tivo] quantitativo (-a)1. agg2. sm(Comm : di merce) amount, quantity* * *[kwantita'tivo] 1.aggettivo quantitative2.sostantivo maschile quantity* * *quantitativo/kwantita'tivo/quantitativequantity.
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