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1 speculate
['spekjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo supporre, congetturare2.1) speculare, meditare2) econ. speculare* * *['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) speculare* * *['spekjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo supporre, congetturare2.1) speculare, meditare2) econ. speculare -
2 speculate *** specu·late
['spɛkjʊˌleɪt]1. viFin speculareto speculate on the stock exchange — speculare in borsato speculate (about or on sth/whether) — chiedersi (qc/se)
2. vtto speculate that... — ipotizzare che...
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3 ♦ (to) speculate
♦ (to) speculate /ˈspɛkjʊleɪt/v. i.1 (fin.) speculare; fare speculazioni: to speculate in stocks, speculare in titoli; to speculate on the stock exchange, fare speculazioni in Borsa2 congetturare; fare ipotesi: We can only speculate about what the future holds, possiamo fare solo ipotesi per quanto riguarda il futuro3 speculare; considerare; meditare; riflettere. -
4 ♦ (to) speculate
♦ (to) speculate /ˈspɛkjʊleɪt/v. i.1 (fin.) speculare; fare speculazioni: to speculate in stocks, speculare in titoli; to speculate on the stock exchange, fare speculazioni in Borsa2 congetturare; fare ipotesi: We can only speculate about what the future holds, possiamo fare solo ipotesi per quanto riguarda il futuro3 speculare; considerare; meditare; riflettere. -
5 wonder **** won·der
['wʌndə(r)]1. n1) (feeling) meraviglia, stupore m2) (object or cause of wonder) miracolo, portentoit is no or little or small wonder that he left — c'è poco or non c'è da meravigliarsi che sia partito
the wonder of it was that... — la cosa incredibile or sorprendente era che...
to do or work wonders — fare miracoli
2. vtchiedersi, domandarsiI wonder whether or if... — mi chiedo se...
I wonder where/how/when — mi chiedo dove/come/quando
3. vi1)(ask o.s., speculate)
to wonder about — pensare diI was wondering about going out for dinner — pensavo di andare fuori a cena, magari
does she know about it? — I wonder — lo sa? — è quello che mi chiedo anch'io
2) (be surprised) stupirsi, meravigliarsi
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speculate — spec‧u‧late [ˈspekjleɪt] verb 1. [intransitive] FINANCE to buy goods, shares, property etc in the hope that their value will increase so that you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit, often quickly: speculate in • Investors may… … Financial and business terms
Speculate — Spec u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Speculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speculating}.] [L. speculatus, p. p. of speculari to spy out, observe, fr. specula a lookout, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}.] 1. To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speculate — spec·u·late / spe kyə ˌlāt/ vb lat·ed, lat·ing vi 1: to theorize on the basis of insufficient evidence ◇ A jury is not permitted to speculate on a matter about which insufficient evidence has been presented in reaching its verdict. 2: to assume a … Law dictionary
Speculate — Spec u*late, v. t. To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speculate — [v1] think about deeply and theorize beat one’s brains*, brainstorm*, build castles in air*, call it, call the turn, cerebrate, chew over*, cogitate, conjecture, consider, contemplate, deliberate, dope*, dope out*, excogitate, figure, figure out* … New thesaurus
speculate — (v.) 1590s, back formation from SPECULATION (Cf. speculation). Related: Speculated; speculating … Etymology dictionary
speculate — reason, reflect, *think, cogitate, deliberate Analogous words: *ponder, meditate, muse, ruminate: *consider, weigh, study, contemplate, excogitate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
speculate — ► VERB 1) form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence. 2) invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of financial gain but with the risk of loss. DERIVATIVES speculation noun speculator noun. ORIGIN Latin speculari observe ,… … English terms dictionary
speculate — [spek′yə lāt΄] vi. speculated, speculating [< L speculatus, pp. of speculari, to view < specula, watchtower < specere, to see: see SPY] 1. to think about the various aspects of a given subject; meditate; ponder; esp., to conjecture 2. to … English World dictionary
speculate — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to meditate, think ) to speculate about, on (to speculate about what might have been) 2) (D; intr.) ( to conduct business by taking risks ) to speculate in; on (to speculate in oil shares; to speculate in gold; to speculate on… … Combinatory dictionary
speculate — verb ADVERB ▪ openly, publicly ▪ Commentators are openly speculating on whether the accusation is false. ▪ widely ▪ wildly ▪ The British press speculated … Collocations dictionary