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1 understand
[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]to understand that, how — capire che, come
2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia
3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che
4) (believe)to understand that — credere o capire che
6) ling. (imply)2.to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere* * *1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) capire, comprendere2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) capire3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) capire•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelligenza2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) comprensione3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) accordo•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]to understand that, how — capire che, come
2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia
3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che
4) (believe)to understand that — credere o capire che
6) ling. (imply)2.to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere -
2 word
I 1. [wɜːd]1) parola f., vocabolo m., termine m.to have no words to express sth. — non trovare le o non avere parole per esprimere qcs.
long words — parole difficili, paroloni
with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò
the last word — fig. l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido
to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.
not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente
the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato
to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole
2) (anything, something)word got out that... — si è diffusa o è trapelata la notizia che...
to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che
he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...
to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia
4) (promise) parola f.to break one's word — non mantenere la parola data o la propria parola
to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola
to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola
to be as good as one's word — mantenere la propria parola o le promesse
5) (rumour)word has it that... — si dice che...
word got round o around that... — girava voce che
6) (command)if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo
7) (key word) parola f. d'ordine8) the Word relig. la Parola (di Dio); (of Trinity) il Verbo9) inform. parola f., codice m.10) by word of mouth oralmente, verbalmente2.••my word! — (in surprise) caspita, perbacco! (in reproof) vedrai!
to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.
to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.
II [wɜːd]to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn
* * *[wə:d] 1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) parola2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) parola3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) notizia, messaggio4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) parola2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formulare- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word* * *I 1. [wɜːd]1) parola f., vocabolo m., termine m.to have no words to express sth. — non trovare le o non avere parole per esprimere qcs.
long words — parole difficili, paroloni
with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò
the last word — fig. l'ultima novità, l'ultimo grido
to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.
not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente
the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato
to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole
2) (anything, something)word got out that... — si è diffusa o è trapelata la notizia che...
to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che
he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...
to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia
4) (promise) parola f.to break one's word — non mantenere la parola data o la propria parola
to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola
to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola
to be as good as one's word — mantenere la propria parola o le promesse
5) (rumour)word has it that... — si dice che...
word got round o around that... — girava voce che
6) (command)if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo
7) (key word) parola f. d'ordine8) the Word relig. la Parola (di Dio); (of Trinity) il Verbo9) inform. parola f., codice m.10) by word of mouth oralmente, verbalmente2.••my word! — (in surprise) caspita, perbacco! (in reproof) vedrai!
to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.
to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.
II [wɜːd]to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn
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3 tone down
tone [sth.] down, tone down [sth.] attenuare, sfumare [ colours]; fig. attenuare [ criticism]; attenuare il tono di [letter, statement]* * *(to make or become softer, less harsh etc: He toned down some of his criticisms.) attenuare* * *vt + adv(moderate: colour, sound) attenuare, (fig: language, criticism) moderare* * * -
4 hereby
[hɪə'baɪ]avverbio amm. dir.I hereby declare that — (in document) con la presente dichiaro che
* * *adverb especially (in legal language, now, by means of (eg this statement): I hereby declare that I will not be responsible for any of her debts.)* * *hereby /hɪəˈbaɪ/avv.1 (comm., leg.) per questo mezzo; con il presente (atto, ecc.); con la presente (lettera, ecc.)2 (lett.) in tal modo; così.* * *[hɪə'baɪ]avverbio amm. dir.I hereby declare that — (in document) con la presente dichiaro che
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5 query
I ['kwɪərɪ]1) (request for information) domanda f., quesito m.to raise a query about sth. — sollevare un dubbio o una questione su qcs
3) inform. query f., interrogazione f.4) (question mark) punto m. interrogativoII ['kwɪərɪ]verbo transitivo mettere in dubbio, mettere in discussioneto query sb.'s ability — mettere in dubbio le capacità di qcn.
some may query my interpretation of the data — alcuni possono avere dei dubbi sulla mia interpretazione dei dati
* * *['kwiəri] 1. plural - queries; noun1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) domanda2) (a question mark: You have omitted the query.) punto interrogativo2. verb1) (to question (a statement etc): I think the waiter has added up the bill wrongly - you should query it.) domandare, chiedere2) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) domandare, chiedere* * *query /ˈkwɪərɪ/n.3 (comput., Internet) interrogazione; query: query language, linguaggio d'interrogazione; linguaggio di query● Query, what can we do to prevent that?, di grazia, che cosa possiamo fare per impedirlo?(to) query /ˈkwɪərɪ/v. t.1 indagare; investigare; chiedersi; sondare (fig.): to query sb. 's intentions, sondare le intenzioni di q.; I query whether we can trust him or not, mi chiedo se ci possiamo fidare di lui o no; «How come?», queried John, «Come mai?», chiese John5 (comput.) eseguire un'interrogazione, eseguire una query.* * *I ['kwɪərɪ]1) (request for information) domanda f., quesito m.to raise a query about sth. — sollevare un dubbio o una questione su qcs
3) inform. query f., interrogazione f.4) (question mark) punto m. interrogativoII ['kwɪərɪ]verbo transitivo mettere in dubbio, mettere in discussioneto query sb.'s ability — mettere in dubbio le capacità di qcn.
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