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antenna, schermo turnorientare qualcuno verso una carriera guide or steer s.o. towards a career* * *orientare v.tr.1 to orient, to orientate: orientare una carta geografica, la bussola, to orient a map, the compass // orientare i fari verso l'alto, to point the spotlights upwards2 (fig.) ( indirizzare) to steer, to guide: orientare gli studenti alla ricerca, to steer students into research; orientare qlcu. a un'attività economica, to steer s.o. into a business career3 (mat.) to orientate◘ orientarsi v.rifl.1 to get* one's bearings, to orientate oneself, to orient oneself: con questa nebbia non riesco a orientarmi, I can't get my bearings in this fog2 ( raccapezzarsi) to find* one's way: orientare nelle procedure burocratiche, to find one's way through red tape; non riesco a orientarmi in questo affare, I can't make head or tail of this business; si orientò facilmente nel suo nuovo lavoro, he picked things up quickly in his new job3 ( tendere) to tend: la sua filosofia si orientava verso l'atomismo, his philosophy tended towards atomism4 ( intraprendere) to take* up: orientare verso la carriera bancaria, to take up a career in banking; alla fine mi sono orientato verso matematica, finally I opted for maths.* * *[orjen'tare]1. vt1) (disporre: antenna, ventilatore) to position, (carta, bussola) to orientate2) (fig : dirigere: ricerche, persona) to directhanno orientato la conversazione su un tema d'attualità — they steered the conversation round to a topical subject
2. vr (orientarsi)1) (viaggiatore) to find one's bearings, (fig : raccapezzarsi) to find one's way2)orientarsi per o verso — (fig : indirizzarsi) to take up, go in for, (propendere) to lean towards, tend towards
* * *[orjen'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to orient [edificio, carta geografica]; to direct, to point, to angle [antenna, lampada, luce] ( verso towards)2) (indirizzare) to orient, to direct, to steer [ persona] ( verso at, towards); to direct [ricerca, campagna] ( verso towards)2.verbo pronominale orientarsi1) (orizzontarsi) to orient oneself, to find* one's way, to get* one's bearings2) fig. (raccapezzarsi) to see* one's way, to find* one's way3) (dirigersi) [ persona] to turn ( verso towards); [paese, movimento] to move ( verso towards); [ conversazione] to turn ( verso to)* * *orientare/orjen'tare/ [1]1 to orient [edificio, carta geografica]; to direct, to point, to angle [antenna, lampada, luce] ( verso towards)2 (indirizzare) to orient, to direct, to steer [ persona] ( verso at, towards); to direct [ricerca, campagna] ( verso towards)II orientarsi verbo pronominale1 (orizzontarsi) to orient oneself, to find* one's way, to get* one's bearings; - rsi con to set one's course by [ sole]2 fig. (raccapezzarsi) to see* one's way, to find* one's way; non riesco a orientarmi in questa teoria I can't make head or tail of this theory3 (dirigersi) [ persona] to turn ( verso towards); [paese, movimento] to move ( verso towards); [ conversazione] to turn ( verso to).
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