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1 succeeding
[sək'siːdɪŋ]* * *succeeding /səkˈsi:dɪŋ/a.successivo; seguente; susseguente: the succeeding laws, le leggi successive; the succeeding ages, le età seguentisucceedingly avv.* * *[sək'siːdɪŋ] -
2 succeeding suc·ceed·ing adj
[sək'siːdɪŋ](following: in past) successivo (-a), seguente, (in future) futuro (-a)succeeding generations — generazioni fpl future
each succeeding year brought... — ogni anno che passava recava...
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3 confident
['kɒnfɪdənt]1) (sure) sicuro, fiduciosoto be confident that — essere sicuro o confidare che
to be confident of success, of succeeding — essere fiducioso o avere la certezza di riuscire
2) (self-assured) sicuro di sé* * *['konfidənt]adjective (having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself): She is confident that she will win; a confident boy.) fiducioso* * *['kɒnfɪdənt]1) (sure) sicuro, fiduciosoto be confident that — essere sicuro o confidare che
to be confident of success, of succeeding — essere fiducioso o avere la certezza di riuscire
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4 possibility
[ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) (chance, prospect) possibilità f.2.nome plurale possibilities (potential)* * *plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) possibilità* * *[ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) (chance, prospect) possibilità f.2.nome plurale possibilities (potential) -
5 ♦ decent
♦ decent /ˈdi:snt/a.1 decente, adeguato: decent wages, un salario decente; a decent education, un'istruzione adeguata; It's ages since I had a decent lunch, è da parecchio che non faccio un pranzo come si deve; a decent place to live, un posto decente in cui vivere; I think we had a decent chance of succeeding, penso che avevamo una discreta possibilità di riuscire; I haven't got anything decent to wear, non ho niente di adatto da mettermi2 buono: Do you know any decent Indian restaurants?, conosci qualche buon ristorante indiano?; They brought a very decent bottle of wine, hanno portato un'ottima bottiglia di vino3 (fam.) gentile, simpatico: It was decent of him to offer to help, è stato gentile da parte sua offrirsi di aiutare; When I explained, she was quite decent about it, quando le ho spiegato, è stata molto comprensiva al riguardo4 rispettabile, onesto: a decent family, una famiglia onesta (o rispettabile); decent people, gente per bene, brava gente5 (fam.) vestito; presentabile: Are you decent?, sei presentabile? -
6 succeedingly
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7 succeed
[sək'siːd] 1.verbo transitivo succedere a, subentrare a [ person]2.to succeed sb. as king — succedere a qcn. sul trono
1) (achieve success) [person, plan] riuscire, avere successoto succeed in business — riuscire o avere successo negli affari
2) (accede)to succeed to — salire a [ throne]; succedere a [ presidency]
* * *[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) riuscire, avere successo2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) succedere, subentrare•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
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- successively
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- in succession* * *[sək'siːd] 1.verbo transitivo succedere a, subentrare a [ person]2.to succeed sb. as king — succedere a qcn. sul trono
1) (achieve success) [person, plan] riuscire, avere successoto succeed in business — riuscire o avere successo negli affari
2) (accede)to succeed to — salire a [ throne]; succedere a [ presidency]
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8 succession
[sək'seʃn]1) (sequence) (of attempts, events) serie f., successione f.2) (inheriting) successione f.; (descent) eredi m.pl.* * *[sək'seʃən]1) (the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc: The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne).) successione2) (a number of things following after one another: a succession of bad harvests.) serie3) (the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else: his succession to the throne.) successione* * *[sək'seʃn]1) (sequence) (of attempts, events) serie f., successione f.2) (inheriting) successione f.; (descent) eredi m.pl.
См. также в других словарях:
Succeeding — Suc*ceed ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succeeding — index consecutive, ensuing, future, proximate, subsequent, successive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
succeeding — / successive [adj] following alternating, consecutive, ensuing, following after, in a row, in line, next, next in line for, next in order, next off, next up, rotating, sequent, sequential, serial, seriate, subsequent, subsequential, succedent,… … New thesaurus
succeeding — suc|ceed|ing [səkˈsi:dıŋ] adj [only before noun] coming after something else ▪ Over the succeeding weeks things went from bad to worse. ▪ succeeding generations … Dictionary of contemporary English
Succeeding — Succeed Suc*ceed , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succeeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succeeding}.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succ[ e]der. See {Cede}, and cf. {Success}.] 1. To follow in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succeeding — succeedingly, adv. /seuhk see ding/, adj. being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations. [1555 65; SUCCEED + ING1] * * * … Universalium
succeeding — adj. Succeeding is used with these nouns: ↑generation … Collocations dictionary
succeeding — suc|ceed|ing [ sək sidıŋ ] adjective coming after something else: Many of their traditions will not be passed on to succeeding generations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
succeeding — adjective coming after something else: Over the succeeding weeks things went from bad to worse … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
succeeding — adjective strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations Syn: subsequent, successive, following, ensuing, later, future, coming … Thesaurus of popular words
succeeding — UK [səkˈsiːdɪŋ] / US [səkˈsɪdɪŋ] adjective coming after something else Many of their traditions will not be passed on to succeeding generations … English dictionary
