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1 sovrintendere
* * *[sovrin'tɛndere]sovrintendere a — to superintend, to supervise [ lavori]
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2 dirigere
directazienda run, manageorchestra conduct* * *dirigere v.tr.1 ( volgere in una data direzione) to turn, to direct: diresse i passi verso casa, he turned (o directed) his steps towards home; diresse lo sguardo alla finestra, he turned his eyes towards the window; dirigere la mira contro qlcu., to aim at s.o.; diresse la nave verso il porto, he steered (o directed) the ship towards the harbour; diresse l'auto contro di lui, he steered (o drove) the car straight towards him; dirigere gli sforzi a, to direct one's efforts to (o towards)2 ( rivolgere) to address; to direct: il presidente diresse parole di benvenuto ai congressisti, the president addressed a welcome to those attending the conference; dirigere un'accusa a, to direct an accusation at3 ( amministrare) to manage, to run*; ( essere responsabile) to be in charge of (sthg.); ( giornali) to edit: dirigeva la ditta, la società con molta abilità, he ran the firm very ably; dirigeva la scuola da vent'anni quando lo conobbi, he had been headmaster of the school for twenty years when I met him; il giornale è diretto da una persona molto competente, the newspaper is edited by a very competent person; chi dirige l'ufficio acquisti?, who is in charge of the purchasing office?4 ( sovrintendere) to supervise, to superintend, to direct: non c'era nessuno a dirigere i lavori, there was nobody to supervise (o to direct) the works // dirigere il traffico, to direct the traffic5 ( un'orchestra) to conduct.◘ dirigersi v.rifl. to make* for (s.o., sthg.), to head for (s.o., sthg.): si diresse verso la porta, he made for the door; l'imbarcazione si diresse verso il porto, the boat steered toward (o headed for) the harbour; si diresse verso suo padre, he walked towards his father; si diresse verso il villaggio, he made for the village.* * *1. [di'ridʒere]vb irreg vt1) (condurre) to run, (ditta) to manage, (giornale) to edit, (partito, inchiesta) to lead, (operazioni, traffico) to direct, (orchestra) to conduct2)dirigere verso o contro — to point atdirigere contro — (critiche) to direct at, aim at
dirigere l'attenzione su qc/qn — to turn one's attention to sth/sb
3) (pacco, lettera) to address2. vr (dirigersi)dirigersi a o verso — (luogo) to make one's way towards, make o head for
dirigersi verso — (persona) to come/go towards
l'aereo si dirigeva a nord — the plane was on its way o flying north
si diresse a o verso casa — he headed home, he set off home
* * *[di'ridʒere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (essere a capo di) to direct, to head [ compagnia]; to run* [hotel, scuola]; to edit [giornale, rivista]; to control, to supervise [operazione, progetto]2) (regolare)dirigere il traffico — to direct the traffic, to be on traffic duty
3) (orientare, volgere) to head, to point [ veicolo] ( verso towards); to direct [luce, sguardo, sforzo, attenzione] ( verso to, towards)4) mus. to conduct [orchestra, concerto]5) cinem. teatr. to direct [attore, film, opera teatrale]2.verbo pronominale dirigersi- rsi verso — to head for, to make for o towards, to make one's way towards
-rsi verso sud, nord — to head south, north
* * *dirigere/di'ridʒere/ [38]1 (essere a capo di) to direct, to head [ compagnia]; to run* [hotel, scuola]; to edit [giornale, rivista]; to control, to supervise [operazione, progetto]2 (regolare) dirigere il traffico to direct the traffic, to be on traffic duty3 (orientare, volgere) to head, to point [ veicolo] ( verso towards); to direct [luce, sguardo, sforzo, attenzione] ( verso to, towards); dirigere i propri passi verso to turn one's steps towards4 mus. to conduct [orchestra, concerto]5 cinem. teatr. to direct [attore, film, opera teatrale]II dirigersi verbo pronominale- rsi verso to head for, to make for o towards, to make one's way towards; -rsi verso sud, nord to head south, north. -
3 soprintendere
soprintendere v. intr. to superintend (s.o., sthg.), to supervise (s.o., sthg.), to oversee* (s.o., sthg.): è incaricato di soprintendere ai lavori, it is his job to supervise (o to oversee) the works.* * *[soprin'tɛndere]* * *soprintendere/soprin'tεndere/ -
4 sorvegliare
superviseedificio provide security forbagagli et cetera look after, take care of* * *sorvegliare v.tr.1 ( sovrintendere) to oversee*, to supervise, to superintend; to control; ( vigilare) to watch, to guard: sorvegliare i lavori, to oversee the works; sorvegliare le mosse dell'avversario, to watch out for the moves of an opponent // sorvegliare il traffico cittadino, to control the city traffic2 ( tener d'occhio) to watch (over), to look* after (s.o., sthg.), to mind, to keep* an eye on (s.o.): non preoccuparti, lo sorveglio io, don't worry, I'll look after him; puoi sorvegliare i bambini mentre sono fuori?, can you watch (o look after o keep an eye on o mind) the children while I am out? // sorvegliare il gregge, to watch the sheep // (econ.) sorvegliare l'andamento del mercato, to watch (o to follow) the market trend* * *[sorveʎ'ʎare]verbo transitivo1) (controllare) to watch, to keep* watch over, to supervise; (tenere d'occhio) to keep* an eye on; (badare a) to look after [ bambino]; to monitor, to watch (over) [ malato]2) (guardare a vista) to guard [prigioniero, luogo]; to police [area, frontiera]; to watch [ edificio]sorvegliare un sospetto — to keep a suspect under surveillance o observation
* * *sorvegliare/sorveλ'λare/ [1]1 (controllare) to watch, to keep* watch over, to supervise; (tenere d'occhio) to keep* an eye on; (badare a) to look after [ bambino]; to monitor, to watch (over) [ malato]2 (guardare a vista) to guard [prigioniero, luogo]; to police [area, frontiera]; to watch [ edificio]; sorvegliare un sospetto to keep a suspect under surveillance o observation. -
5 sovrintendere a
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6 soprintendere vi irreg
[soprin'tɛndere]soprintendere a — to superintend, supervise
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7 soprintendere
vi irreg [soprin'tɛndere]soprintendere a — to superintend, supervise
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