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1 ♦ effort
♦ effort /ˈɛfət/n.1 [cu] sforzo; fatica: a great effort of will, un grande sforzo di volontà; a sustained effort, uno sforzo prolungato (o intenso); joint efforts, sforzi congiunti; to spare no effort, non risparmiare gli sforzi; to redouble one's efforts, raddoppiare gli sforzi; It takes a lot of effort, bisogna fare un bello sforzo2 sforzo; serio tentativo: to make an effort, fare uno sforzo; sforzarsi; fare il possibile; Do make an effort to come, cerca di fare il possibile per venire; All efforts will be made to free them, faremo ogni sforzo per liberarli3 (fam.) risultato; realizzazione; prestazione; impresa; lavoro: a poor effort, un risultato scadente; That's not a bad effort, (non è) niente male!; It has been a pretty good effort, è stata una bella impresa; c'è voluto del bello e del buono5 (mecc.) sforzo. -
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[sə'steɪnd] 1. 2.aggettivo sostenuto; [applause, period] prolungato* * *sustained /səˈsteɪnd/a.sostenuto; prolungato: a sustained effort, uno sforzo prolungato (o intenso).* * *[sə'steɪnd] 1. 2.aggettivo sostenuto; [applause, period] prolungato -
3 sustained sus·tained adj
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4 sustain *** sus·tain vt
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