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61 ■ start off
■ start offA v. i. + avv.2 partire; andarsene; andare; ( di nave) salpare; ( di aereo) decollare: to start off walking, andarsene a piedi; to start off for work, partire per andare al lavoro3 incominciare, cominciare ( a fare, col dire, ecc.); avere avuto l'intenzione di; partire (fig.): I started off wanting to write the book all by myself, but then I realized that was an impossible task, ero partito per scrivere il libro da solo, ma poi capii che era un compito impossibile; He started off by attacking the Labour Party, ha cominciato il discorso con un attacco ai laburistiB v. t. + avv.1 far incominciare; dare il via a (q.); avviare: I started off my son on the violin when he was ten, ho fatto incominciare mio figlio a studiare il violino quando aveva dieci anni; to start sb. off as a doctor, avviare q. alla professione medica2 fare in modo che (q.) dia la stura a: Don't start grandpa off on his angling exploits, evita che il nonno attacchi a raccontare le sue imprese di pesca! □ to start sb. off crying [laughing], far scoppiare q. a piangere [a ridere] □ (equit.) to start off a horse at a gallop, mettere un cavallo al galoppo □ (fig.) to start off on the right [wrong] foot, cominciare con il piede giusto [sbagliato]. -
62 undertaking
I [ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ]1) (venture) impresa f.2) (promise) garanzia f.to give sb. an undertaking that — promettere a qcn. di fare
to give a written undertaking to do sth. — prendere un impegno scritto a fare qcs
3) (company) impresa f.II ['ʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ]* * *1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) impresa2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) promessa* * *undertaking /ʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ, nel sign. A, def. 4 ˈʌndəteɪkɪŋ/n.2 (econ.) impresa; iniziativa imprenditoriale3 (leg.) assunzione ( di un obbligo); impegno: to give a written undertaking, rilasciare un impegno scritto; to give sb. an undertaking to do (o not to do) st., assumere con q. l'impegno di fare (o di non fare) qc.● (leg.) undertaking to appear, impegno (o obbligo) di costituirsi in giudizio.* * *I [ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ]1) (venture) impresa f.2) (promise) garanzia f.to give sb. an undertaking that — promettere a qcn. di fare
to give a written undertaking to do sth. — prendere un impegno scritto a fare qcs
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63 backbreaking back·break·ing adj
['bækˌbreɪkɪŋ](work, task) massacranteEnglish-Italian dictionary > backbreaking back·break·ing adj
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64 equal ***
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65 exacting ex·act·ing adj
[ɪɡ'zæktɪŋ](task, profession, work) impegnativo (-a), (person) esigente -
66 hopeless hope·less adj
['həʊplɪs](impossible, useless: situation) impossibile, (outlook, case) disperato (-a), senza speranza, (drunkard) incorreggibile, inguaribile, (bad: work) fam disastroso (-a)it's hopeless trying to convince her — è perfettamente inutile or è fiato sprecato cercare di convincerla
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67 menial me·nial adj
['miːnɪəl](position) subalterno (-a), (work, task) umile, servile -
68 working-party
nouns (a group of people gathered together (usually voluntarily) to perform a particular physical task: They organized a work-party to clear the canal of weeds.) squadra di lavoro
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