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1 Fourth of July
nthe Fourth of July — il quattro luglio (anniversario dell'indipendenza americana)
See:Cultural note: FOURTH OF JULY Il 4 luglio, Fourth of July (o "Independence Day"), la principale festa nazionale degli Stati Uniti, celebra la firma della Dichiarazione d'Indipendenza nel 1776. È in pratica il "compleanno" degli Stati Uniti e viene festeggiato all'insegna del patriottismo: molti americani espongono la bandiera a stelle e strisce davanti a casa e ci sono manifestazioni un po' ovunque, con spettacoli pirotecnici, parate e cortei, picnic e grigliate all'aperto. -
2 ♦ fourth
♦ fourth /fɔ:ɵ/A a.quarto; the fourth part, la quarta parte; un quarto; three fourths, tre quarti; the fourth year at primary school, la quarta elementare; They are competing for fourth place, gareggiano per il quarto posto; This is the fourth longest river in the world, questo è il quarto fiume più lungo al mondoB n.1 quarto ( in un elenco, classifica ecc.): You're the fourth to apply for the job, sei il quarto che ha chiesto il posto; My horse came in fourth, il mio cavallo arrivò quarto; She is ranked fourth in the world, è quarta nella classifica mondiale2 (mus.) quarta3 [u] (autom., = fourth gear) quarta ( marcia): Can you change into fourth, please?, puoi mettere la quarta, per favore?● (fis., mat.) fourth dimension, quarta dimensione □ the fourth estate, (stor.) il quarto Stato; (fig.) il quarto potere, la stampa □ the fourth finger, il (dito) mignolo □ (fin.) fourth market, quarto mercato ( di titoli non quotati in Borsa) □ (in USA) the Fourth of July, il quattro luglio NOTE DI CULTURA: Fourth of July: è la data in cui si festeggia la promulgazione, nel 1776, della Dichiarazione d'indipendenza e quindi l'indipendenza degli Stati Uniti dall'Inghilterra. In realtà il documento fu proposto il 4 luglio, ma fu firmato dalla maggioranza dei delegati all'inizio di agosto, e l'ultima firma fu apposta solo nel 1781. Un altro nome di questa ricorrenza è Independence Day □ ( danza) fourth position, quarta □ (autom.) fourth speed, quarta (velocità) the Fourth World, il Quarto mondo.
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