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1 Queen's speech
n BritSee:Cultural note: QUEEN'S SPEECH Durante la sessione di apertura del Parlamento britannico il sovrano legge un discorso redatto dal primo ministro, il Queen's speech (se si tratta della regina), che contiene le linee generali del nuovo programma politico. -
2 ♦ queen
♦ queen /kwi:n/n.1 regina: the queen consort, la regina consorte; the queen mother, la regina madre; (stor.) Queen Victoria, la Regina Vittoria2 (fig.) regina: (relig.) the Queen of Grace, la Regina delle grazie ( la Madonna); beauty queen, regina di bellezza; reginetta4 ( a carte) regina; donna: the queen of hearts, la regina di cuori; I've only a queen ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasta soltanto una regina in mano● Queen Anne furniture, mobili stile Regina Anna ( 1702-1714) □ (bot.) Queen Anne's Lace ( Anthriscus sylvestris), cerfoglio selvatico □ (zool.) the queen bee, l'ape regina; (fig., iron.) la gran capa □ (leg.) Queen's Bench ( Division) (abbr.: QBD), sezione dell'Alta Corte di Giustizia che si occupa di questioni di assicurazioni, diritto commerciale e marittimo, ecc. NOTE DI CULTURA: Queen's Bench Division = Chancery Division ► chancery □ (leg.) Queen's Counsel ► counsel □ the queen dowager, la regina (vedova) □ Queen's English, l'inglese puro ( la lingua) □ (leg.) Queen's evidence ► evidence □ (leg.) the Queen's peace, l'ordine pubblico □ (edil.) queen post, monaco □ the queen regent, la reggente ( del trono) □ queen regnant, regina regnante □ (polit.) the Queen's speech, il discorso della regina ( all'apertura del parlamento) □ ( arte) Queen's ware, ceramiche pregiate di colore bianco □ ( slang) drag queen, travestito □ (fam.) Queen Anne is dead, bella novità!; lo sanno anche i sassi! NOTE DI CULTURA: the Queen: ► monarchy.(to) queen /kwi:n/A v. t.B v. i.● (fam. spreg.) to queen it, darsi arie da regina; farla da padrona □ to queen it over sb., spadroneggiare su q. □ ( slang) to queen it up, fare la checca; vestire da checca. -
3 power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) potere, capacità2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenza•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
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4 subject
I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]1) (topic) soggetto m., argomento m.to change o drop the subject cambiare argomento, lasciare cadere l'argomento; to raise a subject sollevare una questione; while we're on the subject of... — visto che siamo in tema di
2) (at school, college) materia f.; (for research, study) soggetto m.3) art. fot. soggetto m.4) (focus)5) ling. soggetto m.6) (citizen) suddito m. (-a)II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]1) (subservient) [people, race] asservito, sottomessoto be subject to — essere soggetto a [law, rule]
3) (liable)to be subject to — essere soggetto a [flooding, fits]; essere assoggettabile a [ tax]
4) (dependent)to be subject to — dipendere da [ approval]
"subject to alteration" — "soggetto a variazioni"
III [səb'dʒekt]"subject to availability" — (of flights, tickets) "in base alla disponibilità"; (of goods) "salvo venduto"
1) (expose)to be subjected to — dover sopportare [ noise]; essere oggetto di [ attacks]; essere sottoposto a [ torture]
to subject sth. to heat — esporre qcs. al calore
2) lett. (subjugate) sottomettere [race, country]* * *1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) sottomesso2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) suddito2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) soggetto, argomento3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) materia4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) soggetto3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) assoggettare, sottomettere2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) sottoporre•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *subject (1) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/a.1 soggetto; assoggettato; sottomesso; sottoposto; esposto: subject nations, nazioni soggette; subject tribes, tribù sottomesse; Even foreigners are subject to the laws of the country, anche gli stranieri sono soggetti alle leggi del paese; I'm subject to tremendous headaches, vado soggetto a tremende emicranie; to be subject to envy, essere esposto all'invidia● subject to, salvo: Subject to correction, these are the facts, salvo errore, i fatti sono questi □ (comm.: di un prodotto) subject to availability, se disponibile; salvo venduto □ ( banca, fin.) subject to collection, salvo incasso; salvo buon fine (abbr. S.B.F.) □ (comm.) subject to sale (o subject to goods being unsold), salvo venduto □ ( di un popolo, ecc.) to be held subject, essere assoggettato; essere tenuto in sudditanza □ (comm.) All prices ( are) subject to alteration, tutti i prezzi sono suscettibili di variazione.♦ subject (2) /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/n.1 soggetto ( anche gramm.); argomento; oggetto ( di esame, esperimento, ecc.): the subject of the speech [of the book], il soggetto del discorso [del libro]; (gramm.) Every verb has a subject, ogni verbo ha un soggetto; to change the subject, cambiare argomento; to drop the subject (o to let the subject drop) lasciar cadere l'argomento; on the subject of, a proposito di; to get onto a subject, arrivare a un argomento; entrare in un discorso; He's a subject for ridicule, è oggetto di scherno NOTA D'USO: - argument o topic?-2 materia ( di studio); disciplina: compulsory subjects, materie (di studio) obbligatorie; subsidiary subject, materia complementare ( all'università); Chemistry is my favourite subject, la chimica è la mia materia preferita; DIALOGO → - Before an exam- History's my weakest subject, and I'm worried, that's all, la storia è la materia in cui vado peggio e sono preoccupata, questo è tutto; DIALOGO → - School- What subjects did you have at school today?, che materie avevi oggi a scuola?3 suddito; cittadino: rulers and subjects, governanti e sudditi; He is a British subject, è cittadino britannico4 (form.) causa; motivo; occasione: a subject for great sorrow, una causa di grande dolore; I'll give you no subject for complaint, non vi darò motivo di lagnarvi di me5 (bot., zool.) esemplare● subject catalogue, catalogo per soggetto ( in una biblioteca) □ (fisc.) a subject for taxation, un soggetto d'imposta □ subject-heading, voce di indice □ subject matter, argomento; contenuto; oggetto; tema; materia □ (ass.) the subject matter insured, la cosa assicurata □ one's fellow-subjects, i propri concittadini.(to) subject /səbˈdʒɛkt/v. t.1 assoggettare; soggiogare; sottomettere: to subject a nation to one's rule, assoggettare una nazione al proprio potere; soggiogare una nazione2 ( anche tecn.) sottoporre; esporre: Iron must be subjected to a special process to become steel, il ferro deve essere sottoposto a un processo speciale per diventare acciaio; to subject sb. to ill-treatment, sottoporre q. a maltrattamenti3 (med.) predisporre: His weakness subjected him to many diseases, la sua debolezza lo predisponeva a molte malattie● to subject oneself, esporsi; sottomettersi: Don't subject yourself to ridicule [to criticism], non esporti al ridicolo [alle critiche].* * *I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]1) (topic) soggetto m., argomento m.to change o drop the subject cambiare argomento, lasciare cadere l'argomento; to raise a subject sollevare una questione; while we're on the subject of... — visto che siamo in tema di
2) (at school, college) materia f.; (for research, study) soggetto m.3) art. fot. soggetto m.4) (focus)5) ling. soggetto m.6) (citizen) suddito m. (-a)II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]1) (subservient) [people, race] asservito, sottomessoto be subject to — essere soggetto a [law, rule]
3) (liable)to be subject to — essere soggetto a [flooding, fits]; essere assoggettabile a [ tax]
4) (dependent)to be subject to — dipendere da [ approval]
"subject to alteration" — "soggetto a variazioni"
III [səb'dʒekt]"subject to availability" — (of flights, tickets) "in base alla disponibilità"; (of goods) "salvo venduto"
1) (expose)to be subjected to — dover sopportare [ noise]; essere oggetto di [ attacks]; essere sottoposto a [ torture]
to subject sth. to heat — esporre qcs. al calore
2) lett. (subjugate) sottomettere [race, country] -
5 part
I 1. [pɑːt]1) (of whole) parte f.; (of country) parte f., area f.in o around these parts da queste parti; part of the reason is... in parte è perché...; to be (a) part of fare parte di; the early part of my life la prima parte della mia vita, la mia gioventù; it's all part of being young è tipico della giovinezza; that's the best part questa è la parte migliore; to be good in parts BE avere delle parti buone; for the most part per la maggior parte; my part of the world il mio paese; what are you doing in this part of the world? — che cosa ci fai da queste parti?
2) (component) parte f., pezzo m.3) telev. (of serial, programme) parte f.4) (share, role) parte f., ruolo m.I want no part in it I don't want any part of it non voglio saperne niente o averci a che fare; to take part — partecipare, prendere parte (in a)
5) teatr. telev. cinem. ruolo m., parte f.6) (equal measure) parte f.in a concentration of 30,000 parts per million — in una concentrazione del 3%
7) mus. (for instrument, voice) parte f.; (score) partitura f.8) (behalf)to take sb.'s part — prendere le parti di qcn., parteggiare per qcn
9) AE (in hair) scriminatura f., riga f.2.avverbio in parteit was part fear, part greed — in parte era paura, in parte avidità
••II 1. [pɑːt]to take sth. in good part — non prendersela per qcs
1) (separate) separare, dividere [ two people]; divaricare, aprire [ legs]; scostare, aprire [lips, curtains]; aprirsi un varco tra [ crowd]; aprire [ocean, waves]2.1) (split up) [ partners] separarsito part from — separarsi da [ spouse]
2) (divide) [crowd, clouds] aprirsi3) (break) [rope, cable] rompersi•* * *1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) parte2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) parte3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) parte4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) parte5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) parte6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) parte2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) separarsi- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *I 1. [pɑːt]1) (of whole) parte f.; (of country) parte f., area f.in o around these parts da queste parti; part of the reason is... in parte è perché...; to be (a) part of fare parte di; the early part of my life la prima parte della mia vita, la mia gioventù; it's all part of being young è tipico della giovinezza; that's the best part questa è la parte migliore; to be good in parts BE avere delle parti buone; for the most part per la maggior parte; my part of the world il mio paese; what are you doing in this part of the world? — che cosa ci fai da queste parti?
2) (component) parte f., pezzo m.3) telev. (of serial, programme) parte f.4) (share, role) parte f., ruolo m.I want no part in it I don't want any part of it non voglio saperne niente o averci a che fare; to take part — partecipare, prendere parte (in a)
5) teatr. telev. cinem. ruolo m., parte f.6) (equal measure) parte f.in a concentration of 30,000 parts per million — in una concentrazione del 3%
7) mus. (for instrument, voice) parte f.; (score) partitura f.8) (behalf)to take sb.'s part — prendere le parti di qcn., parteggiare per qcn
9) AE (in hair) scriminatura f., riga f.2.avverbio in parteit was part fear, part greed — in parte era paura, in parte avidità
••II 1. [pɑːt]to take sth. in good part — non prendersela per qcs
1) (separate) separare, dividere [ two people]; divaricare, aprire [ legs]; scostare, aprire [lips, curtains]; aprirsi un varco tra [ crowd]; aprire [ocean, waves]2.1) (split up) [ partners] separarsito part from — separarsi da [ spouse]
2) (divide) [crowd, clouds] aprirsi3) (break) [rope, cable] rompersi• -
6 review
I [rɪ'vjuː]1) (reconsideration) revisione f. (anche amm. dir. pol.); (report) analisi f., esame m.to be under review — [ policy] essere riesaminato; [ salaries] essere rivisto
the week in review — rad. telev. la rassegna delle notizie della settimana
2) giorn. letter. (critical assessment) recensione f., critica f.3) giorn. (magazine) rivista f.4) mil. rivista f., rassegna f.5) AE scol. univ. (of lesson) ripasso m.II [rɪ'vjuː]1) (re-examine) riconsiderare [ situation]; rivedere, riesaminare [attitude, policy]; esaminare, analizzare [ performance]; passare in rassegna [ troops]2) giorn. letter. recensire [book, film]to be well, badly reviewed — essere bene accolto, stroncato dalla critica
3) AE scol. univ. ripassare [subject, lesson]* * *[rə'vju:] 1. noun1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) recensione2) (an inspection of troops etc.) rivista, rassegna3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.) ripasso2. verb1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) recensire2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) rivedere, riesaminare3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.) ripassare•- reviewer* * *I [rɪ'vjuː]1) (reconsideration) revisione f. (anche amm. dir. pol.); (report) analisi f., esame m.to be under review — [ policy] essere riesaminato; [ salaries] essere rivisto
the week in review — rad. telev. la rassegna delle notizie della settimana
2) giorn. letter. (critical assessment) recensione f., critica f.3) giorn. (magazine) rivista f.4) mil. rivista f., rassegna f.5) AE scol. univ. (of lesson) ripasso m.II [rɪ'vjuː]1) (re-examine) riconsiderare [ situation]; rivedere, riesaminare [attitude, policy]; esaminare, analizzare [ performance]; passare in rassegna [ troops]2) giorn. letter. recensire [book, film]to be well, badly reviewed — essere bene accolto, stroncato dalla critica
3) AE scol. univ. ripassare [subject, lesson] -
7 brief ****
[briːf]1. adj(visit, period, moment, speech) breve, (glimpse) veloce, brevefor a brief moment I thought... — per un attimo ho creduto...
in brief... — in breve..., a farla breve...
2. n1) Law dossier m inv2) Mil, (gen) istruzioni fpl3. vtMil dare istruzioni ato brief sb (about sth) — (person) mettere qn al corrente (di qc), Law affidare una causa a
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