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vote [vəʊt]1 noun∎ to have a vote on sth voter sur qch, mettre qch aux voix;∎ to put a question to the vote mettre une question aux voix;∎ let's put it to the vote votons;∎ if it comes to a or the vote, I know where I stand s'il est procédé à un vote, je sais quelle est ma position;∎ vote of thanks discours m de remerciement;∎ I propose a vote of thanks to our charming hostesses je propose que l'on remercie chaleureusement nos charmantes hôtesses(b) (in parliament) vote m, scrutin m;∎ seventy MPs were present for the vote soixante-dix députés étaient présents pour le vote;∎ the vote went in the government's favour/against the government les députés se sont prononcés en faveur du/contre le gouvernement;∎ vote of confidence vote m de confiance;∎ vote of no confidence motion f de censure(c) (individual choice) vote m, voix f;∎ to give one's vote to sb voter pour qn;∎ they've got my vote je vote pour eux;∎ the candidate got 15,000 votes le candidat a recueilli 15 000 voix;∎ to be elected by one vote être élu à une voix de majorité;∎ one member, one vote = système de scrutin "un homme, une voix"(d) (ballot paper) bulletin m de vote(e) (suffrage) droit m de vote;∎ to have the vote avoir le droit de vote;∎ to give the vote to sb accorder le droit de vote à qn;∎ the suffragettes campaigned for votes for women les suffragettes ont fait campagne pour qu'on accorde le droit de vote aux femmes∎ they hope to win the working-class vote ils espèrent gagner les voix des ouvriers;∎ the Scottish vote went against the government le vote écossais a été défavorable au gouvernement;∎ they won 40 percent of the vote ils ont remporté 40 pour cent des voix ou des suffrages;∎ they increased their vote by 12 percent ils ont amélioré leurs résultats de 12 pour cent∎ a vote of £100,000 un vote de crédits de 100 000 livres(a) (in election) voter;∎ vote Malone! votez Malone!;∎ to vote Labour/Republican voter travailliste/républicain;∎ our family have always voted Conservative notre famille a toujours voté conservateur ou pour le parti conservateur(b) (in parliament, assembly → motion, law, money) voter;∎ they voted that the sitting (should) be suspended ils ont voté la suspension de la séance∎ she was voted president elle a été élue présidente∎ the party was voted a great success de l'avis de tous, la soirée a été un grand succès∎ I vote we all go to bed je propose qu'on aille tous se couchervoter;∎ France is voting this weekend la France va aux urnes ce week-end;∎ how did the country vote? comment est-ce que le pays a voté?;∎ to vote for/against sb voter pour/contre qn;∎ I'm going to vote for Barron je vais voter (pour) Barron ou donner ma voix à Barron;∎ most of the delegates voted against the chairman la plupart des délégués ont voté contre le président;∎ to vote in favour of/against sth voter pour/contre qch;∎ the party conference voted on the question of nuclear disarmament le congrès du parti a voté sur la question du désarmement nucléaire;∎ let's vote on it! mettons cela aux voix!;∎ to vote by a show of hands voter à main levée;∎ figurative to vote with one's feet (by leaving) manifester ou signifier son mécontentement en partant; (by not turning up) manifester ou signifier son mécontentement par le boycott(bill, proposal) rejeter (par le vote)(person, government) élire; (new law) voter, adopter(suggestion) rejeter; (minister) relever de ses fonctions;∎ the bill was voted out le projet de loi n'a pas été adopté ou a été rejeté(bill, reform) voter, ratifier -
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'evri1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada, todo2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time
every adj cada / todosevery other day cada dos días / un día sí y otro notr['evrɪ]■ every day cada día, todos los días■ every weekend cada fin de semana, todos los fines de semana2 (once (in) each) cada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLevery other day un día sí un día no, cada dos díasevery other week cada dos semanasevery now and then de vez en cuandoevery so often de cuando en cuandoto be every bit as... as... ser igual de... que...every ['ɛvri] adj1) each: cadaevery time: cada vezevery other house: cada dos casas2) all: todoevery month: todos los mesesevery woman: toda mujer, todas las mujeres3) complete: pleno, enteroto have every confidence: tener plena confianzaadj.• cada adj.• todo, -a adj.'evri1) ( each)every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones
every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso
2) ( indicating recurrence) cadaevery three days, every third day — cada tres días
he comes every other day — viene un día sí, otro no or (CS, Per) viene día por medio
every now and then o again — de tanto en tanto
every so often — cada tanto, de vez en cuando
3) (very great, all possible)she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo
['evrɪ]ADJ1) (=each) cada invevery three days, every third day — cada tres días
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every bit of the cake — la torta enteraevery bit as clever as... — tan or (LAm) igual de listo como...
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I have to account for every last penny — tengo que dar cuentas de cada penique que gasto•
I enjoyed every minute of the party — disfruté cada minuto de la fiesta•
he'd eaten every single chocolate — se había comido todos los bombones, se había comido hasta el último bombón•
every so often — cada cierto tiempo, de vez en cuando•
he brings me a present every time he comes — cada vez que viene me trae un regalo- every man for himself2) (=all)•
not every child is as fortunate as you — no todos los niños son tan afortunados como tú•
every one of them passed the exam — todos ellos aprobaron el examen•
he spends every penny he earns — gasta hasta el último centavo que gana•
I mean every word I say — lo digo muy en serio3) (=any) todoevery parent will have experienced this at one time or another — todo padre se habrá encontrado con esto en algún momento
4) (=all possible)•
I have every confidence in him — tengo entera or plena confianza en él•
every effort is being made to trace him — se está haciendo todo lo posible para localizarlo•
I have every reason to think that... — tengo razones sobradas para pensar que...* * *['evri]1) ( each)every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones
every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso
2) ( indicating recurrence) cadaevery three days, every third day — cada tres días
he comes every other day — viene un día sí, otro no or (CS, Per) viene día por medio
every now and then o again — de tanto en tanto
every so often — cada tanto, de vez en cuando
3) (very great, all possible)she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo
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3 maggiore
1. adj bigger( più vecchio) oldermusic majoril maggiore the biggestfiglio the oldestartista the greatestazionista the major, the largestla maggior parte del tempo/di noi most of the time/of us, the majority of the time/of usandare per la maggiore be a crowd pleaser2. m military major* * *maggiore agg.compar.1 (in senso astratto) greater; (più grosso) larger, bigger; (più ampio) wider; (più alto) higher, taller; (più lungo) longer: una quantità maggiore, a greater quantity; una somma maggiore, a bigger (o larger) amount; con maggior cura, with greater care; occorre uno spazio maggiore, a larger (o bigger o wider) space is needed; il costo risultò molto maggiore del preventivo, the cost turned out to be much higher than the estimate; l'affluenza alle urne è stata maggiore nel nord che nel sud, the turnout at the polls was higher in the north than in the south; una distanza maggiore, a longer distance; il lato maggiore dell'edificio è ornato da colonne, the longer side of the building is decorated with columns // otto è maggiore di cinque, eight is more than five // per maggiori dettagli, for further details // onde evitare danni maggiori, to avoid greater (o heavier) damage // avere maggiori probabilità di riuscita, to stand a better chance of success // dare maggiore importanza a qlco., to give more importance to sthg. // a maggior ragione, all the more reason // per causa di forza maggiore, for reasons beyond one's control; (dir.) act of God // altare maggiore, high (o main) altar // Lago Maggiore, Lake Maggiore // San Domenico Maggiore, St. Dominic the Greater // (eccl.) ordini maggiori, higher orders // (astr.) Orsa Maggiore, the Great Bear2 (più importante) major, more important: le opere maggiori del Leopardi, Leopardi's major works; i personaggi maggiori del romanzo, the major characters in the novel; arti maggiori, major arts; astri maggiori, major stars3 (più anziano) older; (di fratelli o figli) elder: Carlo è maggiore di Mario, Charles is older than Mario; lei è maggiore di me di 2 anni, she is 2 years older than me; mio figlio maggiore, my elder son; chi dei due è il maggiore?, which one is the elder? // raggiungere la maggiore età, to come of age // Scipione il Maggiore, Scipio the Elder◆ agg.superl.rel.1 (in senso astratto) the greatest; (il più grosso) the largest, the biggest; (il più ampio) the widest; (il più alto) the highest, the tallest; (il più lungo) the longest: Dante è il maggiore poeta italiano, Dante is the greatest Italian poet; uno dei maggiori filosofi dell'antichità, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times; i maggiori esponenti del Romanticismo, the greatest exponents of Romanticism; il suo maggiore difetto è la pigrizia, laziness is his greatest failing; superare le maggiori difficoltà, to overcome the greatest difficulties; trattare con la maggior cura possibile, to handle with the greatest possible care; vendere al prezzo maggiore, to sell at the highest price; il maggiore offerente, the highest bidder; il programma televisivo con il maggiore indice di ascolto, the TV programme with the highest audience ratings; il Po è il maggiore fiume italiano, the Po is the longest river in Italy // la maggior parte, most; (la maggioranza) the majority: la maggior parte degli italiani va in vacanza in agosto, most Italians go on holiday in August; la maggior parte dei presenti votò contro la proposta, most of those presents voted against the proposal; i turisti erano per la maggior parte tedeschi, most of the tourists were German; la maggior parte della gente crede che..., most people think that...; passa la maggior parte del suo tempo in ufficio, he spends most of his time at the office; la maggior parte di noi la pensava diversamente, most of us thought differently; Rotterdam è uno dei maggiori porti del mondo, Rotterdam is one of the busiest ports in the world // la cattedrale ha subito i danni maggiori, the worst (o heaviest) damage was to the cathedral // andare per la maggiore, to be very popular (o to be in)2 (il più importante) major, main, leading: i nostri maggiori concorrenti sono i giapponesi, our major (o main) competitors are the Japanese; Milano e Torino sono i maggiori centri industriali d'Italia, Milan and Turin are Italy's major (o main) industrial centres; i maggiori rappresentanti del partito, the party's leading representatives; uno dei maggiori stilisti, one of the leading designers; il Canada è il maggior produttore di grano nel mondo, Canada is the world's leading wheat producer3 (il più anziano) oldest; (di fratelli o figli) the eldest: Giorgio è il maggiore dei fratelli, George is the eldest brother; il maggiore dei miei figli, il mio figlio maggiore, my eldest son; chi è il maggiore dei tre?, which of the three is the eldest? ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, questo agg. è espresso in ingl. in modi diversi a seconda del significato assunto dall'agg. positivo grande // (econ.) i soci maggiori di una società, the senior partners of a company; i maggiori azionisti di un'impresa, the main shareholders of an enterprise; i maggiori dirigenti di un'azienda, the chief executives of a company.1 (chi è più anziano d'età) the oldest; (di fratelli o figli) the eldest: il maggiore dei tre fratelli lavora negli Stati Uniti, the eldest of the three brothers works in the United States2 (chi è di grado superiore) senior3 (dir.) → maggiorenne4 (mil.) major: maggiore generale, major general.* * *[mad'dʒore]1. agg comp di grande1) (più grande) bigger, larger, (di quantità) greatercon maggiore entusiasmo — with more o greater enthusiasm
2) (più importante) more important, (di notevole rilevanza) major3) (più anziano: sorella, fratello) elder, older4)sergente maggiore — sergeant majorStato Maggiore Mil — general staff
5) Mus major2. agg superl di grande(vedi grande), biggest, largest; greatest; most important; eldest, oldestla maggior parte della gente — most people, the majority (of people)
andare per la maggiore — (cantante, attore ecc) to be very popular, be "in"
3. sm/f1) (grado) Mil major, Aer squadron leader2) (d'età: tra due) older, elder, (tra più di due) oldest, eldest* * *[mad'dʒore] 1.1) (più grande) (comparativo) bigger, greater (di than); (superlativo) biggest, greatest (di of, in)per -i informazioni... — for further information...
x è maggiore o uguale a y — mat. x is greater than or equal to y
2) (più lungo) (comparativo) longer (di than); (superlativo) longest (di of)il maggior produttore di vino del mondo — the world's largest o leading wine producer
sergente maggiore — staff o master AE sergeant
5) mus. major6) (di età) (comparativo) older; (superlativo) oldest; (tra due persone) older; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldestmio fratello maggiore — my elder brother; (con più di due fratelli) my eldest brother
maggiore età — majority, legal o voting age
raggiungere la maggiore età — to come of age, to reach one's majority
la maggior parte di... — most (of)...
come la maggior parte di voi sa... — as most of you know...
2.per la maggior parte — for the most part, mostly, mainly
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (il più anziano) oldest; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldest3.sostantivo maschile mil. major••* * *maggiore/mad'dʒore/1 (più grande) (comparativo) bigger, greater (di than); (superlativo) biggest, greatest (di of, in); una somma maggiore del previsto a larger sum than expected; per -i informazioni... for further information...; x è maggiore o uguale a y mat. x is greater than or equal to y2 (più lungo) (comparativo) longer (di than); (superlativo) longest (di of); il lato maggiore di un poligono the longest side of a polygon3 (più importante) il maggior produttore di vino del mondo the world's largest o leading wine producer; i -i poeti italiani the greatest Italian poets5 mus. major; re maggiore D major6 (di età) (comparativo) older; (superlativo) oldest; (tra due persone) older; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldest; mio fratello maggiore my elder brother; (con più di due fratelli) my eldest brother; maggiore età majority, legal o voting age; raggiungere la maggiore età to come of age, to reach one's majority7 maggior parte la maggior parte di... most (of)...; la maggior parte delle persone most people; come la maggior parte di voi sa... as most of you know...; per la maggior parte for the most part, mostly, mainlyII m. e f.III sostantivo m.⇒ 12 mil. majorandare per la maggiore to be trendy; per cause di forza maggiore due to circumstances beyond our control; a maggior ragione all the more reason.
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