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['stɪmjʊləs](pl. -i) nome1) fisiol. stimolo m.2) fig. (boost) stimolo m., impulso m., sprone m.3) fig. (incentive) stimolo m., incentivo m.* * *['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) stimolo2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) stimolo* * *stimulus /ˈstɪmjʊləs/ (lat.)n. [cu] (pl. stimuli)stimolo ( anche scient.); pungolo; incitamento; incentivo; impulso: the stimulus of hunger, lo stimolo della fame; a stimulus to competition, un incentivo alla concorrenza; to give stimulus to industry, dare impulso all'industria.* * *['stɪmjʊləs](pl. -i) nome1) fisiol. stimolo m.2) fig. (boost) stimolo m., impulso m., sprone m.3) fig. (incentive) stimolo m., incentivo m.
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