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1 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) (il massimo) -
2 quick
[kwɪk] 1.1) (speedy) [ pace] veloce, rapido, svelto; [heartbeat, train, meal] veloce; [ profit] rapido, in tempi rapidi; [ storm] breve2) (clever) [child, student] vivace, pronto, intelligente3) (prompt)to be quick to learn to be a quick learner imparare in fretta; he was quick to see the advantages — ne ha immediatamente visto i vantaggi
4) (lively)2. 3.nome anat. med. carne f. viva••to cut o sting sb. to the quick toccare qcn. sul vivo; to make a quick buck fare soldi alla svelta (e facilmente); to make a quick killing — fare fortuna in fretta
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) veloce, rapido2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) veloce3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) veloce, pronto2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) velocemente- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *[kwɪk] 1.1) (speedy) [ pace] veloce, rapido, svelto; [heartbeat, train, meal] veloce; [ profit] rapido, in tempi rapidi; [ storm] breve2) (clever) [child, student] vivace, pronto, intelligente3) (prompt)to be quick to learn to be a quick learner imparare in fretta; he was quick to see the advantages — ne ha immediatamente visto i vantaggi
4) (lively)2. 3.nome anat. med. carne f. viva••to cut o sting sb. to the quick toccare qcn. sul vivo; to make a quick buck fare soldi alla svelta (e facilmente); to make a quick killing — fare fortuna in fretta
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3 disadvantage
I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio
to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista
3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio* * *(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) svantaggio- at a disadvantage* * *disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/n.1 [uc] svantaggio: Knowing only one language is a big disadvantage in this job, in questo lavoro conoscere solo una lingua è un grosso svantaggio; What are the disadvantages to this system?, quali sono gli svantaggi di questo sistema?; One of the disadvantages of living in the country is that you have to use the car a lot more, uno degli svantaggi di abitare in campagna è che si deve usare la macchina molto di più; The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, ci sono più vantaggi che svantaggi; to be at a disadvantage, essere in (condizioni di) svantaggio; to be to sb. 's disadvantage, andare a svantaggio di q.; to feel at a disadvantage, sentirsi svantaggiato; to put sb. at a disadvantage, mettere q. in posizione di svantaggio2 [u] detrimento; danno.(to) disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/v. t.svantaggiare: A lack of computer skills will seriously disadvantage you, la mancanza di competenze informatiche ti svantaggerà molto.* * *I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio
to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista
3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio -
4 (to) compensate
(to) compensate /ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/A v. t.1 (ass., leg.) risarcire; indennizzare: to compensate sb. for st., risarcire (o indennizzare) q. per qc.; I expect to be compensated, mi aspetto di essere risarcito2 (tecn.) compensareB v. i.1 (psic.) compensare2 – to compensate for, compensare: The advantages more than compensate for the risks, i vantaggi compensano abbondantemente i rischi; Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's children, niente può compensare la perdita dei figli● (elettron.) compensated amplifier, amplificatore compensato □ (econ.) compensated demand, domanda compensata □ (mecc.) compensated pendulum, pendolo compensato. -
5 (to) compensate
(to) compensate /ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/A v. t.1 (ass., leg.) risarcire; indennizzare: to compensate sb. for st., risarcire (o indennizzare) q. per qc.; I expect to be compensated, mi aspetto di essere risarcito2 (tecn.) compensareB v. i.1 (psic.) compensare2 – to compensate for, compensare: The advantages more than compensate for the risks, i vantaggi compensano abbondantemente i rischi; Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's children, niente può compensare la perdita dei figli● (elettron.) compensated amplifier, amplificatore compensato □ (econ.) compensated demand, domanda compensata □ (mecc.) compensated pendulum, pendolo compensato. -
6 outweigh
[ˌaʊt'weɪ]verbo transitivo (exceed in importance) avere maggior peso di* * *(to be greater or more than: The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.) superare* * *[ˌaʊt'weɪ]verbo transitivo (exceed in importance) avere maggior peso di -
7 (to) accrue
(to) accrue /əˈkru:/v. i.1 derivare; provenire: the advantages that accrue to mankind from technological progress, i vantaggi che derivano all'umanità dal progresso tecnologico3 (econ., fin.) accumularsi; ( di interessi e dividendi) maturare, decorrere: Interest accrues from January 1st, gli interessi maturano dal 1В° gennaio. -
8 (to) accrue
(to) accrue /əˈkru:/v. i.1 derivare; provenire: the advantages that accrue to mankind from technological progress, i vantaggi che derivano all'umanità dal progresso tecnologico3 (econ., fin.) accumularsi; ( di interessi e dividendi) maturare, decorrere: Interest accrues from January 1st, gli interessi maturano dal 1В° gennaio. -
9 offer
I ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]1) offerta f. (anche econ.)that's my final o best offer è la mia ultima offerta; to put in o make an offer on fare un'offerta per; the house is under offer la casa ha ricevuto un'offerta di acquisto; or near(est) offer — (in property ad) trattabile
2) comm. (promotion) offerta f., promozione f.3) (available)there's a lot, nothing on offer — c'è molta, non c'è scelta
II 1. ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]what's on offer in the catalogue? — che cosa c'è o vendono sul catalogo?
1) (proffer) offrire, dare [help, reward, cigarette, job]; dare [advice, opinion, information]; fornire [ evidence]; offrire, proporre [ service]to offer sb. sth., to offer sth. to sb. — offrire qcs. a qcn
3) (possess) conoscere, padroneggiare [ language]; avere [ experience]to offer sth. for sale — mettere qcs. in vendita
5) (present)2.verbo intransitivo (volunteer) offrirsi3.to offer itself — [ opportunity] offrirsi, presentarsi
- offer up* * *['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) offrire2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) offrirsi di2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) offerta2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) offerta•- offering- on offer* * *I ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]1) offerta f. (anche econ.)that's my final o best offer è la mia ultima offerta; to put in o make an offer on fare un'offerta per; the house is under offer la casa ha ricevuto un'offerta di acquisto; or near(est) offer — (in property ad) trattabile
2) comm. (promotion) offerta f., promozione f.3) (available)there's a lot, nothing on offer — c'è molta, non c'è scelta
II 1. ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]what's on offer in the catalogue? — che cosa c'è o vendono sul catalogo?
1) (proffer) offrire, dare [help, reward, cigarette, job]; dare [advice, opinion, information]; fornire [ evidence]; offrire, proporre [ service]to offer sb. sth., to offer sth. to sb. — offrire qcs. a qcn
3) (possess) conoscere, padroneggiare [ language]; avere [ experience]to offer sth. for sale — mettere qcs. in vendita
5) (present)2.verbo intransitivo (volunteer) offrirsi3.to offer itself — [ opportunity] offrirsi, presentarsi
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10 both
I [bəʊθ]aggettivo ambedue, entrambi, tutti e dueII [bəʊθ]1) + verbo pl. ambedue, entrambi (-e), tutti (-e) e due"which do you want?" - "both" — "quale vuoi?" - "tutt'e due"
both are young they are both young sono giovani tutt'e due; we both won something — tutt'e due abbiamo vinto qualcosa
2) both of + verbo pl.III [bəʊθ]both... and... — sia...sia..., sia...che...
both you and I saw him — l'abbiamo visto tutti e due, sia io che tu
* * *[bouƟ]adjective, pronoun(the two; the one and the other: We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead.) entrambi, tutt'e due* * *I [bəʊθ]aggettivo ambedue, entrambi, tutti e dueII [bəʊθ]1) + verbo pl. ambedue, entrambi (-e), tutti (-e) e due"which do you want?" - "both" — "quale vuoi?" - "tutt'e due"
both are young they are both young sono giovani tutt'e due; we both won something — tutt'e due abbiamo vinto qualcosa
2) both of + verbo pl.III [bəʊθ]both... and... — sia...sia..., sia...che...
both you and I saw him — l'abbiamo visto tutti e due, sia io che tu
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11 accrue
[ə'kruː]1) econ.2) [ advantages] provenire, derivare; [power, influence] accumularsi, concentrarsi (to sb. nelle mani di qcn.)* * *[ə'kruː]1) econ.2) [ advantages] provenire, derivare; [power, influence] accumularsi, concentrarsi (to sb. nelle mani di qcn.) -
12 play up
play up colloq. [computer, person] fare le bizze; [ child] fare i capricci; [ rheumatism] farsi sentire; play up [sth.] gonfiare [dangers, advantages]* * *(to be troublesome or disobedient: The children are playing up today.) (fare i capricci)* * *1. vi + adv2)(
fam: flatter) to play up to sb — arruffianarsi qn2. vt + adv1)(
fam: cause trouble to) to play sb up — (subj: child) combinarne di tutti i colori a qn, (leg) fare male a qn2) (exaggerate) esagerare, gonfiare* * *play up colloq. [computer, person] fare le bizze; [ child] fare i capricci; [ rheumatism] farsi sentire; play up [sth.] gonfiare [dangers, advantages] -
13 claim *****
[kleɪm]1. n1) (demand: to title, right) pretesa, diritto, (for expenses, damages, increased pay) richiesta, (insurance claim) domanda d'indennizzowe sent in a claim to our insurance company — abbiamo mandato una richiesta di risarcimento alla nostra assicurazione
2) (assertion) affermazione f, pretesathe manufacturer's claims are obviously untrue — le affermazioni del fabbricante sono ovviamente false
2. vt1) (rights, territory) pretendere, rivendicare, (expenses, damages) (ri)chiedere, (lost property) reclamare2) (assert) dichiarare, sostenerethe new system can claim many advantages over the old one — si può dire che il nuovo sistema offre molti vantaggi rispetto a quello vecchio
to claim that/to be... — affermare or sostenere che/di essere...
3. vi(for insurance) fare una domanda d'indennizzo -
14 ♦ relative
♦ relative /ˈrɛlətɪv/A a.1 relativo: The results show a relative improvement, i risultati mostrano un miglioramento relativo; «Cold» is a relative term, «freddo» è una parola che ha un significato relativo; Beauty is relative, la bellezza è relativa; (fis.) relative humidity, umidità relativa; (mecc.) relative motion, moto relativo; (naut.) relative wind, vento relativo2 reciproco; rispettivo: the relative responsibilities of employer and employee, le responsabilità reciproche del datore di lavoro e del dipendente; the relative advantages of petrol and natural gas, i rispettivi vantaggi della benzina e del gas naturaleB n.1 (gramm.) (pronome) relativo2 parente; congiunto: She's a relative of mine, è una mia parente; close relatives, parenti stretti; distant relative, lontano parente● (comput.) relative address, indirizzo relativo □ (naut.) relative bearing, rilevamento polare □ (chim.) relative molecular mass, massa molecolare relativa; peso molecolare □ relative to, rispetto a; (form.) in relazione a: He is very mature relative to his classmates, è molto maturo rispetto ai suoi compagni; Concerns have been raised relative to the appropriateness of the measures taken, sono state espresse delle preoccupazioni in relazione all'adeguatezza delle misure adottate. -
15 advantage
[əd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'vænt-]1) vantaggio m.to gain the advantage — avvantaggiarsi, prendere vantaggio
there is an advantage, no advantage in doing — c'è un vantaggio, non c'è alcun vantaggio nel fare
2) (asset)"computing experience an advantage" — (in job ad) "l'esperienza informatica rappresenta un requisito preferenziale"
3) (profit)to show sth. to (best) advantage — mostrare qualcosa nella luce migliore
5)to take advantage of — approfittare di, trarre profitto da, sfruttare [situation, offer]; (unfairly) approfittare di, sfruttare [ person]
6) (in tennis) vantaggio m.7) sport* * *1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) vantaggio2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) vantaggio•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
- take advantage of* * *[əd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'vænt-]1) vantaggio m.to gain the advantage — avvantaggiarsi, prendere vantaggio
there is an advantage, no advantage in doing — c'è un vantaggio, non c'è alcun vantaggio nel fare
2) (asset)"computing experience an advantage" — (in job ad) "l'esperienza informatica rappresenta un requisito preferenziale"
3) (profit)to show sth. to (best) advantage — mostrare qualcosa nella luce migliore
5)to take advantage of — approfittare di, trarre profitto da, sfruttare [situation, offer]; (unfairly) approfittare di, sfruttare [ person]
6) (in tennis) vantaggio m.7) sport -
16 advantage **** ad·van·tage n
[əd'vɒːntɪdʒ]it's to our advantage — è nel nostro interesse, torna a nostro vantaggio
to take advantage of — (opportunity) approfittare di, sfruttare
to take advantage of sb — (unfairly, sexually etc) approfittare or approfittarsi di qn
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