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1 amenable
[ə'miːnəbl]1) (obliging) condiscendente2)amenable to — [ person] riconducibile a [reason, etc.]; [person, situation] soggetto a [ regulations]
* * *amenable /əˈmi:nəbl/a.1 assoggettabile; soggetto: Foreigners are amenable to the laws of the country, gli stranieri sono soggetti alle leggi del paese2 disponibile; che può essere ricondotto (o ridotto): amenable to reason, che può essere ridotto alla ragione4 ( di cosa) riconducibile; riducibile; che rientra in: amenable to the laws of physics, riconducibile alle leggi della fisicaamenableness n. [u] amenably avv.* * *[ə'miːnəbl]1) (obliging) condiscendente2)amenable to — [ person] riconducibile a [reason, etc.]; [person, situation] soggetto a [ regulations]
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2 dictate
I ['dɪkteɪt]nome dettame m.II 1. [dɪk'teɪt] [AE 'dɪkteɪt]1) dettare [text, letter]2) (prescribe) dettare [ terms]; determinare [ outcome]; imporre [choices, policy]2.1) (out loud)2) (boss sb. around)to dictate to sb. — comandare qcn., imporsi su qcn.
* * *[dik'teit, ]( American[) 'dikteit]1) (to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down: He always dictates his letters (to his secretary).) dettare2) (to state officially or with authority: He dictated the terms of our offer.) dettare3) (to give orders to; to command: I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say).) comandare•- dictator
- dictatorship* * *dictate /ˈdɪkteɪt/n.(di solito al pl.) dettame; precetto: the dictates of conscience [of the law], i dettami della coscienza [della legge].(to) dictate /dɪkˈteɪt, USA ˈdɪkteɪt/A v. t.1 dettare; imporre: to dictate the terms of surrender, dettare le condizioni di resa; The separation of powers is dictated by the constitution, la separazione dei poteri è dettata dalla costituzione; The oil companies must not be allowed to dictate environmental policy, le compagnie petrolifere non devono essere autorizzate a dettare la politica ambientale; Tradition dictates that the bride wears white, la tradizione vuole che la sposa sia vestita di bianco; You can't dictate who her friends are, non puoi imporle chi frequentare; ( anche sport) to dictate the pace, imporre il (proprio) ritmo2 dettare, determinare: The movements of the planets are dictated by the laws of physics, il movimento dei pianeti è dettato dalle leggi della fisica; The level of funds will dictate how much we can do, l'entità dei fondi determinerà quanto possiamo fare; as circumstances dictate, a seconda delle circostanze3 dettare ( un testo): to dictate a letter [a memo] to sb., dettare una lettera [un promemoria] a q.B v. i.dare ordini: No one dictates to me, non prendo ordini da nessuno.* * *I ['dɪkteɪt]nome dettame m.II 1. [dɪk'teɪt] [AE 'dɪkteɪt]1) dettare [text, letter]2) (prescribe) dettare [ terms]; determinare [ outcome]; imporre [choices, policy]2.1) (out loud)2) (boss sb. around)to dictate to sb. — comandare qcn., imporsi su qcn.
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3 physical
['fɪzɪkl] 1.1) (of the body) [strength, pain] fisicodid he get physical? — (become intimate) ci ha provato? (become violent) è passato alle mani?
2) [chemistry, sciences, geography, property] fisico2.nome colloq. visita f. (medica)* * *['fizikəl]1) (of the body: Playing football is one form of physical fitness.) fisico2) (of things that can be seen or felt: the physical world.) fisico, materiale3) (of the laws of nature: It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.) concreto, fisico4) (relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth: physical geography.) fisico5) (relating to physics: physical chemistry.) fisico•- physical education* * *['fɪzɪkl] 1.1) (of the body) [strength, pain] fisicodid he get physical? — (become intimate) ci ha provato? (become violent) è passato alle mani?
2) [chemistry, sciences, geography, property] fisico2.nome colloq. visita f. (medica) -
4 (to) defy
(to) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/v. t.1 sfidare, opporsi a: If I were you, I didn't dare to defy my father, se fossi in te, non oserei sfidare mio padre; to defy authority [the law], sfidare l'autorità [la legge]; to defy conventions, sfidare le convenzioni; He defied a direct order to retreat, ha sfidato un ordine diretto di ritirarsi2 (fig.) andare al di là di: to defy expectations [predictions], andare al di là delle aspettative [dei pronostici]; It defies belief that this should happen in the 21st century, è difficile a credersi che una cosa simile possa succedere nel XXI secolo; The squalor of the place defied description, lo squallore del posto andava al di là di qualsiasi descrizione; to defy the laws of gravity [of physics], sfidare le leggi della gravità [della fisica]● to defy sb. to do st., sfidare q. a fare qc.: I defy you to find a better solution, ti sfido a trovare una soluzione migliore. -
5 (to) defy
(to) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/v. t.1 sfidare, opporsi a: If I were you, I didn't dare to defy my father, se fossi in te, non oserei sfidare mio padre; to defy authority [the law], sfidare l'autorità [la legge]; to defy conventions, sfidare le convenzioni; He defied a direct order to retreat, ha sfidato un ordine diretto di ritirarsi2 (fig.) andare al di là di: to defy expectations [predictions], andare al di là delle aspettative [dei pronostici]; It defies belief that this should happen in the 21st century, è difficile a credersi che una cosa simile possa succedere nel XXI secolo; The squalor of the place defied description, lo squallore del posto andava al di là di qualsiasi descrizione; to defy the laws of gravity [of physics], sfidare le leggi della gravità [della fisica]● to defy sb. to do st., sfidare q. a fare qc.: I defy you to find a better solution, ti sfido a trovare una soluzione migliore.
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