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1 ♦ military
♦ military /ˈmɪlɪtrɪ/A a.militare; militaresco; marziale: military band, banda militare; military discipline, disciplina militaresca; military bearing, portamento marziale; military police, polizia militareB n.– the military, i militari; l'esercito● Military Cross, croce di guerra ( decorazione) □ military family, famiglia di militari □ (med.) military fever, febbre tifoide □ military law, diritto militare □ military officer, ufficiale ( dell'esercito, ecc.; per distinguerlo da «officer», «funzionario») □ military personnel, i membri delle forze armate □ military policeman, soldato della polizia militare □ the military profession, il mestiere di soldato □ (miss.) military satellite, satellite militare □ military science, arte militare; cultura militare □ military station, base militare; guarnigione □ military testament, testamento fatto a voce da un soldato. -
2 military
['mɪlɪtrɪ] [AE -terɪ] 1.aggettivo militare2.the military — (army) + verbo sing. l'esercito, le forze armate; (soldiers) + verbo pl. i militari
* * *['militəri](of soldiers or armed forces generally, or war: military supplies/discipline/power.) militare* * *['mɪlɪtrɪ] [AE -terɪ] 1.aggettivo militare2.the military — (army) + verbo sing. l'esercito, le forze armate; (soldiers) + verbo pl. i militari
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3 the military
noun (the armed forces: The military is still loyal to the president.) militari -
4 military ***** mili·tary
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5 dodge the draft
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6 ♦ commitment
♦ commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/n.1 [u] impegno; dedizione; serietà: commitment to one's ideals, dedizione ai propri ideali; the commitment of all the staff, l'impegno (o la dedizione) di tutto il personale; He showed determination and commitment, ha dato prova di determinazione e impegno2 impegno; promessa; obbligo; vincolo: Italy's defence commitments, gli impegni assunti dall'Italia in materia di difesa (comune); to meet (o to honour) a commitment, tener fede a un impegno; to enter into a commitment, impegnarsi; prendere un impegno; to take on a commitment, prendersi un impegno; I don't want to make any commitments, non voglio prendere nessun impegno; non voglio impegnarmi; firm commitment, impegno vincolante3 [u] impegno; responsabilità; coinvolgimento: political commitment, impegno politico; (stor.) the American military commitment in Serbia, il coinvolgimento militare degli Stati Uniti nella Serbia4 [uc] (fin.) impegno di spesa; somma impegnata: ( banca) lending commitments, somme impegnate per la concessione di mutui; linee di credito accordate5 (al pl.) impegni: business commitments, impegni di lavoro; owing to prior commitments, a causa di impegni precedenti6 (leg.) ► committal -
7 RAID
I [reɪd]1) (military) raid m., incursione f. (on su); (on bank) assalto m., rapina f. (on a); (on home) furto m., svaligiamento m. (on di, in); (by police, customs) irruzione f. (on in)2) econ. (on stock market) scalata f. (on a)II [reɪd]1) (attack) [ military] fare un raid su [ town]; [ robbers] assaltare, rapinare [ bank]; svaligiare [ house]; [ police] fare irruzione in [pub, house]* * *[reid] 1. noun(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) raid, incursione, irruzione2. verb1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) (fare un'incursione in)2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) (saccheggiare)•- raider* * *RAIDsigla(comput., redundant array of inexpensive disks) RAID (meccanismo di memorizzazione di dati su più dischi per aumentare l'affidabilità e/o le prestazioni).* * *I [reɪd]1) (military) raid m., incursione f. (on su); (on bank) assalto m., rapina f. (on a); (on home) furto m., svaligiamento m. (on di, in); (by police, customs) irruzione f. (on in)2) econ. (on stock market) scalata f. (on a)II [reɪd] -
8 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
9 do
I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) (verbo usato per evitare la ripetizione del verbo immediatamente precedente)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) (verbo ausiliare usato nelle frasi interrogative e negative)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) (verbo usato per enfatizzare un altro verbo)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) (verbo usato insieme ad un altro verbo più importante dopo certi avverbi)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fare6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fare, finire7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fare8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) andare, andare bene9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fare10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) stare, andare11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) fare12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fare13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fare14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) fare15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitare2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa, ricevimento- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *do (1) /du:, də/1 (fam.) festa: We're having a ( bit of a) do on Friday if you'd like to come, diamo una (piccola) festa venerdì, se vuoi venire; a leaving do, una festa d'addio2 (pl.) cose da farsi: the do's and don'ts, ciò che si deve fare e ciò che non si deve fare, le regole; the do's and don'ts of motorway driving, le regole della guida in autostrada3 ( anche 'do, = hairdo) pettinatura: What do you think of her new 'do?, cosa ne pensi della sua nuova pettinatura?do (2) /dəʊ/(mus.) do ( nota).* * *I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
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10 dodge
I [dɒdʒ]1) (movement) schivata f., scivolata f.; sport schivata f., scatto m. laterale2) BE colloq. (trick) espediente m., stratagemma m.II [dɒdʒ]verbo transitivo schivare [bullet, blow]; sfuggire a [ pursuers]; fig. schivare, scansare [ difficult question]; sottrarsi a [confrontation, accusation]; evadere [ tax]; sfuggire a, evitare [ person]to dodge military service, to dodge the draft — AE imboscarsi
* * *[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) schivare; ripararsi2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) schivata2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) trucco•- dodgy* * *[dɒdʒ]1. n(fam: trick) espediente m, trucco2. vt(blow, missile) schivare, (pursuer, question, difficulty) eludere, (tax) evadere, (work, duty) sottrarsi a3. viscansarsi, Sport fare una schivata* * *dodge /dɒdʒ/n.1 balzo; schivata(to) dodge /dɒdʒ/v. i. e t.1 scansare, schivare: I threw a snowball at him but he dodged, gli ho tirato una palla di neve ma si è scansato; ( anche boxe) to dodge a blow [a bullet], schivare un colpo [una pallottola]; to dodge the traffic, scansare il traffico2 (fig.) eludere; evitare: He dodged the question and started talking about something else, ha eluso la domanda e si è messo a parlare d'altro● to dodge about, saltellare qua e là ( come un pugile) □ to dodge aside, scansarsi di lato □ to dodge behind sb. [st.], ripararsi dietro a q. [qc.] □ to dodge the draft, sottrarsi alla leva □ to dodge past sb., oltrepassare q. scansandolo; ( sport) schivare, dribblare ( un avversario) □ to dodge taxes, evadere le tasse □ tax dodging, evasione fiscale.* * *I [dɒdʒ]1) (movement) schivata f., scivolata f.; sport schivata f., scatto m. laterale2) BE colloq. (trick) espediente m., stratagemma m.II [dɒdʒ]verbo transitivo schivare [bullet, blow]; sfuggire a [ pursuers]; fig. schivare, scansare [ difficult question]; sottrarsi a [confrontation, accusation]; evadere [ tax]; sfuggire a, evitare [ person]to dodge military service, to dodge the draft — AE imboscarsi
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11 Rank
I 1. [ræŋk]1) (in military, police) grado m.; (in company, politics) grado m., livello m.; (social status) ceto m. (sociale), rango m.to pull rank — far pesare il proprio grado o la propria autorità
2) (line) (of people) fila f., riga f.; (of objects) fila f.to break ranks — [ soldiers] rompere le file; fig. [ politician] uscire dai ranghi
to close ranks — serrare le file o i ranghi (anche fig.)
3) BE (for taxis) posteggio m.2.II 1. [ræŋk]to rise through the ranks — fig. venire dalla gavetta
1) (classify) reputare, considerare [player, novel, restaurant] ( among tra; above superiore a; below inferiore a)2.1) (rate) collocarsi, classificarsiIII [ræŋk]to rank among the champions essere considerato un campione; to rank alongside, below sb. — essere uguale a, venire dopo qcn. (per grado, importanza)
1) (absolute) [ beginner] vero e proprio; [ injustice] bell'e buono; [ stupidity] totale3) (exuberant) [ivy, weeds] rigoglioso* * *I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.)2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.)3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.)2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.)2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.)•- rankness* * *(Surnames) Rank /ræŋk/* * *I 1. [ræŋk]1) (in military, police) grado m.; (in company, politics) grado m., livello m.; (social status) ceto m. (sociale), rango m.to pull rank — far pesare il proprio grado o la propria autorità
2) (line) (of people) fila f., riga f.; (of objects) fila f.to break ranks — [ soldiers] rompere le file; fig. [ politician] uscire dai ranghi
to close ranks — serrare le file o i ranghi (anche fig.)
3) BE (for taxis) posteggio m.2.II 1. [ræŋk]to rise through the ranks — fig. venire dalla gavetta
1) (classify) reputare, considerare [player, novel, restaurant] ( among tra; above superiore a; below inferiore a)2.1) (rate) collocarsi, classificarsiIII [ræŋk]to rank among the champions essere considerato un campione; to rank alongside, below sb. — essere uguale a, venire dopo qcn. (per grado, importanza)
1) (absolute) [ beginner] vero e proprio; [ injustice] bell'e buono; [ stupidity] totale3) (exuberant) [ivy, weeds] rigoglioso -
12 Dodge
I [dɒdʒ]1) (movement) schivata f., scivolata f.; sport schivata f., scatto m. laterale2) BE colloq. (trick) espediente m., stratagemma m.II [dɒdʒ]verbo transitivo schivare [bullet, blow]; sfuggire a [ pursuers]; fig. schivare, scansare [ difficult question]; sottrarsi a [confrontation, accusation]; evadere [ tax]; sfuggire a, evitare [ person]to dodge military service, to dodge the draft — AE imboscarsi
* * *[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) schivare; ripararsi2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) schivata2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) trucco•- dodgy* * *[dɒdʒ]1. n(fam: trick) espediente m, trucco2. vt(blow, missile) schivare, (pursuer, question, difficulty) eludere, (tax) evadere, (work, duty) sottrarsi a3. viscansarsi, Sport fare una schivata* * *(Surnames) Dodge /dɒdʒ/* * *I [dɒdʒ]1) (movement) schivata f., scivolata f.; sport schivata f., scatto m. laterale2) BE colloq. (trick) espediente m., stratagemma m.II [dɒdʒ]verbo transitivo schivare [bullet, blow]; sfuggire a [ pursuers]; fig. schivare, scansare [ difficult question]; sottrarsi a [confrontation, accusation]; evadere [ tax]; sfuggire a, evitare [ person]to dodge military service, to dodge the draft — AE imboscarsi
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13 command
I [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order) comando m., ordine m.to carry out, give a command — eseguire, dare un ordine
2) (military control) comando m.to give sb. command of sth. — affidare a qcn. il comando di qcs.
to be in command of — essere al comando di, comandare [ troops]
to be under the command of sb. — essere agli ordini di qcn.
to have sth. at one's command — avere qcs. a propria disposizione
4) inform. comando m.II 1. [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order)to command sb. to do — ordinare a qcn. di fare
2) (obtain as one's due) ispirare [ affection]; incutere [ respect]; suscitare [ admiration]3) (dispose of) disporre di [funds, support, majority]4) (dominate) dominare [ valley]5) mil. comandare [ regiment]; dominare [air, sea]2.verbo intransitivo comandare* * *1. verb1) (to order: I command you to leave the room immediately!) ordinare2) (to have authority over: He commanded a regiment of soldiers.) comandare3) (to have by right: He commands great respect.) meritare2. noun1) (an order: We obeyed his commands.) comando, ordine2) (control: He was in command of the operation.) comando•- commander
- commanding
- commandment
- commander-in-chief* * *I [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order) comando m., ordine m.to carry out, give a command — eseguire, dare un ordine
2) (military control) comando m.to give sb. command of sth. — affidare a qcn. il comando di qcs.
to be in command of — essere al comando di, comandare [ troops]
to be under the command of sb. — essere agli ordini di qcn.
to have sth. at one's command — avere qcs. a propria disposizione
4) inform. comando m.II 1. [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order)to command sb. to do — ordinare a qcn. di fare
2) (obtain as one's due) ispirare [ affection]; incutere [ respect]; suscitare [ admiration]3) (dispose of) disporre di [funds, support, majority]4) (dominate) dominare [ valley]5) mil. comandare [ regiment]; dominare [air, sea]2.verbo intransitivo comandare -
14 strength
[streŋθ]1) (power) (of person, wind) forza f., energia f.; (of lens, magnet, voice) potenza f.to build up one's strength — (after illness) recuperare le forze
2) (toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidità f.; (of material, substance) resistenza f.3) (concentration) (of solution) titolo m.; (of dose) concentrazione f.4) (capability) forza f., capacità f.economic, military strength — forza o potenza economica, militare
5) (intensity) (of bond) forza f., solidità f.; (of feeling) forza f., intensità f.6) el. (of bulb) potenza f.7) econ. (of currency) forza f.8) (resolution) forza f.9) (credibility) (of argument) forza f., incisività f.; (of case, claim) forza f.I got the job on the strength of his recommendation — ho ottenuto il lavoro grazie alla sua raccomandazione
10) (asset) forza f., punto m. di forza11) (total size)at full strength, below strength [ team] al completo, non al completo; to bring the team up to strength — completare la squadra
••to go from strength to strength — acquistare forza, andare di bene in meglio
give me strength! — colloq. che pazienza ci vuole!
* * ** * *[streŋθ]1) (power) (of person, wind) forza f., energia f.; (of lens, magnet, voice) potenza f.to build up one's strength — (after illness) recuperare le forze
2) (toughness) (of structure, equipment) solidità f.; (of material, substance) resistenza f.3) (concentration) (of solution) titolo m.; (of dose) concentrazione f.4) (capability) forza f., capacità f.economic, military strength — forza o potenza economica, militare
5) (intensity) (of bond) forza f., solidità f.; (of feeling) forza f., intensità f.6) el. (of bulb) potenza f.7) econ. (of currency) forza f.8) (resolution) forza f.9) (credibility) (of argument) forza f., incisività f.; (of case, claim) forza f.I got the job on the strength of his recommendation — ho ottenuto il lavoro grazie alla sua raccomandazione
10) (asset) forza f., punto m. di forza11) (total size)at full strength, below strength [ team] al completo, non al completo; to bring the team up to strength — completare la squadra
••to go from strength to strength — acquistare forza, andare di bene in meglio
give me strength! — colloq. che pazienza ci vuole!
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15 ♦ honour
♦ honour, ( USA) honor /ˈɒnə(r)/n. [cu]1 onore; onoranza; dignità; atto d'omaggio, d'ossequio: to be an honour to one's country, fare onore al proprio paese; to win honour in battle, farsi onore sul campo di battaglia; military honour, onor militare (o della bandiera); ( full) military honours, onori (o onoranze) militari; to do (o to give, to pay) honour to sb., fare onore (o atto d'omaggio, d'ossequio) a q.; funeral [last] honours, onoranze funebri [estremi onori]; guest of honour, ospite d'onore; top honours, sommi onori; supreme onoranze3 [u] considerazione; rispetto; stima: to show honour to one's elders, mostrare rispetto per le persone più anziane4 (arc.) onore; virtù; castità5 (pl.) ( nei giochi di carte, spec. nel bridge) onori; le carte dal dieci all'asso ( degli atout); gli assi ( d'altro seme)● to be (o to feel) (in) honour-bound, essere (o sentirsi) moralmente obbligato □ (antiq. o scherz.) honour bright!, parola d'onore! □ honour to whom honour is due, onore al merito □ (in GB, Austral., Sud Africa, ecc., ma non in USA) honours course, corso che si segue per ottenere un «honours degree» □ honours degree, (diploma di) laurea (sempre di 1В° grado: per es., un B.A. o B.Sc.) che si consegue scegliendo un piano di studi con un maggior numero di discipline (si divide in lauree di 1a, 2a e 3a classe; cfr. pass degree, sotto pass /1/): first-class honours ( degree), laurea col massimo dei voti □ (fam.) honours even, pari (e patta) ( alle carte, ecc.) □ (mil.) the honours of war, l'onore delle armi □ ( banca, comm., nelle cambiali) for honour ( supra protest), per intervento □ an honours student, uno studente che si prepara per un «honours degree» □ (comm., nelle cambiali) for the honour of the drawer, per salvare l'onore del traente □ to be bound in honour to do st., essere tenuto a fare qc. (per lealtà o per non venir meno al proprio onore) □ to do honour to sb., fare onore a q.; tornare a onore di q. □ to do sb. the honour ( of doing st.), fare a q. l'onore (di fare qc.) □ to do the honours, fare gli onori di casa; fare l'anfitrione □ to hold sb. in great honour, avere molta stima di q.; tenere q. in grande considerazione □ on my honour, sul mio onore; parola d'onore! □ to be on one's honour to do st., avere dato la propria parola d'onore di fare qc. □ upon my honour!, parola d'onore! □ (a scuola, all'università) with ( high) honours, con lode: He graduated with honours from Cambridge, si è laureato con lode a Cambridge □ (leg.) Your Honour, Vostro Onore □ (prov.) There's honour among thieves, anche i malviventi hanno un loro codice di comportamento.(to) honour, ( USA) (to) honor /ˈɒnə(r)/v. t.3 tener fede a: to honour a commitment, tener fede a un impegno; (leg., comm.) to honour a contract, rispettare un contratto4 (comm.) onorare; far onore a; accettare, pagare ( un titolo di credito): to honour a bill [a cheque, a draft], onorare una cambiale [un assegno, una tratta]; to honour one's signature, fare onore alla propria firma. -
16 liable
['laɪəbl]1) (likely)2) (prone)to be liable to — essere passibile di [fine, prosecution]
to be liable for o to tax essere tassabile, essere soggetto a tassazione; to be liable for military service essere soggetto agli obblighi del servizio militare, essere di leva; to be liable for sb.'s debts rispondere dei debiti di qcn.; liable for damages — responsabile dei danni
* * *1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) soggetto a2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) possibile, probabile3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.) responsabile4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.) passibile, punibile•* * *liable /ˈlaɪəbl/a.1 (leg.) responsabile (di); obbligato (a); tenuto (a): I am not liable for your debts, non sono responsabile dei (o tenuto a pagare i) tuoi debiti4 possibile; probabile: The bomb is liable to explode any minute, è possibile che la bomba esploda (o la bomba può scoppiare) da un momento all'altro● (fin.) liable to audit, soggetto a revisione contabile, verificabile □ (leg.) liable to deferment, prorogabile □ ( sport) liable to disqualification, passibile di squalifica □ liable to a fine, passibile di multa.* * *['laɪəbl]1) (likely)2) (prone)to be liable to — essere passibile di [fine, prosecution]
to be liable for o to tax essere tassabile, essere soggetto a tassazione; to be liable for military service essere soggetto agli obblighi del servizio militare, essere di leva; to be liable for sb.'s debts rispondere dei debiti di qcn.; liable for damages — responsabile dei danni
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17 intelligence
[ɪn'telɪdʒəns]1) intelligenza f. ( to do di fare)2) (information) informazioni f.pl. (anche mil.)3) (secret service) intelligence m., spionaggio m., servizi m.pl. segreti* * *1) (the quality of being intelligent: It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well.) intelligenza2) (news or information given.) informazioni3) (a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information: He works in Intelligence.) servizio informazioni, servizio segreto* * *[ɪn'telɪdʒəns]1) intelligenza f. ( to do di fare)2) (information) informazioni f.pl. (anche mil.)3) (secret service) intelligence m., spionaggio m., servizi m.pl. segreti -
18 academy
[ə'kædəmɪ]1) scol. accademia f.2) (learned society) accademia f.* * *[ə'kædəmi] 1. plural - academies; noun1) (a higher school for special study: Academy of Music.) accademia2) (a society to encourage science, art etc: The Royal Academy.) accademia3) (a type of senior school.) scuola secondaria•- academic2. noun(a university or college teacher.) accademico- academically* * *academy /əˈkædəmɪ/n.● academy of music, conservatorio □ military academy, accademia militare.* * *[ə'kædəmɪ]1) scol. accademia f.2) (learned society) accademia f. -
19 compulsory
[kəm'pʌlsərɪ]aggettivo [military service, attendance, education] obbligatorio; [ loan] forzoso; [ liquidation] coatto* * *adjective (which must be done or carried out: Is it compulsory for me to attend the class?; a compulsory examination.) obbligatorio* * *compulsory /kəmˈpʌlsərɪ/a.1 obbligatorio; forzato; forzoso; coatto: (med.) compulsory admission to hospital, ricovero coatto (o forzato); compulsory attendance, presenza obbligatoria; frequenza obbligatoria; compulsory education, istruzione obbligatoria; compulsory insurance, assicurazione obbligatoria; compulsory military service, servizio militare obbligatorio; compulsory subjects, materie (di studio) obbligatorie; compulsory sale, vendita forzosa; compulsory saving, risparmio forzato2 (leg.) coercitivo; coattivo; costrittivo; cogente● (leg.) compulsory administration, amministrazione coattiva □ (leg.) compulsory liquidation, liquidazione coatta □ (leg.) compulsory purchase (o compulsory acquisition), espropriazione (per pubblica utilità) □ (autom.) «compulsory thoroughfare» ( cartello), «senso obbligatorio» □ (leg.) compulsory winding up, liquidazione coatta ( di una società); liquidazione disposta dall'autorità giudiziaria NOTA D'USO: - compulsive o compulsory?-.* * *[kəm'pʌlsərɪ]aggettivo [military service, attendance, education] obbligatorio; [ loan] forzoso; [ liquidation] coatto -
20 civil
['sɪvl]1) (civic, not military) [aviation, wedding] civile2) dir. [case, court] civile••to keep a civil tongue in one's head — parlare come si deve, misurare le parole
* * *['sivl]1) (polite, courteous.) civile, cortese2) (of the state or community: civil rights.) civile3) (ordinary; not military or religious: civil life.) civile4) (concerned with law cases which are not criminal.) civile•- civilian- civility
- civilly
- civil defence
- civil disobedience
- civil engineer
- civil liberties/rights
- civil servant
- civil service
- civil war* * *['sɪvl]1) (civic, not military) [aviation, wedding] civile2) dir. [case, court] civile••to keep a civil tongue in one's head — parlare come si deve, misurare le parole
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