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1 ♦ majority
♦ majority /məˈdʒɒrətɪ/A n.1 maggioranza; (la) maggior parte: He was elected by a majority of 55 votes, è stato eletto con una maggioranza di 55 voti; the majority of people, la maggior parte delle persone; i più; to be in the (o in a) majority, essere in maggioranza; absolute majority, maggioranza assoluta; clear majority, maggioranza netta; narrow majority, esigua maggioranza; an overwhelming majority, una maggioranza schiacciante; (fam.) the vast majority, la grande maggioranza2 [u] (leg.) maggiore età: to attain (o to reach) one's majority, raggiungere la maggiore età; diventare maggiorenneB a. attr.di maggioranza; maggioritario: a majority vote, un voto di maggioranza; a majority decision, una decisione maggioritaria● ( boxe) majority draw, verdetto di parità con due voti pari e il terzo a favore di uno dei due pugili □ (fin.) majority interest, partecipazione di maggioranza □ (fin.) majority-owned, di cui si possiede il pacchetto di maggioranza □ (fin.) majority shareholder, azionista di maggioranza □ (fin.) majority stake, pacchetto di maggioranza □ (leg.) a majority verdict, un verdetto emesso a maggioranza ( dei giurati) □ (fig.) to join the majority, passare nel numero dei più; morire □ the silent majority, la maggioranza silenziosa.NOTA D'USO: - the majority of- -
2 ♦ vast
♦ vast /vɑ:st/A a.vasto; ampio: vast plains, vaste pianure; vast knowledge, una vasta cultura; vast crowds [numbers of people], grandi folle [quantità di persone]; (fam.) the vast majority, la grande maggioranza; vast amounts of money, ingenti quantità di denaro; The park is vast, il parco è molto estesoB n.(arc.) vasto spazio; (la) vastità: the vast of heaven, la vastità dei cielivastnessn. [u]vastità; enormità; immensità. -
3 majority
[mə'dʒɒrətɪ] [AE -'dʒɔːr-] 1.1) (greater part) + verbo sing. o pl. BE maggioranza f., maggior parte f.2) pol. maggioranza f.3) dir. maggiore età f.2.modificatore [ government] di maggioranza; [ view] della maggioranza; [ rule] maggioritario; [ verdict] emesso a maggioranza; [ decision] preso a maggioranza* * *[mə'‹o-]1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) maggioranza2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) maggioranza* * *[mə'dʒɒrətɪ] [AE -'dʒɔːr-] 1.1) (greater part) + verbo sing. o pl. BE maggioranza f., maggior parte f.2) pol. maggioranza f.3) dir. maggiore età f.2.modificatore [ government] di maggioranza; [ view] della maggioranza; [ rule] maggioritario; [ verdict] emesso a maggioranza; [ decision] preso a maggioranza -
4 vast
[vɑːst] [AE væst]1) (quantitatively) [amount, improvement, difference] enorme, grandissimo; [ number] enorme; [ knowledge] vasto2) (spatially) [ room] enorme; [area, plain] vasto, immenso* * *(of very great size or amount: He inherited a vast fortune.) vasto, enorme- vastness* * *[vɑːst] [AE væst]1) (quantitatively) [amount, improvement, difference] enorme, grandissimo; [ number] enorme; [ knowledge] vasto2) (spatially) [ room] enorme; [area, plain] vasto, immenso -
5 majority **** ma·jor·ity
[mə'dʒɒrɪtɪ]1. n1) maggioranza2) Law2. adj(verdict) maggioritario (-a), (government) di maggioranza
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