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1 quantità
f invar quantity, amount* * *quantità s.f.1 quantity: il concetto di quantità, the idea of quantity; per me la qualità è più importante della quantità, for me quality is more important than quantity2 ( quantitativo) quantity, amount; ( gran quantità, abbondanza) abundance: quantità necessaria, required amount; quantità trascurabile, negligible quantity (o amount); piccola, gran quantità, small, large quantity (o amount): in gran quantità, in large quantities; ( in abbondanza) in abundance; consumare pane in gran quantità, to consume bread in large quantities; in piccole quantità, in small quantities; la quantità di lavoro che una macchina può fare, the amount of work that a machine is capable of // una ( grande) quantità di, (con s. al sing.) a large quantity (o amount) of; a great (o a good) deal of; a lot of; lots of; (con s. al pl.) a great (o a good) many; a lot of; lots of: beveva una grande quantità di birra, he drank a great quantity of beer; c'è una quantità di gente che..., there are a lot of people who... (o there are a great many people who...); ha una quantità di lettere da scrivere, he has a lot of letters to write; ho una quantità di amici, I have got a great many friends; disporre di una certa quantità di denaro, to have a certain amount of money at one's disposal; vendiamo una quantità di questi libri, we sell a great many of these books // (econ.): quantità di moneta, quantity (o stock) of money; quantità prodotta, output // (comm.): quantità vendibile, saleage; quantità eccessiva di merce sul mercato, glut of goods on the market3 (mat., fis.) quantity: quantità di elettricità, quantity of electricity; quantità di luce, quantity of light; quantità di moto, momentum; quantità di moto angolare, angular momentum; quantità di materia, amount of substance* * *[kwanti'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (numero) quantity, amountin quantità — [pane, vino] in large amounts; [ libri] in large numbers
in grande quantità — in (a large) quantity, in (large) quantities
3) ling. mus. quantity•quantità di moto — fis. quantity of motion
* * *quantità/kwanti'ta/ ⇒ 31f.inv.1 (numero) quantity, amount; in quantità [pane, vino] in large amounts; [ libri] in large numbers; in grande quantità in (a large) quantity, in (large) quantities2 (moltitudine) c'era una quantità incredibile di gente there was an incredible number of people3 ling. mus. quantityquantità di moto fis. quantity of motion. -
2 mousse
Sweet or savory dishes made of ingredients which are blended and folded together. These mixtures may be hot or cold, and generally contain whipped egg whites to lighten them. Cream is also used to lighten these dishes, though when used in large quantities, these preparations are called mousselines. -
3 sugar syrup
Differentiating from natural syrups, this term refers to a solution of sugar and water. Simple syrups are made with equal quantities of water and sugar. Heavy syrup is made with twice as much sugar as water. These types of syrups are used in making sorbets, soft drinks, and for soaking cakes.
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