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1 examination
[ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn] 1.1) scol. univ. esame m. (in di)to take an examination — sostenere o dare un esame
2) (inspection) med. esame m., controllo m., visita f.; amm. controllo m., verifica f.to have an examination — med. sottoporsi a un esame o controllo
3) dir. (of accused, witness) interrogatorio m.2.* * *1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) esame, controllo2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) esame3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) interrogatorio* * *[ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃn] 1.1) scol. univ. esame m. (in di)to take an examination — sostenere o dare un esame
2) (inspection) med. esame m., controllo m., visita f.; amm. controllo m., verifica f.to have an examination — med. sottoporsi a un esame o controllo
3) dir. (of accused, witness) interrogatorio m.2. -
2 thorough *** thor·ough adj
['θʌrə](work, worker) preciso (-a), accurato (-a), (search) minuzioso (-a), (examination, knowledge, research) approfondito (-a), (cleaning) a fondo, (complete: attr only: idiot, scoundrel) vero (-a)he's a thorough rascal — è una canaglia matricolata, è un vero mascalzone
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3 thoroughgoing thorough·going adj
['θʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ]English-Italian dictionary > thoroughgoing thorough·going adj
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4 going-over
[ˌgəʊɪŋ'əʊvə(r)]nome (pl. goings-over) colloq.1) (examination) (of vehicle, machine) revisione f.; (of document) esame m. accurato; (cleaning) (of room) (ri)pulita f.2) (scolding) lavata f. di capo; (beating) botte f.pl.* * *noun (a study or examination: He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.) esame accurato* * *[ˌgəʊɪŋ'əʊvə(r)]nome (pl. goings-over) colloq.1) (examination) (of vehicle, machine) revisione f.; (of document) esame m. accurato; (cleaning) (of room) (ri)pulita f.2) (scolding) lavata f. di capo; (beating) botte f.pl. -
5 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 -
6 careful
['keəfl]aggettivo (prudent) [person, driving] prudente, cauto; (meticulous) [preparation, work, research, examination] accurato, attentoto be careful to do o about doing fare attenzione a fare; to be careful that fare attenzione che, badare che o di; to be careful of sth. fare attenzione a qcs.; to be careful with sth. fare attenzione a o stare attento con qcs.; to be careful (when) doing fare attenzione nel fare o quando si fa; to be careful what one says fare attenzione a ciò che si dice; "be careful!" "fa' attenzione!", "sta' attento!"; "you can't be too careful!" — "non si è mai troppo attenti!", "l'attenzione non è mai troppa!"
* * *1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) attento2) (thorough: a careful search.)* * *['keəfl]aggettivo (prudent) [person, driving] prudente, cauto; (meticulous) [preparation, work, research, examination] accurato, attentoto be careful to do o about doing fare attenzione a fare; to be careful that fare attenzione che, badare che o di; to be careful of sth. fare attenzione a qcs.; to be careful with sth. fare attenzione a o stare attento con qcs.; to be careful (when) doing fare attenzione nel fare o quando si fa; to be careful what one says fare attenzione a ciò che si dice; "be careful!" "fa' attenzione!", "sta' attento!"; "you can't be too careful!" — "non si è mai troppo attenti!", "l'attenzione non è mai troppa!"
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