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♦ system /ˈsɪstəm/n.1 sistema; metodo; ordine: (mecc.) a system of pulleys, un sistema di carrucole; a philosophic system, un sistema filosofico; (astron.) the solar system, il sistema solare; (fisiol.) the nervous system, il sistema nervoso; (med.) immune system, sistema immunitario; (polit.) a system of government, un sistema di governo; legal system, ordinamento giudiziario; educational system, sistema scolastico; la pubblica istruzione; to lack system, mancare di metodo; What system do you go on?, che metodo segui?; buddy system, sistema di assistenza scambievole tra amici2 (geogr., ferr., telef., telegr.) rete: the railway system, la rete ferroviaria; a river system, una rete fluviale; telephone system, rete telefonica3 (elettr., mecc.) impianto: the electrical system of a car, l'impianto elettrico di un'automobile; heating system, impianto di riscaldamento4 (anat.) apparato: reproductive system, apparato riproduttore; digestive system, apparato digerente5 (fam.) (il) corpo umano; (l') organismo: Tobacco is bad for the system, il tabacco fa male all'organismo; to get it out of one's system, togliersi un peso di dosso; sfogarsi7 (mus.) i righi della partitura (collett.)8 – (polit.) the system, il sistema: to be against the system, essere contro il sistema; to buck the system, lottare contro il sistema9 ( calcio) modulo; formazione: to play the 4-4-2 system, adottare il modulo 4-4-2; giocare nella formazione 4-4-2● (comput.) system administrator, amministratore del sistema □ (comput., org. az.) systems analysis, analisi dei sistemi ( aziendale, amministrativo, ecc.) □ systems analyst, specialista dell'analisi dei sistemi; sistemista □ (comput.) system architecture, architettura di sistema □ (comput.) system configuration, configurazione del sistema □ (comput.) systems design, progettazione di sistemi □ systems designer, progettista di sistemi □ systems ecology, ecologia di sistemi □ systems engineering, ingegneria dei sistemi □ (comput.) system error, errore di sistema □ (comput.) system file, file di sistema □ (comput.) system log, log di sistema □ (comput.) system operator, system operator, amministratore di sistema □ (comput.) system partition, partizione di sistema □ ( calcio, ipp., roulette, ecc.) system player, sistemista (al totocalcio o al TOTIP) □ (comput.) system settings, impostazioni di sistema □ (comput.) system software, software di sistema □ ( calcio, ipp.) to play the system, giocare un sistema; essere un sistemista (al totocalcio o al TOTIP). -
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I [bʌk]1) AE colloq. (dollar) dollaro m.3) zool. (of goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer) maschio m.4) equit. sgroppata f.••II 1. [bʌk]2) (go against) andare contro, opporsi a [ market]; superare [ trend]2.1) equit. sgroppare2) (oppose)to buck at, against sth. — recalcitrare davanti a, opporsi a [changes, rule]
•- buck up* * *1. noun(the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc: a buck and a doe.) maschio (di cervo, daino, camoscio, coniglio, caprone, leprotto)2. verb((of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air.) sgroppare- buckskin- buck up
- pass the buck* * *[bʌk]1. n1) Am, (fam: dollar) dollaro2) Zool maschio3) (of horse) sgroppata4)to pass the buck fam — scaricare le proprie responsabilità (or colpe etc) sugli altri
2. vi(horse) sgroppare•- buck up* * *buck (1) /bʌk/n.2 (inv. al pl.) antilope africana3 (equit.) sgroppata; salto del montone4 (arc.) giovanotto alla moda; damerino; moscardino● (zool.) buck hound, levriero per la caccia al cervo □ ( slang mil. USA) buck private, soldato semplice □ buck tooth, dente incisivo sporgente, da coniglio.buck (2) /bʌk/n.( slang USA) dollaro: five bucks, cinque dollari, a few bucks, qualche dollaro; un po' di soldi; big bucks, un sacco di soldi; soldi a palatebuck (3) /bʌk/n.● (fam.) to pass the buck, scaricare la responsabilità di qc. su un altro; fare a scaricabarile; passare la patata bollente □ (fam.) The buck stops here, tocca a me decidere, la responsabilità ultima è mia.(to) buck /bʌk/A v. i.4 (fam.) resistere; fare resistenza (fam.)5 – ( USA) to buck for, darsi da fare per; mettercela tutta per: to buck for promotion, darsi da fare per ottenere una promozione6 (elettr.) opporsi; agire in opposizioneB v. t.2 (fam. USA) resistere, opporsi a; sfidare, lottare contro: to buck change, opporsi ai cambiamenti; to buck the system, lottare contro il sistema; to buck the trend, andare in controtendenza; to buck the world, sfidare il mondo intero.* * *I [bʌk]1) AE colloq. (dollar) dollaro m.3) zool. (of goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer) maschio m.4) equit. sgroppata f.••II 1. [bʌk]2) (go against) andare contro, opporsi a [ market]; superare [ trend]2.1) equit. sgroppare2) (oppose)to buck at, against sth. — recalcitrare davanti a, opporsi a [changes, rule]
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