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1 dedicate dedi·cate vt
['dɛdɪˌkeɪt]to dedicate one's life or o.s. to sth/to doing sth — dedicare la propria esistenza a qc/a fare qc
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2 (to) dedicate
(to) dedicate /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/v. t.1 dedicare; consacrare: to dedicate oneself to doing st., dedicarsi a fare qc.; to dedicate one's life to st., consacrare la propria vita a qc.; They dedicated a lot of their time to charity work, hanno dedicato molto del loro tempo alla beneficenza2 inaugurare: to dedicate a public building [a statue], inaugurare un edificio pubblico [una statua]3 (fin.) destinare: to dedicate revenue to council houses [to roadbuilding], destinare parte del gettito da imposte all'edilizia popolare [alla costruzione di strade] -
3 (to) dedicate
(to) dedicate /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/v. t.1 dedicare; consacrare: to dedicate oneself to doing st., dedicarsi a fare qc.; to dedicate one's life to st., consacrare la propria vita a qc.; They dedicated a lot of their time to charity work, hanno dedicato molto del loro tempo alla beneficenza2 inaugurare: to dedicate a public building [a statue], inaugurare un edificio pubblico [una statua]3 (fin.) destinare: to dedicate revenue to council houses [to roadbuilding], destinare parte del gettito da imposte all'edilizia popolare [alla costruzione di strade] -
4 give *****
[ɡɪv] gave vb: pt given pp1. vt1) (gen) dare, (as gift) regalare, dare (in dono), (description, promise, surprise) fare, (particulars) dare, fornire, (decision) annunciare, (title, honour) conferire, dare, (assign: job) assegnare, dare, (dedicate: life, time) consacrare, dedicareto give sb sth or sth to sb — dare qc a qn
to give sb a kick/push — dare un calcio/una spinta a qn
to give sb a cold — passare or attaccare il raffreddore a qn
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — mezzogiorno, minuto più minuto meno
I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... fam — darei moltissimo/tutto l'oro del mondo/non so che cosa per sapere...
he's honest, I'll give you that — è onesto, te lo concedo
2) (produce) dare, produrre, (result, help, advice) dareto give the right/wrong answer — dare la risposta giusta/sbagliata
3) (perform etc: jump, smile) fare, (deliver: speech, lecture) fare, tenere, (utter: cry) lanciare, (sigh) tirare, farehe gave a good performance — (musician) è stata una buona esecuzione, (actor) ha recitato bene
2. vi1) (give presents) dare, donare2) (also: give way) (collapse: roof, ground, door) cedere, (knees) piegarsi3. n(of material) elasticità, (of bed) morbidezza•- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way
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