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1 ♦ contest
♦ contest /ˈkɒntɛst/n.1 gara; concorso; competizione: beauty contest, concorso di bellezza; sports contest, gara sportiva; close contest, gara serrata; bitter contest, aspra competizione; uneven contest, gara impari; to enter a contest, partecipare a una competizione; iscriversi a una gara; scendere in gara2 (polit.) corsa; competizione elettorale: a contest for the party leadership, la corsa alla guida del partito; presidential contest, corsa alla presidenza; elezioni presidenziali3 contesa; controversia; disputa4 lotta; conflitto● No contest, (leg. USA) dichiarazione con cui un imputato non accetta né nega l'accusa; ( boxe) no contest □ There is no contest, non c'è gara; non c'è storiaFALSI AMICI: contest non significa contesto. (to) contest /kənˈtɛst/A v. t.1 partecipare a ( una gara, una competizione): to contest a political election, partecipare alle elezioni politiche4 (polit.) presentarsi candidato a: to contest a parliamentary seat, presentarsi candidato a un seggio in parlamento; to contest the presidency, porre la propria candidatura alla presidenza5 contestare: to contest a claim, contestare una rivendicazione; (leg.) to contest a contract, contestare un contratto6 (leg.) impugnare: He wants to contest his father's will, vuole impugnare il testamento di suo padre7 disputare; contendere: The enemy contested every inch of land in their retreat, nella ritirata il nemico contese ogni palmo di terrenoB v. i.contendere; disputare. -
2 enter **** en·ter
['ɛntə(r)]1. vt1) (go into: house, vehicle) entrare in, (road) prendere, (navy, army) arruolarsi in, (profession) intraprendere, (college, school) iscriversi a, (club) associarsi a, (debate, discussion, contest, competition) partecipare athere was a sudden silence when she entered the room — ci fu un improvviso silenzio quando entrò nella stanza
the thought never entered my head — non mi è mai passato per la testa or l'anticamera del cervello
2) (write down: name, amount, order) registrare, (Comput: data) immettere, inserire, introdurreto enter sb/sth for sth — (enrol: pupil, candidate, racehorse) iscrivere qn/qc a qc
2. vienter Othello Theatre — entra Otello
to enter for — (competition, race) iscriversi a
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3 entry
['entrɪ]1) (act of entering, door) entrata f., ingresso m.to gain entry to o into riuscire a entrare in [ building]; accedere a [ computer file]; to force entry to o into — introdursi a forza in
2) (admission) (to club, university, country) ammissione f."no entry" — (on door) "vietato l'ingresso"; (in one way street) "divieto d'accesso"
3) (recorded item) (in dictionary) entrata f., lemma m., voce f.; (in encyclopedia) voce f.; (of ship's log) entrata f.; (in register) registrazione f.; (in ledger, accounts book) scrittura f.to make an entry in one's diary — annotare qcs. sulla propria agenda
4) (for competition) opera f. presentata; (for song contest) pezzo m., brano m., canzone f.send your entry to... — inviate la vostra risposta a
* * *['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) entrata, ingresso2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) ingresso, accesso3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) entrata4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) iscritto5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) voce* * *['entrɪ]1) (act of entering, door) entrata f., ingresso m.to gain entry to o into riuscire a entrare in [ building]; accedere a [ computer file]; to force entry to o into — introdursi a forza in
2) (admission) (to club, university, country) ammissione f."no entry" — (on door) "vietato l'ingresso"; (in one way street) "divieto d'accesso"
3) (recorded item) (in dictionary) entrata f., lemma m., voce f.; (in encyclopedia) voce f.; (of ship's log) entrata f.; (in register) registrazione f.; (in ledger, accounts book) scrittura f.to make an entry in one's diary — annotare qcs. sulla propria agenda
4) (for competition) opera f. presentata; (for song contest) pezzo m., brano m., canzone f.send your entry to... — inviate la vostra risposta a
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contest — n. 1) to hold, stage a contest 2) to judge a contest 3) to enter a contest 4) a bitter, hard fought; close; one sided contest 5) a baby; beauty; oratorical contest 6) a contest among, between; for * * * [ kɒntest] beauty between … Combinatory dictionary
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enter — [ent′ər] vt. [ME entren < OFr entrer < L intrare < intra, within, inside: see INTRA ] 1. to come or go in or into 2. to force a way into; penetrate; pierce [the bullet entered his body] 3. to put into; insert 4. to write down in a record … English World dictionary
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