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1 prescribe pre·scribe vt
[prɪ'skraɪb](gen) Med prescrivere, ordinare, fig consigliareprescribed books Scol Univ — testi mpl in programma
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2 prescribe
[prɪ'skraɪb]1) med. prescrivere (anche fig.)2) (lay down) stabilire [ rule]* * *(to advise or order (the use of): My doctor prescribed some pills for my cold; Here is a list of books prescribed by the examiners for the exam.) prescrivere; stabilire* * *[prɪ'skraɪb]1) med. prescrivere (anche fig.)2) (lay down) stabilire [ rule] -
3 (to) prescribe
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4 (to) prescribe
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5 dictate
I ['dɪkteɪt]nome dettame m.II 1. [dɪk'teɪt] [AE 'dɪkteɪt]1) dettare [text, letter]2) (prescribe) dettare [ terms]; determinare [ outcome]; imporre [choices, policy]2.1) (out loud)2) (boss sb. around)to dictate to sb. — comandare qcn., imporsi su qcn.
* * *[dik'teit, ]( American[) 'dikteit]1) (to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down: He always dictates his letters (to his secretary).) dettare2) (to state officially or with authority: He dictated the terms of our offer.) dettare3) (to give orders to; to command: I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say).) comandare•- dictator
- dictatorship* * *dictate /ˈdɪkteɪt/n.(di solito al pl.) dettame; precetto: the dictates of conscience [of the law], i dettami della coscienza [della legge].(to) dictate /dɪkˈteɪt, USA ˈdɪkteɪt/A v. t.1 dettare; imporre: to dictate the terms of surrender, dettare le condizioni di resa; The separation of powers is dictated by the constitution, la separazione dei poteri è dettata dalla costituzione; The oil companies must not be allowed to dictate environmental policy, le compagnie petrolifere non devono essere autorizzate a dettare la politica ambientale; Tradition dictates that the bride wears white, la tradizione vuole che la sposa sia vestita di bianco; You can't dictate who her friends are, non puoi imporle chi frequentare; ( anche sport) to dictate the pace, imporre il (proprio) ritmo2 dettare, determinare: The movements of the planets are dictated by the laws of physics, il movimento dei pianeti è dettato dalle leggi della fisica; The level of funds will dictate how much we can do, l'entità dei fondi determinerà quanto possiamo fare; as circumstances dictate, a seconda delle circostanze3 dettare ( un testo): to dictate a letter [a memo] to sb., dettare una lettera [un promemoria] a q.B v. i.dare ordini: No one dictates to me, non prendo ordini da nessuno.* * *I ['dɪkteɪt]nome dettame m.II 1. [dɪk'teɪt] [AE 'dɪkteɪt]1) dettare [text, letter]2) (prescribe) dettare [ terms]; determinare [ outcome]; imporre [choices, policy]2.1) (out loud)2) (boss sb. around)to dictate to sb. — comandare qcn., imporsi su qcn.
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6 prescribed
[prɪ'skraɪbd] 1. 2.1) [treatment, course of action] prescritto* * *[prɪ'skraɪbd] 1. 2.1) [treatment, course of action] prescritto -
7 ♦ drug
♦ drug /drʌg/n.1 (farm.) medicinale; farmaco: to prescribe a drug, prescrivere un farmaco; prescription drug, farmaco vendibile solo con ricetta medica; a new heart drug, un nuovo farmaco per il cuore; He has to take several powerful drugs every day, deve prendere tutti i giorni diversi medicinali forti2 droga; stupefacente: hard [soft] drugs, droghe pesanti [leggere]; to deal drugs, spacciare droga; to smuggle drugs, contrabbandare droghe; to be on (o to take) drugs, drogarsi; (fam.) to do drugs, fare uso di droga, farsi ( slang); He was arrested on drug charges, è stato arrestato per detenzione (o spaccio) di stupefacenti● drug abuse, uso di droga □ drug abuser, chi fa uso di droga □ drug addict, tossicomane, tossicodipendente □ drug addiction, tossicomania; tossicodipendenza □ drug (o drugs) baron, signore della droga, grosso trafficante di droga □ drug (o drugs) bust, irruzione della polizia alla ricerca di droga □ drug company, azienda farmaceutica □ drug czar (o tsar), funzionario del governo responsabile delle politiche antidroga □ drug dealer, spacciatore (di droga) □ drug dealing, spaccio (di droga) □ drug driving, guida sotto l'effetto di sostanze stupefacenti □ drug-fast = drug resistant ► sotto □ (spec. USA) drug peddler (o drug pusher), spacciatore (di droga) □ (med., farm.) drug resistant, farmacoresistente □ (med., farm.) drug resistance, farmacoresistenza □ drug runner, corriere della droga □ ( sport, fam.) drugs cheat, atleta che fa uso di sostanze dopanti; dopato □ drug (o drugs) squad, squadra narcotici; nucleo antidroga □ drug taking [taker], consumo [consumatore] di droga □ drug (o drugs) test, test antidroga: to have (o to undergo) a drug test, fare (o essere sottoposto a) un test antidroga □ drug trafficker, trafficante di droga □ drug trafficking (o the drug trade), il traffico di stupefacenti □ drug user, consumatore di droghe.(to) drug /drʌg/v. t.1 drogare; mettere un narcotico in ( una bevanda, un alimento): a drugged drink, una bevanda drogata● to drug sb. up, imbottire q. di farmaci: The doctors drugged her up to get rid of the pain, i medici l'hanno imbottita di farmaci per toglierle il dolore □ to be drugged up to the eyeballs, essere completamente drogato.
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