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♦ present (1) /ˈprɛznt/A a.1 presente; attuale; corrente: Everybody was present, erano presenti tutti; the present state of affairs, l'attuale stato di cose; in the present year, nell'anno corrente; (ass., fin.) present value, valore attuale: the present value of a life policy, il valore attuale di una polizza sulla vita; net present value, valore attuale netto NOTA D'USO: - actual e attuale-3 (arc.) pronto, immediato4 (arc.) presente a sé stessoB n.1 [u] ( anche gramm.) (il) presente; (il) tempo presente: (gramm. ingl.) present simple [continuous], presente semplice [progressivo]; present perfect, passato prossimo; for the present, per il momento; per ora; He lives in the present, vive nel presente; vive alla giornata● present company excepted, esclusi i presenti □ present-day, attuale; contemporaneo; d'oggigiorno □ (gramm.) present participle, participio presente □ the present writer, lo scrivente; il sottoscritto □ at present, al presente; ora □ (prov.) There's no time like the present, chi ha tempo non aspetti tempo.present (2) /ˈprɛznt/n.regalo; presente; dono; omaggio: Christmas presents, doni natalizipresent (3) /prɪˈzɛnt/n. [u](mil.) (posizione di) presentat'arm: to bring the rifle down to the present, mettere il fucile in posizione di presentat'arm.♦ (to) present /prɪˈzɛnt/A v. t.1 presentare ( anche radio, TV); consegnare; mostrare; offrire; porgere: to present a petition, presentare una petizione; to present a cheque for payment, presentare un assegno all'incasso; (mil.) to present arms, presentare le armi2 presentare (q., spec. a Corte): A number of foreigners were presented, diversi stranieri sono stati presentati a Corte3 (teatr.) rappresentare4 donare; offrire in dono; regalare: He presented the school with a library, ha donato alla scuola una biblioteca NOTA D'USO: - to give o to get?-B v. i.● to present one's apologies, presentare (o fare) le proprie scuse □ to present one's compliments, presentare (o fare) i propri omaggi □ to present oneself, presentarsi, comparire; ( di un'occasione, ecc.) presentarsi; ( di un'idea) venire alla mente: to present oneself for an examination, presentarsi a un esame; (leg.) to present oneself for trial, comparire in giudizio □ (mil.) Present arms!, presentat'arm!NOTA D'USO: - to present o to introduce?- -
2 present
I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.)2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.)3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.)•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.)2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.)4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.)5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.)•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.)* * *I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
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