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1 speculate *** specu·late
['spɛkjʊˌleɪt]1. viFin speculareto speculate on the stock exchange — speculare in borsato speculate (about or on sth/whether) — chiedersi (qc/se)
2. vtto speculate that... — ipotizzare che...
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2 speculate
['spekjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo supporre, congetturare2.1) speculare, meditare2) econ. speculare* * *['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) speculare* * *['spekjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo supporre, congetturare2.1) speculare, meditare2) econ. speculare -
3 ♦ (to) speculate
♦ (to) speculate /ˈspɛkjʊleɪt/v. i.1 (fin.) speculare; fare speculazioni: to speculate in stocks, speculare in titoli; to speculate on the stock exchange, fare speculazioni in Borsa2 congetturare; fare ipotesi: We can only speculate about what the future holds, possiamo fare solo ipotesi per quanto riguarda il futuro3 speculare; considerare; meditare; riflettere. -
4 ♦ (to) speculate
♦ (to) speculate /ˈspɛkjʊleɪt/v. i.1 (fin.) speculare; fare speculazioni: to speculate in stocks, speculare in titoli; to speculate on the stock exchange, fare speculazioni in Borsa2 congetturare; fare ipotesi: We can only speculate about what the future holds, possiamo fare solo ipotesi per quanto riguarda il futuro3 speculare; considerare; meditare; riflettere. -
5 wonder **** won·der
['wʌndə(r)]1. n1) (feeling) meraviglia, stupore m2) (object or cause of wonder) miracolo, portentoit is no or little or small wonder that he left — c'è poco or non c'è da meravigliarsi che sia partito
the wonder of it was that... — la cosa incredibile or sorprendente era che...
to do or work wonders — fare miracoli
2. vtchiedersi, domandarsiI wonder whether or if... — mi chiedo se...
I wonder where/how/when — mi chiedo dove/come/quando
3. vi1)(ask o.s., speculate)
to wonder about — pensare diI was wondering about going out for dinner — pensavo di andare fuori a cena, magari
does she know about it? — I wonder — lo sa? — è quello che mi chiedo anch'io
2) (be surprised) stupirsi, meravigliarsi
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speculate — spec‧u‧late [ˈspekjleɪt] verb 1. [intransitive] FINANCE to buy goods, shares, property etc in the hope that their value will increase so that you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit, often quickly: speculate in • Investors may… … Financial and business terms
speculate — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to meditate, think ) to speculate about, on (to speculate about what might have been) 2) (D; intr.) ( to conduct business by taking risks ) to speculate in; on (to speculate in oil shares; to speculate in gold; to speculate on… … Combinatory dictionary
speculate — [[t]spe̱kjʊleɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ speculates, speculating, speculated 1) VERB If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen. [V prep] Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals… … English dictionary
speculate — 01. She [speculated] as to her friend s motives. 02. The President has refused to [speculate] on whether military intervention will be necessary. 03. I really can t [speculate] at this point as to who the Prime Minister will include in his new… … Grammatical examples in English
speculate — spec|u|late [ˈspekjuleıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of speculari to watch (secretly) , from specere to look (at) ] 1.) [I and T] to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
speculate — verb 1 (I, T) to think or talk about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts or details (+ on/about): We can only speculate about why he did it. | speculate that: George began to speculate that the two events… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
speculate — spec·u·late / spe kyə ˌlāt/ vb lat·ed, lat·ing vi 1: to theorize on the basis of insufficient evidence ◇ A jury is not permitted to speculate on a matter about which insufficient evidence has been presented in reaching its verdict. 2: to assume a … Law dictionary
speculate — [v1] think about deeply and theorize beat one’s brains*, brainstorm*, build castles in air*, call it, call the turn, cerebrate, chew over*, cogitate, conjecture, consider, contemplate, deliberate, dope*, dope out*, excogitate, figure, figure out* … New thesaurus
speculate — [spek′yə lāt΄] vi. speculated, speculating [< L speculatus, pp. of speculari, to view < specula, watchtower < specere, to see: see SPY] 1. to think about the various aspects of a given subject; meditate; ponder; esp., to conjecture 2. to … English World dictionary
speculate — verb ADVERB ▪ openly, publicly ▪ Commentators are openly speculating on whether the accusation is false. ▪ widely ▪ wildly ▪ The British press speculated … Collocations dictionary
speculate */ — UK [ˈspekjʊleɪt] / US [ˈspekjəˌleɪt] verb Word forms speculate : present tense I/you/we/they speculate he/she/it speculates present participle speculating past tense speculated past participle speculated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to consider… … English dictionary