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1 speculare
speculate (in in, su on)* * *speculare1 agg.1 specular, mirror-like, mirror (attr.): una superficie speculare, a mirror-like surface // immagine speculare, a mirror image // scrittura speculare, mirror writingspeculare2 v. intr.1 ( indagare con la ragione) to speculate (about sthg.); to meditate (upon sthg.): speculare sulla natura dell'universo, to speculate about the nature of the universe2 (comm., fin.) to speculate, to gamble, to play: speculare col denaro preso a prestito, to leverage // (Borsa): speculare in Borsa, to speculate (o to gamble o to job) on the Stock Exchange (o to play the market); speculare al rialzo, to bull (o to operate for a rise); speculare al ribasso, to bear (o to operate for a fall); speculare in Borsa in modo disonesto, to bucket3 ( approfittare) to trade on, to take* advantage of: speculare sugli errori di qlcu., to take advantage of s.o.'s mistakes; (comm.) speculare sulle difficoltà dei concorrenti, to trade on the competitors' difficulties◆ v.tr. ( indagare con l'intelletto) to speculate upon, about (sthg.); to meditate upon (sthg.): speculare le leggi della natura, to speculate upon the laws of nature.* * *I [speku'lare] vi1) Comm to speculate(
fig : approfittare) speculare su — to take advantage of2) FilosofiaII [speku'lare] aggspeculare (su) — to speculate (on o about)
(immagine, scrittura) mirror attr* * *I [speku'lare]1) filos. to speculate (su about, on)2) econ. to speculate (su in, on)speculare in borsa — to speculate on the Stock Exchange, to play the market
speculare al rialzo — to bull, to speculate for o on a rise
speculare al ribasso — to bear, to speculate for o on a fall
3) fig.II [speku'lare]speculare su — to play on [paure, pregiudizi]
aggettivo specular; [immagine, scrittura] mirror attrib.* * *speculare1/speku'lare/ [1](aus. avere)1 filos. to speculate (su about, on)2 econ. to speculate (su in, on); speculare in borsa to speculate on the Stock Exchange, to play the market; speculare al rialzo to bull, to speculate for o on a rise; speculare al ribasso to bear, to speculate for o on a fall3 fig. speculare su to play on [paure, pregiudizi].————————speculare2/speku'lare/specular; [immagine, scrittura] mirror attrib. -
2 ipotesi
f hypothesis* * *ipotesi s.f.1 hypothesis*, theory, conjecture; supposition: l'intera storia è basata su un'ipotesi, the whole story is based on a hypothesis (o theory); ho azzardato un'ipotesi sulle cause del disastro, I ventured a conjecture about the causes of the disaster; formulare un'ipotesi, to formulate a hypothesis (o theory); siamo solo nel campo delle ipotesi, we're only in the field of conjecture // (astr.) ipotesi di Kant-Laplace, nebular hypothesis // (dir.) ipotesi di legge, case described by law // (econ.): ipotesi di lavoro, working hypothesis; ipotesi edonistica, law of self-interest // (mat.): ipotesi del continuo, continuum hypothesis; poniamo per ipotesi che A sia uguale a B, let A be equal to B // (stat.): ipotesi statistica, statistical hypothesis; ipotesi comportamentale, behavioural assumption2 (estens.) (eventualità) case, event, possibility: nella migliore delle ipotesi, at best; nella peggiore delle ipotesi, at worst (o if the worst comes to the worst) // nell'ipotesi che, se per ipotesi, supposing (o suppose): se, per ipotesi, facesse tardi, supposing he's late; se per ipotesi dovesse piovere, suppose (o supposing) it were to rain.* * *[i'pɔtezi]sostantivo femminile invariabile hypothesis*fare delle ipotesi — to speculate (su, circa about)
nell'ipotesi che venisse eletto — in the supposition he is elected, supposing he his elected
nella migliore, peggiore delle ipotesi — at best, at worst
se per ipotesi... — let's assume..., supposing
* * *ipotesi/i'pɔtezi/f.inv.hypothesis*; ipotesi di lavoro working hypothesis; fare delle ipotesi to speculate (su, circa about); nell'ipotesi che venisse eletto in the supposition he is elected, supposing he his elected; nella migliore, peggiore delle ipotesi at best, at worst; se per ipotesi... let's assume..., supposing... -
3 speculare
I [speku'lare] vi1) Comm to speculate(
fig : approfittare) speculare su — to take advantage of2) FilosofiaII [speku'lare] aggspeculare (su) — to speculate (on o about)
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4 mercanteggiare
bargain, haggle* * *mercanteggiare v. intr.1 (antiq.) (fare il mercante) to trade, to deal*: mercanteggiare in olio, vini, to deal in oil and wine2 (contrattare) to bargain, to haggle, to huckster: mercanteggiare sul prezzo di qlco., to haggle over the price of sthg.; mercanteggiare per una somma irrisoria, to bargain about a paltry sum3 (speculare) to speculate: (fin.) mercanteggiare sul cambio, to speculate on the exchange◆ v.tr. (far oggetto di traffico indegno) to traffic in (sthg.): mercanteggiare voti, to traffic in votes; mercanteggiare la coscienza, l'onore, to sell one's conscience, honour.* * *[merkanted'dʒare]1. vi2. vt(pegg : onore, voto) to sell* * *[merkanted'dʒare]* * *mercanteggiare/merkanted'dʒare/ [1](aus. avere) (sul prezzo) to bargain, to barter, to haggle (su over). -
5 fare delle ipotesi
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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