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1 infancy
['ɪnfənsɪ]1) (young childhood) (prima) infanzia f.2) fig. inizi m.pl.* * *noun (the state or time of being a baby: They had two children who died in infancy.) infanzia* * *infancy /ˈɪnfənsɪ/n. [u]1 infanzia ( anche fig.); prima puerizia: to be in one's infancy, essere allo stadio iniziale; muovere i primi passi: This technology is still in its infancy, questa tecnologia è ancora allo stadio iniziale2 (leg.) minorità; età minoreNOTA D'USO: - infancy o childhood?-* * *['ɪnfənsɪ]1) (young childhood) (prima) infanzia f.2) fig. inizi m.pl. -
2 -infancy o childhood?-
Nota d'usoIl sostantivo “infanzia” può essere tradotto con infancy o con childhood, a seconda dell'età a cui si fa riferimento. Il termine infancy, infatti, si riferisce alla primissima infanzia, approssimativamente ai primi due anni di vita di un bambino, mentre childhood indica un'età compresa tra i 2 anni e l'adolescenza, di cui chi parla può avere memoria: I had a happy childhood, ho avuto un'infanzia felice (non I had a happy infancy). Il termine infancy viene anche usato in senso figurato per indicare l'inizio di qualcosa: The project is in its infancy, il progetto è agli inizi. -
3 infancy in·fan·cy n
['ɪnfənsɪ](childhood) infanzia, Law minore età f invin its infancy — (fig: early stage) ai primi passi
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