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1 incumbent
[ɪn'kʌmbənt] 1.nome form.2) (in Anglican Church) titolare m. di un beneficio ecclesiastico2.1) (morally)to be incumbent on o upon sb. to do — incombere o toccare a qcn. fare
2) (in office) [ minister] in carica* * *incumbent (1) /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/n.1 (relig.) titolare d'un beneficio ecclesiastico; prebendarioincumbent (2) /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/a. (form.)2 – incumbent on, che spetta a; che incombe a: It is incumbent on the school to hire qualified teachers, spetta alla scuola assumere insegnanti qualificatiFALSI AMICI: incumbent non significa incombente nel senso di imminente.* * *[ɪn'kʌmbənt] 1.nome form.2) (in Anglican Church) titolare m. di un beneficio ecclesiastico2.1) (morally)to be incumbent on o upon sb. to do — incombere o toccare a qcn. fare
2) (in office) [ minister] in carica -
2 fall
I 1. [fɔːl]1) (of person, horse, rocks) caduta f.; (of snow, hail) caduta f., rovescio m.; (of axe, hammer) colpo m.to have a fall — cadere, fare una caduta
2) (in quantity, quality, degree) diminuzione f., calo m.; (more drastic) crollo m. (in di)to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso
3) (of leader, town) caduta f.; (of regime, monarchy) crollo m., caduta f.; (of seat) perdita f.fall from grace o favour — caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore
4) AE (autumn) autunno m.5) (in pitch, intonation) abbassamento m.6) (in wrestling) schienata f.; (in judo) caduta f.2. II [fɔːl]1) (come down) [person, horse, rain, snow] cadere; [rocks, earth] franareto fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra
2) (drop) [quality, standard] diminuire; [level, temperature, price, number] scendere, diminuire; [ morale] scendere; (more dramatically) crollareto fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]
to fall to — scendere a [ amount]
to fall below 5%, zero — scendere sotto il 5%, lo zero
3) (yield position) cadereto fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]
4) eufem. (die)5) fig. (descend) [night, silence, gaze] cadere (on su); [ shadow] cadere ( over su); [blame, suspicion] ricadere, cadere (on su)to fall into, outside a category — rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria
it falls to sb. to do — tocca a qcn. fare
to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto
to fall to o on one's knees cadere in ginocchio; to fall at sb.'s feet, on sb.'s neck — gettarsi ai piedi, al collo di qcn
9) (become)to fall ill — ammalarsi, cadere malato
•- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?
the bigger you are o the higher you climb, the harder you fall più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi; to stand or fall on sth. — = farsi giudicare in base a qcs., dipendere da qcs
* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) cadere2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cadere3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) diminuire4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) cadere5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) (1) addormentarsi (2) innamorarsi6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) spettare, toccare2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) caduta2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) precipitazione (atmosferica)3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) caduta4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) autunno•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *I 1. [fɔːl]1) (of person, horse, rocks) caduta f.; (of snow, hail) caduta f., rovescio m.; (of axe, hammer) colpo m.to have a fall — cadere, fare una caduta
2) (in quantity, quality, degree) diminuzione f., calo m.; (more drastic) crollo m. (in di)to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso
3) (of leader, town) caduta f.; (of regime, monarchy) crollo m., caduta f.; (of seat) perdita f.fall from grace o favour — caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore
4) AE (autumn) autunno m.5) (in pitch, intonation) abbassamento m.6) (in wrestling) schienata f.; (in judo) caduta f.2. II [fɔːl]1) (come down) [person, horse, rain, snow] cadere; [rocks, earth] franareto fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra
2) (drop) [quality, standard] diminuire; [level, temperature, price, number] scendere, diminuire; [ morale] scendere; (more dramatically) crollareto fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]
to fall to — scendere a [ amount]
to fall below 5%, zero — scendere sotto il 5%, lo zero
3) (yield position) cadereto fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]
4) eufem. (die)5) fig. (descend) [night, silence, gaze] cadere (on su); [ shadow] cadere ( over su); [blame, suspicion] ricadere, cadere (on su)to fall into, outside a category — rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria
it falls to sb. to do — tocca a qcn. fare
to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto
to fall to o on one's knees cadere in ginocchio; to fall at sb.'s feet, on sb.'s neck — gettarsi ai piedi, al collo di qcn
9) (become)to fall ill — ammalarsi, cadere malato
•- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall on- fall out- fall to••did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?
the bigger you are o the higher you climb, the harder you fall più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi; to stand or fall on sth. — = farsi giudicare in base a qcs., dipendere da qcs
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