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1 indicative
[ɪn'dɪkətɪv] 1.1)to be indicative of — essere indice o segno di
2) ling. indicativo2.nome ling. indicativo m.* * *[in'dikətiv]adjective, noun (describing verbs which occur as parts of statements and questions: In `I ran home' and `Are you going?' `ran' and `are going' are indicative (verbs).) indicativo* * *indicative /ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/A a.( anche gramm.) indicativo: indicative mood, modo indicativo; (fin.) indicative rate, tasso (o cambio) indicativoB n. [u](gramm.) (modo) indicativo● to be indicative of, essere indice (o segno) di: The strike may be indicative of rising tensions in the factories, lo sciopero può essere indice delle crescenti tensioni nelle fabbricheindicatively avv.* * *[ɪn'dɪkətɪv] 1.1)to be indicative of — essere indice o segno di
2) ling. indicativo2.nome ling. indicativo m. -
2 indicative in·dica·tive
[ɪn'dɪkətɪv]1. adj1)to be indicative of sth — essere indicativo (-a) or un indice di qc
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3 could
[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below* * *[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) potere2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) potere•* * *[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below -
4 indicatively
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5 reflective re·flec·tive adj
[riˌflektɪv]1) (pensive) pensoso (-a)2)to be reflective of frm — riflettere3) (light, surface) riflettente4) (jacket, belt) lucido (-a) -
6 indicate
['ɪndɪkeɪt] 1.1) (show) indicare, mostrare, segnalare2) (recommend)to be indicated — essere necessario o richiesto
3) (make known) fare sapere, rivelare [intentions, feelings]2.verbo intransitivo [ driver] mettere la freccia, indicare il cambio di direzione; [ cyclist] fare segno di svolta* * *['indikeit](to point out or show: We can paint an arrow here to indicate the right path.) indicare- indicative
- indicator* * *['ɪndɪkeɪt] 1.1) (show) indicare, mostrare, segnalare2) (recommend)to be indicated — essere necessario o richiesto
3) (make known) fare sapere, rivelare [intentions, feelings]2.verbo intransitivo [ driver] mettere la freccia, indicare il cambio di direzione; [ cyclist] fare segno di svolta
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