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1 ♦ problem
♦ problem /ˈprɒbləm/n.problema ( anche fig.); questione (complicata): to solve [to tackle] a problem, risolvere [affrontare] un problema; to address (o to face) a problem, affrontare un problema; to anticipate a problem, prevedere un problema; to cause problems, dare problemi; to compound a problem, aggravare un problema; an insoluble problem, un problema insolubile; an unsolved problem, un problema insoluto; a major problem, un problema grave; a thorny problem, un problema spinoso; DIALOGO → - Car problems 1- What seems to be the problem?, quale sarebbe il problema?; the problems of youth, i problemi dei giovani; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- It's not a problem, non c'è problema● (comput.) problem check, controllo del problema □ a problem child, un bambino difficile □ problem family, famiglia che ha problemi □ (comput.) problem-oriented language, linguaggio orientato ai problemi □ (letter.) a problem play [novel], un dramma [un romanzo] sociale □ ( di Shakespeare) problem play, «problem play» («Tutto è bene quel che finisce bene», «Misura per misura» e «Troilo e Cressida») □ no problem, non c'è problema.NOTA D'USO: - problem o issue?- -
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I 1. ['kɒmpaʊnd]1) biol. bot. chim. composto2) ling. [tense, noun] composto; [ sentence] complesso3) med. [ fracture] esposto2.1) (enclosure) recinto m.2) chim. composto m.3) (word) composto m., parola f. composta4) (mixture) composto m., miscela f.II [kəm'paʊnd]1) (exacerbate) aggravare [error, offence, problem] (by con; by doing facendo)2) (combine) comporre, combinare* * *I 1. adjective(composed of a number of parts: a compound substance.)2. noun(a substance, word etc formed from two or more elements: The word racetrack is a compound; chemical compounds.)II noun(a fenced or walled-in area, eg round a factory, school etc.)* * *compound (1) /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/A a.composto: a compound word, una parola composta; (gramm.) a compound sentence, un periodo composto; (mat. finanziaria) compound interest, interesse composto; (bot.) compound flower, fiore compostoB n.1 composto; miscela3 (farm.) preparato galenico4 (ling.) composto; parola composta● (mat. finanziaria) compound annual return, rendimento annuo composto □ (mecc.) compound engine, macchina a vapore composita; motore composito; compound □ (stat.) compound event, evento composto □ (zool.) compound eye, occhio composto ( di insetto, ecc.) □ (med.) compound fracture, frattura esposta □ (mus.) compound interval, intervallo composto □ (mecc.) compound lever, leveraggio □ (mecc.) compound screw, vite prigioniera (o prigioniero) con due filettature opposte □ (mus.) compound time, tempo composto.compound (2) /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/n.zona recintata; perimetro; recinto: factory compound, recinto della fabbrica; military compound, zona militare; prison compound, recinto carcerario; perimetro del carcere; walled compound, zona recintata da un muro.(to) compound /kəmˈpaʊnd/A v. t.1 comporre; costituire2 combinare; mescolare; comporre; preparare ( mescolando): to compound a medicine, preparare una medicina ( un preparato galenico)6 (mat. fin.) capitalizzareB v. i.1 accordarsi; venire a un accomodamento● to compound a crime, accordarsi (illegalmente) con la parte lesa, dietro compenso in denaro, ottenendo che un reato non sia denunciato □ (fisc.) to compound for stamp duty, abbonarsi al bollo.* * *I 1. ['kɒmpaʊnd]1) biol. bot. chim. composto2) ling. [tense, noun] composto; [ sentence] complesso3) med. [ fracture] esposto2.1) (enclosure) recinto m.2) chim. composto m.3) (word) composto m., parola f. composta4) (mixture) composto m., miscela f.II [kəm'paʊnd]1) (exacerbate) aggravare [error, offence, problem] (by con; by doing facendo)2) (combine) comporre, combinare -
3 compound com·pound n adj
[kəm'paʊnd]1. n1) (enclosed area) recinto2) Chem composto, Ling parola composta, composto2. adj3. vt(fig: problem, difficulty) peggiorare
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