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101 curry cur·ry
I ['kʌrɪ]1. nbeef/vegetable curry — manzo/verdure al curry
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102 decide ***** de·cide
[dɪ'saɪd]1. vt(question, argument) decidere, risolvereto decide to do sth — decidere di fare qc, decidersi a fare qc
what decided him... — ciò che l'ha fatto decidere...
2. videcidere, decidersito decide for or in favour of sb — decidere a favore di qn
to decide on/against sth — optare per/contro qc
to decide on doing sth — scegliere or decidere di fare qc
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103 discriminate dis·crimi·nate vi
[dɪs'krɪmɪˌneɪt]to discriminate (between) — (gen) distinguere (tra)
to discriminate against/in favour of — fare discriminazioni ai danni di/a favore di
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104 discrimination dis·crimi·na·tion n
[dɪsˌkrɪmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]1)discrimination (against/in favour of) — discriminazione f (ai danni di/a favore di)racial/sexual discrimination — discriminazione razziale/sessuale
2) (good judgment) discernimentoEnglish-Italian dictionary > discrimination dis·crimi·na·tion n
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105 fear *****
[fɪə(r)]1. npaura, timore mthere are fears that... — si teme che...
grave fears have arisen for... — si nutrono seri timori per...
for fear of sb/of doing sth — per paura di qn/di fare qc
for fear that — per paura di (or che + sub)
to live in fear of sb/sth/doing sth — vivere con la paura di qn/qc/fare qc
to go in fear of one's life/of being discovered — temere per la propria vita/di essere scoperto (-a)
fear of heights — vertigini fpl
no fear! fam — neanche per sogno!
2. vt(person, God) temere, avere paura dito fear that — temere di (or che + sub), avere paura di (or che + sub)
I fear I/he may be late — temo di essere in ritardo/che sia in ritardo
I fear so/not — temo di sì/di no, ho paura di sì/di no
3. vito fear for — temere per, essere in ansia per
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106 for *****
[fɔː]1. prep1) (indicating destination, intention) peris this for me? — è per me questo?
2) (indicating purpose) perfor children — vestiti per bambinia cupboard for toys — un armadio per i giocattoli
for nothing — buono (-a) a nientefor? — perché?, per cosa?this button for? — a cosa serve questo bottone?3) (representing) perG
for George — G come Georgefor Hove — deputato che rappresenta HoveI took him for his brother — l'ho scambiato or preso per suo fratello
4) (in exchange for) perI sold it for £50 — l'ho venduto per 50 sterline
5) (with regard to) perfor success — avido (-a) di successoas
for him/that — quanto a lui/ciòa gift for languages — un dono per le lingue
there's nothing for it but to jump Brit — non c'è altro da fare che saltare
6) (in favour of) per, a favore diare you for or against us? — sei con noi o contro di noi?
for me! — votate per me!7) (because of) per, a causa difor its cathedral — famoso (-a) per la sua cattedrale8)9) (distance) perthere were roadworks for 5 km — c'erano lavori in corso per 5 km
10)I haven't seen him for a week — non lo vedo da una settimana, è una settimana che non lo vedo
11)for this to be possible... — perché ciò sia possibile...it would be best for you to go — sarebbe meglio che te ne andassi
for me to decide — non sta a me deciderethere is still time for you to do it — hai ancora tempo per farlo
12)you're for it! fam — vedrai adesso!oh
for a cup of tea! — cosa non darei per una tazza di tè!2. conjdal momento che, poiché -
107 grant ****
[ɡrɒːnt]1. n(Admin: of money) sovvenzione f, sussidio, Brit, (Univ) borsa di studio2. vtto grant (that) — ammettere (che), concedere (che)granted or granting that... — ammesso che...
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108 insinuate in·sinu·ate vt
[ɪn'sɪnjʊˌeɪt]to insinuate o.s. into sb's favour — insinuarsi nelle grazie di qn
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109 oblige vt
[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringereto oblige sb to do sth — obbligare or costringere qn a fare qc
to be obliged to do sth — essere obbligato (-a) or costretto (-a) a fare qc
2) (do a favour to) fare una cortesia amuch obliged! old — molto grato!, obbligato!
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110 odds npl
[ɒdz]1) Betting probabilità fplshort/long odds — alta/bassa probabilità
the odds are that... — è facile or probabile che...
2)what's the odds? fam — che differenza fa?, cosa cambia?it makes no odds — non fa differenza, non importa
3)(variance, strife)
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111 outspokenly out·spo·ken·ly adv
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112 plead
[pliːd] 1.1) (beg) implorare, supplicare2) (argue) perorare, patrocinareto plead sb.'s case — dir. perorare o patrocinare la causa di qcn. (anche fig.)
2.to plead insanity — dir. chiedere che venga riconosciuta l'infermità mentale
1) (beg) supplicareto plead with sb. — supplicare qcn. ( to do perché faccia)
to plead with sb. for more time — supplicare qcn. di concedere più tempo
2) dir. dichiararsito plead guilty, not guilty (to a charge) — dichiararsi colpevole, innocente
* * *[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') dichiararsi2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) patrocinare (una causa)3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) supplicare* * *[pliːd] pleaded pled (esp Am) pt, pp1. vt1)to plead sb's case (Law); to plead sb's cause fig — perorare la causa di qn
2) (as excuse: ignorance) addurre come (or a) pretesto2. vi1)to plead with sb (to do sth) — supplicare or implorare qn (di fare qc)to plead for sth — (beg for) implorare qc, (make speech in favour of) parlare in favore di qc
2)(
Law: lawyer) to plead for — perorare in favore dito plead guilty/not guilty — (defendant) dichiararsi colpevole/innocente
* * *[pliːd] 1.1) (beg) implorare, supplicare2) (argue) perorare, patrocinareto plead sb.'s case — dir. perorare o patrocinare la causa di qcn. (anche fig.)
2.to plead insanity — dir. chiedere che venga riconosciuta l'infermità mentale
1) (beg) supplicareto plead with sb. — supplicare qcn. ( to do perché faccia)
to plead with sb. for more time — supplicare qcn. di concedere più tempo
2) dir. dichiararsito plead guilty, not guilty (to a charge) — dichiararsi colpevole, innocente
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113 prejudice preju·dice
['prɛdʒʊdɪs]1. n1) (biased opinion) pregiudizio, collective n pregiudizi mplhis prejudice against sb/sth — i suoi pregiudizi nei riguardi di qn/qc
2) (Law: injury, detriment) pregiudizio2. vt1)to prejudice sb in favour of/against — disporre bene/male qn verso2) (frm: injure) pregiudicare, ledere, compromettere -
114 prejudiced preju·diced adj
['prɛdʒʊdɪst](person) pieno (-a) di pregiudizi, prevenuto (-a), (racially) pieno (-a) di pregiudizi, (view, opinion) preconcetto (-a)to be prejudiced against sb/sth — essere prevenuto (-a) contro qn/qc
to be prejudiced in favour of sb/sth — essere ben disposto (-a) verso qn/qc
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115 pro- pref
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116 pronounce pro·nounce
[prə'naʊns]1. vt1) (letter, word) pronunciare2) (declare) dichiarareto pronounce o.s. for/against sth — dichiararsi in favore di/contro qc
2. vito pronounce in favour of/against sth — pronunciarsi in favore di/contro qc
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117 return ***** re·turn
[rɪ'tɜːn]1. n2) (of thing borrowed, lost, stolen) restituzione f, (of money) rimborso, (Comm: of merchandise) reso3) (Fin: profit) profitto, guadagnoto bring in a good return or good returns — fruttare or dare un buon guadagno
4)in return (for) — in cambio (di)... and I help her in return —...e io in cambio aiuto lei
5)tax return — dichiarazione f dei redditicensus/election returns — risultati mpl del censimento/delle elezioni
6) (Brit: return ticket) (biglietto di) andata e ritornoa return to Bangor, please — un biglietto di andata e ritorno per Bangor, per favore
7) Sport rispostareturn of serve Tennis — risposta al servizio
8) (key) (tasto di) invio2. vt1) (give back) restituire, rendere, (bring back) riportare, (put back) rimettere, (send back) rinviare, mandare indietro, (by post) rispedire, (Mil: gunfire) rispondere a, (favour, love, sb's visit) ricambiare"return to sender" — "rispedire al mittente"
2) Lawto return a verdict of guilty/not guilty — pronunciare un verdetto di colpevolezza/di innocenza
3) (Pol: elect) eleggere3. vi(go, come back) (ri)tornare, (illness, symptoms etc) ricomparireto return to — (room, office) (ri)tornare in, (school, work) (ri)tornare a, (subject, argument) (ri)tornare su
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118 rule *****
[ruːl]1. n1) (gen) regola, (regulation) regola, regolamentoit's against the rules — è contro le regole or il regolamento
as a rule — normalmente, di regola
2)under British rule — sotto il dominio britannico3) (for measuring) riga2. vt1) (govern), (also: rule over) (country) governare2)(
subj: umpire, judge) to rule (that) — decretare (che), decidere (che)3) (paper, page) rigare3. vi1) (monarch) regnare2) Lawto rule against/in favour of/on — pronunciarsi a sfavore di/in favore di/su
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119 scales npl
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120 special ***** spe·cial
['spɛʃ(ə)l]1. adj1) (specific) particolare, speciale2) (exceptional: price, favour, legislation) speciale, (powers) straordinario (-a), (particular: care, situation, attention) particolare2. n(train) treno straordinario, (newspaper) edizione f straordinaria
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