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♦ standard /ˈstændəd/A n.1 stendardo ( anche fig.); bandiera; insegna; vessillo: the standard of liberty, il vessillo della libertà; Julius Caesar's standards, le insegne di Giulio Cesare2 campione; modello; misura; tipo: (econ.) standard of value, misura di valore; standards of weight and measure, pesi e misure tipo; standards of purity for drugs, norme per stabilire la purezza dei prodotti medicinali3 criterio; norma; principio; regola; (fig.) metro, parametro ( con cui giudicare): Everyone has his own standard of judgement, ciascuno ha il suo criterio (o metro) di giudizio; by any standards, quale che sia il metro di giudizio; comunque lo si giudichi; by European standards, rispetto alla norma in Europa4 grado; livello; qualità; tenore: The standard of play has risen considerably, il livello del gioco è assai migliorato; These goods are not up to standard, la qualità di questa merce non è soddisfacente (o è scadente); below standard, sotto il livello desiderato; ( di merce) scadente (o di seconda qualità); to set a high standard for st., fissare requisiti elevati per qc.; up to standard, essere al livello desiderato; ( di un lavoro) soddisfacente; ( di merce) conforme al campione; work of (a) low standard, lavoro di qualità scadente; (econ., stat.) a high [a low] standard of living (o of life) un alto [un basso] tenore di vita; safety standards, norme di sicurezza; academic standards, livello (sing.) di insegnamento ( offerto da una scuola, ecc.)5 (pl.) princìpi, valori morali: That man has no standards, è un uomo senza princìpi: ethical standards, principi etici6 (fis.) campione di misura7 sostegno; supporto; montante; piedistallo13 (tecn.) tubo verticaleB a. attr.1 standard; comune; corrente; normale; ordinario; unificato; modello; tipo; base: (leg.) standard agreement (o contract) contratto tipo; standard prices, prezzi normali; (market.) standard sizes, misure normali; (econ.) standard cost, costo standard, costo modello, costo guida; (stat.) standard deviation, deviazione standard, scarto tipo, scarto quadratico medio; (stat.) standard error, errore standard; standard gauge, (ferr.) scartamento normale; (cinem.) passo normale; (market.) standard grade, qualità tipo; (ass.) standard policy, polizza tipo; (market.) standard quality, qualità corrente; (fisc.) standard rate, aliquota base; (market.) standard sample, campione unificato4 di base; fondamentale; autorevole; classico; che fa testo: a standard text, un testo di base; the standard work on the subject, l'opera fondamentale sull'argomento; standard novels, romanzi classici5 (ling.) standard; corrente; corretto: standard English, l'inglese standard; standard spelling, grafia corrente; standard pronunciation, pronuncia corretta6 ( di un oggetto) che ha una base (un piedistallo, uno stelo): standard lamp, lampada a stelo (o a piantana)● standard bearer, (stor.) vessillifero, vessillario; (mil.) alfiere, portabandiera ( anche fig.) □ standard charge, tariffa fissa (o forfettaria) □ (rag.) standard costing, valutazione a costi standard □ (fin.) standard currency unit, modulo monetario, unità monetaria □ (fisc.) standard deduction, detrazione forfettaria □ standard form, modulo tipo □ (in Scozia) Standard Grades, esami finali della scuola dell'obbligo; esame di diploma □ (fin.) standard money, moneta base (o tipo); valuta legale (o ufficiale) □ (econ.) standard-of-life curve, curva reddito-consumo □ (demogr.) standard population, popolazione tipo □ ( golf) standard scratch score, norma ( di una buca o di un percorso) □ (fisc.) standard state, stato standard □ standard time, (econ., ind.) tempo di lavorazione standard; (geogr.) ora locale: British standard time, (in GB) ora di Greenwich; ora locale del meridiano centrale del fuso □ to be above standard, essere superiore alla media; ( di merce) essere di prima qualità □ (fig.) by the same standard, con lo stesso metro (o criterio) □ to have double standards, avere due pesi e due misure (fig.) □ to reach a high standard of efficiency, raggiungere un alto grado di efficienza. -
2 standard **** stand·ard
['stændəd]1. n1) (norm) standard m inv, (intellectual standard) livello culturaleto be or come up to standard — rispondere ai requisiti
of (a) high/low standard — di alto/basso livello
2) (moral: usu pl) scala di valorimoral standards — valori mpl morali
3) (flag) insegna, Mil stendardo2. adj(size, quality) standard inv, (reference book) classico (-a) -
3 high
I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) di altezza3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) alto4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principale, maggiore, alto5) (noble; good: high ideals.) alto6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) passato, andato a male10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) dar rilievo a, mettere in evidenza- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) (ad alto contenuto tecnologico)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
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