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1 ♦ support
♦ support /səˈpɔ:t/n.1 [uc] ( anche fig.) appoggio; sostegno; puntello; aiuto: He is the sole support of ( o for) his family, è l'unico sostegno della sua famiglia; moral support, sostegno morale; unfailing support, appoggio costante; technical support, supporto tecnico; to rally support, cercare sostegno2 [u] sostentamento; mantenimento; nutrimento: They are without means of support, sono privi di mezzi di sostentamento4 (mat., comput.) supporto5 (polit.) seguito: His support was weaker in the large cities, il suo seguito (elettorale) era minore nelle grandi città6 [u] finanziamento; sostegno; aiuto finanziario8 (mus.) sottofondo; accompagnamento● (econ.) support arrangements, meccanismi d'intervento □ ( ciclismo) support car, ammiraglia ( auto) □ support group, gruppo di supporto □ (econ.) support measures, interventi ( del governo, ecc.) □ ( sport) support play, gioco in appoggio □ (agric., econ.) support price, prezzo di sostegno, prezzo sostenuto (spec. dalla UE) □ (econ.) support tariffs, tariffe di sostegno □ (mil.) support trench, seconda trincea □ (mil.) support weapon, arma d'appoggio □ (econ.) price supports, sussidi governativi ( all'agricoltura, ecc.) □ to speak in support of sb., prendere le difese di q. □ to speak in support of a measure, caldeggiare un provvedimento □ (mil.) to be stationed in support, essere di rincalzo.♦ (to) support /səˈpɔ:t/v. t.1 sostenere; appoggiare; reggere; sorreggere; difendere; patrocinare; essere favorevole a: The foundations support the house, le fondamenta sorreggono la casa; to support a cause [a candidate], appoggiare (o sostenere) una causa [un candidato]; (econ.) to support prices, sostenere i prezzi; to support a motion, appoggiare una mozione; to support birth control, essere favorevole al (o un fautore del) controllo delle nascite2 (form.) sopportare; tollerare: I cannot support your insolence any longer, non posso più tollerare la tua insolenza3 mantenere; sostentare; nutrire; sfamare: He has a wife and five children to support, ha moglie e cinque figli da mantenere4 sovvenzionare; mantenere; aiutare finanziariamente: to support a hospital, sovvenzionare un ospedale5 confermare; convalidare; corroborare; rafforzare; suffragare: (leg.) to support a charge, convalidare un'accusa; to support a theory, confermare una teoria; to support a statement with evidence, suffragare un'affermazione con prove7 (polit.) essere un sostenitore (o un simpatizzante) di: to support the labour party, essere un sostenitore del partito laburista8 ( sport) essere un sostenitore di; tifare, fare il tifo per ( una squadra, ecc.): Which team do you support?, per quale squadra fai il tifo?9 (comput.) supportare● to support an institution, sottoscrivere a beneficio di un'istituzione □ to support life, creare le condizioni per la vita: Can Mars support life?, potrebbe esserci vita su Marte? □ to support one's needs, soddisfare i propri bisogni □ to support oneself, sostentarsi; guadagnarsi la vita; ( anche) reggersi (in piedi): She has supported herself since she was eighteen, si mantiene da sola da quando aveva diciotto anni; The elderly man supported himself with a stick, l'anziano si reggeva con un bastone □ to support a resolution, prendere la parola in favore d'una decisione. -
2 unfailing
[ʌn'feɪlɪŋ]aggettivo [support, efforts] costante, continuo; [kindness, source] inesauribile; [ good temper] immancabile; [ optimism] inguaribile* * *(constant: Her unfailing courage inspired us all.) inesauribile* * *unfailing /ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋ/a.3 costante; saldo: unfailing support [love], appoggio [amore] costante; an unfailing supporter, un fedele sostenitore; unfailing friendship, una salda amiciziaunfailingly avv. unfailingness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'feɪlɪŋ]aggettivo [support, efforts] costante, continuo; [kindness, source] inesauribile; [ good temper] immancabile; [ optimism] inguaribile
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unfailing — un|fail|ing [ʌnˈfeılıŋ] adj always there, even in times of difficulty or trouble unfailing help/support etc ▪ I d like to thank you all for your unfailing support. ▪ She battled against cancer with unfailing good humour . >unfailingly adv ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfailing — un|fail|ing [ ʌn feılıŋ ] adjective never changing or ending: I could not have completed the book without the unfailing support of my husband. ╾ un|fail|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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