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1 ♦ volunteer
♦ volunteer /vɒlənˈtɪə(r)/n.1 ( anche mil.) volontario: a volunteer army [group], un esercito [un gruppo] di volontari; The charity is staffed mainly by volunteers, il personale dell'ente di beneficenza è composto soprattutto da volontari2 (leg.) cessionario a titolo gratuito; donatario3 (bot.) pianta spontanea.(to) volunteer /vɒlənˈtɪə(r)/A v. i.2 fare volontariato: She volunteers for a number of different charities, fa volontariato per varie organizzazioni benefiche3 (mil.) andare volontario; arruolarsi volontario: to volunteer for active service, portarsi volontario per prestare servizio in zona di guerraB v. t.1 offrire spontaneamente; dare volontariamente: to volunteer one's services, offrire spontaneamente i propri servigi2 proporre (q., spesso a sua insaputa) per un compito: I didn't offer to do it, I was volunteered!, non mi sono offerto di farlo, sono stati gli altri a propormi!● to volunteer information, dare informazioni spontaneamente; ( anche) dare informazioni non richieste □ to volunteer the truth, dire spontaneamente la verità. -
2 volunteer
I 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) volontario m. (-a)2) mil. volontario m.2.1) (unpaid) [fire brigade, helper, work] volontario2) mil. [force, division] di volontariII 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) (offer willingly) offrire (spontaneamente) [help, advice]2) (divulge willingly) dare, fornire spontaneamente [information, explanation]2."it was me," he volunteered — "sono stato io," disse spontaneamente
1) fare il volontario ( for per)2) mil. arruolarsi come volontario* * *[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) (offrirsi come volontario)2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) offrire2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) volontario* * *I 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) volontario m. (-a)2) mil. volontario m.2.1) (unpaid) [fire brigade, helper, work] volontario2) mil. [force, division] di volontariII 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) (offer willingly) offrire (spontaneamente) [help, advice]2) (divulge willingly) dare, fornire spontaneamente [information, explanation]2."it was me," he volunteered — "sono stato io," disse spontaneamente
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3 volunteer *** vol·un·teer
[ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1. nMil, (gen) volontario (-a)2. vt(one's help, services, suggestion) offrire spontaneamente, (information) fornire3. vi(for a task) offrirsi come volontario (-a), offrirsi spontaneamente, Mil arruolarsi volontario (-a)to volunteer to do sth — offrirsi spontaneamente di fare qc, offrirsi volontario (-a) per fare qc
4. adj(forces, helpers) volontario (-a), (corps) di volontari -
4 unpaid
[ʌn'peɪd]aggettivo [bill, tax] non pagato; [ debt] non saldato; [work, leave] non retribuito; [ volunteer] non pagato* * *unpaid /ʌnˈpeɪd/a.2 non saldato; insoluto: an unpaid debt, un debito non saldato; an unpaid invoice, una fattura insoluta● unpaid family worker, collaboratore di un'impresa familiare non retribuito.* * *[ʌn'peɪd] -
5 come forward
1) (step forward) venire avanti2) (volunteer) offrirsi ( to do di fare)to come forward with — presentare [ proof]; venir fuori con, avanzare [ proposal]; offrire [help, money]
* * *vi + advfarsi avanti, presentarsi* * *1) (step forward) venire avanti2) (volunteer) offrirsi ( to do di fare)to come forward with — presentare [ proof]; venir fuori con, avanzare [ proposal]; offrire [help, money]
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6 whistle up
whistle up [sb., sth.] scovare [volunteer, object]* * *vt + adv(taxi, dog) fare un fischio a* * *whistle up [sb., sth.] scovare [volunteer, object] -
7 offer
I ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]1) offerta f. (anche econ.)that's my final o best offer è la mia ultima offerta; to put in o make an offer on fare un'offerta per; the house is under offer la casa ha ricevuto un'offerta di acquisto; or near(est) offer — (in property ad) trattabile
2) comm. (promotion) offerta f., promozione f.3) (available)there's a lot, nothing on offer — c'è molta, non c'è scelta
II 1. ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]what's on offer in the catalogue? — che cosa c'è o vendono sul catalogo?
1) (proffer) offrire, dare [help, reward, cigarette, job]; dare [advice, opinion, information]; fornire [ evidence]; offrire, proporre [ service]to offer sb. sth., to offer sth. to sb. — offrire qcs. a qcn
3) (possess) conoscere, padroneggiare [ language]; avere [ experience]to offer sth. for sale — mettere qcs. in vendita
5) (present)2.verbo intransitivo (volunteer) offrirsi3.to offer itself — [ opportunity] offrirsi, presentarsi
- offer up* * *['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) offrire2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) offrirsi di2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) offerta2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) offerta•- offering- on offer* * *I ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]1) offerta f. (anche econ.)that's my final o best offer è la mia ultima offerta; to put in o make an offer on fare un'offerta per; the house is under offer la casa ha ricevuto un'offerta di acquisto; or near(est) offer — (in property ad) trattabile
2) comm. (promotion) offerta f., promozione f.3) (available)there's a lot, nothing on offer — c'è molta, non c'è scelta
II 1. ['ɒfə(r)] [AE 'ɔːf-]what's on offer in the catalogue? — che cosa c'è o vendono sul catalogo?
1) (proffer) offrire, dare [help, reward, cigarette, job]; dare [advice, opinion, information]; fornire [ evidence]; offrire, proporre [ service]to offer sb. sth., to offer sth. to sb. — offrire qcs. a qcn
3) (possess) conoscere, padroneggiare [ language]; avere [ experience]to offer sth. for sale — mettere qcs. in vendita
5) (present)2.verbo intransitivo (volunteer) offrirsi3.to offer itself — [ opportunity] offrirsi, presentarsi
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8 (to) enlist
(to) enlist /ɪnˈlɪst/A v. t.2 prendere (q.) a fare parte di; iscrivere (fig.): We shall enlist him in our movement, lo iscriveremo al nostro movimento3 ottenere, procurarsi ( l'aiuto, l'appoggio di q.): to enlist the help of an expert, ottenere la collaborazione di un esperto; rivolgersi a un espertoB v. i.2 (fig.) schierarsi: to enlist under the banner of freedom, schierarsi sotto il vessillo della libertà● ( USA) enlisted man, militare di bassa forzaenlistmentn. [u] (mil.)2 ferma. -
9 ■ hold back
■ hold backA v. t. + avv.1 trattenere; tenere a bada (o indietro); tenere a freno; contenere: What's holding you back?, che cosa ti trattiene (dal fare qc.)?; to hold the crowd back, trattenere la folla; We must try to hold back the invaders, dobbiamo cercare di contenere l'invasore; Part of his pay was held back, gli è stata trattenuta parte della paga; to hold back one's anger, tenere a freno l'ira2 non rivelare; non rendere pubblica ( una notizia); rifiutarsi di dare (o di dire); nascondere: to hold back all information, rifiutarsi di dare qualsiasi informazione; Don't hold anything back!, non nascondere niente!B v. i. + avv.1 ritrarsi; tirarsi indietro: When I asked for a volunteer, they all held back, quando ho chiesto se c'era un volontario, si sono tirati indietro tutti2 non voler parlare; rifiutarsi di dare informazioni3 ( sport: di una squadra) giocare al risparmio □ to hold back from doing st., astenersi da (o evitare di, rinunciare a) fare qc. -
10 (to) enlist
(to) enlist /ɪnˈlɪst/A v. t.2 prendere (q.) a fare parte di; iscrivere (fig.): We shall enlist him in our movement, lo iscriveremo al nostro movimento3 ottenere, procurarsi ( l'aiuto, l'appoggio di q.): to enlist the help of an expert, ottenere la collaborazione di un esperto; rivolgersi a un espertoB v. i.2 (fig.) schierarsi: to enlist under the banner of freedom, schierarsi sotto il vessillo della libertà● ( USA) enlisted man, militare di bassa forzaenlistmentn. [u] (mil.)2 ferma. -
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12 WAVES
WAVES /weɪvz/sigla(mil., stor., USA, women accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) Volontarie in servizio d'emergenza. -
13 step forward
vi + advfare un passo avanti, (fig: volunteer) farsi avanti
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