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1 horizon ho·ri·zon n
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2 horizon
[hə'raɪzn]nome orizzonte m.on the horizon — (visible) all'orizzonte; fig. (imminent) all'orizzonte o in vista
to widen o broaden one's horizons — fig. allargare i propri orizzonti
* * *(the line at which the earth and the sky seem to meet: The sun went down below the horizon; A ship could be seen on the horizon.) orizzonte- horizontally* * *horizon /həˈraɪzn/n. [u](astron.) orizzonte ( anche fig.): on the horizon, all'orizzonte; The sun was high above the horizon, il sole era alto sull'orizzonte; to broaden (o to expand) one's horizons, ampliare i propri orizzonti● (aeron.) horizon lights, luci di riferimento al suolo □ apparent (o sensible, visible) horizon, orizzonte apparente (o visibile, sensibile) □ celestial (o rational, true) horizon, orizzonte celeste.* * *[hə'raɪzn]nome orizzonte m.on the horizon — (visible) all'orizzonte; fig. (imminent) all'orizzonte o in vista
to widen o broaden one's horizons — fig. allargare i propri orizzonti
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3 wide
I [waɪd]2) (immense) [ocean, desert] immenso, vasto3) (extensive) [variety, choice] ampio, grandeof wide interests — [ person] dai vasti interessi
a wide range of — un'ampia o una vasta gamma di
4) (in cricket) [ball, shot] fuori misura5) - wide in compostiII [waɪd]to be wide of the mark — [ ball] non andare a segno; fig. [ guess] essere completamente sballato
* * *1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) spalancato2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) largo3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) grande, ampio4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) ampio, immenso2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *I [waɪd]2) (immense) [ocean, desert] immenso, vasto3) (extensive) [variety, choice] ampio, grandeof wide interests — [ person] dai vasti interessi
a wide range of — un'ampia o una vasta gamma di
4) (in cricket) [ball, shot] fuori misura5) - wide in compostiII [waɪd]to be wide of the mark — [ ball] non andare a segno; fig. [ guess] essere completamente sballato
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4 ♦ gap
♦ gap /gæp/n.1 interruzione; spazio vuoto; vuoto; buco; interstizio; varco: a gap in the hedge, un buco (o un varco) nella siepe; a gap in the conversation, un vuoto improvviso nella conversazione; a gap of three years, un intervallo di tre anni; (autom.) to reset the gap of the points, registrare l'apertura delle puntine2 lacuna; differenza; distanza; divario; scarto; gap: gaps in one's knowledge, lacune nella propria cultura; the gap between interest rates, il divario tra i tassi d'interesse; generation gap, gap generazionale; to close (o to bridge) a gap, colmare un divario; ridurre uno scarto; annullare un distacco; to widen the gap, aumentare il distacco; to fill a gap, colmare una lacuna; (spec. polit.) credibility gap, gap di credibilità3 (geogr.) gola; passo; valico; bocchetta4 (mil.) breccia; varco5 (comput.) gap● (ling.) gap-fill, (esercizio) cloze ( consistente nel riempire gli spazi vuoti con parole appropriate) □ gap-toothed, che ha i denti radi □ (in GB) gap year, anno di libertà tra il liceo e l'università ( in cui si viaggia, si fanno esperienze): DIALOGO → - Discussing a gap year- If I don't get the grades I need to get into Manchester, I think I'll defer and take a gap year, se non ottengo i voti necessari per entrare all'università di Manchester credo che rimanderò e prenderò un anno di pausa □ ( sport) to close the gap, ridurre la distanza, annullare il distacco; ( boxe) chiudere la distanza. -
5 ♦ vocabulary
♦ vocabulary /vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ/n.1 vocabolario; lessico: (ling.) active vocabulary, vocabolario attivo; (ling.) passive vocabulary, vocabolario passivo; to have a large vocabulary, avere un vocabolario ricco; to widen (o to increase, to expand) one's vocabulary, arricchire il proprio vocabolario; Hundreds of new words enter the vocabulary of English every year, centinaia di termini nuovi entrano nel vocabolario dell'inglese ogni anno; technical [legal] vocabulary, vocabolario tecnico [legale]; The word ‘can't’ isn't in her vocabulary, l'espressione ‘non posso’ non fa parte del suo vocabolarioNOTA D'USO: - vocabulary o dictionary?-
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