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1 how
[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) come2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) come, quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) come4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) come5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) come•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) in qualsiasi modo- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below -
2 refer
[rɪ'fɜː(r)] 1.1) (pass on) affidare [task, problem, enquiry]2) dir. rimettere, deferire [ case]3) (direct)to refer sb. to — [critic, text] rinviare qcn. a [article, footnote]; [ person] indirizzare qcn. in [ department]
2.to be referred to a specialist — med. essere mandato da uno specialista
1) (allude to)to refer to — riferirsi a, parlare di [person, topic, event]
2) (as name, label)3) (signify)to refer to — [number, date, term] riferirsi a
to refer to — consultare [notes, article]
5) (apply)* * *[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) alludere2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) riferirsi3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) affidare4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) consultare•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) arbitrare- reference book
- reference library* * *[rɪ'fɜː(r)] 1.1) (pass on) affidare [task, problem, enquiry]2) dir. rimettere, deferire [ case]3) (direct)to refer sb. to — [critic, text] rinviare qcn. a [article, footnote]; [ person] indirizzare qcn. in [ department]
2.to be referred to a specialist — med. essere mandato da uno specialista
1) (allude to)to refer to — riferirsi a, parlare di [person, topic, event]
2) (as name, label)3) (signify)to refer to — [number, date, term] riferirsi a
to refer to — consultare [notes, article]
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3 ♦ access
♦ access /ˈæksɛs/n.1 [uc] accesso; adito; ingresso: means of access, via di accesso; modo di accedere; to offer easy access, offrire un facile accesso; wheelchair access, accesso per disabili su sedia a rotelle; side access, ingresso laterale2 [u] accesso; facoltà di accedere; possibilità di usare; possibilità di vedere: to gain access to, accedere a; ottenere l'accesso a; entrare in; access to confidential information, accesso a informazioni riservate; free access to a library, libero accesso a una biblioteca; Do you have access to a scanner?, hai modo di usare uno scanner?; My ex has access to the children once a week, il mio ex marito può vedere i bambini una volta alla settimana3 [u] (comput., Internet) accesso: access code, codice d'accesso; access mode, modalità d'accesso; access point, punto d'accesso; access time, tempo d'accesso; read access, accesso in (sola) lettura; write access, accesso in scrittura; direct access, accesso diretto; Internet access provider, fornitore di accesso a Internet, provider di accesso a Internet4 accesso; attacco: an access of fever, un attacco di febbre; in an access of anger, in un accesso di rabbia● access charge, tariffa d'uso (di computer, telefono, ecc.) □ access course, corso di ammissione all'università ( per chi non ha i requisiti necessari) □ (comput.) access key, chiave di accesso (sequenza di caratteri per accedere a una risorsa che richiede autenticazione); tasto di scelta ( combinazione di tasti per selezionare un menu o un comando) □ (TV) access programme, programma dell'accesso □ (autom.) access road, strada d'accesso; raccordo autostradale □ (autom.) access sign, segnale di entrata □ (TV) access television, programmi (pl.) dell'accesso.(to) access /ˈæksɛs/v. t. -
4 address **** ad·dress
[ə'drɛs]1. n1) (of house etc) indirizzo, recapito, (on envelope) Comput indirizzoabsolute/relative address Comput — indirizzo assoluto/relativo
2) (talk) discorso, allocuzione f3)form of address — (gen) formula di cortesia, (in letters) formula d'indirizzo or di intestazione
2. vt1) (direct: letter) indirizzare, (write name etc on envelope) mettere or scrivere l'indirizzo su, (remarks etc) rivolgereto address o.s. to sth frm — indirizzare le proprie energie verso qc
she addressed him as "Your Lordship" — si rivolse a lui chiamandolo "Sua Eccellenza"
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