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1 ♦ written
♦ written /ˈrɪtn/A p. p. di to writeB a.1 scritto: the written language, la lingua scritta; a written order, un ordine scritto; a written complaint, un reclamo scritto2 iscritto; scolpito3 (leg.) codificato; formulato in un codice● (fin., rag.) written-down value, valore contabile netto □ (leg.) written evidence, prova scritta □ (fig.) written in the dust (o on sand, on water), scritto sulla sabbia; effimero; transeunte □ written large, scritto a caratteri grandi; (fig.) evidenziato □ written small, scritto a caratteri piccoli; (fig.) in piccolo □ the written word, la parola scritta □ badly-written, scritto male □ well-written, scritto bene □ a written apology, una scusa per iscritto. -
2 number
I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2.* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) numero2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) grande numero3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) numero4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) brano, pezzo2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerare2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) includere, annoverare3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) ammontare a•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2. -
3 small
I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) piccolo2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) piccolo3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscolo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
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4 undertaking
I [ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ]1) (venture) impresa f.2) (promise) garanzia f.to give sb. an undertaking that — promettere a qcn. di fare
to give a written undertaking to do sth. — prendere un impegno scritto a fare qcs
3) (company) impresa f.II ['ʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ]* * *1) (a task or piece of work: I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be.) impresa2) (a promise: He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back.) promessa* * *undertaking /ʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ, nel sign. A, def. 4 ˈʌndəteɪkɪŋ/n.2 (econ.) impresa; iniziativa imprenditoriale3 (leg.) assunzione ( di un obbligo); impegno: to give a written undertaking, rilasciare un impegno scritto; to give sb. an undertaking to do (o not to do) st., assumere con q. l'impegno di fare (o di non fare) qc.● (leg.) undertaking to appear, impegno (o obbligo) di costituirsi in giudizio.* * *I [ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ]1) (venture) impresa f.2) (promise) garanzia f.to give sb. an undertaking that — promettere a qcn. di fare
to give a written undertaking to do sth. — prendere un impegno scritto a fare qcs
3) (company) impresa f.II ['ʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ] -
5 questionnaire
[ˌkwestʃə'neə(r)]nome questionario m.* * *[-'neə]noun (a written list of questions to be answered by a large number of people to provide information for a survey or report.) questionario* * *questionnaire /kwɛstʃəˈnɛə(r)/n.questionario.* * *[ˌkwestʃə'neə(r)]nome questionario m. -
6 rhyme
I [raɪm]1) (poem) versi m.pl., poesia f., componimento m. in versi; (children's) filastrocca f.2) (fact of rhyming) rima f.to find a rhyme for sth. — trovare una rima per qcs
••II 1. [raɪm]verbo transitivo fare rimare [words, lines]2.verbo intransitivo fare rima, rimare* * *1. noun1) (a short poem: a book of rhymes for children.) poesia2) (a word which is like another in its final sound(s): `Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes.) rima3) (verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines: To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme.) rima2. verb((of words) to be rhymes: `Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; `Beef' and `leaf' rhyme.) rimare* * *[raɪm]1. nrima, (verse) poesiawithout rhyme or reason — senza capo né coda
2. vi* * *rhyme /raɪm/n.1 rima: Can you think of a rhyme for «sleep»?, ti viene in mente una parola che fa rima con «sleep»?2 poesia; componimento in rima: a book of rhymes for children, un libro di filastrocche in rima per bambini3 (pl.) rime; versi: Large parts of Shakespeare's plays are written in rhyme, delle parti estese delle commedie di Shakespeare sono scritte in versi● (letter.) rhyme royal, stanza di sette pentapodie giambiche (ababbcc) □ without rhyme or reason, senza una logica; senza una ragione.(to) rhyme /raɪm/A v. i.1 rimare, far rima: «More» and «door» rhyme perfectly, «more» e «door» rimano perfettamente; «June» rhymes with «moon», «June» fa rima con «moon»2 (arc.) fare versi; verseggiareB v. t.far rimare ( una parola con un'altra); The poet rhymes «above» with «move», il poeta fa rimare «above» con «move»● (letter.) rhyming couplets, distici rimati □ rhyming dictionary, rimario □ rhyming slang, gergo in cui alcune parole sono sostituite con altre che rimano con esse (per es., «trouble and strife» al posto di «wife»).* * *I [raɪm]1) (poem) versi m.pl., poesia f., componimento m. in versi; (children's) filastrocca f.2) (fact of rhyming) rima f.to find a rhyme for sth. — trovare una rima per qcs
••II 1. [raɪm]verbo transitivo fare rimare [words, lines]2.verbo intransitivo fare rima, rimare -
7 staff
I [stɑːf] [AE stæf]1) (pl. staffs, staves) (stick) (for walking) bastone m.; (crozier) (bastone) pastorale m.2) (pl. staffs) (employees) personale m., dipendenti m.pl.4) U mil. stato m. maggiore5) mus. pentagramma m.II [stɑːf] [AE stæf]verbo transitivo [ owner] dotare di personale [company, business]* * *I 1. noun or noun plural(a group of people employed in running a business, school etc: The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.)2. verb(to supply with staff: Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.)II plural - staves; noun(a set of lines and spaces on which music is written or printed.)* * *staff (1) /stɑ:f/3 (tecn.) asta graduata; biffa4 (med.) catetere guida; sonda scanalata5 (fig.) appoggio; sostegno; bastone: Bread is the staff of life, il pane è il sostegno della vita; the staff of one's old age, il bastone della propria vecchiaia ( detto di un figlio)● (edil.) staff angle, paraspigolo □ (edil.) staff bead, coprigiunto □ (tecn.) staff gauge, asta idrometrica □ (relig.) pastoral staff, pastorale ( bastone di vescovo).♦ staff (2) /stɑ:f/A n. (pl. staffs)1 personale, organico, pianta, staff; funzionari, dipendenti, impiegati (collett.): to be on the staff, fare parte del personale; clerical staff, gli impiegati; il personale; medical [nursing, diplomatic] staff, personale sanitario [paramedico, diplomatico]; administrative staff, personale amministrativo; to be on the permanent staff, essere in organico; essere di ruolo; DIALOGO → - Enquiries- We might be looking for new staff soon, presto avremo bisogno di personale nuovo; DIALOGO → - Enquiries- We're not looking for staff at the moment, but I'll take your CV, al momento non cerchiamo personale ma prendo comunque il suo curriculum2 (org. az.) gruppo di consulenti (o di specialisti); ufficio studi: the staff personnel, il personale dell'ufficio studiB a. attr.1 del personale; dello staff: staff cards, schede del personale; staff manager, direttore del personale; staff rating, valutazione del personale● (mil.) staff car, automobile dello stato maggiore □ (mil.) staff college, scuola militare □ staff employee, impiegato di concetto □ (med.) staff nurse, vice caposala □ staff secretary, segretario (o segretaria) di redazione ( di un giornale) □ staff sergeant (mil., in GB e in USA) sergente maggiore; (aeron. mil., in USA) sergente □ (org. az.) staff turnover, rotazione del personale □ staff work, lavoro organizzativo □ staff writer, editorialista □ those ( who are) not on the regular staff, i precari; il precariato.NOTA D'USO: - the staff is o the staff are?- staff (3) /stɑ:f/(mus.) pentagramma; rigo● staff notation, notazione musicale.staff (4) /stɑ:f/n.(edil., USA) materiale da rivestimento o da decorazione, composto di gesso, sostanze fibrose, ecc.(to) staff /steɪvz/v. t.● ( di un ente, uno stabilimento, ecc.) over-staffed, con eccedenza di personale; surdimensionato □ under-staffed, con personale insufficiente; carente di personale; sottodimensionato.* * *I [stɑːf] [AE stæf]1) (pl. staffs, staves) (stick) (for walking) bastone m.; (crozier) (bastone) pastorale m.2) (pl. staffs) (employees) personale m., dipendenti m.pl.4) U mil. stato m. maggiore5) mus. pentagramma m.II [stɑːf] [AE stæf]verbo transitivo [ owner] dotare di personale [company, business] -
8 statute
['stætʃuːt]nome dir. pol. legge f.* * *['stætju:t](a written law of a country.) statuto, legge* * *statute /ˈstætʃu:t/n. (leg.)● statutes at large, leggi parlamentari nel testo integrale □ (leg.: di un diritto) statute-barred, caduto in prescrizione □ (leg.) statute book (o statute roll), raccolta di leggi □ ( di una disposizione, ecc.) to be on the statute book, essere in vigore □ (leg.) statute law, legge scritta; diritto legislativo NOTE DI CULTURA: statute law: è la legge scritta emanata da un organo legislativo, soprattutto dal Parlamento, di contro alla legge non scritta della ► «common law» (► common) □ statute mile, miglio terrestre ( pari a m 1610 circa) □ (leg.) statute of limitations (o statute of repose), legge sulla prescrizione.* * *['stætʃuːt]nome dir. pol. legge f. -
9 headline
I ['hedlaɪn]1) giorn. titolo m.to hit the headlines — fare notizia, finire in prima pagina
2) rad. telev.II ['hedlaɪn]verbo transitivo (in) titolare [feature, newspaper article]* * *noun (the words written in large letters at the top of newspaper articles: I never read a paper in detail - I just glance at the headlines.) titolo* * *I ['hedlaɪn]1) giorn. titolo m.to hit the headlines — fare notizia, finire in prima pagina
2) rad. telev.II ['hedlaɪn]verbo transitivo (in) titolare [feature, newspaper article] -
10 life
[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vita2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
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11 limited
['lɪmɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) [resources, vocabulary, intelligence, space] limitato; [ imagination] scarso2) comm.Nolan Computers Limited — Nolan Computers S.p.A
* * *1) ((negative unlimited) not very great, large etc; restricted: My experience is rather limited.) limitato2) ((with capital, abbreviated to Ltd. when written) a word used in the titles of certain companies: West. and R. Chambers Ltd.) S.r.l., (a responsabilità limitata)* * *['lɪmɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) [resources, vocabulary, intelligence, space] limitato; [ imagination] scarso2) comm.Nolan Computers Limited — Nolan Computers S.p.A
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12 music
['mjuːzɪk] 1.1) (art, composition) musica f.to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica, musicare qcs
2) (printed) spartito m.2.modificatore [exam, lesson, teacher] di musica; [festival, critic, practice] musicale••to face the music — = affrontare con coraggio le difficoltà, accettare le conseguenze delle proprie azioni
* * *['mju:zik] 1. noun1) (the art of arranging and combining sounds able to be produced by the human voice or by instruments: She prefers classical music to popular music; She is studying music; ( also adjective) a music lesson.) musica; di musica2) (the written form in which such tones etc are set down: The pianist has forgotten to bring her music.) musica•- musical2. noun(a film or play that includes a large amount of singing, dancing etc.) musical- musician* * *['mjuːzɪk] 1.1) (art, composition) musica f.to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica, musicare qcs
2) (printed) spartito m.2.modificatore [exam, lesson, teacher] di musica; [festival, critic, practice] musicale••to face the music — = affrontare con coraggio le difficoltà, accettare le conseguenze delle proprie azioni
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