purpose im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für purpose im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.purpose [Brit ˈpəːpəs, Am ˈpərpəs] SUBST

1. purpose (aim):

purpose

scopo m

purpose

fine m

purpose

intenzione f

purpose

proposito m

for the purpose of doing

con il proposito or lo scopo di fare

what was his purpose in coming?

per quale scopo è venuto?

to have a purpose in life

avere uno scopo nella vita

for cooking, business purposes

per cucinare, per gli affari

for our purposes, we can assume that…

per i nostri scopi, possiamo supporre che…

for the purposes of this book, I shall confine myself to the 18th century

dati gli scopi di questo libro, mi limiterò al XVIII secolo

for all practical purposes

a tutti gli effetti or in pratica or praticamente

purpose unknown

uso sconosciuto

this knife will serve the purpose

questo coltello andrà bene or farà al caso nostro

this bag is large enough for the purpose

questa borsa è grande quanto serve

put it in the bin provided for the purpose

mettetelo nel bidone fornito allo scopo

to some or good purpose

non invano or con qualche risultato

to no purpose

invano or con nessun risultato

to the purpose form

a proposito or all'uopo

not to the purpose form

non a proposito

2. purpose (determination):

purpose, also strength of purpose

decisione f

purpose, also strength of purpose

fermezza f

to have a sense of purpose

essere determinato or deciso

lack of purpose

mancanza di decisione or indecisione

3. purpose (deliberately):

on purpose

apposta or di proposito

I didn't do it on purpose

non l'ho fatto apposta

she said it on purpose to frighten him

l'ha detto apposta per spaventarlo

II.purpose [Brit ˈpəːpəs, Am ˈpərpəs] VERB trans arch

purpose

proporsi, avere l'intenzione (to do di fare)

general-purpose [Brit dʒɛn(ə)r(ə)lˈpəːpəs, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈpərpəs] ADJ

general-purpose tool, knife, detergent

multiuso

general-purpose dictionary

generale

purpose-built [Brit ˌpəːpəsˈbɪlt, Am ˈpərpəs ˌbɪlt] ADJ Brit

purpose-built

costruito, fabbricato appositamente

a purpose-built apartment

locali a uso abitativo

it's not a purpose-built apartment

non è stato costruito per uso abitativo

purpose-made [Am ˌpərpəsˈmeɪd] ADJ Brit

purpose-made

fatto appositamente (for per)

dual-purpose [Brit ˌdjuːlˈpəːpəs, Am ˈˌd(j)uəl ˈpərpəs] ADJ

dual-purpose

a doppio uso

all-purpose [Brit, Am ˌɔlˈpərpəs] ADJ

all-purpose building, living area

polivalente

all-purpose utensil, machine

multiuso

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singleness of purpose

determinazione or tenacia

fixity of purpose

determinazione

Übersetzungen für purpose im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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polifunzionale

all-purpose

multiuso utensile, strumento

all-purpose tool

multiuso coltello

general-purpose

purpose im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für purpose im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

purpose [ˈpɜ:r·pəs] SUBST

1. purpose (goal):

purpose

scopo m

for the purpose

allo scopo

I did that for a purpose

l'ho fatto per un preciso scopo

for that very purpose

proprio per questo

for practical purposes

per motivi pratici

for humanitarian purposes

a scopi umanitari

for future purposes

per esigenze future

the sole purpose of sth

l'unico scopo di qc

not to the purpose

non pertinente

to have a purpose in life

avere un obiettivo nella vita

2. purpose (motivation):

(strength of) purpose

fermezza f di proposito

3. purpose (use):

purpose

utilità f

to no purpose

inutilmente

to serve a purpose

servire allo scopo

what's the purpose of …?

qual è lo scopo di …?

Wendungen:

on purpose

di proposito

on purpose

apposta

all-purpose [ɔ:l·ˈpɜ:r·pəs] ADJ

all-purpose

universale

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a grand purpose

un nobile proposito

to serve a purpose

servire ad uno scopo

Übersetzungen für purpose im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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multiuso

multi-purpose

milleusi

multi-purpose

meta

purpose

destinazione

purpose

non l'ho fatto apposta

I didn't do it on purpose

di proposito (apposta)

on purpose

purpose Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to do sth on purpose

fare qc di proposito

for the purpose

allo scopo

I did that for a purpose

l'ho fatto per un preciso scopo

to have a purpose in life

avere un obiettivo nella vita

(strength of) purpose

fermezza f di proposito

to no purpose

inutilmente

what's the purpose of …?

qual è lo scopo di …?

a grand purpose

un nobile proposito

to serve a purpose

servire ad uno scopo

I didn't do it on purpose

non l'ho fatto apposta

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Englisch

They assumed that the domain-specific hypothesis was correct without first ruling out the general-purpose hypothesis.

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Instead, new regional exam boards were created for this purpose, to operate in parallel with the GCE boards.

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Empiric estimates that 91pc of students have no access to purpose-built accommodation after their first year.

www.telegraph.co.uk

In fact, the book has the feel of a scattered set of jotter notes rather than a collection that unifies with a common purpose.

www.thestar.com

The initial launch left users confused with the application's user interface and purpose.

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The ostensible purpose of this interview: to find out how the candidate handles stress.

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The purpose of the public session is not a trial between competing cases, nor is any witness on trial.

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The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world.

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It also created a start up fund that is accessible to student for this purpose.

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Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline.

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