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B2 · People & family
B2 · Persone e famiglia
compagno, collega, simile
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
Ho riconosciuto un compagno di sventura, che aspettava nervosamente fuori dall'aula d'esame.
fellow members/citizens/workers
SinonimiassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartnerContraristrangerrivalenemyoutsideradottare
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
una campagna per incoraggiare le coppie senza figli ad adottare
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
Sinonimitake infosterchooseselectembraceacceptContrarirejectabandondisownrenouncerefuseabbandonare
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
Il neonato era stato abbandonato dalla madre davanti a un ospedale.
SinonimirelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaiveContrarikeepretaincontinuemaintainsupportio, personalità
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
Il suo io privato/professionale (= come si comporta a casa/al lavoro)
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
SinonimiindividualidentityegobeingpersonContrariotherexternalnon-selfobbligazione, titolo obbligazionario
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
L'azienda ha emesso obbligazioni quinquennali per finanziare il nuovo stabilimento.
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
Sinonimidebenturesecurityfixed-income securityContraristockequityincontrare, imbattersi in
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
Abbiamo incontrato diversi problemi quando ci siamo trasferiti in una nuova casa.
Sinonimimeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-inContrariavoidanceescapedeparture
