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Traduzioni di lean towards nel dizionario inglese»italiano

lean towards VB [liːn -]

lean towards

piegarsi verso

lean towards fig person, party, object:

tendere a

Traduzioni di lean towards nel dizionario italiano»inglese

piegarsi fig

to lean towards

pendere per soluzione, decisione

to incline or tend or lean toward(s)

tendere a estremismo, socialismo

to incline to or towards, to lean towards

sporgersi verso qn

to lean (over) toward(s) sb

protendersi verso qn, qc

to reach or lean out towards sb, sth

Traduzioni di lean towards nel dizionario inglese»italiano

towards [ingl brit təˈwɔːdz, twɔːdz, ˈtɔːdz], toward [təˈwɔːd, tɔːd] PREP

1. towards (in the direction of):

towards

verso

towards the east

verso est

she ran towards him

corse verso di lui

he was standing with his back towards me

era in piedi di spalle (rispetto a me)

the first steps towards fig solution, system etc.

i primi passi verso

the country is moving towards democracy, independence

il paese si sta muovendo verso la democrazia, l'indipendenza

he is moving towards the idea that …

si sta accostando all'idea che …

2. towards (near):

towards

verso

towards the end of day, month, life

verso la fine di

towards the rear of the plane

verso il fondo dell'aereo

3. towards (in relation to):

towards

verso, nei confronti di

their attitude, policy towards Europe

il loro atteggiamento, la loro politica verso or nei confronti dell'Europa

to be friendly, hostile towards sb

essere amichevole con, ostile nei confronti di qn

4. towards (as a contribution to):

the money will go towards the cost of a new roof

il denaro servirà per un tetto nuovo

we are saving towards a holiday

stiamo risparmiando per fare una vacanza

you should put the money towards the children's education

dovresti mettere da parte il denaro per gli studi dei tuoi figli

new flats have gone some way towards easing the accommodation problem

la costruzione di nuovi appartamenti ha contribuito in parte a risolvere il problema degli alloggi

management have gone some way towards meeting the strikers' demands

la direzione ha fatto qualche concessione per andare incontro alle rivendicazioni degli scioperanti

I.lean¹ <pass/part perf leaned, leant> [ingl brit liːn, ingl am lin] VB vb trans

lean

appoggiare

to lean a bike, ladder against a wall

appoggiare una bici, una scala contro il or al muro

to lean one's head on sb's shoulder

appoggiare la testa sulla spalla di qn

to lean one's head out of the window

mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra or sporgersi dalla finestra

to lean one's elbows on sth

appoggiarsi con or mettere i gomiti su qc

to lean one's back against the wall

appoggiare la schiena, appoggiarsi al muro

II.lean¹ <pass/part perf leaned, leant> [ingl brit liːn, ingl am lin] VB vb intr

lean wall, building:

lean

essere inclinato, pendere

the bicycle, ladder was leaning against the wall

la bicicletta, la scala era appoggiata contro or al muro

to lean against a wall

appoggiarsi contro or a un muro

I.lean² [ingl brit liːn, ingl am lin] AGG

1. lean:

lean person, body, face

snello, magro

lean meat

magro

2. lean (difficult) fig:

lean year, times

difficile

to have a lean time or year

passare un periodo, un anno difficile

two lean years

due anni di vacche magre

3. lean (efficient):

lean company

agile, snello

II.lean² [ingl brit liːn, ingl am lin] SOST (meat)

lean

magro m

III.lean² [ingl brit liːn, ingl am lin]

to have a lean time of it

essere in tempo di vacche magre

lean towards nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di lean towards nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.lean¹ <-ed, -ed> [li:n] VB vb intr

lean

pendere

to lean against sth

appoggiarsi a qc

II.lean¹ <-ed, -ed> [li:n] VB vb trans

lean

appoggiare

to lean sth against sth

appoggiare qc a qc

lean² [li:n] AGG

1. lean (thin):

lean

magro, -a

2. lean (efficient):

lean company

efficiente

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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One study found that 56% of philosophers accept or lean towards moral realism (28%: anti-realism; 16%: other).

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Contemporary studies are undecided but lean towards this man being only short-sighted or having poor eyesight.

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Even though he depicted the seamy side of rural life, he seemed to lean towards its idyllic aspect, as if trying to arrest the advance of civilization.

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His prose (and armor) lean towards the melodramatic, but his skills as a warrior and a wizard compensate.

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His political views lean towards libertarianism.

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In practice, there is little to distinguish the two parties from each other: both lean towards the centre of the political spectrum.

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I think that much of who we are as a culture lean towards fiction.

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His theories lean towards the basis that the span of human being existence is part of the universe design.

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The lyrics lean towards the left-wing side of the political scale.

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Also, while a bulbous bow allows a ship to move more efficiently through the water, designers lean towards simple vertical bows on larger ships.

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