- mainstream main·stream n
- ['meɪnˌstriːm]
fig corrente f principale
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
mainstream main·stream n
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main|stream — «MAYN STREEM», noun, adjective, verb. –n. a main course or direction in the historical development of an organization, branch of government, legal system, art form, idea, country, or any other institution or thing: »Kabuki continues to form the… … Useful english dictionary
mainstream — main|stream1 [ meın,strim ] adjective * considered ordinary or normal and accepted or used by most people: These children have all been excluded from mainstream schools. mainstream parties/churches mainstream main|stream 2 [ meın,strim ] verb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mainstream — main stream n. The prevailing opinion or practise; as, the doctor avoided using therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical practice. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mainstream — main stream v. t. (Education) TO place (a student) in regular school classes; used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mainstream — ▪ I. mainstream main‧stream 1 [ˈmeɪnstriːm] noun 1. the mainstream of something the most usual way of doing something or thinking about something: • Depression era laws have kept banks out of the mainstream of financial change. 2. the mainstream… … Financial and business terms
mainstream — (n.) also main stream, main stream, principal current of a river, 1660s, from MAIN (Cf. main) (adj.) + STREAM (Cf. stream) (n.); hence, prevailing direction in opinion, popular taste, etc., a figurative use first attested in Carlyle (1831).… … Etymology dictionary
mainstream, the — main|stream, the [ meın,strim ] noun ideas, methods, or people that are considered ordinary or normal and accepted by most people: Many feminist ideas have entered the mainstream. the political mainstream mainstream, the of: His views place him… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mainstream — main·stream s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS mus. stile jazzistico ispirato allo swing {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1992. ETIMO: comp. di main principale e stream 1corrente … Dizionario italiano
mainstream — main•stream [[t]ˈmeɪnˌstrim[/t]] n. 1) the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend 2) a river having tributaries 3) cvb belonging to or characteristic of a principal or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc 4) cvb to send into the… … From formal English to slang
Mainstream — Main|stream [...stri:m] der; [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. mainstream, eigtl. »Hauptströmung, strom«>: 1. stark vom ↑Swing beeinflusste Form des modernen Jazz, die keinem Stilbereich eindeutig zuzuordnen ist. 2. (oft abwertend) vorherrschende… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
mainstream — main|stream sb., en (fremherskende tendens), i sms. mainstream , fx mainstreamlitteratur … Dansk ordbog
