approach

approach
[ə'prəʊtʃ] I
nome
1) (route of access) accesso m., via f. d'accesso
2) (advance) (of person, season, old age) (l')avvicinarsi, (l')approssimarsi
3) (way of dealing) approccio m.

an approach to teaching — un modo di insegnare

4) (overture) approccio m.; (proposal) offerta f., proposta f.
II 1.
verbo transitivo
1) (in space, time) avvicinarsi a

it was approaching midnight — si stava avvicinando la mezzanotte

he is approaching sixty — si sta avvicinando alla sessantina

gales approaching speeds of 200 km per hour — venti che raggiungono una velocità di circa 200 km all'ora

2) (deal with) affrontare [problem, subject]
3) (make overtures to) avvicinare, rivolgersi a [person]; (with offer of job, remuneration) contattare, fare delle offerte a [person, company] (about per)

she was approached by a man in the street — fu abbordata o avvicinata da un uomo per strada

he has been approached by several publishers — è stato contattato o ha ricevuto delle proposte da diverse case editrici

2.
verbo intransitivo [person, car] avvicinarsi; [event, season] avvicinarsi, approssimarsi
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[ə'prəu ] 1. verb
(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) avvicinarsi
2. noun
1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) avvicinamento, l'avvicinarsi
2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) via d'accesso
3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) proposta
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- approaching
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[ə'prəʊtʃ] I
nome
1) (route of access) accesso m., via f. d'accesso
2) (advance) (of person, season, old age) (l')avvicinarsi, (l')approssimarsi
3) (way of dealing) approccio m.

an approach to teaching — un modo di insegnare

4) (overture) approccio m.; (proposal) offerta f., proposta f.
II 1.
verbo transitivo
1) (in space, time) avvicinarsi a

it was approaching midnight — si stava avvicinando la mezzanotte

he is approaching sixty — si sta avvicinando alla sessantina

gales approaching speeds of 200 km per hour — venti che raggiungono una velocità di circa 200 km all'ora

2) (deal with) affrontare [problem, subject]
3) (make overtures to) avvicinare, rivolgersi a [person]; (with offer of job, remuneration) contattare, fare delle offerte a [person, company] (about per)

she was approached by a man in the street — fu abbordata o avvicinata da un uomo per strada

he has been approached by several publishers — è stato contattato o ha ricevuto delle proposte da diverse case editrici

2.
verbo intransitivo [person, car] avvicinarsi; [event, season] avvicinarsi, approssimarsi

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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