commute
- commute
- I
1. [kə'mjuːt]
verbo transitivo econ. convertire; dir. commutare (to in)
2.
verbo intransitivo
to commute between Oxford and London — fare il pendolare tra Oxford e Londra
she commutes to Glasgow — va a lavorare a Glasgow (tutti i giorni)
nome AE tragitto m. giornaliero (di un pendolare)
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[kə'mju:t]
1) fare il pendolare
2) commutare
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commute /kəˈmju:t/
n. (fam.)
1 viaggio (di pendolare)
2 distanza coperta da un pendolare.
(to) commute /kəˈmju:t/
A v. t.
commutare (in ogni senso): to commute a capital sentence to life imprisonment, commutare la pena di morte nell'ergastolo
B v. i.
fare il pendolare; fare la spola (con mezzi pubblici): I commute between Canterbury and London every day, faccio la spola tra Canterbury e Londra tutti i giorni per lavoro.
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I
1. [kə'mjuːt]
verbo transitivo econ. convertire; dir. commutare (to in)
2.
verbo intransitivo
to commute between Oxford and London — fare il pendolare tra Oxford e Londra
she commutes to Glasgow — va a lavorare a Glasgow (tutti i giorni)
nome AE tragitto m. giornaliero (di un pendolare)
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commute — com‧mute [kəˈmjuːt] verb [intransitive] TRAVEL to regularly travel a long distance for your work: commute between • a businessman who commutes between Northern Ireland and Hong Kong commute noun [countable usually singular] : • He got fed up … Financial and business terms
Commute — Com*mute (k[o^]m*m[=u]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commuting}.] [L. commutare, mutatum; com + mutare to change. See {Mutation}.] 1. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commute — Com*mute , v. i. 1. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation. [1913 Webster] He . . . thinks it unlawful to commute, and that he is bound to pay his vow in kind. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To pay, or arrange … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commute — com·mute /kə myüt/ vt com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing 1: to convert (as a payment) into another form 2: to change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon com·mu·ta·tion /ˌkä myə tā shən/ n … Law dictionary
commute — [v1] travel to work drive, go back and forth, take the bus/subway/train; concept 224 commute [v2] reduce punishment alleviate, curtail, decrease, mitigate, modify, remit, shorten, soften; concepts 236,247,317 Ant. increase, lengthen commute [v3 … New thesaurus
commute — (v.) mid 15c., from L. commutare to often change, to change altogether, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + mutare to change (see MUTABLE (Cf. mutable)). Sense of make less severe is 1630s. Sense of go back and forth to work is… … Etymology dictionary
Commute — Commute, commutation or commutative may refer to: Commuting, the process of travelling between a place of residence and a place of work Commutative property, a property of a mathematical operation Commutation of sentence, a reduction in severity… … Wikipedia
commute — ► VERB 1) travel some distance between one s home and place of work on a regular basis. 2) reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to a less severe one. 3) change (one kind of payment or obligation) for (another). DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
commute — [kə myo͞ot′] vt. commuted, commuting [ME commuten < L commutare, to change < com , intens. + mutare, to change: see MISS1] 1. to change (one thing) for or into another; exchange; substitute 2. to change (an obligation, punishment, etc.) to… … English World dictionary
commute — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to travel regularly ) to commute between; from; to (to commute between two cities; to commute from the suburbs to the city) 2) (D; tr.) ( to change ) to commute to (the Governor commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment) … Combinatory dictionary
commute — com|mute1 [kəˈmju:t] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: commutare to exchange, change , from com ( COM ) + mutare to change ] 1.) to regularly travel a long distance to get to work commute to/from/between ▪ Jim commutes to Manhattan every day.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
