supply

I 1. [sə'plaɪ]

nome

1) (stock) provvista f., scorta f.

a plentiful supply of money — un'abbondante scorta di denaro

in short, plentiful supply — scarso, in grande quantità

to get in a supply of sth. — rifornirsi di qcs

2) (of fuel, gas) erogazione f.; (of food) apporto m.

the blood supply to the heart — il flusso di sangue al cuore

3) (action of providing) fornitura f., rifornimento m. (to a)

2.

nome plurale supplies

1) (food) viveri m., provviste f.; (equipment) attrezzature f.

to cut off sb.'s supplies — tagliare i viveri a qcn

2) (for office, household) forniture f., materiali m.

3) BE pol. amm. stanziamenti m.

3.

modificatore [ship] cisterna; [train] merci; [route] (for population) di approvvigionamento, di rifornimento

supply company — società fornitrice

II [sə'plaɪ]

verbo transitivo

1) (provide) fornire [goods, information] (to, for a); suggerire [word]; dare [love] (to a)

to supply arms to sb. o to supply sb. with arms fornire armi a qcn.; to keep sb. supplied with assicurare a qcn. regolare rifornimento di; to keep a machine supplied with fuel assicurare l'alimentazione di carburante di una macchina; he keeps me supplied with information — è la mia fonte regolare di informazioni

2) (provide food, fuel for) approvvigionare [town]; rifornire [area] (with di)

3) (provide raw materials for) rifornire [factory] (with di)

4) (fulfil) sopperire a, soddisfare [wants, needs]; rispondere a [demand]

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1. verb

(to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) fornire

2. noun

1) (the act or process of supplying.) fornitura, approvvigionamento

2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) scorta, provvista

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- be in short supply

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I 1. [sə'plaɪ]

nome

1) (stock) provvista f., scorta f.

a plentiful supply of money — un'abbondante scorta di denaro

in short, plentiful supply — scarso, in grande quantità

to get in a supply of sth. — rifornirsi di qcs

2) (of fuel, gas) erogazione f.; (of food) apporto m.

the blood supply to the heart — il flusso di sangue al cuore

3) (action of providing) fornitura f., rifornimento m. (to a)

2.

nome plurale supplies

1) (food) viveri m., provviste f.; (equipment) attrezzature f.

to cut off sb.'s supplies — tagliare i viveri a qcn

2) (for office, household) forniture f., materiali m.

3) BE pol. amm. stanziamenti m.

3.

modificatore [ship] cisterna; [train] merci; [route] (for population) di approvvigionamento, di rifornimento

supply company — società fornitrice

II [sə'plaɪ]

verbo transitivo

1) (provide) fornire [goods, information] (to, for a); suggerire [word]; dare [love] (to a)

to supply arms to sb. o to supply sb. with arms fornire armi a qcn.; to keep sb. supplied with assicurare a qcn. regolare rifornimento di; to keep a machine supplied with fuel assicurare l'alimentazione di carburante di una macchina; he keeps me supplied with information — è la mia fonte regolare di informazioni

2) (provide food, fuel for) approvvigionare [town]; rifornire [area] (with di)

3) (provide raw materials for) rifornire [factory] (with di)

4) (fulfil) sopperire a, soddisfare [wants, needs]; rispondere a [demand]