convert

convert
I ['kɒnvɜːt]
nome convertito m. (-a) (to a)

to become a convert — convertirsi

to win o make converts — fare proseliti

II 1. [kən'vɜːt]
verbo transitivo
1) (change) convertire, trasformare
2) (modify) trasformare, adattare
3) convertire [currency, measurement] (from da; to, into in)
4) arch. riconvertire [building, loft] (to, into in)
5) relig. pol. convertire [person] (to a; from da)
6) (in rugby) trasformare [try]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (change)

to convert to sth. — passare a qcs

2) (be convertible) [sofa] essere trasformabile (into in)
3) relig. pol. convertirsi (to a; from da)
4) (in rugby) trasformare (una meta)
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1. [kən'və:t] verb
1) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) trasformare
2) (to change from one religion etc to another: He was converted to Christianity.) convertirsi
2. ['konvə:t] noun
(a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc: a convert to Buddhism.) convertito
3. noun
(a car with a folding or detachable top.) decappottabile
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convert /ˈkɒnvɜ:t/
n.
1 chi si converte a una causa
2 (relig.) convertito.
♦ (to) convert /kənˈvɜ:t/
A v. t.
1 convertire (in ogni senso); trasformare: to convert foreign raw materials into finished products for export, trasformare materie prime dall'estero in prodotti finiti per l'esportazione; to convert paper money into gold, convertire moneta cartacea in oro
2 (leg.) appropriarsi indebitamente di (qc.)
3 (metall.) affinare (per mezzo di un convertitore Bessemer)
4 (sport) trasformare (una meta, rigore, ecc.); realizzare
B v. i.
convertirsi; trasformarsi: This armchair converts into a bed, questa poltrona si trasforma in un letto
● (fin.) to convert into cash, realizzare.
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I ['kɒnvɜːt]
nome convertito m. (-a) (to a)

to become a convert — convertirsi

to win o make converts — fare proseliti

II 1. [kən'vɜːt]
verbo transitivo
1) (change) convertire, trasformare
2) (modify) trasformare, adattare
3) convertire [currency, measurement] (from da; to, into in)
4) arch. riconvertire [building, loft] (to, into in)
5) relig. pol. convertire [person] (to a; from da)
6) (in rugby) trasformare [try]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (change)

to convert to sth. — passare a qcs

2) (be convertible) [sofa] essere trasformabile (into in)
3) relig. pol. convertirsi (to a; from da)
4) (in rugby) trasformare (una meta)

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