follow-up

follow-up
['fɒləʊʌp] 1.
nome
1) (film, record, single, programme) seguito m. (to di)
2) (of patient, socialwork case) follow-up m.
2.
modificatore
1) (supplementary) [survey, work] = che costituisce il seguito, la prosecuzione di qualcosa; [interview, inspection] di controllo; [discussion, meeting] che segue, successivo; [letter] di sollecitazione
2) (of patient, ex-inmate)

a follow-up visit — un follow-up

follow-up care for ex-prisoners — assistenza per il reinserimento nella società degli ex detenuti

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noun (further reaction or response: Was there any follow-up to the letter you wrote to the newspaper?) seguito
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follow-up /ˈfɒləʊʌp/
A a.
1 successivo; ulteriore: follow-up instructions, istruzioni successive
2 che fa seguito a una precedente azione (a un precedente contatto, ecc.): follow-up letter, lettera di sollecitazione; follow-up meetings, incontri successivi (a una riunione precedente)
B n.
1 seguito; continuazione; proseguimento: She's written a follow-up to ‘Jane Eyre’, ha scritto il seguito di ‘Jane Eyre’
2 azione o cosa che fa seguito a una precedente: There was no follow-up to the meeting, l'incontro non ha avuto seguito (o non ha portato a nulla)
3 (scient.) attività di controllo; periodo di osservazione; monitoraggio; (med.) (periodo di) catamnesi: a 10-year follow-up of diabetic patients, osservazione di pazienti diabetici su un arco di 10 anni; (med.) follow-up visit, visita di controllo; (psic.) follow-up studies, studi longitudinali
4 (naut.) inseguimento (della girobussola)
5 (Internet) risposta; replica (a un messaggio di un forum o di una mailing list, di un newsgroup).
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['fɒləʊʌp] 1.
nome
1) (film, record, single, programme) seguito m. (to di)
2) (of patient, socialwork case) follow-up m.
2.
modificatore
1) (supplementary) [survey, work] = che costituisce il seguito, la prosecuzione di qualcosa; [interview, inspection] di controllo; [discussion, meeting] che segue, successivo; [letter] di sollecitazione
2) (of patient, ex-inmate)

a follow-up visit — un follow-up

follow-up care for ex-prisoners — assistenza per il reinserimento nella società degli ex detenuti


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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