♦ approach

♦ approach
♦ approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/
n.
1 [u] avvicinamento; (l')avvicinarsi; (l')approssimarsi: the approach of winter, l'avvicinarsi dell'inverno; on our approach, al nostro avvicinarci; come ci siamo avvicinati
2 accesso; via d'accesso: All approaches are blocked, tutte le vie d'accesso sono bloccate; Britain's western approaches, le rotte marittime dell'Atlantico verso la Gran Bretagna; approach road, strada di accesso
3 modo di affrontare, di accostarsi (a un lavoro, una questione, ecc.); impostazione; approccio: a casual approach to a problem, un modo superficiale d'affrontare un problema; conventional approach, approccio convenzionale; Let's try a new approach, proviamo con un nuovo approccio; proviamo ad affrontare (o impostare) la cosa in modo diverso
4 (anche al pl.) approccio (per saggiare le intenzioni); proposta (di acquisto, ecc.); avance (franc.): They made approaches to us for a joint venture, ci fecero delle avances per un'impresa in partecipazione; a rational approach, un approccio razionale
5 (al pl.) avances (franc.) amorose; proposte
6 approssimazione; cosa che si avvicina: It was his nearest approach to a smile, era ciò che in lui più si avvicinava a un sorriso
● (naut.) approach course, rotta di avvicinamento □ (aeron.) approach path, sentiero d'avvicinamento.
♦ (to) approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/
A v. i.
avvicinarsi; approssimarsi: The time is approaching when…, si avvicina il momento in cui…
B v. t.
1 avvicinarsi a: We were approaching the mountains, ci avvicinavamo alle montagne; I'm approaching retirement, mi sto avvicinando alla pensione
2 avvicinare; rivolgere la parola a: I was approached by a stranger, sono stato avvicinato da uno sconosciuto
3 rivolgersi a (q., con una proposta, una richiesta); contattare; fare un'offerta a: You can approach him directly, puoi rivolgerti direttamente a lui; puoi contattarlo direttamente; to approach bank about a loan, rivolgersi a una banca per un prestito; I've been approached by several art dealers about this painting, ho ricevuto diverse offerte da mercanti d'arte per questo quadro
4 affrontare (un lavoro, un problema)
5 avvicinarsi a; essere vicino a: The total figure approaches 3 million, la cifra totale si avvicina ai tre milioni; to approach perfection, avvicinarsi alla perfezione.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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