♦ measure

♦ measure
♦ measure /ˈmɛʒə(r)/
n.
1 [cu] misura; metro; giusta misura; limite: a linear measure (o a measure of length) una misura lineare (o una misura di lunghezza); a liquid measure, una misura per liquidi; dry measure, misura di capacità per aridi; clothes made to measure, abiti fatti su misura
2 misurino, dosatore; dose: a glass measure, un misurino di vetro; a generous measure of whisky, una generosa dose di whisky
3 misura; provvedimento; precauzione: safety measures, misure di sicurezza; misure antinfortunistiche; emergency measures, misure d'emergenza; to take strong measures (against sb.), prendere severi provvedimenti (contro q.); discriminatory measures, discriminazioni; corrective measures, provvedimenti correttivi
4 (mat.) divisore: greatest common measure, massimo comun divisore
5 (pl.) (geol.) strato, giacimento (di minerale)
6 [u] (poesia) metro; ritmo
7 [u] (mus.) battuta; tempo
8 [u] (tipogr.) giustezza
9 (boxe, scherma) misura
beyond measure, (agg. pred.) smisurato; (avv.) oltremisura, oltremodo; He was grieved beyond measure, era addolorato oltremisura (o oltremodo addolorato) □ for good measure, per essere sicuro □ to get sb.'s measure = to take sb.'s measure ► sotto □ to give full [short] measure, dare la misura giusta [scarsa] □ in some measure, in certa misura; fino a un certo punto □ to take legal measures, adire le vie legali □ (fig.) to take sb.'s measure, prendere le misure a q.; giudicare le capacità (o il carattere) di q.to a great (o a large) measure, in larga misura; abbondantemente.
♦ (to) measure /ˈmɛʒə(r)/
v. t. e i.
1 misurare; dosare; (fig.) giudicare, stimare, valutare: to measure a piece of cloth, misurare una pezza di stoffa; A clock measures time, gli orologi misurano il tempo; Each side of the building measures ninety feet, ogni lato dell'edificio misura novanta piedi (30 metri circa); to measure one's strength against st., misurare le proprie forze con qc.; misurarsi con qc.
2 prendere la misura a: The dressmaker measured me for a new dress, la sarta mi prese le misure per un vestito nuovo
3 (form.) moderare; adattare
4 (lett.) percorrere, coprire (una distanza)
● (fig.) to measure one's length, cadere lungo disteso □ (fig.) to measure swords with sb., misurarsi (o cimentarsi) con q.to measure sb. with one's eye, squadrare q. da capo a piedi □ to measure st. with one's eye, misurare qc. a occhio □ (fig.) to measure one's words, misurare le parole.

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