peer

peer
I [pɪə(r)]
nome
1) (equal) (in status, merit) pari m. e f.; (in profession) collega m. e f.
2) (contemporary) coetaneo m. (-a)
3) GB pol. (anche peer of the realm) pari m.
II [pɪə(r)]
verbo intransitivo

to peer at — guardare attentamente, scrutare

to peer shortsightedly at sth. — osservare qcs. con sguardo miope

to peer through — sbirciare o fare capolino da

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I [piə] noun
1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).)
2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; (also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.)
- peeress
- peerless
II [piə] verb
(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.)
* * *
I [pɪə(r)] n
(noble) pari m inv , (equal) pari m/f inv, uguale m/f

they get on well with their peers — vanno d'accordo con i loro pari

children who are cleverer than their peers — bambini più intelligenti dei loro coetanei

II [pɪə(r)] vi

to peer at sth — aguzzare gli occhi per vedere qc

to peer into a room — guardare in una stanza

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peer /pɪə(r)/
n.
1 pari; uguale; persona di pari condizione sociale, grado, ecc.: the right to be judged by one's peers, il diritto d'essere giudicato dai propri pari
2 coetaneo
3 Pari (d'Inghilterra, di Scozia o d'Irlanda); Lord; nobile (di un'altra nazione): the Peers of the Realm, i Pari del Regno; hereditary peers, pari (d'Inghilterra) per diritto ereditario
peer group, gruppo di persone della stessa classe, età, ecc. □ (psic.) peer-group pressure, pressione esercitata dai coetanei (dalla gente di pari condizione, ecc.) □ peer review, revisione fatta da ricercatori indipendenti; referaggio □ (comput., Internet) peer-to-peer ► peer-to-peer.
♦ (to) peer /pɪə(r)/
v. i.
1 guardar da presso; sbirciare; scrutare: to peer into a dark cave, guardare dentro una caverna buia; to peer at sb., sbirciare q.; scrutare q.
2 apparire a poco a poco; far capolino; spuntare.
* * *
I [pɪə(r)]
nome
1) (equal) (in status, merit) pari m. e f.; (in profession) collega m. e f.
2) (contemporary) coetaneo m. (-a)
3) GB pol. (anche peer of the realm) pari m.
II [pɪə(r)]
verbo intransitivo

to peer at — guardare attentamente, scrutare

to peer shortsightedly at sth. — osservare qcs. con sguardo miope

to peer through — sbirciare o fare capolino da


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