-admission o admittance?-
- -admission o admittance?-
- Nota d'uso
Admittance si usa in contesti formali con il significato di “permesso di ingresso”: to gain admittance, riuscire a entrare; si usa anche sui cartelli: No admittance, ingresso vietato. Admission è, invece, un termine meno formale che si riferisce all'ingresso in un luogo o all'accesso a un servizio e al prezzo che si paga per entrare o per accedere: to apply for admission to the university, fare domanda di ammissione all'università; admission to the museum, ingresso al museo.
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admission — admission, admittance Like many doublets, these two words have competed with each other for several centuries (admission first recorded in Middle English, admittance in 1589) without ever establishing totally separate roles. In the meaning… … Modern English usage
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admission, admittance — Admission means allowing to enter or permitted entrance and applies to acceptance that carries certain rights and privileges. Admittance means physical entry without reference to rights or membership privileges. He sought admission to the party.… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
