♦ (to) proceed

♦ (to) proceed
♦ (to) proceed /prəˈsi:d/
v. i.
1 (form.) procedere (anche fig.); andare avanti; avanzare; camminare; continuare; seguitare: The story proceeds as follows, la storia (il racconto) continua così…; Proceed with what you were doing, continua a fare quello che stavi facendo
2 procedere (form.); provenire; derivare: I heard sobs proceed from the next room, udii dei singhiozzi provenire dalla stanza accanto; Their joy proceeds from a false hope, la loro gioia deriva da una speranza fallace
3 passare: Let's proceed to the next question, passiamo alla domanda seguente!
4 agire; fare; comportarsi: How shall we proceed?, in che modo dobbiamo agire?
5 mettersi a (fare qc.): The old man proceeded to tell us of his wartime experiences, il vecchio si mise (o prese) a raccontarci delle sue esperienze in guerra
6 (leg.) procedere; condurre un'azione legale; agire legalmente (contro q.): to proceed against sb., procedere contro q.
7 proseguire gli studi
8 (naut.) fare rotta (per un porto)
to proceed to blows, passare a vie di fatto □ to proceed to extremities, andare agli estremi □ to proceed with st., procedere (o continuare a fare) qc.: He proceeded with his writing [his work], ha continuato a scrivere [a lavorare].

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