♦ used

♦ used
♦ used /ju:sd/
a.
1 usato; smesso: used clothing, vestiti usati; used cars, automobili usate (o di seconda mano); used goods, roba usata
2 annullato, usato (rif. a francobollo, biglietto)
● used up, consumato; finito; (d'indumento) logoro; (fig.: di persona) esausto □ to be used to st. [doing st.], essere abituato a qc. [a fare qc.]: Soldiers are used to danger, i soldati sono abituati al pericolo; He's not used to working hard, non è abituato a lavorare sodo; Well, I'm not used to it, beh, non ci sono abituato; DIALOGO → -Discussing university- I'm not used to speaking in front of lots of people, non sono abituata a parlare davanti a tanta gente □ to feel used, sentirsi usato □ to get (o to become) used to, abituarsi, fare l'abitudine a: You will soon get used to our ways, ti abituerai presto al nostro modo di fare; It's easy once you get used to it, è facile una volta che ci hai fatto l'abitudine □ hardly used, usato pochissimo; come nuovo.

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