♦ visit

♦ visit
♦ visit /ˈvɪzɪt/
n.
1 visita; soggiorno: to pay a visit to sb. (o to pay sb. a visit) far visita a q.; a visit to a patient, una visita a casa di un paziente; on a visit to London [Africa], durante un soggiorno a Londra [in Africa]; The President is on a five-day visit to Japan, il presidente è in visita in Giappone per cinque giorni; courtesy visit, visita di cortesia; State visit, visita di Stato; home (o domiciliary) visit, visita a domicilio; a surprise visit, una visita inattesa; a flying visit, una visita di sfuggita; una capatina; an unannounced visit, una visita improvvisa; frequent visits, visite frequenti; to cancel a visit, disdire una visita; It's just a quick visit, I can't stay long, è solo una breve visita, non posso fermarmi a lungo; We had a visit from the police, abbiamo ricevuto una visita della polizia; a visit to the Lake District, un soggiorno nella Regione dei Laghi; during my second visit to the Far East, durante il mio secondo soggiorno in Estremo Oriente
2 (naut.) permanenza (di una nave in un porto)
3 (spec. naut.) ispezione; visita (dog.): right of visit, diritto d'ispezione (delle navi neutrali)
4 (Internet) visita (accesso a un sito Web)
5 (sport) trasferta; visita (di una squadra)
6 (fam. USA) chiacchierata; conversazione amichevole.
♦ (to) visit /ˈvɪzɪt/
A v. t.
1 visitare (un luogo); far visita a, andare a trovare (q.): We hope to be able to visit the US next summer, speriamo di poter visitare gli Stati Uniti l'estate prossima; The Queen will visit Australia next year, la regina andrà in visita in Australia l'anno prossimo; He's visiting his parents, è andato a trovare i suoi genitori; I didn't have time to visit the museum, non ho avuto il tempo di visitare il museo
2 andare da, consultare (un dottore, un avvocato, ecc.)
3 (anche leg.) ispezionare; esaminare (ufficialmente); sottoporre (una nave) a visita doganale: The school is due to be visited by inspectors next week, la scuola deve ricevere una visita di ispettori la settimana prossima; to visit the scene of a crime, fare un sopralluogo sulla scena di un delitto
4 (comput.) visitare (un sito Web)
5 (arc.) castigare, punire (una persona, un peccato)
6 (form. o antiq.) colpire, abbattersi su (fig.): (di una città, ecc.) to be visited with plague, essere colpito dalla peste; to be visited by a strange dream, essere tormentati da uno sogno strano
B v. i.
essere in visita; far visita: They never phone and they never visit, non telefonano mai e non fanno mai visita; Some friends are visiting next week, ci vengono a trovare degli amici la settimana prossima
● (di un medico) to visit a patient, andare a visitare a casa un paziente □ (USA) to visit with sb., andare a trovare q.; fare due chiacchiere con q.: I sat and visited with my grandmother for a while, mi sono seduta un po' a fare due chiacchiere con mia nonna.

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