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purpose /ˡpɜːpəs/ noun scopo m;
(determination) fermezza f;
on ~ apposta
(determination) fermezza f;
on ~ apposta
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'purpose' found in these entries:
English:
all-purpose - dual-purpose - end - general-purpose - MPV - multi-purpose - multi-purpose vehicle - point - purpose-built - purpose-made - serve
Italian:
appositamente - apposta - destinazione - intento - monovolume - multiuso - polivalente - posta - proposito
purpose: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||||||||
| purpose | n | (reason) | scopo, obiettivo nm | ||||||
| formale | fine nm | ||||||||
| What is the purpose of this trip to the store? | |||||||||
| Qual è lo scopo di questo viaggio al negozio? | |||||||||
| purpose | n | (goal) | scopo, obiettivo nm | ||||||
| formale | fine nm | ||||||||
| My purpose in life is to serve others. | |||||||||
| Il mio scopo nella vita è servire gli altri. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations | |||||||||
| purpose | n | (resoluteness, toward goal) | convinzione, determinazione, ostinazione nf | ||||||
| fermezza nf | |||||||||
| Knowing that he was facing a deadline, he really worked with purpose. | |||||||||
| Sapendo di avere una scadenza, lavorava con convinzione. | |||||||||
| purpose | n | (result, effect) | scopo, fine nm | ||||||
| It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose. | |||||||||
| È un lavoro duro, ma è per un buono scopo. | |||||||||
| purpose | vtr | (intend) | avere intenzione vtr | ||||||
| ripromettersi vrif ⇒ | |||||||||
| I had purposed to finish my essay today. | |||||||||
| Avevo intenzione di finire il mio tema oggi. | |||||||||
| Mi ero ripromesso di finire il mio tema oggi. | |||||||||
| purpose | vtr | (resolve to do) | avere intenzione vtr | ||||||
| ripromettersi vrif ⇒ | |||||||||
| He purposed to learn to cook. | |||||||||
| Aveva intenzione di imparare a cucinare. | |||||||||
| Si era ripromesso di imparare a cucinare. | |||||||||
| Suggest improvements for "purpose" above. | |||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||||||||
| all-purpose | multiuso adj | ||||||||
| do sth on purpose | fare qualcosa apposta | ||||||||
| do sth on purpose | fare qualcosa di proposito loc verb | ||||||||
| dual-purpose | a doppio uso, bivalente adj | ||||||||
| for this purpose | a tal fine | ||||||||
| general-purpose | multiuso | ||||||||
| immediate purpose | scopo immediato | ||||||||
| on purpose | di proposito, apposta, appositamente | ||||||||
| on purpose | apposta adv | ||||||||
| purpose of | scopo di | ||||||||
| purpose-built | costruito allo scopo | ||||||||
| purpose-built | progettato allo scopo | ||||||||
| serve the purpose | servire allo scopo | ||||||||
| set purpose | saldo proposito | ||||||||
| to no purpose | per nessuno scopo | ||||||||
| to the purpose | allo scopo | ||||||||
| ultimate purpose | scopo finale nm | ||||||||
| with purpose | intenzionalmente | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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Then I accidentally-on-purpose spilled water on him
to defeat the purpose
your life has had a purpose for all of us
Any general purpose micro will do
Being on purpose/stay on purpose
But for a clear purpose
created for a purpose
did it on purpose
for no improper purpose
for promotional purpose
general purpose reloadable prepaid card programs
general-purpose
Multi-Purpose and Senior Center
My purpose is...
objective/aim/purpose
on purpose
sense of purpose
the principled national purpose
The purpose of life is not to struggle against the inevitability of death
The purpose of this ebook
Then I accidentally-on-purpose spilled water on him
to defeat the purpose
your life has had a purpose for all of us
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