closed shop in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for closed shop in the English»Italian Dictionary

closed shop [Brit, Am ˈkloʊzd ˈʃɑp] N ADMIN

closed shop

= azienda che assume soltanto gli iscritti a un certo sindacato

Translations for closed shop in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiudere i battenti

to shut up shop, to close down

il negozio resterà chiuso fino…

the shop will be closed till…

Translations for closed shop in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.closed [Brit kləʊzd, Am kloʊzd] VB pp

closed → close II, III

II.closed [Brit kləʊzd, Am kloʊzd] ADJ

1. closed (shut):

closed door, window, container, business, public building, shop, fist, mouth, eyes

chiuso

“closed” (sign in shop, theatre)

“chiuso”

“closed for lunch, for repairs”

“chiuso per (pausa) pranzo, per lavori”

“road closed”

“strada chiusa”

“closed to the public”

“vietato al pubblico”

“closed to traffic”

“chiuso al traffico”

behind closed doors fig

a porte chiuse

2. closed (finished, concluded):

the subject is now closed

l'argomento è chiuso

(in newspapers, magazines etc.) “this correspondence is now closed”

“questa rubrica è chiusa”

3. closed (restricted):

closed community, circle, meeting, organization, economy

chiuso

to have a closed mind

avere una mentalità chiusa

4. closed MATH:

closed set

chiuso

5. closed LING:

closed syllable

chiuso

I.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs] N

1. close (road):

close

strada f privata

2. close (of cathedral):

close

= terreno cintato circostante una cattedrale

II.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADJ

1. close (with tight links):

close relative

prossimo, stretto

close resemblance

stretto

to bear a close resemblance to sb, sth

assomigliare molto a qn, qc

close links with POL country, group, twinned town etc.

stretti legami con

to work in close collaboration with sb

lavorare in stretta collaborazione con qn

in close contact with government department, friend, etc.

in stretto contatto con

2. close (intimate):

close friend, adviser

intimo (to di)

they have a close friendship

sono amici intimi

3. close (almost equal):

close result, vote

vicino, simile

“is it the same?” - “no but it's close”

“è lo stesso?” - “no ma è molto simile”

a close copy of his signature

un'imitazione quasi perfetta della sua firma

it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece)

è molto simile

4. close (decided by a narrow margin):

close contest, finish

tirato, serrato

5. close (careful, rigorous):

close scrutiny, examination, study, supervision

attento, accurato, preciso

to pay close attention to sth

prestare molta attenzione a qc

to keep a close watch or eye on sb, sth

tener d'occhio attentamente qn, qc

6. close (compactly aligned):

close texture, grain, print, handwriting

fitto, compatto

close military formation

serrato

7. close (stuffy):

close weather

afoso

it's close

c'è afa

8. close (secretive) inf:

she's been very close about it

è stata molto riservata

III.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs] ADV

1. close (nearby):

to live, work quite close (by)

vivere, lavorare abbastanza vicino

they look closer than they are

sembrano più vicini di quanto in effetti non siano

how close is the town?

quanto dista la città?

it's close, I can hear it

è vicino, lo sento

the closer he came

più si avvicinava

to bring sth closer

portare qc più vicino

to follow close behind

seguire dappresso

to hold sb close

stringere qn

close together

stretti insieme

to come closer together

avvicinarsi

to draw close

avvicinarsi

2. close (close temporally):

the time is close when

si sta avvicinando il momento in cui

how close are they in age?

quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

Christmas is close

Natale è vicino

3. close (almost):

that's closer (to) the truth

questo è più vicino alla verità

“is the answer three?” - “close!”

“la risposta è tre?” - “ti sei avvicinato molto!”

IV.close enough ADV

1. close enough (sufficiently near):

that's close enough (no nearer)

è vicino abbastanza

that's close enough (acceptable as answer)

può andare

to be, come close enough to do

essere, venire abbastanza vicino per fare

2. close enough (approximately):

there were 20 yachts or close enough

c'erano 20 yacht o giù di lì

V.close to PREP

1. close to lit place, person, object:

close to

vicino a

close to where

vicino al posto in cui

closer to

più vicino a

how close are we to…?

a quale distanza siamo da…? quanto siamo vicini a…?

2. close to (on point of):

close to hysteria, collapse

vicino a

to be close to tears

essere sul punto di piangere

to be close to doing

essere sul punto di fare

3. close to (almost at):

closer to 40 than 30

più vicino ai quaranta che ai trenta

to come closest to ideal, conception

avvicinarsi di più a

to come close to doing

stare per fare

he came close to giving up

stava per rinunciare

how close are you to completing…?

quanto ti manca per completare…?

close to the time when

vicino al momento in cui

it's coming close to the time when we must decide

si sta avvicinando il momento in cui dovremmo prendere una decisione

VI.close¹

close close to ADV also close on (approximately) inf:

close to or on 60 people inf

circa 60 persone

close to or on a century ago inf

circa un secolo fa

VII.close by PREP

close by wall, bridge:

close by

vicino a

VIII.close by ADV

the ambulance is close by

l'ambulanza è vicina

IX.close¹ [Brit kləʊs, Am kloʊs]

it was a close call or shave or thing inf

c'è mancato poco or un pelo

(from) close to or (from) close up inf

da vicino

I.close² [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] N

1. close (end):

close

fine f

to bring sth to a close

portare a termine qc

to draw to a close or to come to a close

finire or terminare

at the close of day liter

sul finire del giorno

2. close ECON:

close (of trading)

chiusura f

at the close

in chiusura

II.close² [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB trans

1. close (shut):

close container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop

chiudere

2. close (block):

close border, port, airport, pipe, opening

chiudere

close road, area of town

chiudere, impedire l'accesso a

3. close (close down):

close factory

chiudere

4. close (bring to an end, agree):

close meeting, discussion, deal, contract, sale, investigation, case

chiudere, concludere, portare a termine

close account

chiudere

to close the meeting, we have

per concludere la riunione abbiamo

5. close (reduce):

to close the gap fig

ridurre lo scarto (between tra)

to close the gap on sb, sth

ridurre la distanza su qn, qc also fig

to close the gaps (improve fault)

colmare le lacune (in in)

6. close ELEC:

close circuit

chiudere

III.close² [Brit kləʊz, Am kloʊz] VB intr

1. close (shut):

close airport, office, polls, shop, station:

chiudere (for per)

close door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth:

chiudersi

the museum has just closed

il museo ha appena chiuso

2. close (cease to operate):

close business, factory, mine, institution:

chiudere

3. close (end):

close meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season:

finire, terminare

to close with scene, event, song

terminare, concludersi con

4. close ECON:

close currency, index, shares, market:

chiudere (at a)

the market closed down, up

il mercato ha chiuso al ribasso, al rialzo

the pound closed up against the franc

la sterlina ha chiuso in rialzo rispetto al franco

5. close (get smaller):

close

ridursi

the gap is closing between X and Y

la distanza tra X e Y si sta riducendo also fig

6. close (get closer):

close pursuer, enemy:

avvicinarsi (on a)

7. close (heal):

close wound:

chiudersi

I.shop [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] N

1. shop:

shop (where goods are sold)

negozio m

shop (fashionable)

boutique f

to work in, open a shop

lavorare in, aprire un negozio

to go to the shops

andare a fare la spesa

he's out at the shops

è in giro per negozi or è uscito a fare compere

to set up shop

aprire bottega or mettere su un'attività also fig

he set up shop as a photographer fig

ha iniziato come fotografo

to shut up shop inf

chiudere bottega also fig

2. shop Am (in department store):

shop

reparto m

gourmet shop

gastronomia

beauty shop

salone or istituto di bellezza

3. shop (workshop):

shop

officina f

repair shop

officina di riparazioni

print shop

tipografia

4. shop Am SCHOOL:

shop

laboratorio m

5. shop Brit (shopping) inf:

to do the weekly shop

fare la spesa per la settimana

to do a big shop

fare una grossa spesa

II.shop <forma in -ing shopping, pt, pp shopped> [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] VB trans Brit inf (inform on)

shop person

denunciare, vendere

III.shop <forma in -ing shopping, pt, pp shopped> [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] VB intr

shop

fare shopping, compere

to be shopping for sth

volere comprare qc

to go shopping

andare a fare compere or shopping

to go shopping (browsing)

andare (in giro) per negozi

to go shopping for sth

andare in giro per negozi a cercare qc

IV.shop [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp]

all over the shop Brit inf, fig

dappertutto

to talk shop

parlare (solo) di lavoro

you've come to the wrong shop Brit

stai parlando con la persona sbagliata, caschi male

closed shop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for closed shop in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiudere i -i fig

to close up shop

Translations for closed shop in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.close¹ [kloʊs] ADJ

1. close (near in location, almost even):

close

vicino, -a

close combat

combattimento m corpo a corpo

2. close (intimate):

close

intimo, -a

close relatives

parenti m pl stretti

3. close (similar):

close

simile

4. close (unwilling to be frank):

close

riservato, -a

5. close (airless):

close

chiuso, -a

II.close¹ [kloʊs] ADV

close

vicino

to move close

avvicinarsi

closed ADJ

closed

chiuso, -a

behind closed doors

a porte chiuse

I.close² [kloʊz] N

close (end)

fine f

close (finish)

finale m

to bring sth to a close

terminare qc

II.close² [kloʊz] VB trans

1. close (shut):

close

chiudere

2. close:

close (end)

terminare

close (end)

chiudere

close (bring to an end)

concludere

to close a deal

concludere un accordo

III.close² [kloʊz] VB intr

1. close (shut):

close

chiudersi

2. close (end):

close

terminare

close

chiudersi

I.shop [ʃɑ:p] N

1. shop (for sale of goods):

shop

negozio f

book shop

libreria f

2. shop (for manufacture):

shop

officina f

Phrases:

to set up shop (as sth)

mettersi in proprio (come qc)

to talk shop

parlare di lavoro

II.shop <-pp-> [ʃɑ:p] VB intr

shop

comprare

close ADV

User Entry

to get closer (physically)

avvicinarsi

to bring sb closer (emotionally)

avvicinare qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The closed shop of the artisan which had initially provided workers was no longer the educational program of choice.

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In 1809 the firm at which he worked entered into a closed shop agreement with the union.

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This system was particularly reliant on closed shops, and the ability of unions to obtain preference of employment for their members.

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They closed shop in the late 1950s.

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After party, both the friends bought drinks from closed shops and drank in the open.

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It demanded neither a closed shop nor an exclusive employment contract.

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Protesters called for a general strike and many residents responded by skipping work, resulting in a shut down of public transport while many closed shops.

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These funds are almost all public-offer funds, although most had their genesis as closed shop funds only open to members employed in their particular industry.

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Extensively enlarged the amount of money that can be awarded in compensation to those who are unlawfully fired for not belonging to a trade union in a closed shop.

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That brought the mill owners to arbitration, where the union won the eight-hour day, a closed shop for all skilled workers, and an arbitration panel to resolve future disputes.

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