correct in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for correct in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.correct [Brit kəˈrɛkt, Am kəˈrɛkt] ADJ

1. correct (right):

correct amount, answer

corretto, giusto, esatto

correct figure

esatto, preciso

correct decision, method, order, number

giusto, preciso, appropriato

that is correct

è esatto

the correct time

l'ora esatta

to be correct in every detail

essere preciso nei minimi dettagli

you are quite correct

hai perfettamente or proprio ragione

you are quite correct in what you say

ciò che dici è proprio giusto

would I be correct in thinking that…?

avrei ragione a credere che…?

her suspicions proved correct

i suoi sospetti si dimostrarono fondati

2. correct (proper):

correct behaviour, manner, dress, person

corretto, appropriato, opportuno

according to the correct procedures

secondo le corrette procedure

II.correct [Brit kəˈrɛkt, Am kəˈrɛkt] VB trans

1. correct teacher, proofreader text, spelling, pronunciation, error:

correct

correggere

2. correct (put right):

correct person

correggere

correct false impression

correggere, rettificare

correct me if I'm wrong, but…

correggimi se sbaglio, ma…

I stand corrected

ho torto or ammetto il mio errore

3. correct MED:

correct eyesight

correggere

4. correct (punish):

correct form

correggere

correct form

punire

III.to correct oneself VB refl

to correct oneself

correggersi

politically correct [Brit, Am pəˌlɪdək(ə)li kəˈrɛkt] ADJ

politically correct

politically correct, politicamente corretto

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to correct an imbalance

correggere uno squilibrio

to be orthographically correct

essere ortograficamente corretto

essentially correct, true

grossomodo

it's undeniably true, correct

è innegabilmente vero, esatto

extensively correct

complessivamente

Translations for correct in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ricorreggere

to correct [sth] again

grammaticalmente corretto

grammatically correct

per via -a ADMIN

through the correct channels, through official channels

correct in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for correct in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.correct [kə·ˈrekt] VB trans (put right)

correct

correggere

correct me if I'm wrong, but …

correggimi se sbaglio, ma…

II.correct [kə·ˈrekt] ADJ

correct

corretto, -a

that is correct form

esatto

politically correct ADJ

politically correct

politically correct (che non dà adito a discriminazioni razziste o sessiste)

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punctilious with correct behavior

scrupoloso, -a

Translations for correct in the Italian»English Dictionary

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esatto

correct

azzeccato (-a) (risposta)

correct

rettificare

to correct

emendare

to correct

proprio (-a)

correct

correggere

to correct

corretto (-a)

correct

correct Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

correct me if I'm wrong, but …

correggimi se sbaglio, ma…

that is correct form

esatto

The lotto is one of the oldest games of chance and is still very popular. In Italy one bets on the numbers between 1 and 90, with the winning combinations being: ambo (two correct), terno (three correct), quaterna (four), and cinquina (five).

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Since the hieroglyphic sign is written in such an erratic way, the possibly correct reading remains uncertain.

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However, there is no direct evidence that the theory is correct.

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The most commonly taught technique involves a strike just below the occipital ridge, at the correct angle, in the correct direction.

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They had to circle the correct bird species discovered on a chart on the provided bird identification card.

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For every correct answer the housemates at the dining table guessed, the housemates received 100 for next week's shopping budget.

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Any order of the three words is grammatically correct, and the meaning is clear because of the declensions.

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She will open it (sometimes grudgingly) when the correct password is uttered.

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This cycle is repeated until the correct volume of blood has been replaced.

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Dubious names have been checked against the online 2004 data, and in all cases confirmed correct.

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There is little punctuation and it is not grammatically correct; however it contains very few spelling mistakes.

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