lip service in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.lip [Brit lɪp, Am lɪp] N

III.lip <forma in -ing lipping, pt, pp lipped> [Brit lɪp, Am lɪp] VB trans

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I.service1 [Brit ˈsəːvɪs, Am ˈsərvəs] N

2. service (facility, work done):

service
servizio m
advisory service
servizio di consulenza
professional services
servizi professionistici
public service
servizio pubblico
for services rendered COMM
per servizi resi
to offer, provide a service
offrire, fornire un servizio
we need the services of an accountant
abbiamo bisogno di un contabile
to dispense with sb's services
fare a meno dei servizi di qn
she received an award for services to the arts, industry
ricevette un premio per meriti culturali, per il suo apporto al mondo dell'industria
it's all part of the service (don't mention it)
non c'è di che
it's all part of the service (it 's all included)
è tutto compreso
“normal service will be resumed as soon as possible” RADIO, TV
“i programmi riprenderanno il più presto possibile”
my services don't come cheap!
mi faccio pagare bene io! or i miei servizi costano!

3. service (work, period of work done):

service
servizio m also ADMIN MIL (in in; to per)
30 years of service
30 anni di servizio
a lifetime of service to the firm, community
una vita al servizio dell'azienda, dalla comunità
at sb's service
al servizio di qn
I'm at your service
sono al tuo servizio
to put or place sth at sb's service
mettere qc al servizio or a disposizione di qn
in sb's service
al servizio di qn
in the service of humanity
al servizio dell'umanità
he travelled a lot in the service of his firm
ha viaggiato molto per conto della sua azienda
he gave his life in the service of his country
ha dato la vita per servire il suo paese
to be in service HISTORY
essere a servizio
to go into service with sb
andare a servizio presso qn
to see service in the army, in Egypt
essere nell'esercito, prestare servizio in Egitto
to see service in the army, in Egypt before n MIL pay, pension
militare
to see service in the army, in Egypt MIL personnel
militare, dell'esercito
to see service in the army, in Egypt MIL life
militare, nell'esercito

5. service (from machine, vehicle, product):

service
servizio m
to give good or long service machine:
funzionare a lungo
to give good or long service vehicle, product, garment:
servire bene or fare un buon servizio
I've had years of service from that car, typewriter
quest'auto, questa macchina da scrivere mi è durata degli anni
to be in service
essere in servizio or funzionante
the plane is still in service with many airlines
l'aereo è ancora utilizzato da molte linee aeree
to come into, go out of service
entrare in servizio, entrare in disuso
it went out of service years ago
non è più in servizio da anni
to take sth out of service plane, machine
ritirare dal servizio
“out of service” (on bus)
“fuori servizio”
“out of service” (on machine)
“in panne”

III.service1 [Brit ˈsəːvɪs, Am ˈsərvəs] VB trans

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service2 [Brit ˈsəːvɪs, Am ˈsərvəs] N

lip service in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lip service in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.service [ˈsɜ:r·vɪs] VB trans

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Moreover, it paid only lip service to the old dogma of a popular uprising.
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She named her influences as poetry and classical music and paid only lip service to rock.
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We have been hearing lip service for the past 50 years.
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The regret he showed was considered to be mere lip service to the law.
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And it suggests you are secretly rolling your eyes and paying lip service to the notion of honest and pure self-love.
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And there's no point in its proponents doing more than paying lip service to it, as they make it the law of the land.
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As such, government pronouncements are skeptically seen as mere lip service of politicians attempting to placate the electorate and prevent more miner unrest.
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We may pay lip service to feeling bad about the real-life impact, but we love our trades.
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By his reckoning, military necessity knew no choice, and law required only lip service.
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Teachers pay lip service to the new books and curriculum, but go back to their familiar old methods of teaching.
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