self-sufficient in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for self-sufficient in the English»Italian Dictionary

self-sufficient [Brit ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃ(ə)nt, Am ˈˌsɛlf səˈfɪʃənt] ADJ

1. self-sufficient (independent, self-sustaining):

self-sufficient person, nation

autosufficiente

2. self-sufficient (arrogant):

self-sufficient

presuntuoso (in in)

Translations for self-sufficient in the Italian»English Dictionary

autosufficiente [autosuffiˈtʃɛnte] ADJ

autosufficiente persona, nazione:

autosufficiente

self-sufficient

essere autosufficiente

to be sufficient unto oneself form

I.autonomo [auˈtɔnomo] ADJ

1. autonomo POL:

autonomo regione, stato, provincia

self-governing

autonomo regione, stato, provincia

autonomous

2. autonomo (autogestito):

autonomo filiale, gestione, sindacato, riscaldamento

independent

lavoro autonomo

self-employment, freelance work

lavoratore autonomo

self-employed worker

sistema nervoso autonomo

autonomic nervous system

sistema nervoso autonomo (autosufficiente) persona

self-sufficient

sistema nervoso autonomo (autosufficiente) persona

independent

3. autonomo COMPUT (non connesso):

autonomo unità

off-line

II.autonomo [auˈtɔnomo] N m

1. autonomo:

autonomo

= independent trade union member

2. autonomo:

autonomo

= member of Autonomia Operaia

I.bastare [basˈtare] VB intr aux essere

bastare (essere sufficiente)

to be enough

bastare (essere sufficiente)

to be sufficient

bastare (durare)

to last

basteranno cinque dollari?

will five dollars do?

questo cibo, un'ora basterà

this food, an hour will be sufficient

una pagnotta mi basta per due giorni

a loaf lasts me two days

il cibo ci basta per una settimana

there's enough food to see us through the week

questo pollo non basta per sei persone

this chicken won't feed six people

basta e avanza

that's plenty

fare bastare soldi

to eke out, to stretch

ne basta poco (di sostanza, prodotto)

a little goes a long way

una volta mi è bastata!

once was enough for me!

mi basta poco

my needs are few, I don't need much

basta un nonnulla per farlo arrabbiare

the least thing annoys him

II.bastare [basˈtare] VB impers

1. bastare (essere sufficiente):

basta infilare la spina

all you have to do is plug in

basta un'occhiata per vedere che …

you can tell at a glance that …

basti dire che…

suffice it to say that…

basta chiedere

it's yours for the asking

bastava solo che lo chiedessi

you only had to ask

basta così!

that'll do! that's enough!

grazie, basta così!

that's enough, thank you!

per oggi può bastare così

let's call it a day inf

dimmi (quando) basta (versando da bere)

tell me or say when

come se non bastasse

on top of all this, to top it all, and what is more

quanto basta per due

just about enough for two

il forno è appena caldo quanto basta

the oven is just hot enough

2. bastare:

basta che

as long as

basta che tu sia al sicuro, questo è ciò che conta

as long as you're safe, that's all that matters

III.bastare [basˈtare]

bastare a se stesso

= to be self-sufficient

self-sufficient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for self-sufficient in the English»Italian Dictionary

self-sufficient ADJ

1. self-sufficient:

self-sufficient

autosufficiente

2. self-sufficient ECON:

self-sufficient

autosufficiente

self-sufficient economy

autarchia f

Translations for self-sufficient in the Italian»English Dictionary

autosufficiente [au·to·suf·fi·ˈtʃɛn·te] ADJ

autosufficiente

self-sufficient

autarchico (-a) <-ci, -che> [au·ˈtar·ki·ko] ADJ

1. autarchico COMM:

autarchico (-a)

self-sufficient

2. autarchico LAW:

autarchico (-a)

autonomous

bastare [bas·ˈta:·re] VB intr +essere

1. bastare (essere sufficiente):

bastare

to be enough

bastare a se stesso

to be self-sufficient

basta poco per essere felici

it doesn't take much to be happy

come se non bastasse

as if that wasn't enough

basta che … +subj

you [or we] [or they] [or he] [or she] just have to …

basta con [o di] …

that's enough of …

basta con queste menzogne

that's enough of these lies

basta così

that's enough

punto e basta!

period!

2. bastare (durare):

bastare

to last

Cinecittà <-> [tʃi·ne·tʃit·ˈta] N f

Cinecittà

Cinecittà movie and TV studios in Rome

Cinecittà

Cinecittà , the Italian city of cinema, is a completely self-sufficient complex nine km outside Rome with streets, squares, parks, studios, and all the technical departments needed for making movies. It was built in 1937 and covers an area of 40 hectares. There are 22 studios, 280 dressing rooms and offices, 21 make-up rooms, and a 7, 000 square meter swimming pool. Movies filmed wholly or partly at Cinecittà include "Quo vadis?" "Ben Hur", and "The Name of the Rose."

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Craftsmen are largely self-sufficient in terms of their resource production and manufacturing for many of their businesses.

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The small, self-sufficient nature of the farms they established, as well as their religious convictions, precluded the use of slaves in these areas.

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Since every household was almost entirely self-sufficient, there was very little need for trade.

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Whereas in earlier decades the agricultural economy was to a large degree self-sufficient, it has become meanwhile more of a monoculture based on cattle.

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They are known to be self-sufficient and easy keepers.

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He became the first bureaucrat of the wiki after a month and the wiki became self-sufficient in terms of administration.

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Residents are self-sufficient in terms of basic subsistence through agriculture.

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The farm was intended to make the facility self-sufficient in meat, milk and vegetables.

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Pre-industrialisation, the family worked together as a unit and was self-sufficient.

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While the village is largely self-sufficient, it regularly uses diesel fuel during certain seasons.

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