Significato di measure in italiano

• 0 to find the size, weight, amount, or speed of something -- misurare

  • I’ve measured all the windows. Ho misurato tutte le finestre.

• 1 to be a certain size -- misurare

  • The whale measured around 60 feet in length. La balena misurava circa 18 metri di lunghezza.

• 2 something that is done so that a bad situation is stopped -- misura, provvedimento

  • We must take measures to stop the spread of the disease. Dobbiamo adottare delle misure per arrestare la diffusione della malattia.

  • security measures misure di sicurezza

• 3 a way of measuring something -- misura

  • The metre is a measure of length. Il metro è una misura di lunghezza.

  • The basic units of measure we use are distance, time, and mass. Le unità di misura di base che usiamo sono lunghezza, tempo e massa.

  • weights and measures pesi e misure

• 4 an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something -- misurino, dosatore

  • a glass measure for liquids

  • a tape measure.

• 5 a unit -- misura

  • The metre is a measure of length.

• 6 a system of measuring -- misura

  • dry/liquid/square measure.

• 7 a plan of action or something done -- misura

  • We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.

• 8 a certain amount -- dose

  • I have a measure of sympathy for her – after all, she’s very young and inexperienced.

• 9 (in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines. -- battuta

• 10 to find the size, amount etc of (something) -- misurare

  • He measured the table.

• 11 to show the size, amount etc of -- misurare

  • A thermometer measures temperature.

• 12 (with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with -- misurare, giudicare

  • She measured her skill in cooking against her friend’s.

• 13 to be a certain size -- misurare

  • This table measures two metres by one metre.