Translations for butterfly effect in the English»Italian Dictionary

butterfly effect [Brit, Am ˈbədərˌflaɪ əˈfɛkt] N

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butterfly effect

effetto m farfalla

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I.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] N

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1. effect (net result):

effetto m (of di;; on su)

to have the effect of doing

avere l'effetto di fare

the effect of advertising is to increase demand

l'effetto della pubblicità è quello di aumentare la richiesta

to have an effect on sth, sb

avere un effetto su qc, qn

to have a damaging effect on sth

avere un effetto nocivo su qc

to have little effect on sth, sb

avere poco effetto su qc, qn

criticism doesn't seem to have any effect on him

le critiche non sembrano avere effetto su di lui

the film had quite an effect on me

il film mi ha impressionato molto

to use sth to good effect

usare qc con buoni risultati

to use sth to dramatic effect

usare qc per ottenere un effetto drammatico

to feel the effect(s) of sth

sentire gli effetti di qc

2. effect (repercussions):

ripercussioni fpl (of di;; on su)

3. effect (power, efficacy):

the treatment loses effect over time

il trattamento perde la sua efficacia col tempo

my advice was of no effect

il mio consiglio non ha avuto effetto

she warned him, but to little effect

lo ha avvertito, ma senza risultato

we took precautions, to no effect

abbiamo preso delle precauzioni, ma invano

to take effect price increases:

to take effect law, ruling:

entrare in vigore

to take effect pills, anaesthetic:

cominciare a fare effetto

to come into effect LAW, ADMIN

entrare in vigore

to put policies into effect

applicare le direttive

with effect from January 1, contributions will increase by 5%

a partire dal primo gennaio, i contributi aumenteranno del 5%

5. effect (impression):

the overall effect

l'impressione complessiva

the lighting gives or creates the effect of moonlight

l'illuminazione dà l'impressione del chiaro di luna

to achieve an effect

ottenere un effetto

she uses her wit to deadly effect

usa la sua arguzia con effetti devastanti

he paused for effect

fece una pausa a effetto

she dresses like that for effect

si veste così per fare colpo

a beautiful marbled effect

un bell'effetto marmorizzato

6. effect:

effect PHYS, CHEM

the Doppler, placebo effect

l'effetto Doppler, placebo

7. effect (in effect):

effettivamente, in realtà

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effects npl LAW (belongings):

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butterfly [Brit ˈbʌtəflʌɪ, Am ˈbədərˌflaɪ] N

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1. butterfly ZOOL:

she's a bit of a social butterfly fig

è un po' una farfallina, frivola

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I.effect [ɪ·ˈfekt] N

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6. effect pl (belongings):

personal effects

effetti personali

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butterfly <-ies> [ˈbʌ·t̬ɚ·flaɪ] N

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1. butterfly ZOOL fig:

butterfly (person)

farfallone(-a) m (f)

2. butterfly SPORTS:

nuoto m a farfalla

Phrases:

to have butterflies in one's stomach

essere emozionato

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A resonance transition is the consequence of the "butterfly effect" in chaos theory. hotair.com

According to this explanation, the butterfly effect used to explain chaos theory is just a big exaggeration. www.gizmodo.com.au

But there is more to chaos theory than the butterfly effect. theconversation.com

Given the butterfly effect of dynamical systems care must be taken before quantitative measures can be produced. en.wikipedia.org

The title and theme were mainly inspired by the butterfly effect of chaos theory. en.wikipedia.org

In chaos theory, this is referred to as the "butterfly effect," and is also often used to explain why weather forecasting is so difficult. business.financialpost.com

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