show business in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.show [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] N

3. show (outward display):

show (of feelings)
prova f
show (of feelings)
dimostrazione f (of di)
show (of strength)
dimostrazione f (of di)
show (of wealth)
ostentazione f (of di)
a show of affection, unity
una dimostrazione di affetto, di unità
a show of defiance
un gesto di sfida
to make or put on a (great) show of doing
ostentare or fare sfoggio di (sapere) fare
to put on a show
mettersi in mostra
he made a show of gratitude, concern
ostentava la sua gratitudine, preoccupazione
to be all show
essere solo apparenza or essere molto fumo e poco arrosto
the meal was all for or just for show
il pranzo era una scusa per mettersi in mostra
the glitter and show of the circus
lo splendore e il fascino del circo
the roses make a splendid show
le rose fanno una bellissima figura

II.show <pt showed, pp shown> [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] VB trans

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III.show <pt showed, pp shown> [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] VB intr

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V.show [Brit ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ]

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business [Brit ˈbɪznəs, Am ˈbɪznəs] N

1. business U (commerce):

business
affari mpl
to be in business
essere in affari
to go into business
darsi agli or mettersi in affari
they made a lot of money in business
si sono fatti un sacco di soldi nel commercio
to set up in business
mettersi per conto proprio
she went into or set up in business as a translator
si è messa in proprio come traduttrice
the firm is no longer in business
la ditta non è più in affari
to do business with sb
trattare or fare affari con qn
they do a lot of business with Germany
fanno molti affari con la Germania
they're in business together
sono soci
he is a man I can do business with
è un uomo con cui è possibile fare affari or lavorare
to go out of business
fare fallimento or ritirarsi dagli affari
they're back in business COMM
sono tornati in affari or hanno ripreso la loro attività
she's gone to Brussels on business
è a Bruxelles per affari or in viaggio d'affari
he's away on business at the moment
in questo momento è via per lavoro or per affari
the recession has put them out of business
la recessione li ha obbligati a ritirarsi dagli affari
it's good, bad for business
giovare, nuocere agli affari
to talk business
parlare di affari
now we're talking business! fig
adesso cominciamo a ragionare!
are you in London for business or pleasure?
siete a Londra per affari o per piacere?
to mix business with pleasure
unire l'utile al dilettevole
business is business
gli affari sono affari
“business as usual” (on shop window)
“siamo aperti”
it is or it was business as usual fig
si continua lo stesso
it is or it was business as usual before n address, law, letter, transaction
commerciale
it is or it was business as usual pages
di economia, affari
it is or it was business as usual meeting, travel, consortium
d'affari
the business community
il mondo degli affari

5. business U:

business (important matters)
questioni fpl importanti
business (duties, tasks)
doveri mpl
business (duties, tasks)
compiti mpl
let's get down to business
veniamo al dunque
the business before a meeting ADMIN
l'ordine del giorno
we got through a lot of business at the meeting
abbiamo affrontato molte questioni nel corso della riunione
can we get down to business?
possiamo cominciare or venire al dunque?
to go about one's business
svolgere le proprie attività quotidiane or occuparsi delle proprie cose
to deal with daily business
sbrigare le faccende quotidiane
we still have some unfinished business to discuss
ci sono ancora alcune questioni irrisolte da discutere
he got on with the business of tidying up, letterwriting
continuò ad occuparsi delle pulizie, della corrispondenza
“any other business” (on agenda)
“varie ed eventuali”

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II.show <showed, shown> [ʃoʊ] VB trans

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III.show <showed, shown> [ʃoʊ] VB intr

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After the war he developed his show business interests, becoming something of an agent and producer.
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She leaves show business to go back to her lover, who is back together with his wife and wants nothing to do with a has-been celebrity.
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It's not all razzle-dazzle show business.
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They were taking the convention literally, putting show business settings next to real settings and letting the two overlap.
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He said that if there's an opportunity given to him, he'll probably enter show business.
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A number of his stories are set within the rather seedy end of show business, drawing on his background as a playwright, director and actor.
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It was about two families, one black, one white, both show business families.
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Diminishing film work, marital difficulties, and a drinking problem eventually ate away at his show business career.
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She began her career in show business as an actress and chorus girl and was on stage in 1931.
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She took a long hiatus from show business to raise her family and is now ready for a second innings albeit in television.
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