risolvere

solve

(decidere) resolve

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risolvere v.tr.

1 to solve, to work out; to resolve: (mat.) risolvere un problema, un'equazione, to solve a problem, an equation; risolvere un indovinello, to solve (o to work out) a riddle; non è un problema facile da risolvere, it's not an easy problem to solve; il commissario ha risolto il caso, the inspector solved the case; risolvere un dubbio, una difficoltà, to resolve a doubt, a difficulty

2 (definire, comporre) to settle, to resolve: risolvere una questione, to settle a question; risolvere una lite familiare, to settle a family dispute; risolvere una vertenza, to resolve a dispute

3 (decidere) to resolve, to decide: risolse di farlo lui stesso, he resolved (o decided) that he would do it (o to do it) himself; risolsi di partire, I resolved (o I decided) to leave

4 (dir.) (rescindere) to rescind, to annul, to cancel: risolvere un contratto, to rescind (o to annul) a contract; risolvere un rapporto di lavoro, to terminate an employment

5 (dissipare) to disperse: risolvere la nebbia, il fumo, to disperse the fog, the smoke

6 (chim.) to resolve, to break* down, to reduce: risolvere un composto nei suoi elementi, to break a compound down into (o to reduce a compound to) its elements

7 (med.) to resolve: risolvere un ascesso, to resolve an abscess.

◘ risolversi v.intr.pron.

1 (decidersi) to decide; to make* up one's mind: non so risolvermi, I cannot make up my mind; si risolse a farlo, he resolved to do it

2 (tramutarsi) to change into (sthg.), to turn into (sthg.): la nebbia si risolse in pioggia, the fog turned into rain; fortunatamente l'uragano si risolse in un violento temporale, fortunately the hurricane turned into a violent storm; tutto si risolse in bene, in male, everything turned out well, badly; tutto si risolse in nulla, it all came to nothing (o fizzled out)

3 (di malattia) to clear up: non è niente di grave, si risolverà in pochi giorni, it's nothing serious, it will clear up in a few days.

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1. [ri'sɔlvere]

vb irreg vt

1) (problema) Mat to solve, work out, (mistero, indovinello) to solve, (difficoltà, faccenda, controversia) to resolve, sort out

cosa risolvi facendo così? — what do you solve by doing that?

2) (decidere) to decide, resolve

abbiamo risolto di partire al più presto — we've decided to leave as soon as possible

3) (Dir : contratto) to annul, cancel

4) Chim to break down

2. vip (risolversi)

1) (andare a finire)

risolversi in bene — to end well, turn out well

risolversi in nulla — to come to nothing

l'operazione si è risolta in un fiasco — the operation turned out to be a disaster

2) (decidersi)

risolversi a fare qc — to make up one's mind to do sth

3) (malattia) to clear up

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[ri'sɔlvere] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (trovare la soluzione a) to solve, to clear up, to work out, to sort out [mistero, problema]; to solve [indovinello, equazione]

risolvere la faccenda — to smooth things over

2) (appianare) to resolve, to settle [conflitto, contraddizione]

3) chim. fis. to resolve (in into)

4) dir. to rescind, to cancel [contratto]

2.

verbo pronominale risolversi

1) (concludersi) to turn in(to) [disastro, farsa]; to end in [fiasco]

-rsi in nulla — to come to naught

2) (decidersi) to decide (a fare to do), to resolve (a fare on doing)

3) med. [infezione] to clear up

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risolvere

/ri'sɔlvere/ [22]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (trovare la soluzione a) to solve, to clear up, to work out, to sort out [mistero, problema]; to solve [indovinello, equazione]; risolvere la faccenda to smooth things over

 2 (appianare) to resolve, to settle [conflitto, contraddizione]

 3 chim. fis. to resolve (in into)

 4 dir. to rescind, to cancel [contratto]

II risolversi verbo pronominale

 1 (concludersi) to turn in(to) [disastro, farsa]; to end in [fiasco]; -rsi in nulla to come to naught

 2 (decidersi) to decide (a fare to do), to resolve (a fare on doing)

 3 med. [infezione] to clear up.