accordare

grant

music tune

(armonizzare) harmonize

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accordare v.tr.

1 (concedere) to grant, to concede: gli fu accordato il permesso di partire, he was granted permission to leave // gli fu accordata una borsa di studio, he was given a grant

2 (banca, comm.) to grant, to allow, to give*: accordare uno sconto del 10%, to grant a 10 per cent discount; accordare l'interesse del 5% sui depositi, to allow 5 per cent interest on deposits; accordare una proroga, to grant a respite (o an extension); accordare un ribasso, to give a reduction

3 (mus.) to tune (up)

4 (gramm.) to make* agree: accordare soggetto e verbo, to make the verb agree with the subject

5 (conciliare) to conciliate, to reconcile: accordare la fede con la ragione, to conciliate (o to reconcile) faith with reason.

◘ accordarsi v.rifl. o rifl.rec. (mettersi d'accordo) to come* to an agreement, to reach an agreement: accordare sul prezzo, to come to an agreement on (o about) the price; si sono finalmente accordati, they've finally reached an agreement // accordare su un'offerta, to close with an offer

◆ v.intr.pron. (armonizzarsi) to go* with; to match: non è vero che il blu non si accorda col verde, it's not true that blue doesn't go with green; quei colori non s'accordano, those colours don't match.

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[akkor'dare]

1. vt

1)

(concedere) accordare qc a qn — to grant sb sth o sth to sb

2) Mus to tune

3) Gramm

accordare qc (con qc) — to make sth agree (with sth)

2. vr (accordarsi)

(uso reciproco: mettersi d'accordo)

accordarsi (con qn su o per qc) — to agree (on sth with sb)

3. vip (accordarsi)

(intonarsi: sogg: colore) accordarsi (con qc) — to match (sth)

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[akkor'dare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (concedere) to allow, to grant [permesso, sconto]; to grant, to extend [prestito] (a to)

accordare fiducia a qcn. — to place one's trust in sb

2) (mettere d'accordo) to reconcile [persone]

3) mus. to tune (up) [strumento]

4) (armonizzare) to harmonize [colori]

5) ling. (concordare)

accordare l'aggettivo con il sostantivo — to make the adjective agree with the noun

2.

verbo pronominale accordarsi

1) (mettersi d'accordo) to come to an agreement

-rsi su — to settle o arrange o agree on

2) (armonizzarsi) to harmonize

3) ling. [aggettivo, verbo] to agree

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accordare

/akkor'dare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (concedere) to allow, to grant [ permesso, sconto]; to grant, to extend [ prestito] ( a to); accordare fiducia a qcn. to place one's trust in sb.

 2 (mettere d'accordo) to reconcile [ persone]

 3 mus. to tune (up) [ strumento]

 4 (armonizzare) to harmonize [ colori]

 5 ling. (concordare) accordare l'aggettivo con il sostantivo to make the adjective agree with the noun

II accordarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (mettersi d'accordo) to come to an agreement; -rsi su to settle o arrange o agree on

 2 (armonizzarsi) to harmonize

 3 ling. [ aggettivo, verbo] to agree.