use (EN)

verbo, sostantivo

verbo “use”

1. usare
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   She used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.
2. consumare
   She used up all the flour baking cookies for the school event.
3. sfruttare
   He felt betrayed when he realized his friend was only using him to get closer to his sister.
4. assumere
   He uses cocaine.
5. trovare utile
   After walking for hours, I could really use a hot bath.

sostantivo “use”

1. uso
   The use of plastic bags has decreased significantly since the introduction of a bag tax.
2. consumo
   John's drug use started in college and quickly spiraled out of control.
3. utilità
   After hours of trying to fix the old computer, he finally asked himself, "What's the use of keeping this if it never works?"
4. funzione
   The spare room in our house found its use as a home office during the pandemic.
5. necessità (di utilizzo)
   Since I've memorized the recipe, I have no use for the cookbook anymore.