avvantaggiare
= verbo trans. arrecare vantaggio , profitto avvantaggiarsi
= verbo rifl. trarre , ricavare vantaggio , profitto<>
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bluffare
= verbo intr. nel poker e in altri giochi di carte , fingere di avere buone carte per ingannare l'avversario fingere di avere possibilità , qualità , meriti che non si posseggono , spec. per avvantaggiarsi sui propri concorrenti.
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vantaggiare
= verbo transitivo avvantaggiare <>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "And I wish my collection were larger for your benefit and my owncredit; but I am an idle fellow, and though I have not many, I have morethan I ever looked into.<>
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--My mind, however, is now made up on the subject, for havingreceived ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to bedistinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine deBourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh, whose bounty and beneficence haspreferred me to the valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall bemy earnest endeavour to demean myself with grateful respect towards herladyship, and be ever ready to perform those rites and ceremonies whichare instituted by the Church of England.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Lydia was bid by her two eldest sisters to hold her tongue; but Mr.Collins, much offended, laid aside his book, and said:"I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by booksof a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit.<>
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In the first place, he must makesuch an agreement for tithes as may be beneficial to himself and notoffensive to his patron.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "To oblige you, I would try to believe almost anything, but no one elsecould be benefited by such a belief as this; for were I persuaded thatCharlotte had any regard for him, I should only think worse of herunderstanding than I now do of her heart.<>
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Your mothershould have taken you to town every spring for the benefit of masters.<>
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His own father did not longsurvive mine, and within half a year from these events, Mr. Wickhamwrote to inform me that, having finally resolved against taking orders,he hoped I should not think it unreasonable for him to expect some moreimmediate pecuniary advantage, in lieu of the preferment, by which hecould not be benefited.<>
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This is notthe sort of happiness which a man would in general wish to owe to hiswife; but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the truephilosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.<>
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And what claims has Lydia--what attraction has shebeyond youth, health, and good humour that could make him, for her sake,forego every chance of benefiting himself by marrying well? As to whatrestraint the apprehensions of disgrace in the corps might throw on adishonourable elopement with her, I am not able to judge; for I knownothing of the effects that such a step might produce.<>
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She became jealous of his esteem, when she could nolonger hope to be benefited by it.<>
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Itwas an union that must have been to the advantage of both; by her easeand liveliness, his mind might have been softened, his manners improved;and from his judgement, information, and knowledge of the world, shemust have received benefit of greater importance.<>
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ThoughMr. Bennet was not imagined to be very rich, he would have been ableto do something for him, and his situation must have been benefited bymarriage.<>
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To Jane, he could be only a man whose proposals she had refused,and whose merit she had undervalued; but to her own more extensiveinformation, he was the person to whom the whole family were indebtedfor the first of benefits, and whom she regarded herself with aninterest, if not quite so tender, at least as reasonable and just aswhat Jane felt for Bingley.<>
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He (Mr.Pickwick) would not deny that he was influenced by human passions andhuman feelings (cheers)--possibly by human weaknesses (loud cries of"No"); but this he would say, that if ever the fire of self-importancebroke out in his bosom, the desire to benefit the human race inpreference effectually quenched it.<>
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Ball for the benefit of a charity, Sir.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'It was late, for I had been playing in the last piece; and, as it wasa benefit night, the performances had been protracted to an unusuallength.<>
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We have traced every name in schedules A and B,without meeting with that of Eatanswill; we have minutely examined everycorner of the pocket county maps issued for the benefit of societyby our distinguished publishers, and the same result has attended ourinvestigation.<>
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"And if, Sir," said the tenant, callingafter him, "if you WOULD have the goodness to suggest to the otherladies and gentlemen who are now engaged in haunting old empty houses,that they might be much more comfortable elsewhere, you will confer avery great benefit on society.<>
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What could they be? Some extraordinary andwonderful phenomenon of nature, which no philosopher had ever seenbefore; something which it had been reserved for him alone to discover,and which he should immortalise his name by chronicling for the benefitof posterity.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Long before these elegant extracts from the biography of a gentlemanwere concluded, Mr. Mivins had betaken himself to bed, and had set insnoring for the night, leaving the timid stranger and Mr. Pickwick tothe full benefit of Mr. Smangle's experiences.<>
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I think a pipe vould benefit me a good deal.<>
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Weller remarking, and concluding that theybore some disparaging reference either to herself or to Mr. Stiggins,or to both, was on the point of becoming infinitely worse, when Mr.Stiggins, getting on his legs as well as he could, proceeded todeliver an edifying discourse for the benefit of the company, but moreespecially of Mr. Samuel, whom he adjured in moving terms to be upon hisguard in that sink of iniquity into which he was cast; to abstainfrom all hypocrisy and pride of heart; and to take in all things exactpattern and copy by him (Stiggins), in which case he might calculate onarriving, sooner or later at the comfortable conclusion, that, likehim, he was a most estimable and blameless character, and that allhis acquaintances and friends were hopelessly abandoned and profligatewretches.<>
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Well, well,' said Mr. Pickwick, who had been bestowing a score or twoof frowns upon Perker, to stop his summary of benefits conferred, whichthe little attorney obstinately disregarded, 'you must be careful notto play any more desperate cricket matches, Mr. Jingle, or to renewyour acquaintance with Sir Thomas Blazo, and I have little doubt of yourpreserving your health.<>
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