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1 sour
I ['saʊə(r)]1) (acidic) [ taste] acido, aspro; [ unripe fruit] asproto go sour — diventare acido, inacidire; fig. andare a rotoli
3) (bad-tempered) [ person] acido; [ look] pungenteII 1. ['saʊə(r)]verbo transitivo guastare [relations, atmosphere]2.* * *1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) agro, aspro2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) acido, inacidito3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) scontroso, stizzoso2. verb(to make or become sour.) inacidire, inacidirsi- sourly- sourness* * *sour /ˈsaʊə(r)/A a.1 acido ( anche fig.); agro; aspro; acerbo; inacidito; bisbetico; scontroso; stizzoso: sour milk, latte acido; sour cream, panna acida; sour wine, vino agro (o acido); sour apples, mele acerbe; a sour temper, un carattere aspro, bisbetico; to turn (o to go) sour, inacidire; (fig.) andare a rotoli, finire male; deludereB n.1 (chim.) soluzione acida4 (fig.) ricordo sgradevole; esperienza spiacevole● sour breath, alito cattivo □ (bot.) sour dock ( Rumex acetosa), acetosa □ sour grapes, uva acerba; (fig.) disprezzo dettato dall'invidia ( dalla favola della volpe e dell'uva) □ (fin.) a sour investment, un investimento sbagliato □ (bot.) sour orange ( Citrus aurantium), melangolo; arancio amaro; arancia amara □ sour-sweet, agrodolce ( anche fig.) a sour-sweet smile, un sorrisetto agrodolce □ to make sour, inacidire; (fig.) inacerbire, inasprire: Failure made him sour, l'insuccesso lo ha inasprito □ to smell sour, avere un odore acre, aspro; saper d'acido ( all'olfatto) □ to taste sour, saper d'agro, d'acido ( al gusto) □ to turn st. sour, fare inacidire qc.(to) sour /ˈsaʊə(r)/A v. t.2 (fig.) guastare; far andare a male3 (fig.) inacerbire; inasprire; inacidire (fig.)B v. i.2 (fig.) guastarsi: The relations with our neighbours have soured, i rapporti con i nostri vicini si sono guastati3 (fig.) inacerbirsi; inasprirsi● to sour sb. 's life, avvelenare la vita a q. □ (fam. USA) to sour sb. on st., far passare per sempre a q. la voglia di fare qc.* * *I ['saʊə(r)]1) (acidic) [ taste] acido, aspro; [ unripe fruit] asproto go sour — diventare acido, inacidire; fig. andare a rotoli
3) (bad-tempered) [ person] acido; [ look] pungenteII 1. ['saʊə(r)]verbo transitivo guastare [relations, atmosphere]2. -
2 curmudgeon
[kɜː'mʌdʒən]nome (bad-tempered person) bisbetico m. (-a)* * *curmudgeon /kɜ:ˈmʌdʒən/ (fam.)n.1 individuo bisbetico, intrattabile; vecchio stizzoso2 (arc.) spilorcio; taccagnocurmudgeonlinessn. [u]carattere bisbetico; intrattabilità; stizzositàcurmudgeonlya.bisbetico; intrattabile; stizzoso.* * *[kɜː'mʌdʒən]nome (bad-tempered person) bisbetico m. (-a) -
3 snappy
['snæpɪ]1) (bad-tempered) [person, animal] aggressivo2) (lively) [ rhythm] vivace; [ reply] pronto; (punchy) [ advertisement] accattivante••make it snappy! — colloq. sbrigati!
* * *1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) irritabile2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) rapido3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) elegante* * *snappy /ˈsnæpɪ/a.2 energico; vigoroso3 (fam.) elegante; alla moda4 rapido; convulso; improvviso5 fragile; che si spezza facilmente6 ► snappish● a snappy dresser, un elegantone; un damerino □ (fam.) Look snappy!, ( USA anche: Make it snappy!), sbrigati!; spicciati!snappily avv. snappiness n. [u].* * *['snæpɪ]1) (bad-tempered) [person, animal] aggressivo2) (lively) [ rhythm] vivace; [ reply] pronto; (punchy) [ advertisement] accattivante••make it snappy! — colloq. sbrigati!
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4 grumble
I ['grʌmbl]1) (complaint) lagnanza f., lamentela f., borbottio m.2) (of thunder) rombo m., brontolio m.; (of stomach) borbottio m.II ['grʌmbl]1) [ person] brontolare, borbottare (at sth. per qcs.); lamentarsi (at sb. di qcn.; to con)"How are you?" - "Oh, mustn't grumble" — "come va?" - "Oh, non mi lamento"
* * *1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) brontolare, lagnarsi2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) borbottare, brontolare2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) lagnanza2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) brontolio* * *grumble /ˈgrʌmbl/n.brontolio; borbottio; lagnanza; lamentela: the grumble of thunder, il brontolio del tuono.(to) grumble /ˈgrʌmbl/A v. i.brontolare; borbottare; lagnarsi; lamentarsi: Don't grumble about ( o at) everything!, non lagnarti d'ogni cosa!B v. t.( anche to grumble out) dire brontolando; borbottare; brontolare: He grumbled ( out) an answer, ha borbottato una risposta.* * *I ['grʌmbl]1) (complaint) lagnanza f., lamentela f., borbottio m.2) (of thunder) rombo m., brontolio m.; (of stomach) borbottio m.II ['grʌmbl]1) [ person] brontolare, borbottare (at sth. per qcs.); lamentarsi (at sb. di qcn.; to con)"How are you?" - "Oh, mustn't grumble" — "come va?" - "Oh, non mi lamento"
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5 mean
I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).)2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.)3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.)4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.)•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?)2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.)•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo, eloquente- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
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6 Moody
['muːdɪ]1) [ person] lunatico2) (atmospheric) [novel, film] suggestivo* * *adjective (often bad-tempered: a moody child.) di malumore* * *(Surnames) Moody /ˈmu:dɪ/* * *['muːdɪ]1) [ person] lunatico2) (atmospheric) [novel, film] suggestivo -
7 moody
['muːdɪ]1) [ person] lunatico2) (atmospheric) [novel, film] suggestivo* * *adjective (often bad-tempered: a moody child.) di malumore* * *moody /ˈmu:dɪ/a.1 imbronciato; di malumore; di cattivo umore; depresso2 volubile; capriccioso; lunaticomoodilyavv.con l'aria imbronciata; di malumoremoodinessn. [u]2 malumore; cattivo umore.* * *['muːdɪ]1) [ person] lunatico2) (atmospheric) [novel, film] suggestivo -
8 shirty
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9 sullen
['sʌlən]* * *(silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) arcigno, imbronciato- sullenly- sullenness* * *sullen /ˈsʌlən/a.1 arcigno; astioso; burbero; malevolo; maligno2 accigliato; imbronciato; astioso4 lento; pigrosullenly avv.* * *['sʌlən]
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