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1 mysterious
[mɪ'stɪərɪəs]aggettivo misterioso* * *[-'stiəriəs]adjective (difficult to understand or explain, or full of mystery: mysterious happenings; He's being very mysterious (= refuses to explain fully) about what his work is) misterioso* * *mysterious /mɪˈstɪərɪəs/a.misterioso; arcano; oscuro: a mysterious event, un avvenimento misterioso● mysterious-looking, dall'aspetto misterioso: a mysterious-looking stranger, un forestiero dall'aspetto misteriosomysteriously avv. mysteriousness n. [u].* * *[mɪ'stɪərɪəs]aggettivo misterioso -
2 mysterious mys·teri·ous adj
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3 oracular
[ə'rækjʊlə(r)]1) (of oracle) oracolare, di oracolo* * *oracular /əˈrækjʊlə(r)/a.1 oracolare; di (o da) oracolo; profetico; misterioso; oscuro (fig.)oracularly avv.* * *[ə'rækjʊlə(r)]1) (of oracle) oracolare, di oracolo -
4 shadowy
['ʃædəʊɪ]2) (indistinct) [image, outline] confuso, indistinto; [ form] vago, indistinto3) (mysterious) losco, misterioso* * *1) (full of shadows: shadowy corners.) ombroso2) (dark and indistinct: A shadowy figure went past.) vago, incerto* * *shadowy /ˈʃædəʊɪ/a.4 (fig.) confuso; nebuloso; vago; incerto: the shadowy line between right and wrong, l'incerta linea che separa il torto dalla ragioneshadowinessn. [u]1 ombreggiatura; ombrosità2 illusorietà; irrealtà3 vaghezza; nebulosità; oscurità.* * *['ʃædəʊɪ]2) (indistinct) [image, outline] confuso, indistinto; [ form] vago, indistinto3) (mysterious) losco, misterioso -
5 enigmatic
[ˌenɪg'mætɪk]aggettivo enigmatico* * *[eniɡ'mætik]adjective (puzzling; mysterious: an enigmatic smile.) enigmatico* * *enigmatic /ɛnɪgˈmætɪk/, enigmatical /ɛnɪgˈmætɪkl/a.enigmatically avv.* * *[ˌenɪg'mætɪk]aggettivo enigmatico -
6 (to) illuminate
(to) illuminate /ɪˈlu:mɪneɪt/v. t.1 illuminare ( anche fig.); rischiarare; delucidare; chiarire: The house was beautifully illuminated for the party, la casa era splendidamente illuminata per la festa; to illuminate a mysterious case, chiarire un caso misterioso -
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8 mysteriousness
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9 riddle
I ['rɪdl]nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)II ['rɪdl]nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.III ['rɪdl]1) (perforate)to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]
2) (undermine)to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]
* * *I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.)II ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.)* * *riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/n.2 enigma: the riddle of the universe, l'enigma dell'universo; to talk (o speak) in riddles, parlare per enigmi.riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/n.(ind. min., metall.) crivello; setaccio; vaglio.(to) riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/A v. i. (arc.)B v. t.● Riddle me this, risolvi questo indovinello! (cfr. ital. fam. «indovina indovinello»)riddlern.chi fa indovinelli; chi parla per enigmi.(to) riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/v. t.2 passare al crivello; setacciare ( anche fig.): to riddle the soil, passare il terriccio al crivello● riddled with, pieno di: riddled with holes, pieno di buchi; a text riddled with errors, un testo pieno di errori.* * *I ['rɪdl]nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)II ['rɪdl]nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.III ['rɪdl]1) (perforate)to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]
2) (undermine)to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]
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10 (to) illuminate
(to) illuminate /ɪˈlu:mɪneɪt/v. t.1 illuminare ( anche fig.); rischiarare; delucidare; chiarire: The house was beautifully illuminated for the party, la casa era splendidamente illuminata per la festa; to illuminate a mysterious case, chiarire un caso misterioso -
11 uncanny
[ʌn'kænɪ]1) (strange) [ resemblance] strano, inquietante; [ accuracy] strano, sorprendente2) (frightening) inquietante* * *(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) straordinario* * *uncanny /ʌnˈkænɪ/a.1 misterioso; soprannaturale2 straordinario; fuori del comune: He has an uncanny knack of choosing the right time, ha la straordinaria capacità di scegliere il momento giusto; She bears an uncanny resemblance to her great-aunt, assomiglia alla prozia in modo straordinariouncannily avv.* * *[ʌn'kænɪ]1) (strange) [ resemblance] strano, inquietante; [ accuracy] strano, sorprendente2) (frightening) inquietante -
12 unearthly
[ʌn'ɜːθlɪ]1) [apparition, light, sight] soprannaturale, celeste; [cry, silence] sinistro, lugubre; [ beauty] celestiale* * *1) (supernatural, mysterious or frightening: an unearthly sight.) soprannaturale2) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) assurdo* * *unearthly /ʌnˈɜ:ɵlɪ/a.1 innaturale; sinistro: an unearthly silence, un silenzio sinistro; There was an unearthly calm before the storm, c'era una quiete innaturale prima del temporale; unearthly pallor, pallore spettraleunearthlinessn. [u]l'essere innaturale, ecc.* * *[ʌn'ɜːθlɪ]1) [apparition, light, sight] soprannaturale, celeste; [cry, silence] sinistro, lugubre; [ beauty] celestiale -
13 cryptic cryp·tic adj
['krɪptɪk](mysterious) oscuro (-a), (puzzling) enigmatico (-a)cryptic crossword — cruciverba m a crittogramma
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14 east *****
[iːst]1. nest m, oriente mthe East Geog — l'Oriente, (Pol: formerly) i Paesi dell'Est
the wind is in the east or from the east — il vento viene da est
2. adj(side, coast) orientale, (wind) dell'est, di levante3. adv(travel) a est, verso est, a oriente -
15 figure
I ['fɪgə(r)] [AE 'fɪgjər]1) (number, amount) cifra f., numero m.a four-, six-figure sum — una somma a quattro, sei cifre
in single, double figures — [ inflation] inferiore al 10%, a due cifre
to have a head for o to be good with figures — essere bravo in matematica o con i numeri
2) (person) figura f., personaggio m.3) (human form) figura f., forma f.a familiar, imposing figure — una figura familiare, imponente
reclining figure — art. figura distesa
4) (symbol)mother, father figure — figura materna, paterna
5) (body shape) linea f., figura f.to keep, lose one's figure — mantenere, perdere la linea
to have a great figure — colloq. avere un gran bel fisico
6) (geometric shape) figura f.plane, solid figure — figura piana, solida
7) (diagram) figura f., illustrazione f.••to cut a sorry figure — fare una brutta figura o una figuraccia
II 1. ['fɪgə(r)] [AE 'fɪgjər]to cut a fine figure — fare una bella figura o un figurone
1) colloq. (suppose)to figure (that) — immaginare o figurarsi che
2) letter. (express) raffigurare, rappresentare2.1) (appear) figurare, apparire2) colloq. (make sense) quadrare, tornare•* * *['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura; personale2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) figura2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurare2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) pensare•- figuratively
- figurehead
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- figure out* * *I ['fɪgə(r)] [AE 'fɪgjər]1) (number, amount) cifra f., numero m.a four-, six-figure sum — una somma a quattro, sei cifre
in single, double figures — [ inflation] inferiore al 10%, a due cifre
to have a head for o to be good with figures — essere bravo in matematica o con i numeri
2) (person) figura f., personaggio m.3) (human form) figura f., forma f.a familiar, imposing figure — una figura familiare, imponente
reclining figure — art. figura distesa
4) (symbol)mother, father figure — figura materna, paterna
5) (body shape) linea f., figura f.to keep, lose one's figure — mantenere, perdere la linea
to have a great figure — colloq. avere un gran bel fisico
6) (geometric shape) figura f.plane, solid figure — figura piana, solida
7) (diagram) figura f., illustrazione f.••to cut a sorry figure — fare una brutta figura o una figuraccia
II 1. ['fɪgə(r)] [AE 'fɪgjər]to cut a fine figure — fare una bella figura o un figurone
1) colloq. (suppose)to figure (that) — immaginare o figurarsi che
2) letter. (express) raffigurare, rappresentare2.1) (appear) figurare, apparire2) colloq. (make sense) quadrare, tornare• -
16 mystery
['mɪstərɪ] 1.1) (puzzle) mistero m.2) (book) (romanzo) giallo m.3) relig. mistero m.2.modificatore [death, voice, guest] misterioso; [prize, trip] a sorpresathe mystery man, woman — l'uomo, la donna del mistero
* * *['mistəri]plural - mysteries; noun1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) mistero2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) mistero•- mysteriously* * *['mɪstərɪ] 1.1) (puzzle) mistero m.2) (book) (romanzo) giallo m.3) relig. mistero m.2.modificatore [death, voice, guest] misterioso; [prize, trip] a sorpresathe mystery man, woman — l'uomo, la donna del mistero
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