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2 ♦ conscious
♦ conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/A a.1 cosciente: The dying man was still conscious, il moribondo era ancora cosciente; to be conscious to the last, rimanere cosciente fino all'ultimo2 consapevole; conscio; che ha coscienza, che si rende conto (di qc.): He is conscious of his shortcomings, è conscio delle sue manchevolezze; I was conscious of the fact that…, mi rendevo conto del fatto che…; to become conscious of, accorgersi di; rendersi conto di3 deliberato; intenzionale: conscious attempt, tentativo deliberato; conscious choice, scelta deliberata4 (nei composti) sensibile a; attento a; preoccupato di: environmentally conscious, sensibile ai problemi dell'ambiente; ambientalistico; health-conscious, che si preoccupa della salute; fashion-conscious, attento alla moda; che segue la modaB n.(psic.) (il) conscioconsciously avv. -
3 ♦ sensible
♦ sensible /ˈsɛnsəbl/a.1 assennato; ragionevole; saggio; sensato: That's very sensible of him, è una cosa molto assennata da parte sua; a sensible compromise, un compromesso ragionevole; It's a sensible idea, è un'idea saggia; She's a sensible woman, è una donna ragionevole; a sensible answer, una risposta sensata2 percepibile, percettibile; apprezzabile; notevole; ragguardevole; sensibile: a sensible impression, un'impressione (chiaramente) percepibile; a sensible drop in prices, un sensibile calo dei prezzi3 conscio; consapevole: I am sensible of my shortcomings, sono conscio dei miei difetti; I'm sensible of his danger, sono consapevole del pericolo che corre● sensible headgear, copricapo pratico.NOTA D'USO: - sensible o sensitive?- -
4 eye *****
[aɪ]1. nocchio, (of needle) cruna, (for hook) occhielloeyes right/left! Mil — attenti a destra/sinistra!
to keep an eye on sb/sth — tenere d'occhio qn/qc
to keep an eye out for sth/sb; one's eyes open for sth/sb — tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qc/qn
to shut one's eyes to sth — (fig: to the truth, dangers, evidence) chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qc, (to sb's shortcomings) chiudere un occhio su qc
it's five years since I last set or laid eyes on him — sono cinque anni che non lo vedo
that's one in the eye for him fig — (fam) gli sta bene
2. vt(look at carefully) scrutare, (ogle) adocchiare•- eye up
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