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1 unpleasant
[ʌn'pleznt]* * *(disagreeable: an unpleasant task/smell.) sgradevole* * *unpleasant /ʌnˈplɛznt/a.1 sgradevole; spiacevole: an unpleasant experience, un'esperienza spiacevole; The food smelled and looked unpleasant, il cibo aveva un aspetto e un odore sgradevoli; unpleasant weather, brutto tempo2 scortese; sgarbato: What an unpleasant man!, che tipo sgarbato!; She said very unpleasant things about him, ha detto delle cose molto scortesi sul suo conto; to be unpleasant to sb., trattare q. in modo sgarbato; essere scortese con q.unpleasantlyavv.sgradevolmente: It was unpleasantly hot, faceva un caldo sgradevole.* * *[ʌn'pleznt] -
2 unpleasant un·pleas·ant adj
[ʌn'plɛznt](smell, task) sgradevole, spiacevole, (person, remark) antipatico (-a), (day, experience) brutto (-a) -
3 hell
[hel] 1.to go to, be in hell — andare, essere all'inferno
2) colloq. (unpleasant experience) inferno m.to make sb.'s life hell — rendere la vita di qcn. un inferno
a neighbour from hell — colloq. un vicino insopportabile
3) colloq. (as intensifier)he's one hell of a smart guy — AE è un tipo davvero in gamba
we had a hell of a time — (bad) siamo ammattiti, siamo usciti pazzi colloq.; (good) ci siamo divertiti un casino
like hell I will, you are! — col cavolo!
"it's a good film" - "like hell it is!" — "è un bel film" - "bello un corno!"
why, who the hell? — perché diavolo, chi diavolo?
2.oh, what the hell! — (too bad) accidenti!
interiezione pop. diavolo••go to hell! — colloq. va' all'inferno!
all hell broke loose colloq. si sono scatenati i diavoli dell'inferno; come hell or high water colloq. costi quel che costi; there was hell to pay è scoppiato un casino; to catch hell AE colloq. rice vere o prendersi una strigliata; to do sth. for the hell of it colloq. fare qualcosa per il gusto di farlo; to give sb. hell pop. (cause to suffer) fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qcn.; (scold) fare una sfuriata a qcn.; to raise (merry) hell — colloq. piantare un casino (with sb. con qcn.)
* * *[hel]((according to some religions) the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death with much pain, misery etc.) inferno- hellbent on* * *[hel] 1.to go to, be in hell — andare, essere all'inferno
2) colloq. (unpleasant experience) inferno m.to make sb.'s life hell — rendere la vita di qcn. un inferno
a neighbour from hell — colloq. un vicino insopportabile
3) colloq. (as intensifier)he's one hell of a smart guy — AE è un tipo davvero in gamba
we had a hell of a time — (bad) siamo ammattiti, siamo usciti pazzi colloq.; (good) ci siamo divertiti un casino
like hell I will, you are! — col cavolo!
"it's a good film" - "like hell it is!" — "è un bel film" - "bello un corno!"
why, who the hell? — perché diavolo, chi diavolo?
2.oh, what the hell! — (too bad) accidenti!
interiezione pop. diavolo••go to hell! — colloq. va' all'inferno!
all hell broke loose colloq. si sono scatenati i diavoli dell'inferno; come hell or high water colloq. costi quel che costi; there was hell to pay è scoppiato un casino; to catch hell AE colloq. rice vere o prendersi una strigliata; to do sth. for the hell of it colloq. fare qualcosa per il gusto di farlo; to give sb. hell pop. (cause to suffer) fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qcn.; (scold) fare una sfuriata a qcn.; to raise (merry) hell — colloq. piantare un casino (with sb. con qcn.)
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4 negative
['negətɪv] 1.1) (saying no) [answer, statement] negativo2) (pessimistic) [attitude, response] negativo3) (harmful) [effect, influence] negativo4) (unpleasant) [experience, feeling] negativo5) med. fis. mat. negativo6) fot. negativo2.1) (refusal) risposta f. negativa, diniego m., rifiuto m.2) fot. negativo m.3) ling. negazione f.4) elettron. polo m. negativo* * *['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negazione2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativo•* * *['negətɪv] 1.1) (saying no) [answer, statement] negativo2) (pessimistic) [attitude, response] negativo3) (harmful) [effect, influence] negativo4) (unpleasant) [experience, feeling] negativo5) med. fis. mat. negativo6) fot. negativo2.1) (refusal) risposta f. negativa, diniego m., rifiuto m.2) fot. negativo m.3) ling. negazione f.4) elettron. polo m. negativo -
5 mention **** men·tion
['mɛnʃ(ə)n]1. nmenzione f, accenno2. vt(gen) accennare a, (name, person) fare il nome di, menzionareall those people, too numerous to mention, who... — tutti coloro che qui sarebbe troppo lungo elencare, i quali...
I need hardly mention that... — inutile dire che...
not to mention; without mentioning — per non parlare di, senza contare
don't mention it! — non c'è di che!, prego!
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6 nasty
['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2.* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto•- nastily- nastiness* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2. -
7 vile
[vaɪl]1) (wicked) [crime, traitor] vile, ignobile2) (unpleasant) [smell, taste, weather] schifoso; [place, experience, colour] orribile, orrendo; [ mood] pessimo; [ behaviour] pessimo, vile* * *(horrible; wicked; disgusting: That was a vile thing to say!; The food tasted vile.) ignobile, volgare; orribile- vilely- vileness* * *vile /vaɪl/a.1 abietto; ignobile: He's a vile man!, è un uomo ignobile!2 orribile; disgustoso: vile weather, tempo orribile; a vile smell, un puzzo orribile; a vile temper, un caratteraccio; The food tasted absolutely vile, il cibo era veramente disgustoso3 (arc., lett.) vile; di scarso valoreFALSI AMICI: vile non significa vile nel senso di codardo vilely avv. vileness n. [u].* * *[vaɪl]1) (wicked) [crime, traitor] vile, ignobile2) (unpleasant) [smell, taste, weather] schifoso; [place, experience, colour] orribile, orrendo; [ mood] pessimo; [ behaviour] pessimo, vile -
8 worse
I 1. [wɜːs]1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore ( than di, che)to get worse — [pressure, noise] aumentare; [conditions, weather] peggiorare
and what is worse,... — e il peggio è che...
to get worse (and worse) — peggiorare (sempre di più), aggravarsi
you'll only make things o it worse! non farai che peggiorare le cose! and to make matters worse,... e per peggiorare le cose,...; to be even worse at languages — andare ancora peggio con le lingue
2) (more unwell, unhappy)2. II [wɜːs]the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la decisione non sarebbe potuta arrivare in un momento peggiore
1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) peggio ( than di, che)2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] di più* * *((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) migliorare; peggiorare* * *I 1. [wɜːs]1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore ( than di, che)to get worse — [pressure, noise] aumentare; [conditions, weather] peggiorare
and what is worse,... — e il peggio è che...
to get worse (and worse) — peggiorare (sempre di più), aggravarsi
you'll only make things o it worse! non farai che peggiorare le cose! and to make matters worse,... e per peggiorare le cose,...; to be even worse at languages — andare ancora peggio con le lingue
2) (more unwell, unhappy)2. II [wɜːs]the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la decisione non sarebbe potuta arrivare in un momento peggiore
1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) peggio ( than di, che)2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] di più -
9 mellow
I ['meləʊ]1) (smooth) [ wine] pastoso, maturo, generoso; [ flavour] delicato, pastoso; [ tone] suadente, melodioso4) (weathered) [ stone] levigato, eroso5) (calm) [ atmosphere] pacato, tranquillo; (relaxed) [ person] disteso, calmoII 1. ['meləʊ]to get o grow mellow with age — ammorbidirsi o addolcirsi con l'età
1) (calm) [ experience] ammorbidire, addolcire [ person]; (relax) [music, wine] rilassare, distendere [ person]2.1) (calm down) [ person] calmarsi, tranquillizzarsi; [ behaviour] moderarsi, calmarsi2) (tone down) [ attitude] ammorbidirsi, raddolcirsi* * *['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) posato, giudizioso2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) caldo, pieno3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) generoso, maturo2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) addolcire, ingentilire* * *mellow /ˈmɛləʊ/a.5 ( di persona, del carattere) maturato dall'esperienza; comprensivo; dolce; mite; giudizioso; posato6 (fam.) tranquillo; rilassato; di buon umoremellowness n. [u]. (to) mellow /ˈmɛləʊ/A v. t.1 addolcire; ammorbidire; maturare; ingentilire; rendere teneroB v. i.1 addolcirsi; ammorbidirsi; maturarsi; ingentilirsi: to mellow with age, addolcirsi (o ingentilirsi) con l'età● (fam.) to mellow out, rilassarsi; calmarsi; distendersi; lasciarsi andare.* * *I ['meləʊ]1) (smooth) [ wine] pastoso, maturo, generoso; [ flavour] delicato, pastoso; [ tone] suadente, melodioso4) (weathered) [ stone] levigato, eroso5) (calm) [ atmosphere] pacato, tranquillo; (relaxed) [ person] disteso, calmoII 1. ['meləʊ]to get o grow mellow with age — ammorbidirsi o addolcirsi con l'età
1) (calm) [ experience] ammorbidire, addolcire [ person]; (relax) [music, wine] rilassare, distendere [ person]2.1) (calm down) [ person] calmarsi, tranquillizzarsi; [ behaviour] moderarsi, calmarsi2) (tone down) [ attitude] ammorbidirsi, raddolcirsi -
10 bitter
['bɪtə(r)] 1.1) (sour) amaro2) (resentful) [tone, comment] acre, aspro, risentito; [ person] amareggiato, risentito; [ memory] amaro, dolorososhe felt bitter about the way they had treated her — era risentita per il modo in cui l'avevano trattata
4) (very cold) [ weather] rigido; [ wind] pungente5) (hard to accept) [disappointment, truth] amaro, crudele; [ blow] duro2. 3.••to the bitter end — [fight, carry on] fino in fondo
* * *['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amaro; aspro2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amaro3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) acerrimo4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) intenso, pungente•- bitterly
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- bituminous* * *['bɪtə(r)] 1.1) (sour) amaro2) (resentful) [tone, comment] acre, aspro, risentito; [ person] amareggiato, risentito; [ memory] amaro, dolorososhe felt bitter about the way they had treated her — era risentita per il modo in cui l'avevano trattata
4) (very cold) [ weather] rigido; [ wind] pungente5) (hard to accept) [disappointment, truth] amaro, crudele; [ blow] duro2. 3.••to the bitter end — [fight, carry on] fino in fondo
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