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21 delicatessen
[ˌdelɪkə'tesn]1) (shop) gastronomia f.2) AE (eating place) = locale dove le specialità gastronomiche possono essere portate via o consumate sul posto* * *[delikə'tesn]((a shop selling) foods prepared ready for the table, especially cooked meats and usually unusual and foreign foods: I bought some smoked sausage at the delicatessen.) specialità pronte da mangiare* * *delicatessen /dɛlɪkəˈtɛsn/n. pl.2 (negozio di) gastronomia (in USA: vendono anche sandwich, e hanno talora tavolini per consumare sul posto)● ( nei supermercati) delicatessen counter, reparto (o banco) gastronomia.* * *[ˌdelɪkə'tesn]1) (shop) gastronomia f.2) AE (eating place) = locale dove le specialità gastronomiche possono essere portate via o consumate sul posto -
22 eccentric
[ɪk'sentrɪk] 1.aggettivo eccentrico2.nome eccentrico m. (-a)* * *[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) eccentrico2. noun(an eccentric person.) eccentrico- eccentricity* * *eccentric /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/A a.B n.( anche mecc.) eccentricoeccentrically avv.* * *[ɪk'sentrɪk] 1.aggettivo eccentrico2.nome eccentrico m. (-a) -
23 excellence
['eksələns]nome eccellenza f.* * *['ek-]noun (unusual goodness or worth: this man's excellence as a teacher.) eccellenza, bravura* * *excellence /ˈɛksələns/n.1 [u] eccellenza; bravura; perfezione; superiorità2 (form.) qualità; pregio; pregevolezza; ottima fattura.* * *['eksələns]nome eccellenza f. -
24 exceptional
[ɪk'sepʃənl]aggettivo eccezionale* * *adjective ((negative unexceptional) unusual; remarkable: exceptional loyalty; His ability is exceptional.) eccezionale* * *exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənl/a.eccezionale; insolito; straordinario: exceptional prices, prezzi eccezionali; an exceptional opportunity, un'occasione straordinariaexceptionalityn. [u]eccezionalità; singolaritàexceptionallyavv.eccezionalmente; straordinariamente; in via d'eccezione.* * *[ɪk'sepʃənl]aggettivo eccezionale -
25 exotic
[ɪg'zɒtɪk]aggettivo esotico* * *[iɡ'zotik]1) (unusual or colourful: exotic clothes.) esotico2) (brought or introduced from a foreign country: exotic plants.) esotico* * *exotic /ɪgˈzɒtɪk/A a.B n.1 (bot.) pianta esotica2 (zool.) animale esotico● exotic dancer, spogliarellistaexotically avv. exoticness n. [u].* * *[ɪg'zɒtɪk]aggettivo esotico -
26 hippie
['hɪpɪ] 1.aggettivo hippy2.nome hippy m. e f.* * *['hipi]plural - hippies; noun, adjective((of) a usually young person who does not wish to live by the normal rules of society and who shows his rejection of these rules by his unusual clothes, habits etc: The farm cottage was bought by a group of young hippies; ( also adjective) hippy clothes.) hippy; di/da hippy* * *hippie /ˈhɪpɪ/► hippy.* * *['hɪpɪ] 1.aggettivo hippy2.nome hippy m. e f. -
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* * *['hipi]plural - hippies; noun, adjective((of) a usually young person who does not wish to live by the normal rules of society and who shows his rejection of these rules by his unusual clothes, habits etc: The farm cottage was bought by a group of young hippies; ( also adjective) hippy clothes.) hippy; di/da hippy* * *hippy /ˈhɪpɪ/A n.B a. attr.di (o da) hippy; hippyhippyismn. [u](adesione al) movimento hippy.* * * -
28 phenomenal
[fə'nɒmɪnl]1) filos. fenomenico2) fig. fenomenale* * *adjective (very unusual; remarkable: a phenomenal amount of money.) fenomenale, straordinario* * *phenomenal /fəˈnɒmɪnl/a.1 (scient., filos.) fenomenico2 fenomenale; singolare; prodigioso; straordinariophenomenally avv.* * *[fə'nɒmɪnl]1) filos. fenomenico2) fig. fenomenale -
29 queer
I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
* * *[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) bizzarro, strano2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) indisposto, male3) ((slang) homosexual.) omosessuale2. noun(a homosexual.) omosessuale- queerly- queerness* * *[kwɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano (-a), curioso (-a), singolarethere's something queer going on here — qui c'è qualcosa che non va, qui sta succedendo qc di strano
queer in the head fam — tocco (-a), picchiato (-a)
2) (ill) strano (-a), non giusto (-a)3) fam, (offensive: homosexual) omosessuale4) (suspicious) dubbio (-a), sospetto (-a)2. n oldfam, (offensive: male homosexual) finocchio3. vtto queer sb's pitch fam — rovinare tutto a qn, rompere le uova nel paniere a qn
* * *queer /kwɪə(r)/A a.1 strano; bizzarro; curioso; singolare; eccentrico: a queer way of pronouncing English, uno strano modo di pronunciare l'inglese2 dubbio; di dubbia moralità; sospetto; poco chiaro: a queer fellow, un tipo di dubbia moralità; queer money, denaro di dubbia provenienzaB n.(spreg.) finocchio, frocio, checca (pop.)● queer-bashing, pestaggio degli omosessuali □ (fam.) a queer fish, un tipo strano; un eccentrico □ (fam.) queer in the head, matto da legare; pazzo □ queer theory, discussione sulla sessualità non eterosessuale; ‘queer theory’ □ to feel queer, sentirsi indisposto; star poco bene □ ( slang ingl., antiq.) in Queer Street, inguaiato (pop.); pieno di debitiqueerly avv. queerness n. [u]. (to) queer /kwɪə(r)/v. t. ( slang)1 guastare; rovinare; sciupare* * *I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
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30 quirk
[kwɜːk]nome (of person) vezzo m., (piccola) mania f.; (of fate, nature) capriccio m., scherzo m.* * *[kwə:k](a strange or unusual feature of a person's behaviour etc.) vezzo* * *quirk /kwɜ:k/n.2 arguzia; frizzo; motto pungente; battuta di spirito; boutade (franc.)3 (arc.) ghirigoro; svolazzo4 ticchio; vezzo; piccola mania● a quirk of fancy, un ghiribizzo □ by a quirk of fate, per puro caso; per combinazione.* * *[kwɜːk]nome (of person) vezzo m., (piccola) mania f.; (of fate, nature) capriccio m., scherzo m. -
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32 exceptional ex·cep·tion·al adj
[ɪk'sɛpʃənl]eccezionale, (unusual) insolito (-a) -
33 most *****
[məʊst] superl of many, much1. adjfor the most part — in gran parte, per la maggior parte
2)most men — la maggior parte or la grande maggioranza degli uomini2. pronmost of it/them — quasi tutto/tutti
most of the money/her friends/the time — la maggior parte dei soldi/dei suoi amici/del tempo
at most or at the (very) most — al massimo
to make the most of sth — sfruttare al massimo qc, trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc
3. adv1) (spend, eat, work, sleep) di piùthe most attractive/difficult/comfortable — il (la)più attraente/difficile/confortevole
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34 out-of-the-way adj
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35 uncommon un·com·mon adj
[ʌn'kɒmən]it's not uncommon that — non è raro che + sub
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36 extraordinary
[ɪk'strɔːdnrɪ] [AE -dənerɪ]1) (exceptional) [person, ability] straordinario2) (peculiar) straordinario, incredibile3) (special) [meeting, session] straordinario* * *[ik'stro:dənəri](surprising; unusual: What an extraordinary thing to say!; She wears the most extraordinary clothes.) straordinario* * *[ɪk'strɔːdnrɪ] [AE -dənerɪ]1) (exceptional) [person, ability] straordinario2) (peculiar) straordinario, incredibile3) (special) [meeting, session] straordinario -
37 mode
[məʊd]1) (style) modo m.mode of dress, of expression — modo di vestire, di esprimersi
2) (method)3) (state) (of equipment) fase f., modalità f.; (of person) vena f., disposizione f.* * *[məud]1) (a manner of doing something: an unusual mode of expression.) modo, maniera2) (a kind or type: modes of transport.) modo, mezzo3) (a fashion: Large hats are the latest mode.) moda•- modish- modishly* * *[məʊd]1) (style) modo m.mode of dress, of expression — modo di vestire, di esprimersi
2) (method)3) (state) (of equipment) fase f., modalità f.; (of person) vena f., disposizione f. -
38 monster
['mɒnstə(r)] 1.nome mostro m. (anche fig.)2.modificatore enorme, gigantesco* * *['monstə]1) (( also adjective) (something) of unusual size, form or appearance: a monster tomato.) mostro2) (a huge and/or horrible creature: prehistoric monsters.) mostro3) (a very evil person: The man must be a monster to treat his children so badly!) mostro•- monstrously* * *['mɒnstə(r)] 1.nome mostro m. (anche fig.)2.modificatore enorme, gigantesco -
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40 sight
I 1. [saɪt]1) (faculty) vista f.to have good, poor sight — avere, non avere la vista buona
2) (act of seeing) vista f.at the sight of — alla vista di [ blood]
to know sb. by sight — conoscere qcn. di vista
to be in sight — [land, border] essere in vista
to come into sight — presentarsi alla vista, apparire
to be out of sight — (hidden) essere nascosto; (having moved) non essere più in vista
out of sight of sb. — di nascosto da qcn.
to keep sb., sth. out of sight — tenere nascosto qcn., qcs.
4) (thing seen) spettacolo m.2.it was not a pretty sight! — iron. non era un bello spettacolo!
1) (places worth seeing) luoghi m. di interesse turisticoto see the sights — visitare, fare un giro turistico
to show sb. the sights — far fare un giro turistico a qcn
2) (on rifle, telescope) mirino m.sing.3) fig.to have sb., sth. in one's sights — tenere qcn., qcs. nel mirino
to set one's sights on sth. — mirare a o su qcs.
to raise, lower one's sights — puntare più in alto, più in basso
••II [saɪt]a damned o jolly BE sight better molto meglio; out of sight, out of mind prov. lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore; out of sight! — colloq. favoloso! fantastico!
verbo transitivo avvistare, scorgere [land, ship, rare bird]* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vista2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vista3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) (luogo di interesse turistico)4) (a view or glimpse.) veduta5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) (cosa ridicola)6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) mira, mirino2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) avvistare2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) mirare•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *I 1. [saɪt]1) (faculty) vista f.to have good, poor sight — avere, non avere la vista buona
2) (act of seeing) vista f.at the sight of — alla vista di [ blood]
to know sb. by sight — conoscere qcn. di vista
to be in sight — [land, border] essere in vista
to come into sight — presentarsi alla vista, apparire
to be out of sight — (hidden) essere nascosto; (having moved) non essere più in vista
out of sight of sb. — di nascosto da qcn.
to keep sb., sth. out of sight — tenere nascosto qcn., qcs.
4) (thing seen) spettacolo m.2.it was not a pretty sight! — iron. non era un bello spettacolo!
1) (places worth seeing) luoghi m. di interesse turisticoto see the sights — visitare, fare un giro turistico
to show sb. the sights — far fare un giro turistico a qcn
2) (on rifle, telescope) mirino m.sing.3) fig.to have sb., sth. in one's sights — tenere qcn., qcs. nel mirino
to set one's sights on sth. — mirare a o su qcs.
to raise, lower one's sights — puntare più in alto, più in basso
••II [saɪt]a damned o jolly BE sight better molto meglio; out of sight, out of mind prov. lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore; out of sight! — colloq. favoloso! fantastico!
verbo transitivo avvistare, scorgere [land, ship, rare bird]
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