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[kən'spɪkjʊəs]1) (to the eye) [feature, sign] visibile, evidente; [ garment] vistosoto be conspicuous for — notarsi o farsi notare per
to make oneself conspicuous — farsi notare, mettersi in vista
to be conspicuous by one's absence — iron. brillare per la propria assenza
a conspicuous lack of — una lampante o evidente mancanza di
* * *[kən'spikjuəs](very noticeable: Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd.) evidente, (che dà nell'occhio)- conspicuousness* * *conspicuous /kənˈspɪkjʊəs/a.1 evidente; bene in vista; lampante: a conspicuous mistake, un errore lampante; a conspicuous tower, una torre ben visibile2 che attira l'attenzione; notevole; che dà nell'occhio; vistoso; cospicuo: He is conspicuous for his courage, è notevole per il suo coraggio; a conspicuous dress, un vestito vistoso● (fam.) to be conspicuous by one's absence, brillare per la propria assenza □ (sociol.) conspicuous consumption, esibizionismo consumistico □ to make oneself conspicuous, farsi notare; mettersi in vistaFALSI AMICI: conspicuous non significa cospicuo nel senso di ingente conspicuouslyavv.cospicuamente; in modo ben visibile; in evidenza● to stand conspicuously, essere bene in vistaconspicuousness, conspicuityn. [u]1 l'essere ben visibile; evidenza2 cospicuità; vistosità.* * *[kən'spɪkjʊəs]1) (to the eye) [feature, sign] visibile, evidente; [ garment] vistosoto be conspicuous for — notarsi o farsi notare per
to make oneself conspicuous — farsi notare, mettersi in vista
to be conspicuous by one's absence — iron. brillare per la propria assenza
a conspicuous lack of — una lampante o evidente mancanza di
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