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m con il braccio, la mano gesturecon la testa nod* * *gesto s.m.1 ( movimento del corpo) gesture, sign; ( del capo) nod, shake; ( della mano) wave: un gesto di rabbia, an angry gesture; un gesto eloquente, an eloquent gesture; fece un gesto con la mano, he waved; esprimersi a gesti, to express oneself with gestures // non fare un gesto, not to move, (fig.) not to lift a finger // fece il gesto di andarsene, he made as if to leave3 (estens.) ( azione) gesture, act: un gesto disinteressato, an unselfish act; un bel gesto, a nice gesture.* * *['dʒɛsto]sostantivo maschile1) (azione) gesture, actun gesto di buona volontà, d'amicizia — a gesture of goodwill, a friendly gesture
un bel gesto — a nice o noble gesture
2) (movimento) movement; (movimento espressivo) gesturefare -i — (gesticolare) to gesture
••* * *gesto/'dʒεsto/sostantivo m.1 (azione) gesture, act; un gesto di buona volontà, d'amicizia a gesture of goodwill, a friendly gesture; un gesto disperato a desperate act; un bel gesto a nice o noble gesture; un gesto disinteressato an unselfish act2 (movimento) movement; (movimento espressivo) gesture; esprimersi a -i to express oneself with gestures; fare un gesto to make a gesture; fare -i (gesticolare) to gesturefare il gesto di to make as if to. -
2 un gesto disperato
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3 disperato
desperate* * *disperato agg.1 despairing: in un tono disperato, in a despairing tone; mi diede uno sguardo disperato, he gave me a despairing look2 ( in preda alla disperazione) desperate, in despair (pred.): disperati, rinunciammo al tentativo, we gave up the attempt in despair; essere disperato, to be in despair (o to feel miserable); ( essere scoraggiato) to be disheartened: essere disperato nell'apprendere qlco., to be dreadfully sorry to hear sthg.; è disperato per la sconfitta, he's in despair over the defeat // alla disperata, (fam.) as a last resort (o if the worst comes to the worst): alla disperata dormiremo in auto, if the worst comes to the worst we will sleep in the car3 ( senza speranza) desperate, hopeless: un caso disperato, a hopeless case; essere in condizioni disperate, to be in a hopeless state; ( di malato) to be far gone (o to be past recovery)4 ( miserabile) destitute, wretched; ( senza un soldo) penniless: avere un'aria disperata, to look wretched5 ( accanito) desperate: una lotta disperata, a desperate (o life-and-death) struggle; fece un ultimo disperato tentativo di salvarsi, he made a desperate (o last-ditch) attempt to save himself◆ s.m.1 desperate person, madman*: agire come un disperato, to act like a madman (o desperately); lavorare come un disperato, (fam.) to work like a madman* * *[dispe'rato] disperato (-a)1. agg2. sm/f1)(
fam : spiantato) è un povero disperato — he's a no-hoper2)lavorare come un disperato — to work furiously o like mad
* * *[dispe'rato] 1.participio passato disperare2.1) (sconsolato, desolato) [ persona] desperate, in despair mai attrib.; [ espressione] helpless2) (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, lastavere un disperato bisogno di — to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]
3) (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopeless3.••come un disperato — [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad
* * *disperato/dispe'rato/II aggettivo2 (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, last; avere un disperato bisogno di to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]3 (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopelessIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) colloq. wretchcome un disperato [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad.
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