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1 ♦ distant
♦ distant /ˈdɪstənt/a.1 distante; lontano: distant lands, terre lontane; Rome is three hundred kilometers distant, Roma dista trecento kilometri (da qui); The nearest stars are many light years distant from Earth, le stelle più vicine distano molti anni luce dalla Terra; a distant cousin, un lontano cugino; a distant sound, un suono lontano; in the distant past [future], in un lontano passato [futuro]; a distant resemblance, una lontana (o vaga) somiglianza; a distant memory, un vago ricordo2 distante, distaccato (fig.): a distant manner, modi distaccati; to be distant with sb., essere distante con q.3 assente (fig.); distratto: a distant smile, un sorriso assente; to have a distant look in one's eyes, avere uno sguardo assente● (ferr.) distant signal, segnale di preavviso di blocco □ to come a distant second [third, etc.], arrivare secondo [terzo, ecc.] con molto distacco □ to have a distant view of st., vedere qc. da lontano. -
2 distant
['dɪstənt]2) (faint) [memory, hope, similarity] lontano, vago3) (far removed) [ relative] lontano4) (cool) [person, manner] freddo, distaccato* * *1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) lontano2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante, a distanza3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante* * *['dɪstənt]2) (faint) [memory, hope, similarity] lontano, vago3) (far removed) [ relative] lontano4) (cool) [person, manner] freddo, distaccato -
3 dim
I [dɪm]1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuroto grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi
3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro••II 1. [dɪm]to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]2.1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi2) fig. [ memory] offuscarsi; [ sight] indebolirsi; [ colour] smorzarsi; [ beauty] offuscarsi; [ hope] affievolirsi* * *[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) fioco; incerto2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) stupido2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) offuscare; abbassare- dimly- dimness* * *[dɪm](light) debole, fioco (-a), (sight) debole, (forest) oscuro (-a), (room) in penombra, (shape, outline, memory, sound) indistinto (-a), vago (-a), (fam: person) tonto (-a), ottuso (-a)to grow dim — (light) affievolirsi, (eyesight) indebolirsi
2. vt(light) abbassare, (Am: headlights) abbassare, (sound, memory, colour) affievolire, (shape, outline, beauty, glory) offuscare, (sight, senses) annebbiare, (metal) annerire3. vi(light, sight, memory) affievolirsi, (outline) divenire indistinto (-a)* * *dim /dɪm/a.1 ( di luce) fioco, tenue; ( di ambiente, colore) scuro: the dim light of an oil lamp, la luce fioca di una lampada a olio; a dim glow, un tenue bagliore; The entrance hall was dim and unwelcoming, l'atrio di ingresso era buio e poco accogliente2 ( di contorno, ricordo, suono) indistinto, vago: the dim outline of houses in the fog, la sagoma indistinta delle case nella nebbia; a dim figure, una figura indistinta; a dim recollection (o memory) un ricordo indistinto; dim awareness, vaga consapevolezza4 (fig.) scarso, negativo: The prospects for a lasting peace are dim, le prospettive di una pace durevole sono negative; Their chances of success look dim, le loro chance di riuscire sono scarse● dim-red, rosso offuscato □ ( della vista) to get (o to grow) dim, indebolirsi □ to take a dim view of st., essere pessimista su qc.; non aspettarsi niente di buono da qc. □ (fam. USA) a dim bulb, un cretino □ in the dim and distant past, in un passato molto remoto.(to) dim /dɪm/A v. t.1 oscurare; abbassare ( l'intensità luminosa): The lights of the theatre were dimmed, le luci del teatro erano state abbassate3 (fig.) attenuare, affievolire ( sentimenti, prospettive, speranze, ecc.): It seemed nothing could dim their enthusiasm, sembrava che niente potesse attenuare il loro entusiasmoB v. i.● (autom.) to dim the lights (o the headlights), abbassare (o commutare) le luci (o i fari di profondità); mettere gli anabbaglianti.* * *I [dɪm]1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuroto grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi
3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro••II 1. [dɪm]to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]2.1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi -
4 drone
I [drəʊn]1) (of engine, insects) ronzio m.3) mus. bordone m.II [drəʊn]verbo intransitivo [engine, insect] ronzare; [ person] parlare con voce monotona- drone on* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) fuco2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) poltrone, fannullone3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brusio2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) ronzare, fare brusio2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) parlare in modo monotono, borbottare* * *[drəʊn]1. n1) (male bee) fuco, pecchione m2) (noise: of bees, aircraft) ronzio, (of voices) brusio2. vi(bee, engine, aircraft) ronzare, (person), (also: drone on) continuare a parlare (in modo monotono), (voice) continuare a ronzare* * *drone /drəʊn/n.1 (zool.) fuco; pecchione5 (naut.) nave teleguidata; missile teleguidato7 (mus.) bordone8 (fig. fam.) discorso barboso, lagna(to) drone /drəʊn/A v. i.2 fare una tiritera: He was droning on about his job again, ha rifatto tutta una tiritera sul suo lavoroB v. t.* * *I [drəʊn]1) (of engine, insects) ronzio m.3) mus. bordone m.II [drəʊn]verbo intransitivo [engine, insect] ronzare; [ person] parlare con voce monotona- drone on
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