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1 ♦ pathetic
♦ pathetic /pəˈɵɛtɪk/a.1 patetico; commovente; pietoso; toccante2 (spreg.) patetico (fam.); che fa pena; penoso; che fa cascare le braccia: a pathetic attempt, un tentativo penoso; a pathetic singer, un cantante che fa pena● (letter.) pathetic fallacy, attribuzione di sentimenti (propri dell'uomo) alle cose inanimate (in poesia)pathetically avv. -
2 ♦ attempt
♦ attempt /əˈtɛmpt/n.1 tentativo; sforzo: an attempt at escaping (o to escape) un tentativo d'evasione; an attempt at irony, un tentativo di fare dell'ironia; record attempt, tentativo di battere un primato; sfida a un primato; to make an attempt, fare un tentativo; to fail in an attempt, fallire in un tentativo; in an attempt to, nel tentativo di; a desperate attempt, un tentativo disperato; a feeble attempt, un debole tentativo; a forlorn (o vain) attempt, un vano tentativo; a futile attempt, un tentativo inutile; a pathetic attempt, un tentativo penoso2 attentato: to make an attempt on sb. 's life, attentare alla vita di q.; fare un attentato contro q.♦ (to) attempt /əˈtɛmpt/v. t.1 tentare; cercare; sforzarsi di; cimentarsi in: He attempted a task beyond his powers, si è cimentato in un lavoro che superava le sue forze; to attempt suicide, tentare il suicidio; to attempt to do st., tentare di fare qc.NOTA D'USO: - to attempt to do o to attempt doing?- -
3 pathetic
[pə'θetɪk]1) (full of pathos) patetico, commovente, toccante2) spreg. (inadequate) patetico, penoso, miserabile3) colloq. spreg. (contemptible) spregevole, meschino* * *[pə'Ɵetik]1) (causing pity: The lost dog was a pathetic sight.) pietoso2) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) patetico•* * *[pə'θetɪk]1) (full of pathos) patetico, commovente, toccante2) spreg. (inadequate) patetico, penoso, miserabile3) colloq. spreg. (contemptible) spregevole, meschino -
4 miserable
['mɪzrəbl]2) colloq. (small) [ quantity] misero; [ wage] da fame; (pathetic) [ attempt] patetico; [failure, performance, result] penoso* * *['mizərəbl]1) (very unhappy; She's been miserable since he went away.) infelice2) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserabile•* * *miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/a.1 misero; miserando; infelice; sventurato: miserable living conditions, condizioni di vita miserande; miserable fate, destino infelice; sventurata sorte3 miserabile; meschino; misero; povero: a miserable hovel, un miserabile tugurio; a miserable meal, un pasto misero● a miserable day, una gran brutta giornata: DIALOGO → - Weather- What a miserable day!, che giornataccia! □ a miserable face, un viso dolente (o sofferente) □ a miserable failure, un fiasco avvilente; un insuccesso clamoroso □ a miserable salary, uno stipendio da fame □ to feel miserable, sentirsi depresso (o triste); sentirsi giù di corda (fam.)miserably avv. miserableness n. [u].* * *['mɪzrəbl]2) colloq. (small) [ quantity] misero; [ wage] da fame; (pathetic) [ attempt] patetico; [failure, performance, result] penoso -
5 poor
[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
••* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) povero2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mediocre, scarso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) povero•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) in cattiva salute* * *[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
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