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1 absurdity
[əb'sɜːdətɪ]nome assurdità f.* * *( plural absurdities) noun assurdità* * *absurdity /əbˈsɜ:dətɪ/n. [uc]assurdità.* * *[əb'sɜːdətɪ]nome assurdità f. -
2 absurdity ab·surd·ity n
[əb'sɜːdɪtɪ]1) (no pl: see adj) assurdità, assurdo; ridicolaggine f -
3 absurd
[əb'sɜːd] 1.aggettivo assurdo2.it was absurd (of sb.) to do — è stato assurdo (da parte di qcn.) fare
the absurd — filos. teatr. l'assurdo
* * *[əb'sə:d](unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) assurdo- absurdly- absurdity
- absurdness* * *absurd /əbˈsɜ:d/a.1 assurdo; illogico2 sciocco3 ridicoloabsurdly avv. absurdness n. [u].* * *[əb'sɜːd] 1.aggettivo assurdo2.it was absurd (of sb.) to do — è stato assurdo (da parte di qcn.) fare
the absurd — filos. teatr. l'assurdo
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4 ♦ naked
♦ naked /ˈneɪkɪd/a.1 nudo, ignudo ( anche fig.); spogliato; spoglio; (fig.) disadorno, puro e semplice, schietto: naked savages, selvaggi ignudi; naked rock, nuda roccia; a naked sword, un nudo ferro; una spada sguainata; stark naked, nudo come il palmo della mano; tutto nudo; to strip sb. naked, denudare q.; the naked truth, la nuda verità; la verità nuda e cruda; half-naked, seminudo; naked walls, pareti nude; the naked facts, i fatti puri e semplici; naked trees, alberi spogli; naked faith, fede schietta, sincera NOTA D'USO: - bare, naked o nude?-2 scoperto; palese; evidente; manifesto; messo a nudo: in its naked absurdity, nella sua palese assurdità; his naked heart, il suo cuore messo a nudo3 scoperto; non protetto; sguarnito; indifeso: a naked light, una luce scoperta ( non protetta da paralume); ( anche, in miniera) una lampada a fiamma libera5 (fam.) inerme; disarmato6 (fam.) senza un soldo; squattrinato; pulito● as naked as his mother bore him, nudo come l'ha fatto mamma □ (scherz.) the naked ape, l'uomo □ (bot.) naked boys ( Colchicum autumnale), colchico □ (leg.) a naked contract, un contratto non vincolante; nudum pactum (lat.) □ (bot.) naked ladies = naked boys ► sopra □ to see st. with the naked eye, vedere qc. a occhio nudonakedly avv. -
5 tinge
I [tɪndʒ]nome tocco m., sfumatura f.II [tɪndʒ]* * *[tin‹](a trace, or slight amount, of a colour: Her hair had a tinge of red.) tinta, sdumatura* * *[tɪndʒ]1. n(of colour), fig punta, sfumatura2. vtto be tinged with — avere una punta or sfumatura di
* * *tinge /tɪndʒ/n.1 lieve tinta; colore leggero; sfumatura; tocco2 (fig.) aroma; gusto; sapore leggero3 (fig.) tocco; traccia; pizzico; punta: a tinge of envy, una punta d'invidia; a tinge of absurdity, un pizzico di assurdo.(to) tinge /tɪndʒ/v. t.2 (fig.) mischiare; permeare: Thomas Hardy's novels are tinged with pessimism, i romanzi di Thomas Hardy sono permeati di pessimismo.* * *I [tɪndʒ]nome tocco m., sfumatura f.II [tɪndʒ]
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Absurdity — Ab*surd i*ty ( [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Absurdities} ( t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.] 1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
absurdity — index incongruity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
absurdity — (n.) late 15c., from M.Fr. absurdité, from L.L. absurditatem (nom. absurditas) dissonance, incongruity, noun of state from L. absurdus out of tune; figuratively incongruous, silly, senseless, from ab , intensive prefix, + surdus dull, deaf, mute… … Etymology dictionary
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absurdity — [ab sʉr′də tē, abzʉr′də tē; əb zʉr′də tē, əbzʉr′də tē] n. 1. the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense 2. pl. absurdities an absurd idea or thing … English World dictionary
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absurdity — n. it was the height of absurdity (to insist on a refund) * * * [əb sɜːdɪtɪ] it was the height of absurdity (to insist on a refund) … Combinatory dictionary
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absurdity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being absurd Nouns 1. (nonsensical quality) absurdity, absurdness, nonsense; paradox, inconsistency; inanity (See folly); ludicrousness, ridiculousness, comicality; koan, oxymoron, doublethink … English dictionary for students
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