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1 dizzy
['dɪzɪ]1)to make sb. dizzy — fare venire o dare le vertigini a qcn.
to suffer from dizzy spells — soffrire di vertigini, avere giramenti di testa
to be dizzy with — essere ebbro di, stordito da [delight, surprise]
2) [ height] vertiginoso3) (scatter-brained) stupido, sciocco* * *['dizi]1) (giddy or confused: If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.) (che ha le vertigini)2) (causing dizziness: dizzy heights.) vertiginoso•- dizzily- dizziness* * *dizzy /ˈdɪzɪ/a.1 che ha le vertigini; stordito: to feel dizzy, avere le vertigini (o il capogiro); to have a dizzy feeling, avere un senso di vertigine; She was dizzy with happiness, era stordita dalla felicità2 vertiginoso: a dizzy height, un'altezza vertiginosa; the dizzy pace of life in New York, il ritmo di vita vertiginoso di New York3 (fig.) confuso; frastornato● (fam.) dizzy Lizzie, svampita; oca giuliva □ to have a dizzy spell, avere un giramento di testa □ to make sb. dizzy, far venire le vertigini a q. □ (scherz.) dizzy heights, posizione molto prestigiosa: After ten years, she had reached the dizzy heights of a small part in a soap, dopo dieci anni, aveva raggiunto una posizione molto prestigiosa con una particina in una fiction tv.(to) dizzy /ˈdɪzɪ/v. t.2 frastornare; stordiredizzyinga.da capogiro, da far girar la testa: a dizzying speed [array of options], una velocità [una quantità di opzioni] da far girar la testa.* * *['dɪzɪ]1)to make sb. dizzy — fare venire o dare le vertigini a qcn.
to suffer from dizzy spells — soffrire di vertigini, avere giramenti di testa
to be dizzy with — essere ebbro di, stordito da [delight, surprise]
2) [ height] vertiginoso3) (scatter-brained) stupido, sciocco -
2 ♦ height
♦ height /haɪt/n. [cu]1 altezza; altezza sul livello del mare; altitudine; statura: of average height, di statura media; of medium height, di media statura; a giddy height, un'altezza vertiginosa; What's the height of that building?, qual è l'altezza di quell'edificio?; What is your height?, qual è la tua statura?; quanto sei alto?; He is six feet in height, è alto sei piedi (m 1,83 circa)2 altura; collina3 (fig.) apice; colmo; culmine; acme; massimo: to be at the height of one's success, essere all'apice del successo; the height of summer, piena estate; The war was at its height in June, la guerra raggiunse il culmine in giugno; the height of passion, il colmo (o l'acme) della passione; the height of fashion, l'ultima moda; the height of stupidity, il massimo della stupidità4 (aeron.) quota: to gain [to lose] height, guadagnare [perdere] quota● (geogr., USA) height of land, spartiacque □ height-sickness, mal di montagna □ (fig.) the dizzy heights, le vette vertiginose; le vette esaltanti: In few years she reached the dizzy heights of stardom, in pochi anni raggiunse le vette esaltanti della celebrità □ to reach (o to rise to) new heights, raggiungere livelli senza precedenti □ to take st. [sb.] to new heights, portare qc. [q.] a livelli mai raggiunti prima. -
3 dizzy diz·zy adj
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4 giddy
['gɪdɪ]1) (dizzy)to feel giddy — avere le vertigini o il capogiro
2) (exhilarating) [height, speed, success] vertiginoso3) (frivolous) [ person] volubile; [ behaviour] frivolo* * *['ɡidi](feeling that one is going to fall over, or that everything is spinning round: I was dancing round so fast that I felt quite giddy; a giddy feeling.) (che ha le vertigini), stordito- giddily- giddiness* * *giddy /ˈgɪdɪ/a.1 che ha il capogiro (o le vertigini); stordito: to be giddy with success, essere stordito dal successo● giddy go-round, giostra □ giddy head, persona scervellata □ to feel giddy, avere il capogiro (o le vertigini) □ to play the giddy goat, fare il buffone □ You make me feel giddy, mi dai il capogiro; mi fai girare la testa.(to) giddy /ˈgɪdɪ/A v. t.dare il capogiro, far venire le vertigini, far girare la testa a (q.)B v. i.* * *['gɪdɪ]1) (dizzy)to feel giddy — avere le vertigini o il capogiro
2) (exhilarating) [height, speed, success] vertiginoso3) (frivolous) [ person] volubile; [ behaviour] frivolo -
5 giddy gid·dy adj
['ɡɪdɪ]to be giddy — aver le vertigini, (causing dizziness: height) vertiginoso (-a), (speed) folle
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