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♦ bare /bɛə(r)/a.1 nudo; scoperto: bare feet, piedi nudi; bare head, testa scoperta; capo nudo; to strip sb. bare, denudare q.; spogliare q. NOTA D'USO: - bare, naked o nude?-2 spoglio; nudo; brullo; vuoto; disadorno: a bare cell, una nuda cella; bare hills, colline brulle; a bare tree, un albero spoglio; a bare room, una stanza disadorna; The cupboard was bare, la credenza era vuota; to strip st. bare, spogliare qc.; svuotare qc.; bare of, privo di; senza3 semplice; essenziale; nudo; puro: the bare essentials, i fatti essenziali; the bare truth, la nuda verità4 appena sufficiente; mero; minimo; risicato: a bare handful of people, solo un pugno di persone; a bare majority, una maggioranza risicata (o di stretta misura); the bare minimum, lo stretto necessario● (fig.) the bare bones, l'essenziale (di qc.); gli elementi essenziali □ bare-bones (agg.), essenziale; di base; senza accessori: bare-bones expenses, spese di base; a bare-bones computing system, un sistema informatico senza accessori □ (leg.) bare contract, contratto di comodato (o a titolo gratuito) □ bare-faced ► barefaced □ bare-knuckled, ( boxe) senza guanti; (fig.) senza scrupoli, senza riserve □ (econ.) the bare subsistence level, il minimo vitale □ to earn a bare living, guadagnare appena di che vivere □ in one's bare skin, in costume adamitico □ to lay bare, mettere a nudo; rivelare; svelare □ with one's bare hands, a mani nude; con le proprie mani.(to) bare /bɛə(r)/v. t.1 scoprire; denudare; mettere a nudo: to bare one's head, scoprirsi il capo; ( di animale) to bare one's teeth, mostrare (o scoprire) i denti2 mettere a nudo; rivelare: to bare one's soul, mettere a nudo il proprio animo; to bare one's thoughts, rivelare i propri pensieri
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bare-knuckled — bare knuckle UK / US or bare knuckled UK [ˌbeə(r) ˈnʌk(ə)ld] / US [ˌber ˈnʌk(ə)ld] adjective [only before noun] fighting or fought without boxing gloves … English dictionary
bare-knuckled — adjective characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules a rough and tumble fight rough and tumble politics undisguised bare knuckle capitalism • Syn: ↑rough and tumble, ↑bare knuckle • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bare-knuckled — adjective or adverb see bare knuckle … New Collegiate Dictionary
bare-knuckle — [ber′nuk΄əl] adj., adv. 1. using bare fists rather than boxing gloves [a bare knuckle prizefight, to fight bare knuckle] 2. without refinement, compromise, etc.; rough [a bare knuckle legal battle]: Also … Universalium
bare-knuckle — [ber′nuk΄əl] adj., adv. 1. using bare fists rather than boxing gloves [a bare knuckle prizefight, to fight bare knuckle] 2. without refinement, compromise, etc.; rough [a bare knuckle legal battle]: Also bare knuckled or bare knuckles or occas.… … English World dictionary
bare-knuckle — UK / US or bare knuckled UK [ˌbeə(r) ˈnʌk(ə)ld] / US [ˌber ˈnʌk(ə)ld] adjective [only before noun] fighting or fought without boxing gloves … English dictionary
bare-knuckle — adjective characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules a rough and tumble fight rough and tumble politics undisguised bare knuckle capitalism • Syn: ↑rough and tumble, ↑bare knuckled • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bare-knuckle — also bare knuckled or bare knuckles adjective or adverb Date: 1903 1. not using boxing gloves < champion bare knuckle prizefighter of England Dennis Craig > < when men fought bare knuckle > 2. having a fierce unrelenting character … New Collegiate Dictionary
bare-knuckle — (also bare knuckled) adjective (of a boxer or boxing match) without gloves … English new terms dictionary
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