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♦ kind (1) /kaɪnd/n.1 genere; sorta; specie; qualità; tipo; varietà: pears of various kinds, pere di diverse qualità; What kind of animal is this?, che specie di animale è questo?; What kind of person is he?, che tipo è? She's not that kind of person, non è un tipo del genere; non è fatta così; people of this kind, gente simile (o siffatta); gente di questa sorta; a reaction of this kind, una reazione di questo genere (o simile); this (o these) kind of situations, situazioni del genere; all kinds of, ogni sorta di, ogni genere di; something of the kind, qualcosa del genere (o di simile); She's my kind of girl, quella ragazza è il mio tipo; DIALOGO → - Enquiring at reception- What kind of scarf is it?, che tipo di sciarpa è?● (fam.) kind of (davanti ad agg.) alquanto, piuttosto, un po'; (davanti a verbo) quasi, in un certo qual modo, per così dire: I'm kind of hungry, ho un certo appetito; ho un po' fame; I kind of expected it, quasi me l'aspettavo; I kind of like him, mi è piuttosto simpatico □ in kind, in natura; (fig.) nello stesso modo, in modo analogo, con la stessa moneta: payment in kind, pagamento in natura; to respond in kind, reagire nello stesso modo; to pay back (o to repay) in kind, ripagare della stessa moneta; rendere pan per focaccia □ in a kind of way, in un certo qual modo □ of a kind, della stessa specie, uguale; ( anche) una specie di, un [una] qualche: two of a kind, due cose (o persone) uguali; That was a reaction of a kind, è stata a suo modo una reazione □ ( USA) some kind of, un bel, una bella; bellissimo, straordinario: (iron.) You've got some kind of nerve!, hai una bella faccia tosta!; That was some kind of match!, è stata una partita fantastica! □ Nothing of the kind!, niente di simile!; niente affatto!♦ kind (2) /kaɪnd/a.1 gentile; buono; premuroso: DIALOGO → - Wrong bill- That would be very kind of you, sarebbe molto gentile da parte sua; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- That's very kind of you, è molto gentile da parte vostra; to be kind to sb., essere gentile con q.; essere buono con q.; Be kind to animals, tratta bene gli animali!; a kind word, una buona parola; a kind thought, un pensiero premuroso; kind eyes, occhi buoni2 gentile; cortese: Would you be kind enough ( o so kind as) to switch off the radio?, può cortesemente (o le dispiace) spegnere la radio?4 ( di prodotto) – kind to, delicato con: detergents that are kind to the skin, detergenti delicati con la pelle● kind-hearted, di cuore buono; gentile; tenero; generoso; umano; indulgente □ kind-heartedness, gentilezza; tenerezza; generosità; umanità; indulgenza □ kind regards, cordiali saluti; ossequi.
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