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1 fairy-tale
noun (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) fiaba -
2 ♦ tale
♦ tale /teɪl/n.1 storia; racconto; narrazione; storiella; novella: fairy tales, racconti di fate; fiabe; folk tale, leggenda popolare; moral tale, racconto edificante; tales of adventure, racconti di avventure; a tale of woe, una triste storia; a true tale of the Crusades, una narrazione veridica delle Crociate2 resoconto; relazione; (spec.) chiacchiera, diceria, maldicenza: All sorts of tales will get about, si diffondono le dicerie più strane; se ne sentono di tutti i colori● ( boxe) the tale of the tape, i precedenti (o i dati essenziali) di un pugile □ an old wives' tale, una sciocca leggenda; una superstizione □ to tell tales about sb., andare a riferire cose sul conto di q. □ to tell tales out of school, fare la spia; riportare; sparlare □ (fig.) I prefer to tell my own tale, preferisco dare la mia versione dei fatti □ (prov.) Dead men tell no tales, i morti non parlano. -
3 (to) amuse
(to) amuse /əˈmju:z/v. t.divertire, dilettare; svagare: She amused her children with fairy tales, divertiva i figli raccontando loro delle fiabe● to amuse oneself, divertirsi. -
4 dwarf
I 1. [dwɔːf]aggettivo nano2.nome nano m. (-a)II [dwɔːf]verbo transitivo fare sembrare piccolo [person, object etc.]; sminuire [achievement, issue]* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) nano2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) nano, gnomo2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) rimpicciolire* * *[dwɔːf]1. adj, n2. vt(subj: building, person) fare sembrare piccolissimo (-a), far scomparire, (achievement) eclissare* * *dwarf /dwɔ:f/1 nano, nanaB a.● (bot.) dwarf disease, nanismo; rachitismo □ (astron.) dwarf star, stella nana.(to) dwarf /dwɔ:f/v. t.1 far sembrare piccolo (o basso); (fig.) sminuire: The Twin Towers dwarfed the surrounding buildings, le torri gemelle facevano sembrare piccoli gli edifici circostanti; He is dwarfed by his younger brother, sembra basso vicino al suo fratello più giovane; His achievements dwarf those of his contemporaries, i suoi successi sminuiscono quelli dei suoi contemporanei; European economies will soon be dwarfed by those of Asia, le economie europee perderanno presto importanza di fronte a quelle asiatiche* * *I 1. [dwɔːf]aggettivo nano2.nome nano m. (-a)II [dwɔːf]verbo transitivo fare sembrare piccolo [person, object etc.]; sminuire [achievement, issue] -
5 (to) amuse
(to) amuse /əˈmju:z/v. t.divertire, dilettare; svagare: She amused her children with fairy tales, divertiva i figli raccontando loro delle fiabe● to amuse oneself, divertirsi.
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