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1 glittering
['glɪtərɪŋ]* * *adjective glittering jewels.) scintillante, brillante* * *glittering /ˈglɪtərɪŋ/a.brillante; scintillante; splendente● glittering jewels, gioielli sfolgoranti □ a glittering occasion, una brillante occasione □ glittering promises, promesse seducentiglitteringlyavv.brillantemente; con grande luccichio.* * *['glɪtərɪŋ] -
2 glittering glit·ter·ing adj
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3 glitter
I ['glɪtə(r)]2) (of diamonds, frost) scintillio m., luccichio m.II ['glɪtə(r)]verbo intransitivo [ star] splendere, scintillare••all that glitters is not gold — prov. non è tutto oro quel che luccica
* * *['ɡlitə] 1. verb(to sparkle: Her diamonds glittered in the light.) scintillare2. noun(the quality of glittering: the glitter of her diamonds.) luccichio* * *glitter /ˈglɪtə(r)/n.1 [u] brillio; luccichio; scintillio; sfolgorio2 [u] splendore; lustro; sfarzo3 (pl.) lustrini(to) glitter /ˈglɪtə(r)/v. i.brillare; luccicare; scintillare; sfolgorare: Millions of stars were glittering in the cold winter night, milioni di stelle brillavano nella fredda notte invernale● (prov.) All that glitters is not gold, non è tutt'oro quel che riluce.* * *I ['glɪtə(r)]2) (of diamonds, frost) scintillio m., luccichio m.II ['glɪtə(r)]verbo intransitivo [ star] splendere, scintillare••all that glitters is not gold — prov. non è tutto oro quel che luccica
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5 glittery
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6 iridescent
[ˌɪrɪ'desnt]aggettivo iridescente* * *[iri'desnt](shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow: Soap bubbles are iridescent.) iridescente* * *iridescent /ɪrɪˈdɛsnt/a.iridescente; cangianteiridescencen. [u]iridescenza.* * *[ˌɪrɪ'desnt]aggettivo iridescente -
7 ♦ occasion
♦ occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/n.1 [cu] occasione; circostanza; opportunità: on the occasion of our last meeting, in occasione del nostro ultimo incontro; a glittering occasion, una brillante occasione; festive occasion, lieta occasione on occasion, all'occasione; occasionalmente, saltuariamente; di quando in quando, talvolta; on the last occasion, l'ultima volta; on rare occasions, qualche rara volta; raramente2 [u] (form.) motivo; causa immediata (o diretta); ragione; causa: There is no occasion for alarm, non c'è motivo d'allarmarsi; The occasion of the riots is obvious, la causa immediata dei tumulti è evidente3 (pl.) (arc.) affari; faccende● to give occasion to, dar occasione a; cagionare; provocare: My words gave occasion to a burst of laughter, le mie parole hanno provocato uno scoppio di risa □ if the occasion demands, se la circostanza lo richiede □ to rise to the occasion (o to be equal to the occasion), essere all'altezza della situazione □ to take occasion to do [to say] st., cogliere l'occasione per fare [per dire] qc.NOTA D'USO: - occasion o bargain?- (to) occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/v. t.(form.) dare occasione a; causare; essere causa di; provocare: to occasion a delay in the delivery of the goods, causare un ritardo nella consegna della merce. -
8 tinsel
['tɪnsl]2) (sham brilliance) luccichio m., sfavillio m.* * *['tinsəl](a sparkling, glittering substance used for decoration: The Christmas tree was decorated with tinsel.) lamé, laminato- tinselly* * *tinsel /ˈtɪnsl/A n. [u]1 orpello; (fig.) ciarpame; finzione, mostra2 (ind. tess.) lamé; laminatoB a. attr.1 d'orpello; artificiale; falso2 sgargiante; vistoso.(to) tinsel /ˈtɪnsl/v. t.1 decorare con orpello; inorpellare* * *['tɪnsl]2) (sham brilliance) luccichio m., sfavillio m.
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