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1 handsome hand·some adj
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2 handsome
['hænsəm]2) (appreciable) [ dividend] notevole; [ sum] considerevole, bello; [ reward] generoso* * *['hænsəm]1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) bello2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) considerevole, generoso•- handsomeness* * *handsome /ˈhænsəm/a.3 ( di cose o animali) bello; ben fatto; notevole: a handsome colonnade, un bel (o un elegante) colonnato4 (fig.) considerevole; notevole; consistente; bello: a handsome sum, una bella somma; una somma considerevole; a handsome majority, una maggioranza consistente5 gentile; cortese● ( slang) to come down handsome, essere largo di mano; essere generoso □ (prov.) Handsome is as handsome does, ciò che conta non è l'apparenza ma la sostanzahandsomely avv. handsomeness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - handsome, pretty, beautiful-* * *['hænsəm]2) (appreciable) [ dividend] notevole; [ sum] considerevole, bello; [ reward] generoso -
3 ever ***** adv
['ɛvə(r)]1) (always) sempreyours ever — (Brit: in letters) sempre tuo (-a)
2) (at any time) mainow if ever is the time or moment to... — ora o mai più è il momento di...
3)as soon as ever you can — al più presto possibile -
4 good *****
[ɡʊd]1) (gen) buono (-a)he's a good man — è una brava persona, (saintly) è un sant'uomo
good manners — buona educazione f, buone maniere
(that's) good! — bene!, ottimo!
2) (pleasant: holiday, day, weather) bello (-a), (news) buono (-a), bello (-a)3) (handsome: looks, features) bello (-a)you look good in that dress — quel vestito ti dona or ti sta bene
4) (beneficial, advantageous, wholesome) buono (-a)5) (child) bravo (-a), (competent: teacher, doctor) bravo (-a), buono (-a)he's good at English/telling jokes — è bravo in inglese/a raccontare barzellette
he's good for £10 — 10 sterline le sgancia
6) (kind) gentile, buono (-a)to be good to sb — essere gentile con or verso qn
good deeds or works — buone azioni fpl, opere fpl buone
7) (considerable, not less than) buono (-a)a good many/few people — parecchia/un bel po' di gente
it's a good distance from here — dista parecchio or un bel po' da qui
8) (thorough) bello (-a)9)good morning — buongiorno2. adv1)good and strong fam — bello forte
to hold good (for) — valere (per), reggere (in)
2) esp Am, (fam: well) bene3. n1) (what is morally right) bene m2) (advantage, benefit) bene m, interesse mfor the common good — nell'interesse generale, per il bene comune
what's the good of that? — a che pro?, a che serve?
is this any good? — (will it do?) va bene questo?, (what's it like?) com'è?
that's no good to me — non mi va bene, non fa al caso mio
that's all to the good! — tanto meglio!, tanto di guadagnato!
3)the good npl — i buoni4)for good (and all) — per sempre, definitivamenteSee: -
5 good-looking
См. также в других словарях:
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