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1 comfortable *** com·fort·able adj
['kʌmf(ə)təbl](house) confortevole, (chair, shoes, life) comodo (-a), (income, majority) più che sufficiente, (temperature) piacevoleto make o.s. comfortable — mettersi a proprio agio
are you comfortable, sitting there? — sta comodo, seduto lì?
English-Italian dictionary > comfortable *** com·fort·able adj
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2 but *****
[bʌt]1. conj(gen) maa week passes but she's ill — mai una settimana che non stia maleit's small but comfortable — (car) è piccola ma comoda
2. advsolo, soltantoshe's but a child — è solo una bambina, non è che una bambina
I cannot help but think that... — non posso fare a meno di pensare che...
3. prepeccetto, tranne, menobut finished — quasi finito (-a)but that — tutto ma non questobut finished — tutt'altro che finito (-a)but for you Brit — se non fosse per te
I live in the next street but one — abito due strade più in su (or giù)
but him — solo luibut him can do it — è l'unico che lo sappia farebut — null'altro che4. n -
3 snug
[snʌg] 1. 2.nome BE séparé m.••* * *1) (warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold: The house is small but snug.) accogliente, confortevole2) ((of clothes etc) fitting closely: This jacket is a nice snug fit.) comodo•- snuggle- snugly
- snugness* * *snug /snʌg/A a.1 comodo; accogliente; confortevole; intimo; raccolto; riparato; sicuro; tranquillo: in a snug corner, in un comodo cantuccio; a snug cottage, una villetta confortevole; una bella casetta; to be snug at home, essere tranquillo a casa propria2 ( d'abito) aderente; attillato; comodo: Is this dress too snug?, è troppo attillato questo vestito?6 celato; nascosto: The burglar kept snug behind the curtains, il ladro se ne stava nascosto dietro le tendeB n.comodo cantuccio; séparé ( in un pub)● a snug dinner, un buon pranzetto □ a snug fortune, un bel gruzzolo; un discreto patrimonio □ a snug income, un buon reddito; una bella rendita □ (fig.) to be as snug as a bug in a rug, stare comodissimo; stare da papasnugness n. [u] (to) snug /snʌg/A v. i.2 coricarsi; sdraiarsi; mettersi comodo4 (naut.) prepararsi per affrontare il mare grossoB v. t.* * *[snʌg] 1. 2.nome BE séparé m.••
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