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1 lofty
['lɒftɪ] [AE 'lɔːftɪ]1) [building, peak] alto, elevato2) [ideas, words] nobile3) [ manner] altero, altezzoso* * *1) (very high: a lofty building.) alto2) (haughty or proud: a lofty attitude.) altezzoso* * *lofty /ˈlɒftɪ/a.1 (lett.) alto; elevato; eccelso; superbo: lofty buildings, alti edifici; lofty peaks, vette eccelseloftilyavv.1 con imponenza; superbamente2 nobilmente; in modo sublime3 altezzosamente; con aria di superioritàloftinessn. [u]1 altezza; elevatezza; imponenza2 grandezza; nobiltà; sublimità3 (fig.) altezzosità; superiorità.* * *['lɒftɪ] [AE 'lɔːftɪ]1) [building, peak] alto, elevato2) [ideas, words] nobile3) [ manner] altero, altezzoso -
2 lofty adj
['lɒftɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (frm: sentiments, aims) nobile, (haughty: manner) di superiorità, altezzoso (-a), (liter: mountain) alto (-a)lofty ideals — ideali mpl nobili
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3 elevated
['elɪveɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (lofty) [language, rank] elevato2) (lifted up) [ site] elevato; [railway, canal] soprelevato* * *elevated /ˈɛlɪveɪtɪd/A a.3 soprelevato; elevato; rialzato: an elevated railway, una ferrovia soprelevata; in an elevated position, in posizione elevata (rispetto a qc.)5 (fam., antiq.) alticcio; brilloB n.(fam. USA) ferrovia soprelevata.* * *['elɪveɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (lofty) [language, rank] elevato2) (lifted up) [ site] elevato; [railway, canal] soprelevato -
4 ♦ ideal
♦ ideal /aɪˈdɪəl/a. e n.ideale: an ideal house, una casa ideale; lofty ideals, alti ideali; to live up to one's ideals, realizzare (o raggiungere) i propri ideali● ideal characters, personaggi immaginari □ (fis.) ideal gas, gas perfetto (o ideale) □ (mat.) ideal line, retta impropria (o all'infinito) □ It's not the ideal situation!, c'è poco da stare allegri! -
5 loft
[lɒft] [AE lɔːft]1) (attic) soffitta f., solaio m.2) AE (apartment) loft m.3) arch. galleria f.* * *[loft](a room or space under a roof: They kept a lot of spare furniture in the loft.) soffitta- lofty- loftily
- loftiness* * *loft /lɒft/n.2 (agric.) fienile5 (ind.) area di lavoro● (edil.) loft conversion, trasformazione di una soffitta in attico.(to) loft /lɒft/v. t.● lofted pass, passaggio a parabola; parabola corta.* * *[lɒft] [AE lɔːft]1) (attic) soffitta f., solaio m.2) AE (apartment) loft m.3) arch. galleria f. -
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7 loftiness
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