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1 terrific
[tə'rɪfɪk]1) (huge) [amount, pleasure, size] enorme; [pain, heat] tremendo, terribile; [ noise] spaventoso; [ argument] acceso; [ speed] folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terribile; [ struggle] accanito2) colloq. (wonderful) formidabile, fantasticoto look terrific — (healthy) sembrare in ottima forma; (attractive) essere bellissimo, stupendo
* * *[tə'rifik]1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) formidabile, eccezionale2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) tremendo* * *terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/a.1 (fam.) tremendo; eccessivo; formidabile; eccezionale; straordinario: The heat was really terrific, c'era davvero un caldo tremendo2 (fam.) tremendo; stupendo; meraviglioso; fantastico; favoloso: a terrific party, una festa favolosa3 (fam.) ben fatto; ottimo; bravissimo: In the first half they were terrific, nel primo tempo sono stati bravissimi4 terribile; spaventoso● (fam.) terrific speed, velocità folleterrificallyavv.1 (fam.) terribilmente; tremendamente2 (fam.) molto, moltissimo* * *[tə'rɪfɪk]1) (huge) [amount, pleasure, size] enorme; [pain, heat] tremendo, terribile; [ noise] spaventoso; [ argument] acceso; [ speed] folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terribile; [ struggle] accanito2) colloq. (wonderful) formidabile, fantasticoto look terrific — (healthy) sembrare in ottima forma; (attractive) essere bellissimo, stupendo
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2 terrific ter·rif·ic adj
[tə'rɪfɪk](fam: very good: performance, book, news) fantastico (-a), stupendo (-a), formidabile, eccezionale, (extreme: heat, speed, noise, anxiety) spaventoso (-a), (amount, scare) enorme, impressionanteFALSE FRIEND: terrific is not translated by the Italian word terrificante -
3 rate
I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasso, percentuale2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) percentuale3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritmo, velocità4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tariffa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (imposta locale)2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) valutare, giudicare- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3. -
4 tremendous *** tre·men·dous adj
[trə'mɛndəs](enormous: difference, pleasure) enorme, (dreadful: storm, blow) tremendo (-a), (speed) spaventoso (-a), folle, (terrific: success) strepitoso (-a), (fam: excellent) fantastico (-a), formidabile, meraviglioso (-a)English-Italian dictionary > tremendous *** tre·men·dous adj
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