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1 furthest
['fɜːðɪst] 1.1) (in space) (anche the furthest) (il) più lontanothis plan goes furthest towards solving the problem — fig. questo progetto si avvicina più (di tutti) alla soluzione del problema
2) (in time)2.* * *adverb ((also farthest) at or to the greatest distance or degree: Who lives furthest away?) (il) più lontano* * *furthest /ˈfɜ:ðɪst/(superl. relat. di far)A a.(il) più lontano (o distante o remoto); estremo: the furthest regions furthest, le regioni più lontane; the furthest ends of the earth, gli ultimi confini della terraB avv.1 (il) più lontano; alla maggior distanza ( nello spazio o nel tempo): the room furthest away from mine, la stanza più lontana dalla mia; Let's see who can swim furthest, vediamo chi arriva più lontano a nuoto; Bergen is the furthest north I've been, Bergen è il posto più a nord in cui sono stato● at the furthest, al massimo; al più tardi.* * *['fɜːðɪst] 1.1) (in space) (anche the furthest) (il) più lontanothis plan goes furthest towards solving the problem — fig. questo progetto si avvicina più (di tutti) alla soluzione del problema
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2 extreme
[ɪk'striːm] 1.1) (as intensifier) estremo2) (outside normal range) [case, measure, reaction] estremo; [ view] estremistaon the extreme right, left — all'estrema destra, sinistra
3) (furthest, highest, lowest etc.) [heat, edge] estremo2.in the extreme north, south — all'estremo nord, sud
nome estremo m.to go from one extreme to the other — andare o passare da un estremo all'altro
to take, carry sth. to extremes — portare, spingere qcs. all'estremo
* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) estremo2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.)3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) estremo2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) estremo2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) eccesso•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *[ɪk'striːm] 1.1) (as intensifier) estremo2) (outside normal range) [case, measure, reaction] estremo; [ view] estremistaon the extreme right, left — all'estrema destra, sinistra
3) (furthest, highest, lowest etc.) [heat, edge] estremo2.in the extreme north, south — all'estremo nord, sud
nome estremo m.to go from one extreme to the other — andare o passare da un estremo all'altro
to take, carry sth. to extremes — portare, spingere qcs. all'estremo
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3 far *****
[fɒː(r)] farther or further comp farthest or furthest superl1. adv1) lontanoas far back as I can remember — per quanto or per quello che posso ricordare
as or so far as I know — per quel che ne so, per quanto ne sappia
as or so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda
I would go as or so far as to say that... — arriverei al punto di dire...
far away or off — lontano, distante
far away or off in the distance — in lontananza
not far away or off — non lontano
Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano, non manca molto a Natale
he is far from well — non sta affatto or per niente bene
far be it from me to interfere, but... — non ho la minima intenzione di immischiarmi, ma...
it won't go far — (money, food) non basterà
he's gone too far this time — questa volta ha esagerato or oltrepassato i limiti
he was far gone — (fam: ill) era molto malato, (drunk) era ubriaco fradicio
this far — (in distance) fin qui
so or thus far and no further — fin qui e non oltre
2) (with comp: very much) di gran lungait's far and away the best or it's by far the best — è di gran lunga il migliore
2. adjthe far east etc of the country — la zona orientale ecc del paese
at the far end of — in fondo a, all'altro capo di
the far left/right Pol — l'estrema sinistra/destra
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4 northernmost
[-ðən-]adjective (being furthest north: the northernmost point of the coast.) più a nord, dell'estremo nord* * *northernmost /ˈnɔ:ðənməʊst/a.(il) più a nord; (il) più settentrionale; dell'estremo nord: John o'Groats is a village at the northernmost point of the Scottish mainland, John o'Groats è un paese sulla punta più settentrionale della terraferma scozzese.
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