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1 distress
I 1. [dɪ'stres]1) (anguish) angoscia f., pena f.to be in distress — essere in pena; (stronger) essere angosciato
to cause sb. distress — angosciare o fare penare qcn.
to my distress, they... — con mio grande dolore, loro
2) (physical trouble) dolore m.3) (poverty) miseria f.4) mar.2. II 1. [dɪ'stres]verbo transitivo fare penare; (stronger) angosciare2.* * *[di'stres] 1. noun1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) angoscia2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) dolore2. verb(to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) addolorare- distressingly* * *distress /dɪˈstrɛs/n. [u]1 sofferenza ( mentale), angoscia: The incident caused her great distress, l'incidente le ha causato molta sofferenza; She was found wandering alone and in distress, l'hanno trovata che vagava sola e in preda all'angoscia; mental [emotional, psychological] distress, sofferenza mentale [emotiva, psicologica]2 (med.) sofferenza; «distress»: foetal distress, sofferenza fetale; respiratory distress, distress respiratorio3 ristrettezze, bisogno: financial [economic] distress, ristrettezze finanziarie [economiche]; help for families in distress, aiuti per famiglie nel bisogno; There was great distress among the farmers, c'era molta povertà tra i contadini5 (leg.) sequestro; bene sequestrato, beni sequestrati● (naut., radio) distress call, S.O.S.; segnale di richiesta di soccorso □ distress rocket, (o flare) razzo di segnalazione ( per segnalare pericolo) □ distress sale, (leg.) vendita giudiziaria; (market.) vendita al ribasso (o sottocosto); vendita forzata; vendita di liquidazione □ (naut.) distress signal, segnale ( bandiera, ecc.) di soccorso (o di pericolo) □ (leg.) distress warrant, mandato di pignoramento; ordine di sequestroFALSI AMICI: distress non significa destrezza. (to) distress /dɪˈstrɛs/v. t.1 angosciare, sconvolgere: His words distressed her greatly, le sue parole l'hanno veramente sconvolta2 invecchiare ( abiti, mobili, ecc.): The furniture is artificially distressed, i mobili sono invecchiati artificialmente.* * *I 1. [dɪ'stres]1) (anguish) angoscia f., pena f.to be in distress — essere in pena; (stronger) essere angosciato
to cause sb. distress — angosciare o fare penare qcn.
to my distress, they... — con mio grande dolore, loro
2) (physical trouble) dolore m.3) (poverty) miseria f.4) mar.2. II 1. [dɪ'stres]verbo transitivo fare penare; (stronger) angosciare2. -
2 distress dis·tress
[dɪs'trɛs]1. n1) (mental anguish) angoscia, pena, (pain) dolore mto be in great distress — essere sconvolto (-a) or affranto (-a) dal dolore
2) (poverty) bisogno3) (danger) pericoloin distress — (Brit: ship) in difficoltà, in pericolo
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3 relief
I 1. [rɪ'liːf]1) (from pain, distress) sollievo m.2) (help) aiuto m., soccorso m.to come to the relief of sb. — venire in aiuto o in soccorso di qcn.
tax relief agevolazione o sgravio fiscale; to be on relief — AE percepire un sussidio statale
3) (diversion) divertimento m., distrazione f.4) mil. (of garrison, troops) liberazione f., soccorso m.5) (replacement on duty) cambio m.6) dir. (of grievance) riparazione f.2.modificatore [ operation] di soccorso; [programme, project] di aiuti; [bus, train] supplementareII [rɪ'liːf]nome art. arch. geogr. rilievo m.to throw sth. into relief — mettere qcs. in rilievo
* * *[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) sollievo2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) aiuto, soccorso3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) sostituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) liberazione5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) rilievo•- relieve- relieved* * *I 1. [rɪ'liːf]1) (from pain, distress) sollievo m.2) (help) aiuto m., soccorso m.to come to the relief of sb. — venire in aiuto o in soccorso di qcn.
tax relief agevolazione o sgravio fiscale; to be on relief — AE percepire un sussidio statale
3) (diversion) divertimento m., distrazione f.4) mil. (of garrison, troops) liberazione f., soccorso m.5) (replacement on duty) cambio m.6) dir. (of grievance) riparazione f.2.modificatore [ operation] di soccorso; [programme, project] di aiuti; [bus, train] supplementareII [rɪ'liːf]nome art. arch. geogr. rilievo m.to throw sth. into relief — mettere qcs. in rilievo
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4 shock
I 1. [ʃɒk]1) (psychological) shock m.to get o have a shock avere uno shock; to give sb. a shock provocare uno shock a o scioccare qcn.; her death came as a shock to us la sua morte ci ha scioccato; to recover from o get over the shock riprendersi da o superare uno shock; he's in for a nasty shock colloq. gli prenderà un colpo; to express one's shock (indignation) esprimere la propria indignazione; (amazement) esprimere il proprio stupore; shock! horror! — giorn. scherz. scandalo! orrore!
2) med. shock m.in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock
3) el. scossa f.to give sb. a shock — dare la scossa a qcn
4) (impact) (of collision) colpo m.; (of earthquake) scossa f.; (of explosion) urto m.6) colloq. shock absorber2.modificatore colloq. [ effect] shock; [decision, result] scioccanteII [ʃɒk]* * *I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.)2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.)3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.)4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.)2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.)- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.)* * *I 1. [ʃɒk]1) (psychological) shock m.to get o have a shock avere uno shock; to give sb. a shock provocare uno shock a o scioccare qcn.; her death came as a shock to us la sua morte ci ha scioccato; to recover from o get over the shock riprendersi da o superare uno shock; he's in for a nasty shock colloq. gli prenderà un colpo; to express one's shock (indignation) esprimere la propria indignazione; (amazement) esprimere il proprio stupore; shock! horror! — giorn. scherz. scandalo! orrore!
2) med. shock m.in (a state of) shock — in stato di o sotto shock
3) el. scossa f.to give sb. a shock — dare la scossa a qcn
4) (impact) (of collision) colpo m.; (of earthquake) scossa f.; (of explosion) urto m.6) colloq. shock absorber2.modificatore colloq. [ effect] shock; [decision, result] scioccanteII [ʃɒk] -
5 extremity
[ɪk'stremətɪ]1) (furthest point) estremità f. (anche fig.)2) (of body) estremità f.3) (extremeness) grado m. estremo4) (dire situation) situazione f. estrema, caso m. disperatoto do sth. in extremity — fare qcs. in extremis
* * *[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) estremità2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) punto estremo3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) caso estremo, situazione grave4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) estremità* * *extremity /ɪkˈstrɛmətɪ/n.2 eccesso; colmo; stremo: an extremity of grief [of joy], un eccesso di dolore [di gioia]; to be driven to extremity, essere spinto allo stremo3 caso estremo; frangente (o situazione) grave; estremo pericolo: What can we do in this extremity?, che cosa possiamo fare in questo grave frangente?4 misura estrema (o drastica); provvedimento eccezionale; passo estremo: to go (o to proceed, to resort) to extremities, adottare misure drastiche5 [u] (polit.) estremismo: the extremity of his political opinions, l'estremismo delle sue idee politiche.* * *[ɪk'stremətɪ]1) (furthest point) estremità f. (anche fig.)2) (of body) estremità f.3) (extremeness) grado m. estremo4) (dire situation) situazione f. estrema, caso m. disperatoto do sth. in extremity — fare qcs. in extremis
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