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1 indulgente
indulgentgiudice, sentenza lenient* * *indulgente agg. indulgent (to, towards s.o.), lenient (with s.o.): mostrarsi indulgente, to be understanding; una madre indulgente, an indulgent mother; un capo indulgente, an understanding boss; è sempre molto indulgente nei miei confronti, he is always very indulgent towards me; sii indulgente, be understanding; giudice indulgente, lenient judge.* * *[indul'dʒɛnte]* * *indulgente/indul'dʒεnte/[ persona] easygoing, forgiving, indulgent; [ istituzione] lenient; indulgente con se stesso self-indulgent. -
2 clemente
mercifultempo mild* * *clemente agg.1 ( di persona) clement, lenient; merciful; ( tollerante) indulgent: un giudice clemente, a lenient judge* * *[kle'mɛnte]nome proprio maschile Clement* * *clemente/kle'mεnte/1 [ giudice] clement; [ sentenza] merciful; [atteggiamento, persona] forgiving; [ punizione] lenient2 [tempo, inverno] clement, mild. -
3 corrivo
corrivo agg.2 ( indulgente) indulgent, lenient; easy (going).* * *[kor'rivo]1) (avventato) rash, hasty2) (condiscendente) lenient, (over)indulgent* * *corrivo/kor'rivo/1 (avventato) rash, hasty2 (condiscendente) lenient, (over)indulgent. -
4 mite
persona, inverno mildcondanna light* * *mite agg.1 gentle; meek; mild: mite come un agnello, as meek as a lamb; una persona mite, a gentle person2 (di clima) mild: un inverno mite, a mild winter3 (moderato) moderate: prezzo mite, moderate price; sentenza, pena mite, lenient (o light) sentence, punishment; (comm.) miti pretese, reasonable charges◆ s.m. e f. meek person.* * *['mite]1) (temperato) [clima, inverno] mild3) (moderato) [ punizione] lenient, mild4) (mansueto) [ animale] tame, meek••* * *mite/'mite/1 (temperato) [clima, inverno] mild3 (moderato) [ punizione] lenient, mild4 (mansueto) [ animale] tame, meekvenire a più -i consigli to see reason. -
5 benevolo
benevolent* * *benevolo agg. benevolent, well-disposed; indulgent; ( gentile) kind, benign: parole benevole, kind words.* * *[be'nɛvolo]aggettivo (affettuoso) [persona, sorriso, aria] benevolent, kind, benign; [ natura] kindly; (indulgente) lenient, indulgent* * *benevolo/be'nεvolo/(affettuoso) [persona, sorriso, aria] benevolent, kind, benign; [ natura] kindly; (indulgente) lenient, indulgent. -
6 permissivo
* * *[permis'sivo]* * *permissivo/permis'sivo/[ educazione] permissive; [ persona] lenient, permissive. -
7 Clemente
mercifultempo mild* * *clemente agg.1 ( di persona) clement, lenient; merciful; ( tollerante) indulgent: un giudice clemente, a lenient judge* * *[kle'mɛnte]nome proprio maschile Clement* * *Clemente/kle'mεnte/n.pr.m.Clement. -
8 indulgente agg
[indul'dʒɛnte](gen) indulgent, (giudice) lenient -
9 mite agg
['mite] -
10 indulgente
agg [indul'dʒɛnte](gen) indulgent, (giudice) lenient -
11 mite
agg ['mite]
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