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1 troublesome
['trʌblsəm]aggettivo [ person] fastidioso, importuno, seccante; [ problem] fastidioso; [cough, pain] fastidioso, noioso* * *adjective (causing worry or difficulty: troublesome children/tasks.) fastidioso* * *troublesome /ˈtrʌblsəm/a.2 turbolento; agitato; difficile3 (lett.) gravoso; faticoso; pesantetroublesomely avv. troublesomeness n. [u].* * *['trʌblsəm] -
2 troublesome trou·ble·some adj
['trʌblsəm](person) molesto (-a), importuno (-a), (headache) fastidioso (-a), (dispute, problem) difficile, seccante -
3 handful
['hændfʊl]1) (fistful) manciata f., pugno m.2) (small number) (of people) pugno m., manipolo m.; (of buildings, objects, works) gruppetto m.3) colloq. (troublesome person, animal)to be a handful — [ child] essere una peste; [ horse] essere indomabile; [ dog] essere molesto
* * *1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) manciata, pugno2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) manipolo, gruppetto3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) birichino* * *handful /ˈhændfʊl/n.1 manciata ( anche fig.): a handful of beans, una manciata di fagioli; (polit.) a handful of votes, una manciata di voti3 (fam.) persona indisciplinata, irrequieta; birichino; diavoletto: DIALOGO → - Talking about children- He's a right handful, è una vera peste.* * *['hændfʊl]1) (fistful) manciata f., pugno m.2) (small number) (of people) pugno m., manipolo m.; (of buildings, objects, works) gruppetto m.3) colloq. (troublesome person, animal)to be a handful — [ child] essere una peste; [ horse] essere indomabile; [ dog] essere molesto
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4 nagging
['nægɪŋ]aggettivo (niggling) [ pain] lancinante; [doubt, suspicion] assillante, tormentoso; [ problem] ossessionante* * *adjective (continuously troublesome: a nagging worry/pain.) fastidioso* * *nagging (1) /ˈnægɪŋ/n. [u]fastidio; brontolamenti; continui rimproveri.nagging (2) /ˈnægɪŋ/, naggy /ˈnægɪ/a.che brontola sempre; bisbetico; petulante; fastidioso; irritante; seccante: a nagging wife, una moglie bisbetica; a nagging sensation, una sensazione fastidiosa.* * *['nægɪŋ]aggettivo (niggling) [ pain] lancinante; [doubt, suspicion] assillante, tormentoso; [ problem] ossessionante -
5 pest
[pest]he's such a little pest! — [ child] è proprio una (piccola) peste!
* * *[pest]1) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) parassita, (animale nocivo)2) (a troublesome person or thing: He is always annoying me - he is an absolute pest!) peste•* * *pest /pɛst/n.1 insetto o piccolo animale nocivo o infestante; parassita: garden pests, parassiti delle piante da giardino; parassiti da giardino; Rabbits can be a serious pest, i conigli possono essere molto nocivi; pest control, disinfestazione; lotta antiparassitaria2 (fig.) seccatore, seccatrice; scocciatore, scocciatrice; individuo pestiferoFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale pest non significa peste nel significato medico.* * *[pest]he's such a little pest! — [ child] è proprio una (piccola) peste!
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6 terror
['terə(r)] 1.1) (fear) terrore m.to have a terror of — avere il terrore di, essere terrorizzato da
to strike terror into (the heart of) sb. — incutere terrore a qcn
2.a little, holy terror — colloq. una piccola peste
* * *['terə]1) (very great fear: She screamed with/in terror; She has a terror of spiders.) terrore2) (something which makes one very afraid: The terrors of war.) terrore3) (a troublesome person, especially a child: That child is a real terror!) peste•- terrorist
- terrorize
- terrorise
- terrorization
- terrorisation
- terror-stricken* * *terror /ˈtɛrə(r)/A n.1 [u] terrore; sgomento; spavento: to live in constant terror of being found out, vivere nel continuo terrore d'essere scoperto; to strike terror into sb., incutere terrore a q.2 (fam.) (= holy terror), cerbero, spauracchio; ( anche) piccolo demonio, bambino terribile; peste (fig.)B a. attr.terroristico; terrorista; di terroristi: a terror attack, un attacco terrorista● terror campaign, campagna terroristica □ terror-stricken (o terror-struck), atterrito; terrorizzato; spaventatissimo □ to be in terror of one's life, temere molto per la propria vita.* * *['terə(r)] 1.1) (fear) terrore m.to have a terror of — avere il terrore di, essere terrorizzato da
to strike terror into (the heart of) sb. — incutere terrore a qcn
2.a little, holy terror — colloq. una piccola peste
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7 tiresome
['taɪəsəm]aggettivo [person, habit] fastidioso, irritante; [problem, duty] fastidioso, noioso* * *adjective (troublesome; annoying.) noioso, fastidioso* * *tiresome /ˈtaɪəsəm/a.1 noioso; fastidioso; seccante2 faticoso; affaticante; che stanca● How tiresome!, che fastidio!; che seccatura!tiresomely avv. tiresomeness n. [u].* * *['taɪəsəm]aggettivo [person, habit] fastidioso, irritante; [problem, duty] fastidioso, noioso -
8 troublesomely
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9 troublesomeness
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10 vermin
['vɜːmɪn]1) U (rats etc.) animali m.pl. nocivi2) (lice, insects) (insetti) parassiti m.pl.* * *['və:min](undesirable or troublesome pests such as fleas, rats, or mice: Farmers are always having trouble with various types of vermin; It is vermin such as these men that are trying to destroy society.) parassita* * *vermin /ˈvɜ:mɪn/n. (col verbo al pl.)1 animali nocivi; insetti parassiti2 (fig.) criminali; delinquenti; parassiti● vermin control, disinfestazione.* * *['vɜːmɪn]1) U (rats etc.) animali m.pl. nocivi2) (lice, insects) (insetti) parassiti m.pl. -
11 play up
play up colloq. [computer, person] fare le bizze; [ child] fare i capricci; [ rheumatism] farsi sentire; play up [sth.] gonfiare [dangers, advantages]* * *(to be troublesome or disobedient: The children are playing up today.) (fare i capricci)* * *1. vi + adv2)(
fam: flatter) to play up to sb — arruffianarsi qn2. vt + adv1)(
fam: cause trouble to) to play sb up — (subj: child) combinarne di tutti i colori a qn, (leg) fare male a qn2) (exaggerate) esagerare, gonfiare* * *play up colloq. [computer, person] fare le bizze; [ child] fare i capricci; [ rheumatism] farsi sentire; play up [sth.] gonfiare [dangers, advantages] -
12 cursed with
(having the misfortune to have: She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.) afflitto -
13 nuisance
['njuːsns] [AE 'nuː-]1) (annoying person) (child) peste f.; (adult) scocciatore m. (-trice), tormento m.to be a nuisance to sb. — [ person] infastidire qcn., dare fastidio a qcn.; [action, noise] dare fastidio a qcn.
2) (inconvenience) disturbo m., seccatura f.the nuisance is that... — la noia è che...
* * *['nju:sns](a person or thing that is annoying or troublesome: That child is a terrible nuisance.) seccatura* * *['njuːsns] [AE 'nuː-]1) (annoying person) (child) peste f.; (adult) scocciatore m. (-trice), tormento m.to be a nuisance to sb. — [ person] infastidire qcn., dare fastidio a qcn.; [action, noise] dare fastidio a qcn.
2) (inconvenience) disturbo m., seccatura f.the nuisance is that... — la noia è che...
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14 trouble
I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tumulto3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) turbare2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) disturbare3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) disturbarsi•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
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