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1 unkempt
[ʌn'kempt]* * *unkempt /ʌnˈkɛmpt/a.in disordine; trasandato: He was unshaven and unkempt, aveva la barba non fatta ed era tutto in disordine; unkempt appearance, aspetto trasandato; unkempt beard, barba incolta.* * *[ʌn'kempt] -
2 unkempt un·kempt adj
[ʌn'kɛmpt](hair) scarmigliato (-a), spettinato (-a), (appearance) trasandato (-a) -
3 wild
[waɪld] 1.1) (in natural state) [ person] selvaggio; [plant, animal] selvaticowild beast — animale feroce, belva
2) (desolate) [ landscape] selvaggio3) (turbulent) [ wind] furioso, impetuoso; [ sea] tempestoso, burrascoso4) (unrestrained) [ party] sfrenato, scatenato; [ laughter] incontenibile; [ person] sfrenato, scapestrato; [ imagination] fervido; [ applause] fragorosoto go wild — [ audience] impazzire, andare in delirio
5) colloq. (furious) fuori di sé, furioso6) colloq. (enthusiastic)to be wild about — andare matto per, impazzire per [computers, films]
7) (outlandish) [ idea] bizzarro, stravagante; [claim, accusation, story] assurdo2. 3. 4.those children are allowed to run wild! — si permette a quei bambini di comportarsi come dei selvaggi!
* * *1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) selvaggio, selvatico2) ((of land) not cultivated.) incolto3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) selvaggio4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) tempestoso; folle5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) pazzo6) (rash: a wild hope.) folle7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) a caso8) (very angry.) furioso•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *[waɪld] 1.1) (in natural state) [ person] selvaggio; [plant, animal] selvaticowild beast — animale feroce, belva
2) (desolate) [ landscape] selvaggio3) (turbulent) [ wind] furioso, impetuoso; [ sea] tempestoso, burrascoso4) (unrestrained) [ party] sfrenato, scatenato; [ laughter] incontenibile; [ person] sfrenato, scapestrato; [ imagination] fervido; [ applause] fragorosoto go wild — [ audience] impazzire, andare in delirio
5) colloq. (furious) fuori di sé, furioso6) colloq. (enthusiastic)to be wild about — andare matto per, impazzire per [computers, films]
7) (outlandish) [ idea] bizzarro, stravagante; [claim, accusation, story] assurdo2. 3. 4. -
4 ♦ beard
♦ beard /bɪəd/n.1 barba ( d'uomo o d'animale): to grow a beard, farsi crescere la barba; to wear a beard, portare la barba; unkempt beard, barba incolta; He's got a thick beard, ha la barba folta NOTA D'USO: - farsi la barba-4 (astron.) chiomabeardeda.1 barbuto2 (bot.) aristatobeardlessa.1 senza barba; imberbe2 senza barba; sbarbato.(to) beard /bɪəd/v. t.affrontare; sfidare● (fig.) to beard the lion in his den, affrontare q. risolutamente.
См. также в других словарях:
Unkempt — Un*kempt (?; 215), a. [Pref. un not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.] 1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. [1913 Webster] My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unkempt — [unkempt′] adj. [ UN + kempt, pp. of dial. kemben, to comb < ME < OE cemban < camb, a COMB1] 1. tangled, disheveled, etc., as if from not having been combed 2. not tidy or neat; messy 3. not polished or refined; crude; rough unkemptness… … English World dictionary
unkempt — unkempt. Ген, кодирующий один из белков цинковые пальцы <zinc finger proteins> у дрозофил (см. также <Kruppel>), включает 5 пальцев [цис3гис], играет важную роль в эмбриогенезе (в наибольшем количестве отмечается в формирующейся… … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
unkempt — index disordered, inelegant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unkempt — 1570s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + kempt well combed, neat, from variant pp. of O.E. cemban to comb, from P.Gmc. *kambijan, from *kamb comb (see COMB (Cf. comb)). Form unkembed is recorded from late 14c. The verb kemb … Etymology dictionary
unkempt — slovenly, sloppy, *slipshod, disheveled Analogous words: frowzy, *slatternly, blowsy, dowdy: *negligent, neglectful, lax, slack, remiss … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unkempt — [adj] shabby, sloppy bedraggled, coarse, crude, dilapidated, dirty, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled, disordered, grubby*, grungy*, messed up, messy, mussed up*, neglected, rough, rumpled, scruffy, shaggy, slipshod, slovenly, tousled, unclean … New thesaurus
unkempt — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having an untidy or dishevelled appearance. ORIGIN from archaic kempt «combed» … English terms dictionary
unkempt — adjective Etymology: Middle English unkemd, unkempt, from un + kembed, kempt, past participle of kemben to comb, from Old English cemban; akin to Old High German chempen to comb, Old English camb comb more at comb Date: 14th century 1. not combed … New Collegiate Dictionary
unkempt — [[t]ʌ̱nke̱mpt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unkempt, you mean that they are untidy, and not looked after carefully or kept neat. His hair was unkempt and filthy. ...the unkempt grass. ...an unkempt old man. Syn: messy … English dictionary
unkempt — unkemptly, adv. unkemptness, n. /un kempt /, adj. 1. not combed: unkempt hair. 2. uncared for or neglected; disheveled; messy: unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. 3. unpolished; rough; crude. [1590 1600; var. of unkembed; see UN 1, KEMPT] * * * … Universalium