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1 ♦ nonsense
♦ nonsense /ˈnɒnsəns/A n. [u]1 nonsenso; controsenso; assurdità; insensatezza; frottole, sciocchezze, stupidaggini: That's all nonsense, sono tutte sciocchezze!; absolute nonsense, una vera sciocchezza; utter nonsense, sciocchezze bell'e buone; to talk nonsense, dire sciocchezzeB inter.– Nonsense!, sciocchezze!; cavolate!, fesserie! (fam.)● (stat.) nonsense correlation, correlazione spuria □ (biol.) nonsense mutation, mutazione nonsenso □ (letter. ingl.) nonsense poems [nonsense verse], nonsense; poesie [versi] nonsense NOTE DI CULTURA: nonsense: una poesia nonsense è un testo umoristico che vuole divertire con una descrizione di situazioni assurde o surreali oppure con l'uso di un linguaggio inventato o paradossale. Diversi autori a partire dalla seconda metà dell'Ottocento hanno pubblicato versi nonsense, tra cui Lewis Carroll e Edward Lear, considerati i fondatori del genere (► jabberwocky; runcible spoon). -
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I ['ʌtə(r)]aggettivo [failure, despair] totale; [ disaster] completo; [sincerity, amazement] assoluto; [ scoundrel] bell'e buono; [stranger, fool] perfettoII ['ʌtə(r)]1) pronunciare, proferire [ word]; pronunciare, lanciare [ curse]; lanciare [ cry]; emettere [ sound]* * *I adjective(complete or total: There was utter silence; utter darkness.)- utterlyII verb(to produce (sounds, eg cries, words etc) with the mouth: She uttered a sigh of relief; She didn't utter a single word of encouragement.)* * *utter /ˈʌtə(r)/a.assoluto; totale: Her room was in an utter mess, la sua camera era nel disordine più totale; That's utter nonsense, sono sciocchezze bell'e buone; (mil. e sport) utter defeat, disfatta assoluta● ( sport) utter collapse, crollo verticale ( di una squadra, ecc.) □ utter darkness, buio pesto □ an utter denial, un diniego assoluto □ an utter stranger, un perfetto sconosciuto □ to my utter amazement, con mio enorme stupore.(to) utter /ˈʌtə(r)/v. t.1 (lett. o form.) emettere; produrre: He uttered a sigh of relief, ha emesso un sospiro di sollievo; to utter a cry of pain, lanciare un grido di dolore2 (lett. o form.) dire; proferire: He refused to utter a single word, ha rifiutato di proferir parola; to utter the truth, dire la verità4 (ling., pubbl.) enunciare* * *I ['ʌtə(r)]aggettivo [failure, despair] totale; [ disaster] completo; [sincerity, amazement] assoluto; [ scoundrel] bell'e buono; [stranger, fool] perfettoII ['ʌtə(r)] -
3 utter ut·ter
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4 sheer
I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.)* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.)2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.)3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.)2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.)II [ʃiə]* * *I [ʃɪə(r)]the sheer impossibility of... — l'assoluta impossibilità di...
by sheer chance; by a sheer accident — per puro caso or pura combinazione
2) (transparent) trasparente3) (precipitous) a picco2. adva picco, a perpendicoloII [ʃɪə(r)] vi* * *sheer (1) /ʃɪə(r)/A a.1 allo stato puro; puro e semplice; vero e proprio; bell'e buono; mero (lett.): sheer selfishness, egoismo puro e semplice; It's sheer folly, è una vera follia; sheer nonsense, una sciocchezza bell'e buona; I made it by sheer luck, ce l'ho fatta proprio per un pelo (o solo per fortuna); sheer impossibility, assoluta impossibilità2 perpendicolare; a picco: a sheer cliff, una scogliera a picco; una falesia; a sheer drop, uno strapiombo; a sheer rock face, una parete a strapiombo3 ( di tessuto o capo di vestiario) sottile; diafano; trasparente: sheer stockings, calze da donna sottilissimeB avv.1 completamente; affatto2 propriosheer (2) /ʃɪə(r)/n.6 (pl.) ► sheerlegs.sheer (3) /ʃɪə(r)/n. [u](to) sheer /ʃɪə(r)/A v. i.1 (naut.) cambiare rotta; invertire la rotta; virare2 (naut.) straorzare; abbattersi: The ship suddenly sheered towards the sandbank, all'improvviso la nave si abbatté al traverso della seccaB v. t.3 ( per estens.) guidare, portare ( un veicolo): I sheered my car around the larger potholes, ho guidato (la macchina) in modo da scansare le buche più grandi● to sheer away (o to sheer off), (naut.) allontanarsi, scostarsi, largare; (fig.) girare alla larga, svicolare ( anche fig.): The boat sheered off to avoid a collision, il battello si è scostato per evitare una collisione; He sheered off so as not to meet me, girò alla larga per non incontrarmi □ to sheer off from sb. [a subject], evitare, scansare q. [un argomento].* * *I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.)
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nonsense — non|sense S3 [ˈnɔnsəns US ˈna:nsens] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stupid/untrue)¦ 2¦(annoying behaviour)¦ 3¦(without meaning)¦ 4 make (a) nonsense of something 5 nonsense poems/verse/rhymes ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STUPID/UNTRUE)¦ ideas, opinions, statements etc that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nonsense — n. 1) to speak, talk nonsense 2) to put up with, tolerate nonsense 3) (colloq.) (AE) to cut the nonsense 4) arrant (lit.), complete, outright, perfect, pure, sheer, total, utter nonsense 5) nonsense to + int. (it was sheer nonsense to trust them) … Combinatory dictionary
nonsense — noun (U) 1 STUPID/UNTRUE (U) ideas, opinions, statements etc that are untrue or stupid: all this nonsense about health foods | “She says she s 39.” “Nonsense!” | a load of nonsense (=a lot of nonsense): If you ask me, these modern teaching… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
utter — 01. He was an [utter] failure as a used car salesman because he was not aggressive enough. 02. If you ask me, it s [utterly] ridiculous to pay £20 for a T shirt. 03. Looking down at the speeding ticket in his hand, he [uttered] a few quiet curses … Grammatical examples in English
utter — ut|ter1 [ˈʌtə US ər] adj [only before noun] [: Old English; Origin: utera further out, outer , from ut out ] used to emphasize how great or complete something is ▪ That s utter nonsense ! ▪ This company treats its employees with utter contempt .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
utter — [[t]ʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] utters, uttering, uttered 1) VERB If someone utters sounds or words, they say them. [LITERARY] [V n] He uttered a snorting laugh... [V n] They departed without uttering a word. 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use utter … English dictionary
nonsense — nonsensical /non sen si keuhl/, adj. nonsensically, adv. nonsensicalness, nonsensicality, n. /non sens, seuhns/, n. 1. words or language having little or no sense or meaning. 2. conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd: to… … Universalium
utter — 1. adjective /ˈʌtə,ˈʌtɚ/ a) Outer; furthest out, most remote. Wo be to you scrybes and pharises ypocrites, for ye make clene the utter side off the cuppe, and off the platter: but within they are full of brybery and excesse. b) Absolute,… … Wiktionary
utter — I adjective that s utter nonsense Syn: complete, total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, out and out, outright, sheer, arrant, positive, prize, pure, unmitigated II verb Syn: say … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
nonsense — nonsense, twaddle, drivel, bunk, balderdash, poppycock, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull are comparable when they mean something said or proposed which is senseless or absurd. Nonsense is the most general of these terms; it may be referred to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nonsense — non|sense [ nan,sens, nansens ] noun uncount ** 1. ) ideas, behavior, or statements that are not true or sensible: So you believe the nonsense about ghosts? it is nonsense to do something: It is nonsense to say that they re not paid enough. it is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English