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1 ferocious
[fə'rəʊʃəs]* * *[fə'rouʃəs](fierce or savage: a ferocious animal.) feroce- ferocity* * *ferocious /fəˈrəʊʃəs/a.2 feroce; crudele; spietato; violento; sfrenato: a ferocious headache, un feroce mal di testa: The heat was ferocious, faceva un caldo feroce; ferocious criticism, critiche feroci; ferocious ambition, ambizione sfrenataferociously avv. ferociousness n. [u].* * *[fə'rəʊʃəs] -
2 ♦ desert
♦ desert /ˈdɛzət/A n.deserto ( anche fig.): the Sahara Desert, il deserto del Sahara; This place is a desert in the winter, questo posto è un deserto d'inverno; a cultural desert, un deserto culturaleB a.● desert boots, scarponcini di pelle scamosciata con suola di para; (mil.) stivaletti da deserto □ (zool.) desert rat ( Jaculus jaculus) topo delle piramidi; jerboa; (fig.) soldato della 7a Divisione Corazzata Britannica ( nella guerra del Nord Africa del 1941-42).(to) desert /dɪˈzɜ:t/A v. t.abbandonare; lasciare: He has deserted his family, ha abbandonato la famiglia; to desert one's party, lasciare il proprio partito; His courage deserted him, gli è venuto meno il coraggio; Consumers are deserting newspapers for new media, i consumatori stanno abbandonando i giornali a vantaggio di nuovi mediaB v. i.● (mil.) to desert the colours, disertare □ (econ.) to desert the land, abbandonare la terra □ (mil.) to desert one's post, abbandonare il posto. -
3 favourable
favorable ['feɪvərəbl] aggettivo [conditions, position] favorevole (to a), vantaggioso (to per); [impression, reception, weather] favorevole (to a); [result, sign] buonoto be favourable to — (in agreement) essere favorevole o d'accordo a
* * *1) (showing approval: Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?) favorevole2) (helpful or advantageous: a favourable wind.) favorevole* * *favourable, ( USA) favorable /ˈfeɪvərəbl/a.1 favorevole; positivo: favourable criticism, critiche positive; a favourable impression, un'impressione favorevole (o positiva); a favourable prognosis, una prognosi favorevole5 (econ., fin.) favorevole; (in) attivo: a favourable balance of trade, un saldo commerciale attivo; favourable trend, tendenza favorevole; congiuntura positivafavourably avv. favourableness n. [u].* * *favorable ['feɪvərəbl] aggettivo [conditions, position] favorevole (to a), vantaggioso (to per); [impression, reception, weather] favorevole (to a); [result, sign] buonoto be favourable to — (in agreement) essere favorevole o d'accordo a
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4 kindly
I ['kaɪndlɪ]aggettivo [person, smile] gentile, cordiale; [ nature] benevolo; [ interest] premuroso; [ face] simpaticoII ['kaɪndlɪ]1) (in a kind way) gentilmente, cordialmenteto speak kindly of sb. — parlare bene di qcn
2) (obligingly) gentilmente3) (favourably)to look kindly on — approvare [ activity]
to think kindly of — avere una buona opinione di [ person]
to take kindly to — accettare volentieri, apprezzare [ idea]
* * *1) (in a kind manner: She kindly lent me a handkerchief.) gentilmente2) (please: Would you kindly stop talking!) per favore* * *kindly (1) /ˈkaɪndlɪ/avv.1 gentilmente: Mrs Jones has kindly agreed to be present, Mrs Jones ha gentilmente accettato di essere presente2 benevolmente; gentilmente; con bontà; con simpatia: to treat sb. kindly, trattare q. con gentilezza; kindly disposed, benevolmente disposto; to look kindly on, guardare benevolmente (o con simpatia) a; vedere di buon occhio; to feel kindly towards, essere ben disposto verso3 per favore; per cortesia; cortesemente: Will you kindly shut the door?, vuoi chiudere la porta, per favore?● to take st. kindly, accettare qc. di buon grado; prendere bene qc. □ to take kindly to, gradire; vedere di buon occhio □ to thank sb. kindly, ringraziare q. sentitamente □ to think kindly of, avere una buona opinione di.kindly (2) /ˈkaɪndlɪ/a.1 gentile; benevolo; buono: He had a broad, kindly face, aveva una faccia larga e buona* * *I ['kaɪndlɪ]aggettivo [person, smile] gentile, cordiale; [ nature] benevolo; [ interest] premuroso; [ face] simpaticoII ['kaɪndlɪ]1) (in a kind way) gentilmente, cordialmenteto speak kindly of sb. — parlare bene di qcn
2) (obligingly) gentilmente3) (favourably)to look kindly on — approvare [ activity]
to think kindly of — avere una buona opinione di [ person]
to take kindly to — accettare volentieri, apprezzare [ idea]
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5 monsoon
[mɒn'suːn]nome monsone m.* * *[mon'su:n]1) (a wind that blows in Southern Asia, from the south-west in summer, from the northeast in winter.) monsone2) (the rainy season caused by the southwest monsoon.) monsone* * *monsoon /mɒnˈsu:n/n.1 monsone2 (fig.) diluvio; pioggia torrenziale● monsoon climate, clima monsonico □ monsoon forest, foresta monsonica □ monsoon low, bassa monsonicamonsoonala.monsonico.* * *[mɒn'suːn]nome monsone m. -
6 moderate *** mod·er·ate adj vb
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