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1 worldly
['wɜːldlɪ]1) (not spiritual) terreno, materiale (anche relig.)2) spreg. (materialistic) materialista, mondano* * *adjective (of or belonging to this world; not spiritual: worldly pleasures.) terreno* * *worldly /ˈwɜ:ldlɪ/a.● worldly-minded, attaccato alle cose terrene □ worldly-mindedness, attaccamento alle cose terrene □ worldly people, gente dedita ai piaceri della vita □ worldly wisdom, esperienza delle cose del mondo; accortezza □ worldly-wise, che conosce le cose del mondo; accorto; esperto; navigato □ (fam.) all one's worldly goods, tutta la propria roba; i propri beniworldlinessn. [u]1 mondanità; carattere mondano2 temporalità; condizione terrena.* * *['wɜːldlɪ]1) (not spiritual) terreno, materiale (anche relig.)2) spreg. (materialistic) materialista, mondano -
2 worldly world·ly adj
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3 worldly-wise adj
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4 worldly-wise
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5 other-worldly adj
[ˌʌðə'wɜːldlɪ](person) disinteressato (-a) alle cose materiali -
6 ♦ goods
♦ goods /gʊdz/n. pl.1 (econ.) beni: capital goods, beni capitali (o strumentali); consumer goods, beni di consumo; goods and services, beni e servizi; worldly goods, beni terreni; beni materiali2 (econ., comm.) prodotti: Imports of goods for private consumption have increased, le importazioni di prodotti destinati al consumo privato sono aumentate3 (market.) merci, merce; articoli; generi: to deliver the goods, consegnare la merce; household goods, (articoli) casalinghi; The damaged goods will be sent back to the seller, la merce deteriorata sarà restituita al venditore; goods lying in customs, merci in dogana (o da sdoganare); goods in bond, merce in deposito franco (o schiava di dazio); leather goods, articoli in cuoio; pelletteria; frozen goods, (generi) surgelati; perishable goods, merci deperibili; defective goods, merci difettose NOTA D'USO: - good o goods?-5 (trasp., spec. ingl.) merce, merci (cfr. USA freight): goods traffic, movimento merci; (ferr.) goods yard, scalo merci; goods rates, tariffe per il trasporto delle merci6 (fam.) – the goods, quello che si deve (o che si è promesso) di fare: to deliver the goods, mantenere la parola; essere di parola; stare ai patti9 ( slang USA) – the goods, (tutte) le prove: The police had the goods on the thief before he was brought to trial, la polizia aveva già le prove in mano prima che il ladro fosse processato● (rag.) goods account, conto merci □ (leg.) goods and chattels, beni mobili □ (fisc., in Canada e NZ) goods and services tax, imposta sul valore aggiunto (abbr. IVA) □ goods entrance, ingresso merci □ (comm. est.) goods for temporary admission, merce in transito □ goods for the house, articoli per la casa □ (ind.) goods in process, (prodotti) semilavorati □ goods in stock, merce in magazzino □ (trasp.) goods in transit, merce in transito □ goods lift, montacarichi □ goods on sale or return, merci in conto deposito; ( clausola) vendita con riserva di gradimento □ (leg.) goods privileged from execution, merci impignorabili □ (ferr.) goods train, treno merci □ (ferr.) goods wagon, carro merci □ (trasp., ferr.) by goods train, a piccola velocità. -
7 shun
[ʃʌn]1) (avoid) evitare [people, publicity]; sfuggire a [ responsibility]; scansare [ work]2) (reject) respingere [job, person, offer]* * *past tense, past participle - shunned; verb(to avoid or keep away from.) evitare, sfuggire* * *shun /ʃʌn/inter. (mil., abbr. di attention)(to) shun /ʃʌn/v. t.evitare; sfuggire; scansare; schivare; rifuggire da: to shun publicity, evitare la pubblicità; to shun worldly pleasures, rifuggire dai piaceri mondani.* * *[ʃʌn]1) (avoid) evitare [people, publicity]; sfuggire a [ responsibility]; scansare [ work]2) (reject) respingere [job, person, offer] -
8 worldliness
['wɜːdlɪnɪs]nome mondanità f.* * *noun (condizione terrena)* * *worldliness► worldly* * *['wɜːdlɪnɪs]nome mondanità f. -
9 goods **** npl
[ɡʊdz]leather goods — articoli di or in pelle
faulty goods — merce f difettosa
all my worldly goods frm — tutti i miei beni or i miei averi
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10 mundane mun·dane adj
[ˌmʌn'deɪn](worldly) di questo mondo, (pej: humdrum) banale, terra terra inv -
11 sophisticated
[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (smart) [ person] (cultured) sofisticato; (elegant) raffinato, distinto; [ clothes] elegante; [ restaurant] chic; [ magazine] alla moda2) (discriminating) [mind, taste, public] raffinato3) (advanced) [ civilization] evoluto4) (elaborate) [ equipment] sofisticato; [argument, joke] sottile; [ style] ricercato* * *[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) raffinato2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) ricercato3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sofisticato•* * *[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (smart) [ person] (cultured) sofisticato; (elegant) raffinato, distinto; [ clothes] elegante; [ restaurant] chic; [ magazine] alla moda2) (discriminating) [mind, taste, public] raffinato3) (advanced) [ civilization] evoluto4) (elaborate) [ equipment] sofisticato; [argument, joke] sottile; [ style] ricercato -
12 world
[wɜːld] 1.1) (planet) mondo m.this world and the next — il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo, l'aldiquà e l'aldilà
the next o other world l'altro mondo, l'aldilà; to lead the world in electronics essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica; to come into the world — venire al mondo, nascere
2) fig. mondo m.to go up, down in the world — fare strada, cadere in basso
2.the Western world — i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale
modificatore [climate, market, politics, scale] mondiale; [ events] nel mondo; [record, championship] mondiale, del mondo; [ cruise] attorno al mondo••(all) the world and his wife — scherz. (proprio) tutti
a world away from sth. — lontano un mondo da qcs.
for all the world like — tale e quale, identico
I'd give the world to... — darei qualsiasi cosa per...
out of this world — favoloso, straordinario
it did him the o a world of good gli ha fatto un gran bene; to set the world on fire avere un successo enorme, sfondare; to think the world of sb. ammirare tantissimo qcn.; to watch the world go by guardare il mondo affannarsi; what, where, who etc. in the world? che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo? worlds apart — agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti
* * *[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) mondo2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mondo3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) mondo4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) mondo5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) mondo6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) mondo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) mondo•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *[wɜːld] 1.1) (planet) mondo m.this world and the next — il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo, l'aldiquà e l'aldilà
the next o other world l'altro mondo, l'aldilà; to lead the world in electronics essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica; to come into the world — venire al mondo, nascere
2) fig. mondo m.to go up, down in the world — fare strada, cadere in basso
2.the Western world — i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale
modificatore [climate, market, politics, scale] mondiale; [ events] nel mondo; [record, championship] mondiale, del mondo; [ cruise] attorno al mondo••(all) the world and his wife — scherz. (proprio) tutti
a world away from sth. — lontano un mondo da qcs.
for all the world like — tale e quale, identico
I'd give the world to... — darei qualsiasi cosa per...
out of this world — favoloso, straordinario
it did him the o a world of good gli ha fatto un gran bene; to set the world on fire avere un successo enorme, sfondare; to think the world of sb. ammirare tantissimo qcn.; to watch the world go by guardare il mondo affannarsi; what, where, who etc. in the world? che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo? worlds apart — agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti
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