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1 Native American
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2 ♦ native
♦ native /ˈneɪtɪv/A a.1 nativo; natio; natale: one's native country, il paese natio; la patria; one's native place, il luogo natio; il paese natio; la città natale; native language, lingua madre; madrelingua; idioma nativo; native speaker, (persona) madrelingua2 innato; naturale; schietto; spontaneo: native ability, abilità naturale, innata; native kindness, gentilezza schietta, spontanea3 indigeno; del luogo; locale; native plants, piante indigene; native industry, industria locale; native villages, villagi indigeniB n.1 nativo; persona nata in un luogo; persona del luogo: a native of southern Italy, un nativo dell'Italia Meridionale; I am a native here, io sono di qui; He speaks Russian like a native, parla il russo come un russo2 indigeno, indigena; aborigeno3 animale indigeno; pianta indigena: The ostrich is a native of Africa, lo struzzo è nativo dell'Africa● ( USA) Native American, indiano d'America; ( anche) indio caraibico □ (Austral.) Native Australian, aborigeno □ (zool., Austral.) native bear, koala □ a native Bostonian, un nativo di Boston □ (comput.) native file format, formato di file nativo □ (zool.) native cat ( Dasyurus), dasiuro □ (spreg. o scherz., di straniero) to go native, fare proprio lo stile di vita degli abitanti del luogo; diventare un indigenonatively avv. nativeness n. [u]. -
3 native
['neɪtɪv] 1.1) (original) [ land] nativo, natio; [ tongue] materno2) bot. zool. indigenoto go native — scherz. assumere i costumi del luogo
3) (natural) [cunning, wit] innato2.to be a native of — [person, plant] essere originario di
* * *['neitiv] 1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) natale, natio2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) locale, nativo3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) nativo4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) innato2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) nativo2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) indigeno•- native language/tongue
- native speaker
- native to
- the Nativity* * *['neɪtɪv] 1.1) (original) [ land] nativo, natio; [ tongue] materno2) bot. zool. indigenoto go native — scherz. assumere i costumi del luogo
3) (natural) [cunning, wit] innato2.to be a native of — [person, plant] essere originario di
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4 brave ***
[breɪv]1. adjbe brave — coraggio!, sii forte!
2. n(Native American) guerriero m pellerossa inv3. vt(weather, danger) sfidare -
5 politically correct
aggettivo politically correct, politicamente corretto* * *adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.) politicamente corretto* * *adjCultural note: POLITICALLY CORRECT Si dicono politically correct (o PC) persone, termini e attività che sostituiscono espressioni considerate sessiste, razziste ecc. con altre più accettabili e non offensive. L'appellativo politically correct viene usato quasi come un insulto da coloro che invece ridicolizzano questo tipo di atteggiamento. Alcuni esempi di termini politically correct sono: "Native American" invece di "Red Indian" e "visually impaired" invece di "blind".* * *aggettivo politically correct, politicamente corretto -
6 Indian
['ɪndɪən] 1.1) (of India) dell'India, indiano2) (American) [tribe, village] indiano; [ culture] amerindio, degli indiani d'America2.1) (from India) indiano m. (-a)2) (American) indiano m. (-a), amerindio m. (-a)* * *['indiən] 1. noun1) (a native inhabitant of North America (see also Red Indian at red), Central or South America.) indiano d'America2) (a person born in India or having Indian citizenship.) indiano2. adjective(of India or of Indians.) indiano* * *Indian /ˈɪndɪən/A a.B n.3 [u] lingua indiana americana4 [uc] (fam. ingl.) cibo, pranzo indiano; ristorante indiano: DIALOGO → - After the cinema- There's a nice Indian just round the corner, c'è un buon ristorante indiano proprio dietro l'angolo● Indian club, clava ( per ginnastica) □ (zool.) Indian cobra ( Naja naja), cobra dagli occhiali □ Indian corn, granoturco □ (bot.) Indian fig ( Opuntia ficus-indica), fico d'India □ Indian file, fila indiana □ Indian fire, bengala □ (pop. USA) Indian giver, chi rivuole indietro subito una cosa prestata □ (bot.) Indian hemp ( Cannabis indica), canapa indiana; (o Indian hay, slang USA) marijuana □ Indian ink, inchiostro di china □ ( USA) Indian meal, farina di granoturco □ (bot.) Indian millet ( Sorghum vulgare), saggina; sorgo; durra □ (geogr.) the Indian Ocean, l'Oceano Indiano: He sailed across the Indian Ocean, ha attraversato l'Oceano Indiano □ (chim.) Indian red, rosso d'India ( ossido ferrico) □ Indian rope-trick, trucco indiano della corda (su cui arrampicarsi, senza che sia assicurata in cima) □ ( slang USA) Indian sign, malocchio □ Indian summer, estate indiana (equivalente all'estate di S. Martino)Indianismn. [u]Indianistn.Indiannessn. [u]( USA) l'essere indiano; appartenenza a un'etnia indiana.* * *['ɪndɪən] 1.1) (of India) dell'India, indiano2) (American) [tribe, village] indiano; [ culture] amerindio, degli indiani d'America2.1) (from India) indiano m. (-a)2) (American) indiano m. (-a), amerindio m. (-a)
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