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1 scrawl
I [skrɔːl]nome scarabocchio m., sgorbio m.II [skrɔːl]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo scarabocchiare* * *[skro:l] 1. verb(to write untidily or hastily: I scrawled a hasty note to her.) scarabocchiare; (scrivere in fretta)2. noun(untidy or bad handwriting: I hope you can read this scrawl.) scarabocchio* * *[skrɔːl]1. n(handwriting) scrittura illeggibile, (brief note) messaggio scarabocchiato2. vt3. vi* * *scrawl /skrɔ:l/n.1 scarabocchio; sgorbioscrawlya.1 scarabocchiato; pieno di scarabocchi(to) scrawl /skrɔ:l/v. t. e i.scarabocchiare; fare scarabocchi; scrivere in fretta (o in modo illeggibile)scrawlern.chi scarabocchia; (fig.) scribacchino, imbrattacarte.* * *I [skrɔːl]nome scarabocchio m., sgorbio m.II [skrɔːl]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo scarabocchiare -
2 atrocious
[ə'trəʊʃəs]1) (horrifying) [crime, treatment] atroce, orribile* * *[ə'trəuʃəs]1) (very bad: Your handwriting is atrocious.) orribile2) (extremely cruel: an atrocious crime.) atroce•- atrocity* * *atrocious /əˈtrəʊʃəs/a.1 atroce; feroceatrociouslyavv.atrociousnessn. [u]atrocità.* * *[ə'trəʊʃəs]1) (horrifying) [crime, treatment] atroce, orribile -
3 example
[ɪg'zɑːmpl] [AE -'zæmpl]nome esempio m.to set a good, bad example — dare il buon, cattivo esempio
to make an example of sb. — infliggere a qcn. una punizione esemplare
* * *1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) esempio, campione2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) esempio3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) esempio4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) esempio; avvertimento•- make an example of
- set someone an example
- set an example* * *[ɪg'zɑːmpl] [AE -'zæmpl]nome esempio m.to set a good, bad example — dare il buon, cattivo esempio
to make an example of sb. — infliggere a qcn. una punizione esemplare
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4 shocking shock·ing adj
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