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1 depressing
[dɪ'presɪŋ]aggettivo deprimente* * *adjective (tending to make one sad or gloomy: What a depressing piece of news!) deprimente* * *depressing /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/a.deprimente, desolante: depressing news, notizie deprimenti; a depressing book [speech], un libro [un discorso] deprimente; The report paints a depressing picture, il resoconto traccia un quadro desolantedepressinglyavv.tristemente, in modo desolante: a depressingly familiar story, una storia tristemente familiare; The town is depressingly dull, la città è noiosa in modo desolante.* * *[dɪ'presɪŋ]aggettivo deprimente -
2 depressing de·press·ing adj
[dɪ'prɛsɪŋ]deprimente, demoralizzante -
3 grim
[grɪm]1) (depressing) [ news] sinistro, spiacevole; [ town] tetro, sinistro; [sight, conditions] opprimente, spaventoso; [ reality] duro; [ future] cupo2) (unrelenting) [ struggle] feroce, accanito; [ resolve] spietatoto hold onto sb. like grim death — aggrapparsi a qcn. con le unghie e con i denti
3) (unsmiling) [ expression] arcigno, severoto be grim-faced — avere un volto torvo o truce
4) colloq. (poor) [accommodation, food] pessimoI'm feeling pretty grim — (ill) mi sento malissimo; (depressed) ho il morale a terra
* * *[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) macabro2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) truce3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) risoluto•- grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *grim /grɪm/a.2 (lett.) deciso; feroce; risoluto; spietato: grim courage, risoluto coraggio; a grim battle, una battaglia feroce5 (fam.) sgradevole; spiacevole6 (fam.) assai brutto; orribile; pessimo● grim news, notizie deprimenti □ (fig.) the Grim Reaper, la morte □ like grim death, fino alla morte (fig.); a oltranza: to hold on like grim death, stare attaccato con le unghie e con i denti.* * *[grɪm]1) (depressing) [ news] sinistro, spiacevole; [ town] tetro, sinistro; [sight, conditions] opprimente, spaventoso; [ reality] duro; [ future] cupo2) (unrelenting) [ struggle] feroce, accanito; [ resolve] spietatoto hold onto sb. like grim death — aggrapparsi a qcn. con le unghie e con i denti
3) (unsmiling) [ expression] arcigno, severoto be grim-faced — avere un volto torvo o truce
4) colloq. (poor) [accommodation, food] pessimoI'm feeling pretty grim — (ill) mi sento malissimo; (depressed) ho il morale a terra
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4 thoroughly
['θʌrəlɪ] [AE 'θʌrəʊlɪ]1) (meticulously) [clean, examine, read] a fondo; [ prepare] con cura; [check, search, test] minuziosamente2) (completely) [ clean] completamente; [convincing, dangerous, reliable] veramente; [depressing, unpleasant] profondamente; [ beaten] duramente; [ deserved] del tuttoto thoroughly enjoy sth., doing — amare veramente qcs., fare
3) (without reservation) [agree, understand] perfettamente; [ recommend] caldamente* * *1) (with great care, attending to every detail: She doesn't do her job very thoroughly.) minuziosamente2) (completely: He's thoroughly stupid/bored.) completamente* * *thoroughly /ˈɵʌrəlɪ/avv.completamente; esaurientemente; a fondo.* * *['θʌrəlɪ] [AE 'θʌrəʊlɪ]1) (meticulously) [clean, examine, read] a fondo; [ prepare] con cura; [check, search, test] minuziosamente2) (completely) [ clean] completamente; [convincing, dangerous, reliable] veramente; [depressing, unpleasant] profondamente; [ beaten] duramente; [ deserved] del tuttoto thoroughly enjoy sth., doing — amare veramente qcs., fare
3) (without reservation) [agree, understand] perfettamente; [ recommend] caldamente -
5 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
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7 gloomy
['gluːmɪ]1) (dark) oscuro, buio, tetro2) (sad) [expression, person, voice] malinconico, depresso, triste; [ weather] scuro; [news, outlook] deprimenteto be gloomy about sth. — essere pessimista a proposito di qcs
* * *1) (sad or depressed: Don't look so gloomy.) triste2) (depressing: gloomy news.) deprimente3) (dim; dark: gloomy rooms.) buio* * *gloomy /ˈglu:mɪ/a.2 malinconico; triste; tetro; lugubre; deprimente: a gloomy landscape, un paesaggio tetro; a gloomy young man, un giovane malinconico; a gloomy prediction, una previsione deprimente3 depresso; pessimista; sfiduciato● (fam. USA) gloomy Gus, individuo depresso (o, fam., con una faccia lunga così).* * *['gluːmɪ]1) (dark) oscuro, buio, tetro2) (sad) [expression, person, voice] malinconico, depresso, triste; [ weather] scuro; [news, outlook] deprimenteto be gloomy about sth. — essere pessimista a proposito di qcs
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8 sad **** adj
[sæd]1) (sorrowful, depressing) triste2) (deplorable) deplorevoleit's a sad state of affairs when... — la situazione è proprio triste quando...
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9 soul-destroying adj
['səʊldɪ'strɔɪɪŋ](fig: boring) alienante, (depressing) demoralizzante -
10 wet blanket
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11 depress
[dɪ'pres]1) deprimere [ person] (anche psic.)2) econ. fare diminuire [prices, investment]; indebolire [ stock market]* * *[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) deprimere2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) ridurre•- depressing
- depression* * *[dɪ'pres]1) deprimere [ person] (anche psic.)2) econ. fare diminuire [prices, investment]; indebolire [ stock market]
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