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1 dreadfully
['dredfəlɪ]avverbio [disappointed, cross] tremendamente; [ short of money] completamente; [ suffer] terribilmente; [ behave] malissimo, in maniera terribile* * *adverb (extremely: dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever.) terribilmente, orribilmente* * *dreadfully /ˈdrɛdfəlɪ/avv.2 (fam.) moltissimo, terribilmente: I'm dreadfully sorry, mi dispiace moltissimo; Everything was dreadfully expensive, tutto era terribilmente caro.* * *['dredfəlɪ]avverbio [disappointed, cross] tremendamente; [ short of money] completamente; [ suffer] terribilmente; [ behave] malissimo, in maniera terribile -
2 dreadfully dread·fully adv
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3 fearfully
['fɪəfəlɪ]1) (timidly) paurosamente, timorosamente2) (dreadfully) [cold, expensive] spaventosamente, terribilmente; [ discreet] estremamente* * *adverb terribilmente, spaventosamente* * *fearfully► fearful* * *['fɪəfəlɪ]1) (timidly) paurosamente, timorosamente2) (dreadfully) [cold, expensive] spaventosamente, terribilmente; [ discreet] estremamente -
4 unspeakably
[ʌn'spiːkəblɪ]1) (dreadfully) terribilmente* * *adverb The house is unspeakably filthy.) indescrivibilmente* * *unspeakably* * *[ʌn'spiːkəblɪ]1) (dreadfully) terribilmente -
5 dread
I [dred]nome paura f., spavento m., terrore m.to have a dread of sth. — avere terrore di qcs.; (weaker) avere paura di qcs.
II [dred]to live in dread of sth., sb. — essere terrorizzato da qcs., qcn
verbo transitivo temere, avere paura (doing sth. di fare qcs.); (stronger) avere terrore (doing sth. di fare qcs.)* * *[dred] 1. noun(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) terrore2. verb(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) temere molto- dreadful- dreadfulness
- dreadfully* * *[drɛd]1. nterrore m2. vtavere il terrore di, tremare all'idea di* * *dread (1) /drɛd/n. [u]1 timore; paura: She lived in dread of being found out, viveva nel timore di essere scoperta; The thought of the exams filled him with dread, il pensiero degli esami lo riempiva di pauradread (2) /drɛd/a. (lett.)2 che incute riverenza e timore.(to) dread /drɛd/v. t. e i.avere paura di, provare apprensione all'idea di: Many people dread a visit to the dentist, molte persone hanno paura di una visita dal dentista; She dreaded seeing him again, provava apprensione all'idea di vederlo di nuovo; I dread to think of the consequences, tremo al pensiero delle conseguenze; I dread to think what they're doing right now, non oso pensare a cosa stanno facendo adesso.NOTA D'USO: - to dread-* * *I [dred]nome paura f., spavento m., terrore m.to have a dread of sth. — avere terrore di qcs.; (weaker) avere paura di qcs.
II [dred]to live in dread of sth., sb. — essere terrorizzato da qcs., qcn
verbo transitivo temere, avere paura (doing sth. di fare qcs.); (stronger) avere terrore (doing sth. di fare qcs.) -
6 spoil
[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
••* * *[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) rovinare, sciupare2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) viziare•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp1. vt1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare2) (child) viziare2. vi1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi2)* * *spoil /spɔɪl/n.1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia● (polit., spec. USA) the spoils system, il sistema di distribuire cariche (o uffici, ecc.) ai seguaci del partito che ha vinto le elezioni.♦ (to) spoil /spɔɪl/A v. t.1 guastare; deteriorare; rovinare; sciupare: to spoil one's appetite, guastarsi l'appetito; Incessant rain spoiled my holidays, la pioggia incessante mi ha guastato le vacanze; ( sport) to spoil a match, rovinare una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I won't spoil the story for you, non voglio rovinarti la storia3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiareB v. i.2 (fam.) morire dalla voglia, non vedere l'ora (di fare qc.): They are spoiling for a fight, muoiono dalla voglia d'azzuffarsi (o di menare le mani)3 (lett.) far bottino; predare; rubare● (polit., ecc.) to spoil one's vote (o one's ballot), sprecare il voto; annullare la scheda ( deliberatamente); votare scheda nulla □ to spoil oneself with st., concedersi (il lusso di) qc. □ (fam. ingl.) to be spoilt for choice, avere l'imbarazzo della scelta.* * *[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
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