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1 ♦ frankly
♦ frankly /ˈfræŋklɪ/avv.francamente; sinceramente; schiettamente. -
2 frankly
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3 frankly frank·ly adv
['fræŋklɪ]francamente, sinceramente -
4 plainly
['pleɪnlɪ]1) (obviously) ovviamente2) (distinctly) [hear, see, remember] perfettamente, chiaramente; [ explain] chiaramente, in parole povere* * *adverb semplicemente, chiaramente* * *plainly /ˈpleɪnlɪ/avv.1 manifestamente; chiaramente2 semplicemente.* * *['pleɪnlɪ]1) (obviously) ovviamente2) (distinctly) [hear, see, remember] perfettamente, chiaramente; [ explain] chiaramente, in parole povere -
5 directly
[daɪ'rektlɪ, dɪ-] 1.1) (without a detour) [connect, contact, refer, move] direttamente; [aim, point] dritto; [go] direttamente, drittoto look directly at sb. — fissare qcn
2) (exactly) [above, behind] proprio; [ contradict] completamente3) (at once)directly after, before — subito dopo, prima
4) (very soon) subito, fra poco2.congiunzione BE (as soon as) (non) appena* * *1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) direttamente2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) immediatamente* * *[daɪ'rektlɪ, dɪ-] 1.1) (without a detour) [connect, contact, refer, move] direttamente; [aim, point] dritto; [go] direttamente, drittoto look directly at sb. — fissare qcn
2) (exactly) [above, behind] proprio; [ contradict] completamente3) (at once)directly after, before — subito dopo, prima
4) (very soon) subito, fra poco2.congiunzione BE (as soon as) (non) appena -
6 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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7 straight
I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
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8 Frank
[fræŋk] 1.nome stor. franco m. (-a)2.nome proprio Franco* * *[fræŋk] 1. adjective(saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) franco2. verb(to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid.) affrancare- frankly* * *I [fræŋk] adj II [fræŋk] vt(letter) affrancare* * *Frank /fræŋk/n.(First names) Frank /fræŋk/m.* * *[fræŋk] 1.nome stor. franco m. (-a)2.nome proprio Franco -
9 frank
[fræŋk] 1.nome stor. franco m. (-a)2.nome proprio Franco* * *[fræŋk] 1. adjective(saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) franco2. verb(to mark a letter by machine to show that postage has been paid.) affrancare- frankly* * *I [fræŋk] adj II [fræŋk] vt(letter) affrancare* * *frank (1) /fræŋk/a.1 franco; schietto; aperto; sincero: a frank answer, una risposta schietta; Let me be perfectly frank with you, sarò del tutto franco con te; brutally frank, di una franchezza brutale; a frank discussion, una discussione franca3 (antiq.) aperto; liberale; generoso4 (med.) evidente; conclamato.frank (2) /fræŋk/n.2 (stor.) firma che affrancava una lettera3 (stor.) lettera spedita in franchigia.frank (3) /fræŋk/n. (abbr. slang USA)salsicciotto affumicato; würstel.(to) frank /fræŋk/v. t.* * *[fræŋk] 1.nome stor. franco m. (-a)2.nome proprio Franco -
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11 unreservedly
[-vid-]1) (completely; utterly: We are unreservedly delighted/relieved about the result.) totalmente2) (frankly: She spoke unreservedly.) francamente* * *unreservedly /ʌnrɪˈzɜ:vɪdlɪ/avv.sinceramente: to apologize unreservedly, scusarsi in modo sincero. -
12 ♦ worse
♦ worse (1) /wɜ:s/A a.1 (compar. di bad) peggiore; peggio: The film was much ( o far) worse than I expected, il film è stato assai peggiore di quel che mi aspettavo; He's a worse student than his brother, come studente è peggio di suo fratello; He's worse than you at soccer, a calcio gioca peggio di te; This road is worse than the one we've left, questa strada è peggio di quella che abbiamo lasciato; to get worse, peggiorare; stare peggio; to make things worse, peggiorare la situazione2 (compar. di ill) (solo pred.) peggio, peggiorato ( di salute): He was much worse than he thought, stava molto peggio di quello che pensava; I'm feeling worse today, oggi mi sento peggio: The patient is getting worse and worse, il malato peggiora di continuoB n.– the worse, il peggio; la cosa peggiore: Worse was yet to come ( o to follow), il peggio doveva ancora venire; Things are going from bad to worse, le cose stanno andando di male in peggio● to be the worse for wear, ( di un indumento, ecc.) essere consunto (o logoro, liso, sgualcito, ecc.) per l'uso; (fig.) essere malandato, compromesso: This old coat is the worse for wear, questo vecchio cappotto ha ormai fatto le sue battaglie; Her reputation is a bit worse for wear, la sua reputazione è ormai un po' compromessa □ to be worse off, essere in peggiori condizioni (finanziarie); stare peggio ( a soldi) □ All the worse, tanto peggio! □ to change for the worse, cambiare in peggio; peggiorare □ a change for the worse, un mutamento in peggio □ to have the worse, avere la peggio □ to have the worse to tell, non avere ancora detto il peggio □ worse luck!, tanto peggio! □ to be none the worse for, non risentire per niente di: He's none the worse for the car accident, non ha risentito per niente dell'incidente in macchina □ to put sb. to the worse, avere la meglio su q.; battere, sconfiggere q. □ so much the worse!, tanto peggio! □ Worse couldn't happen, di peggio non poteva capitarmi!♦ worse (2) /wɜ:s/peggio; in modo peggiore: You're playing worse than ever, stai giocando peggio che mai; My car is running much worse than before, la mia automobile va molto peggio di prima● for better or worse, nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; nel bene e nel male □ none the worse, ugualmente; lo stesso: I'll love you none the worse if you speak frankly, se parli con franchezza, ti vorrò bene lo stesso □ to think none the worse of sb., avere sempre stima di q.; non aver perso la stima di q. -
13 directly di·rect·ly
[dɪ'rɛktlɪ]1. adv(gen) direttamente, (at once) subito, (descended) in linea diretta, (frankly: speak) con franchezza, senza peli sulla lingua, (completely: opposite) proprio2. conj -
14 straight ****
[streɪt]to be (all) straight — (tidy) essere a posto, essere sistemato (-a), (clarified) essere chiaro (-a)
to put straight — (picture) raddrizzare, (hat, tie) aggiustare, (house, room, accounts) mettere in ordine
to put things or matters straight — chiarire le cose
I couldn't keep a straight face; I couldn't keep my face straight — non riuscivo a stare serio
2) (continuous, direct) diritto (-a)straight speaking; straight talking — franchezza
4) (plain, uncomplicated) semplice, (drink) liscio (-a), (Theatre: part, play) serio (-a), (person: conventional) normale, (heterosexual) etero inv2. adv1) (in a straight line: gen) drittoto go straight up/down — andare dritto su/giù
to go straight fig — rigare dritto
2) (directly, without diversion) direttamente, diritto3) (immediately) subito, immediatamentestraight away; straight off — subito
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15 unreservedly un·re·serv·ed·ly adv
[ˌʌnrɪ'zɜːvɪdlɪ](without reservation) senza riserve, (frankly) francamenteEnglish-Italian dictionary > unreservedly un·re·serv·ed·ly adv
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16 man to man
as one man to another; openly or frankly: They talked man to man about their problems; (also adjective) (a man-to-man discussion.) da uomo a uomo -
17 speak one's mind
(to say frankly what one means or thinks: You must allow me to speak my mind.) parlare chiaro, (dire ciò che uno pensa)
См. также в других словарях:
Frankly — Frank ly, adv. In a frank manner; freely. [1913 Webster] Very frankly he confessed his treasons. Shak. Syn: Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly; undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely; readily; unhesitatingly; liberally;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frankly — [fraŋk′lē] adv. 1. in a frank manner 2. in truth; to be frank [frankly, he s a bore] … English World dictionary
frankly — 1530s, from FRANK (Cf. frank) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
frankly — [adv] very honestly bluntly, candidly, dead level*, dead on*, directly, forthrightly, freely, from the hip*, in truth, laid on the line*, level, on the level*, on the line*, openly, plainly, straight, straightforwardly, without reserve; concept… … New thesaurus
frankly — ► ADVERB 1) in a frank manner. 2) to be frank … English terms dictionary
frankly — frank|ly S3 [ˈfræŋkli] adv 1.) used to show that you are saying what you really think about something ▪ Frankly, I think the Internet is overrated. ▪ His behaviour was frankly disgraceful. 2.) honestly and directly ▪ She answered all our… … Dictionary of contemporary English
frankly — frank|ly [ fræŋkli ] adverb * 1. ) MAINLY SPOKEN used for emphasizing that what you are about to say is your honest opinion, even though the person you are talking to might not like it: Frankly, I couldn t care less what he thinks. quite frankly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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frankly */ — UK [ˈfræŋklɪ] / US adverb 1) used for emphasizing that what you are about to say is your honest opinion, even though the person you are talking to might not like it Frankly, I couldn t care less what he thinks. quite frankly: The chocolate mousse … English dictionary
frankly — adverb Date: 1537 1. in a frank manner < spoke frankly > 2. in truth ; indeed < frankly, I don t know > Usage: see hopefully … New Collegiate Dictionary
frankly — adverb a) in a frank, open or (too) honest manner. He spoke frankly about the economy. b) In truth, to tell the truth. Frankly, my dear, I dont give a damn … Wiktionary