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1 ♦ grateful
♦ grateful /ˈgreɪtfl/a.1 grato; riconoscente: a grateful heart, un cuore grato; I'm grateful to you for your kindness, ti sono grato per la tua gentilezzagratefully avv. gratefulness n. [u]. -
2 grateful
['greɪtfl]let's be grateful that... — ringraziamo il cielo che...
* * *['ɡreitful](feeling thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.) grato, riconoscente* * *['greɪtfl]let's be grateful that... — ringraziamo il cielo che...
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3 grateful grate·ful adj
['ɡreɪtfʊl]grateful (for) — grato (-a) (per), riconoscente (per)
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4 appreciative
[ə'priːʃətɪv]1) (grateful) riconoscente2) (admiring) di apprezzamento, elogiativo3) (aware)be appreciative of sth. — rendersi conto di qcs
* * *[-ʃətiv]adjective (giving due thanks or praise; grateful: an appreciative audience.) (che apprezza)* * *appreciative /əˈpri:ʃɪətɪv/, appreciatory /əˈpri:ʃɪətərɪ/a.1 elogiativo; d'apprezzamento2 grato; riconoscente3 che comprende.* * *[ə'priːʃətɪv]1) (grateful) riconoscente2) (admiring) di apprezzamento, elogiativo3) (aware)be appreciative of sth. — rendersi conto di qcs
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5 indebted
[ɪn'detɪd]1) (grateful)to be indebted to sb. — essere grato a o sentirsi obbligato verso qcn
2) econ. [company, country] indebitato* * *[in'detid]((with to) having reason to be grateful to: I am indebted to you for your help.) grato* * *indebted /ɪnˈdɛtɪd/a.indebitato ( anche fig.); obbligato, grato: I am greatly indebted to you for your advice, ti sono molto grato per i tuoi consigli; deeply indebted, profondamente obbligato● (comm. e fig.) to be indebted to sb., essere debitore verso q.* * *[ɪn'detɪd]1) (grateful)to be indebted to sb. — essere grato a o sentirsi obbligato verso qcn
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6 mercy
['mɜːsɪ]1) (clemency) misericordia f., pietà f.to show mercy to sb. mostrare compassione di o per o verso qcn.; to have mercy on sb. avere pietà di qcn.; to beg for mercy implorare clemenza o misericordia; an act of mercy — un gesto di compassione
2) (power) mercé f.at the mercy of — alla mercé o in balia di
to throw oneself on sb.'s mercy — raccomandarsi alla clemenza di qcn
3) (fortunate event) benedizione f., grazia f.it's a mercy that — è un miracolo o una fortuna che
••* * *['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) pietà2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) fortuna•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
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- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *mercy /ˈmɜ:sɪ/n.1 [u] misericordia; pietà; compassione; clemenza; mercé; grazia ( anche leg.): to be at the mercy of sb. (o at sb. 's mercy) essere alla mercé di q.; to have mercy on (o to show mercy to) sb., aver pietà di q.; usare misericordia a q.; to beg (o to plead) for mercy, chiedere misericordia, implorare pietà; to throw oneself on sb. 's mercy, affidarsi alla clemenza di q.2 dono del cielo; grazia; fortuna: It was a mercy he was still alive, fu un dono del cielo che ne uscì vivo● Mercy! (o Mercy on us!), misericordia! □ mercy flight, trasporto di un malato grave in aereo □ mercy killing, eutanasia □ mercy mission, missione umanitaria □ (stor., relig.) mercy seat, trono propiziatorio dell'arca sacra degli ebrei □ mercy slaying, uccisione indolore ( d'animali) □ mercy stroke, colpo di grazia.* * *['mɜːsɪ]1) (clemency) misericordia f., pietà f.to show mercy to sb. mostrare compassione di o per o verso qcn.; to have mercy on sb. avere pietà di qcn.; to beg for mercy implorare clemenza o misericordia; an act of mercy — un gesto di compassione
2) (power) mercé f.at the mercy of — alla mercé o in balia di
to throw oneself on sb.'s mercy — raccomandarsi alla clemenza di qcn
3) (fortunate event) benedizione f., grazia f.it's a mercy that — è un miracolo o una fortuna che
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7 thankful
['θæŋkfl]aggettivo (grateful) riconoscente, grato (to a; for per); (relieved) contento, sollevato ( to do di fare; for di)* * *adjective (grateful; relieved and happy: He was thankful that the journey was over; a thankful sigh.) riconoscente* * *thankful /ˈɵæŋkfl/a.1 grato; riconoscente: You should be thankful for what you have, dovresti essere grato di quello che hai; a thankful word, una parola di gratitudine2 lieto; felice; sollevato; contento: I was thankful to see them leave, fui sollevato di vederli andar viathankfullyavv.1 con gratitudine; con riconoscenza2 fortunatamente; grazie al cielo: Thankfully, he didn't find out, fortunatamente lui non lo ha scopertothankfulnessn. [u]gratitudine; riconoscenza.* * *['θæŋkfl]aggettivo (grateful) riconoscente, grato (to a; for per); (relieved) contento, sollevato ( to do di fare; for di) -
8 appreciate
[ə'priːʃɪeɪt] 1.1) (be grateful for) apprezzare [kindness, sympathy, help, effort]2) (realize) rendersi conto di3) (enjoy) apprezzare [music, art, food]2.* * *[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) apprezzare; essere riconoscente2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) apprezzare3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) capire, rendersi conto4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) valorizzarsi•- appreciably
- appreciation
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- appreciatively* * *[ə'priːʃɪeɪt] 1.1) (be grateful for) apprezzare [kindness, sympathy, help, effort]2) (realize) rendersi conto di3) (enjoy) apprezzare [music, art, food]2. -
9 pathetically
[pə'θetɪklɪ]1) [ vulnerable] in modo commovente; [ grateful] in modo lacrimevole* * *adverb pateticamente* * *pathetically► pathetic* * *[pə'θetɪklɪ]1) [ vulnerable] in modo commovente; [ grateful] in modo lacrimevole -
10 bless
[bles] 1.1) relig. benedire2) colloq. (affectionately)3) ant. colloq. (in surprise)4) (favour)2.to be blessed with — godere di o avere il dono di [health, beauty]
to bless oneself — segnarsi o farsi il segno della croce
••* * *[bles]to ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) benedire- blessed- blessedly
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- a blessing in disguise* * *[bles] 1.1) relig. benedire2) colloq. (affectionately)3) ant. colloq. (in surprise)4) (favour)2.to be blessed with — godere di o avere il dono di [health, beauty]
to bless oneself — segnarsi o farsi il segno della croce
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11 oblige
[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringere2) (be helpful) fare un favore a, fare una cortesia ato be obliged to sb. — essere riconoscente a qcn.
* * *1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) obbligare2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) (fare un favore)•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly* * *[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringere2) (be helpful) fare un favore a, fare una cortesia ato be obliged to sb. — essere riconoscente a qcn.
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1) (the act of working together.) cooperazione2) (willingness to act or work together: I would be grateful for your co-operation.) collaborazione* * *co-operation -
13 gratefully
['greɪtfəlɪ]avverbio [smile, speak] con gratitudine, con riconoscenza* * *adverb She accepted his offer gratefully.) con gratitudine/riconoscenza* * *gratefully► grateful* * *['greɪtfəlɪ]avverbio [smile, speak] con gratitudine, con riconoscenza -
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15 gratitude
['grætɪtjuːd] [AE -tuːd]nome gratitudine f., riconoscenza f.* * *['ɡrætitju:d](the state of feeling grateful: I wish there was some way of showing my gratitude for all you have done for me.) gratitudine* * *gratitude /ˈgrætɪtju:d/, ( USA) /ˈgrætɪtu:d/n. [u]gratitudine; riconoscenza.* * *['grætɪtjuːd] [AE -tuːd]nome gratitudine f., riconoscenza f. -
16 kindness
['kaɪndnɪs]1) U (quality) gentilezza f., cortesia f.to show sb. kindness o to show kindness to o towards sb. essere gentili con qcn.; an act of kindness un atto di gentilezza; out of kindness — per gentilezza
2) С (instance) gentilezza f., cortesia f., favore m.to do sb. a kindness — fare un piacere a qcn
••to be full of the milk of human kindness — = essere ricco di umanità
* * *noun (the quality of being kind: I'll never forget her kindness; Thank you for all your kindness.) gentilezza* * *kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/n.1 [u] gentilezza; bontà; premura: He said so out of kindness, lo disse per gentilezza (o per bontà); I don't know how to repay your kindness, non so come ripagare la tua premura2 [u] gentilezza; cortesia3 attenzione; premura: We are grateful for your many kindnesses, siamo grati delle molte attenzioni che ci avete dimostrato.* * *['kaɪndnɪs]1) U (quality) gentilezza f., cortesia f.to show sb. kindness o to show kindness to o towards sb. essere gentili con qcn.; an act of kindness un atto di gentilezza; out of kindness — per gentilezza
2) С (instance) gentilezza f., cortesia f., favore m.to do sb. a kindness — fare un piacere a qcn
••to be full of the milk of human kindness — = essere ricco di umanità
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17 shaky
['ʃeɪkɪ]1) (liable to shake) [chair, ladder] traballante, barcollante2) fig. (liable to founder) [relationship, argument] poco solido; [ position] insicuro, privo di certezza; [knowledge, memory, prospects] incerto; [ regime] debole, vacillante3) fig. (uncertain)we got off to a rather shaky start — (in relationship, business) l'inizio è stato un po' incerto; (in performance) all'inizio eravamo un po' insicuri
my French is a bit shaky — il mio francese è un po' incerto o traballante
* * *1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) tremolante2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) vacillante, traballante3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) debole* * *shaky /ˈʃeɪkɪ/a.1 malfermo; barcollante; traballante; tremante; tremolante; debole; vacillante: a shaky table, una tavola traballante; a shaky old man, un vecchio tremolante; a shaky hand, una mano malferma (o tremante); (mil. e sport) a shaky defence, una difesa debole; a shaky house, una casa vacillante2 infido; dubbio; inattendibile; incerto; indeciso; insicuro: a shaky character, un carattere infido; a shaky argument, un argomento dubbio; shaky evidence, prove dubbie (o poco attendibili); His French is rather shaky, il suo francese è piuttosto incerto (o approssimativo)● shaky health, salute malferma (o precaria) □ to feel shaky, non stare in piedi ( dopo una malattia) □ to be shaky on one's legs, avere le gambe che tremano; avere la tremarella alle gambe.* * *['ʃeɪkɪ]1) (liable to shake) [chair, ladder] traballante, barcollante2) fig. (liable to founder) [relationship, argument] poco solido; [ position] insicuro, privo di certezza; [knowledge, memory, prospects] incerto; [ regime] debole, vacillante3) fig. (uncertain)we got off to a rather shaky start — (in relationship, business) l'inizio è stato un po' incerto; (in performance) all'inizio eravamo un po' insicuri
my French is a bit shaky — il mio francese è un po' incerto o traballante
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18 thankless
['θæŋklɪs]* * *adjective (for which no-one is grateful: Collecting taxes is a thankless task.) ingrato* * *thankless /ˈɵæŋkləs/a.thanklessly avv. thanklessness n. [u].* * *['θæŋklɪs] -
19 appreciate *** ap·pre·ci·ate
[ə'priːʃɪeɪt]1. vt1) (be grateful for) apprezzare, essere riconoscente di, essere grato (-a) per2) (value) apprezzare3) (understand: problem, difference) rendersi conto diyes, I appreciate that — certo, me ne rendo conto
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