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1 ingenuity
[ˌɪndʒɪ'njuːətɪ] [AE -'nuː-]nome ingegnosità f.* * *[in‹ə'njuəti]noun ingegnosità* * *ingenuity /ɪndʒəˈnju:ətɪ/n. [u]ingegnosità; abilità; bravuraFALSI AMICI: ingenuity non significa ingenuità.* * *[ˌɪndʒɪ'njuːətɪ] [AE -'nuː-]nome ingegnosità f. -
2 ingenuity in·genu·ity n
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3 cleverness
['klevənɪs]nome (intelligence) intelligenza f.; (ingenuity) ingegnosità f.; (dexterity) abilità f., destrezza f.* * *noun abilità, intelligenza* * *cleverness► clever* * *['klevənɪs]nome (intelligence) intelligenza f.; (ingenuity) ingegnosità f.; (dexterity) abilità f., destrezza f. -
4 contrivance
[kən'traɪvəns]nome form.1) (contraption) apparecchio m., congegno m.2) (ploy) espediente m., stratagemma m.3) (ingenuity) ingegnosità f.* * *1) (the act of contriving.) invenzione2) (something contrived (especially something mechanical): a contrivance for making the door open automatically.) dispositivo* * *contrivance /kənˈtraɪvəns/n.1 invenzione; escogitazione; trovata (fam.)2 congegno; dispositivo; apparecchio3 [u] manovre; espedienti; macchinazione; stratagemma4 [u] capacità inventiva.* * *[kən'traɪvəns]nome form.1) (contraption) apparecchio m., congegno m.2) (ploy) espediente m., stratagemma m.3) (ingenuity) ingegnosità f. -
5 ♦ challenge
♦ challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/n.1 ( anche sport, ecc.) sfida: a challenge to a duel [to a game of tennis], una sfida a duello [a una partita di tennis]; to issue a challenge, lanciare una sfida a duello; to take up a challenge, accettare una sfida2 compito (o impresa, obiettivo) impegnativo; sfida: We are faced with a big challenge, abbiamo davanti un obiettivo impegnativo; to accept the challenge, accettare la sfida; to rise to the challenge, dimostrarsi all'altezza della sfida; I enjoy the challenge, trovo la sfida stimolante3 ( sport, polit., ecc.) sfida ( al detentore di un titolo, di una carica): Arsenal's title challenge, la sfida dell'Arsenal per la conquista del titolo: John Brown's leadership challenge, la candidatura di John Brown a nuovo leader4 (mil.) chi va là; alto là5 contestazione; il mettere in dubbio (o in discussione): a challenge to the government's economic policy, una contestazione della politica economica del governo; That is a challenge to my veracity, questo significa mettere in dubbio la mia veridicità; to be open to challenge, prestare il fianco a obiezioni, a contestazioni; essere criticabile● ( sport) challenge trophy, (trofeo) challenge.(to) challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/v. t.1 ( anche sport, ecc.) sfidare: He challenged him to a game of chess, l'ha sfidato a una partita di scacchi; I challenged her to prove her innocence, l'ho sfidata a dimostrare la sua innocenza2 costituire una sfida per; mettere alla prova; stimolare: That difficult task challenged his ingenuity, quel difficile compito metteva alla prova la sua ingegnosità4 contestare; mettere in dubbio (o in discussione): to challenge sb. 's authority, contestare l'autorità di q.; to challenge an account, contestare un rendiconto -
6 ingenious
[ɪn'dʒiːnɪəs]aggettivo ingegnoso* * *[in'‹i:njəs]1) ((of a person or his personality etc) clever at inventing: He was ingenious at making up new games for the children.) ingegnoso2) ((of an object or idea) cleverly made or thought out: an ingenious plan/machine.) ingegnoso•- ingeniousness
- ingenuity* * *ingenious /ɪnˈdʒi:nɪəs/a.ingegnoso: an ingenious invention, un'invenzione ingegnosa; an ingenious gadget, un aggeggio ingegnosoingeniously avv. ingeniousness n. [u].* * *[ɪn'dʒiːnɪəs]aggettivo ingegnoso -
7 cleverness clev·er·ness n
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8 exhibit ex·hib·it
[ɪɡ'zɪbɪt]1. vt(painting) esporre, (signs of emotion) mostrare, (courage) dar prova di, (skill, ingenuity) dimostrare2. vi(painter) esporre3. n(object on show) oggetto esposto, Law reperto
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Ingenuity — In ge*nu i*ty, n. [L. ingenuitas ingenuousness: cf. F. ing[ e]nuit[ e]. See {Ingenuous}.] 1. The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising or combining. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ingenuity — 1590s, honor, nobility, from M.Fr. ingénuité and directly from L. ingenuitatem (nom. ingenuitas) condition of a free born man, figuratively generosity, noble mindedness, from ingenuus (see INGENUOUS (Cf. ingenuous)). Etymologically, this word… … Etymology dictionary
ingenuity — [in΄jə no͞o′ə tē, in΄jənyo͞o′ə tē] n. [L ingenuitas < ingenuus (see INGENUOUS): INGENUITY sense 1 infl. by assoc. with INGENIOUS] 1. Obs. the quality of being ingenuous 2. the quality of being ingenious; cleverness, originality, skill, etc. 3 … English World dictionary
ingenuity — index artifice, gift (flair), performance (workmanship), skill, specialty (special aptitude) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
ingenuity — [n] cleverness ability, adroitness, astuteness, brains, brightness, brilliance, creativity, cunning, dexterity, flair, genius, gumption, intelligence, inventiveness, resourcefulness, shrewdness, skill, smartness, talent, wisdom, wit; concept 409 … New thesaurus
ingenuity — ► NOUN ▪ the quality of being ingenious. ORIGIN Latin ingenuitas ingenuousness , from ingenuus inborn ; the current meaning arose by confusion of ingenuous with ingenious … English terms dictionary
ingenuity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ a little ▪ technical ▪ human ▪ American, Yankee … Collocations dictionary
ingenuity — n. 1) human ingenuity 2) the ingenuity to + inf. (she had the ingenuity to succeed where everyone else had failed) * * * [ˌɪndʒɪ njuːɪtɪ] human ingenuity the ingenuity to + inf. (she had the ingenuity to succeed where everyone else had failed) … Combinatory dictionary
Ingenuity — The term ingenuity or applied ideas is used in the analysis of Thomas Homer Dixon, building on that of Paul Romer, to refer to what is usually called instructional capital. is often inherent in creative individuals, and thus is considered hard to … Wikipedia
ingenuity — /in jeuh nooh i tee, nyooh /, n., pl. ingenuities for 3. 1. the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity. 2. cleverness or skillfulness of conception or design: a device of great ingenuity.… … Universalium
ingenuity — [[t]ɪ̱nʤənju͟ːɪti, AM nu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Ingenuity is skill at working out how to achieve things or skill at inventing new things. Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity … English dictionary