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1 insensitive
[ɪn'sensətɪv]aggettivo [ person] (tactless) indelicato, privo di tatto; (unfeeling) insensibile (to a); [ remark] indelicato, inopportuno; [ attitude] insensibile, indifferente* * *[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensibile2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensibile•* * *insensitive /ɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/a.insensibile; incapace di sentire; insensitivo ( raro): to be insensitive to beauty, esser insensibile alla bellezza● an insensitive remark, un'osservazione priva di tattoinsensitively avv. insensitiveness n. [u].* * *[ɪn'sensətɪv]aggettivo [ person] (tactless) indelicato, privo di tatto; (unfeeling) insensibile (to a); [ remark] indelicato, inopportuno; [ attitude] insensibile, indifferente -
2 insensitive in·sen·si·tive adj
[ɪn'sɛnsɪtɪv]insensitive (to) — insensibile (a), (action, behaviour) privo (-a) di sensibilità
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3 crass
[kræs]aggettivo crasso, grossolano* * *[kræs]1) (very obvious or very great: a crass mistake.) grossolano2) (stupid.) crasso3) (insensitive.) rozzo* * *crass /kræs/a.grossolano; crasso: crass ignorance, ignoranza crassacrassly avv. crassness n. [u].* * *[kræs]aggettivo crasso, grossolano -
4 insensitively
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5 insensitiveness
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6 ♦ remark
♦ remark /rɪˈmɑ:k/n.osservazione; commento: I have written my remarks in pencil in the margins of the book, ho scritto a matita le mie osservazioni nei margini del libro; an interesting remark, un'osservazione interessante; a hurtful remark, un'osservazione che ferisce (o che urta); a derogatory remark, un'osservazione che getta discredito; an insensitive remark, un'osservazione priva di tatto; a pointed remark, un'osservazione pungente; introductory remarks, osservazioni preliminari; scathing remarks, osservazioni aspre (o mordaci); a facetious remark, una spiritosaggine; a snide remark, un'osservazione maliziosa; to make a remark about (o on) fare un commento su; He made a rude remark about her dress, ha fatto un commento poco educato sul suo vestito● worthy of remark, degno di nota: Nothing worthy of remark occurred during our stay here, non è successo niente degno di nota durante il nostro soggiorno qui.(to) remark /rɪˈmɑ:k/v. t. e i.1 osservare; commentare: «I don't see any problem with that» she remarked, «Non ci vedo nessun problema» osservò; Oscar Wilde once remarked that there is no such thing as a moral or immoral book, una volta Oscar Wilde ha osservato che non esistono libri morali o immorali; to remark on (o upon) esprimersi su; fare commenti su; This point has been already remarked upon, ci si è già espressi su questo punto; Everyone remarked on how good the food was, hanno fatto tutti commenti positivi sul cibo; to remark loudly on st., fare osservazioni ad alta voce su qc.2 (form.) notare: I didn't remark anything strange about his behaviour, non ho notato niente di strano nel suo comportamento. -
7 thick-skinned adj
[ˌθɪk'skɪnd](fig: insensitive) insensibile, coriaceo (-a)
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