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1 empty
I 1. ['emptɪ]1) (lacking people) [room, street] vuoto, deserto; [ desk] vuoto, liberoto stand empty — [ house] essere vuoto; [ office] essere vacante
2) (lacking contents) [box, page, stomach] vuoto3) (unfulfilled) [promise, dream] vano; [argument, gesture] vuoto4) (purposeless) [life, days] vuoto2. II 1. ['emptɪ]verbo transitivo vuotare, svuotare [building, container, mind]; versare [ liquid]2.verbo intransitivo [building, container] vuotarsi, svuotarsi; [ river] buttarsi; [ contents] riversarsi* * *['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) vuoto2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) vuoto3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) vuoto4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) vano2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) vuotare, vuotarsi2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) vuotare3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) vuoto- empty-handed
- empty-headed* * *I 1. ['emptɪ]1) (lacking people) [room, street] vuoto, deserto; [ desk] vuoto, liberoto stand empty — [ house] essere vuoto; [ office] essere vacante
2) (lacking contents) [box, page, stomach] vuoto3) (unfulfilled) [promise, dream] vano; [argument, gesture] vuoto4) (purposeless) [life, days] vuoto2. II 1. ['emptɪ]verbo transitivo vuotare, svuotare [building, container, mind]; versare [ liquid]2.verbo intransitivo [building, container] vuotarsi, svuotarsi; [ river] buttarsi; [ contents] riversarsi -
2 insecure
[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) (lacking confidence) insicuro2) (not reliable) [ job] precario; [ investment] rischioso3) (unsafe, loose) [ screw] svitato; [ rope] legato male; [ structure] instabile, traballante; [ lock] che si chiude male; [ foothold] malsicuro4) (inadequately protected) [ outpost] poco sicuro* * *[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) insicuro2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) instabile•- insecurity* * *insecure /ɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/a.insicuro; malsicuro; malfermo; instabile; infido; rischioso: insecure ice, ghiaccio malfermo (o instabile); insecure seas, mari infidiinsecurely avv.* * *[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) (lacking confidence) insicuro2) (not reliable) [ job] precario; [ investment] rischioso3) (unsafe, loose) [ screw] svitato; [ rope] legato male; [ structure] instabile, traballante; [ lock] che si chiude male; [ foothold] malsicuro4) (inadequately protected) [ outpost] poco sicuro -
3 Romance
[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza* * *1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) (storia d'amore)2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) (romanzo avventuroso, fantastico o sentimentale)3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romanticheria•- romantic- romantically* * *Romance /rəʊˈmæns/A a.romanzo; neolatino: Romance languages, lingue romanzeB n. [u]lingua romanza.* * *[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza -
4 romance
[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza* * *1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) (storia d'amore)2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) (romanzo avventuroso, fantastico o sentimentale)3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romanticheria•- romantic- romantically* * *romance /rəʊˈmæns/n.1 avventura sentimentale; (storia d')amore: a holiday romance, un'avventura estiva; a whirlwind romance, un amore travolgente2 [u] romanticismo; sentimenti romantici: Who says romance is dead?, chi ha detto che non c'è più romanticismo?5 [cu] romanzo sentimentale; storia d'amore: a historical romance, un romanzo storico sentimentale; His life is like a romance, la sua vita sembra un romanzo6 (mus.) romanzaFALSI AMICI: romance non significa romanzo nel senso generico di opera narrativa moderna. (to) romance /rəʊˈmæns/A v. i.B v. t.* * *[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza -
5 stuffy
['stʌfɪ]1) [room, atmosphere] soffocante2) (staid) [person, remark] compassato* * *1) ((of a room etc) too warm, and lacking fresh air: Why do you sit in this stuffy room all day?) soffocante2) (formal and dull: Must we visit those stuffy people?) ottuso•- stuffily- stuffiness* * *stuffy /ˈstʌfɪ/a.1 senz'aria; mal ventilato; che sa di rinchiuso; soffocante: a stuffy room, una stanza che sa di rinchiuso; DIALOGO → - Taking a seat in a restaurant- It's a bit stuffy in here, si soffoca qui dentro2 ( del naso) chiuso, intasato; ( di una persona) raffreddato; col naso intasato: DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- Have you got a stuffy nose?, hai il naso chiuso?3 (fam.) antiquato; ottuso; di mente ristretta; di idee arretrate4 (fam. antiq.) borioso; pieno di sé● stuffy air, aria viziata □ to smell stuffy, saper di rinchiuso.* * *['stʌfɪ]1) [room, atmosphere] soffocante2) (staid) [person, remark] compassato -
6 lonely
['ləʊnlɪ]* * *1) (lacking or wanting companionship: Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?) solo2) ((of a place) far away from busy places, having few people: a lonely island.) isolato* * *['ləʊnlɪ] -
7 thin
I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) sottile2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) acquoso4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rado5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) debole, inconsistente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) diradarsi; dimagrire- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out
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