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1 such
[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
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2 description
[dɪ'skrɪpʃn]1) descrizione f. (of di; as come); (for police) segnalazione f.2) (type, kind) tipo m., genere m.* * *[-'skrip-]1) ((an) act of describing: I recognized him from your description.) descrizione2) (an account of anything in words: He gave a description of his holiday.) descrizione3) (a sort or kind: He carried a gun of some description.) specie, sorta* * *[dɪ'skrɪpʃn]1) descrizione f. (of di; as come); (for police) segnalazione f.2) (type, kind) tipo m., genere m. -
3 melodrama
['melədrɑːmə]nome melodramma m. (anche fig.)* * *1) (a (type of) play in which emotions and the goodness or wickedness of the characters are exaggerated greatly.) melodramma2) ((an example of) behaviour similar to a play of this sort: He makes a melodrama out of everything that happens.) melodramma•- melodramatically* * *melodrama /ˈmɛlədrɑ:mə/n. [cu](teatr. e fig.) melodrammamelodramatistn.autore di melodrammi.* * *['melədrɑːmə]nome melodramma m. (anche fig.)
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