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1 ♦ optimistic
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2 optimistic
[ˌɒptɪ'mɪstɪk]to be optimistic that sth. will happen — essere fiducioso che qcs. accada
* * *adjective (always hoping or believing that something good will happen: an optimistic person/attitude.) ottimistico* * *[ˌɒptɪ'mɪstɪk]to be optimistic that sth. will happen — essere fiducioso che qcs. accada
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3 optimistic *** op·ti·mis·tic adj
[ˌɒptɪ'mɪstɪk](attitude) ottimistico (-a), (person) ottimistaEnglish-Italian dictionary > optimistic *** op·ti·mis·tic adj
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4 positive
['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) (affirmative) [ answer] affermativo, positivo2) (optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positivo, ottimistato be positive about — accogliere favorevolmente [idea, proposal]
3) (constructive) [contribution, effect] positivo; [ progress] effettivo; [advantage, good] reale4) (pleasant) [experience, feeling] positivo5) (sure) [proof, fact] certo, innegabile; [ identification] certo6) (forceful) [action, measure] concreto7) med. [reaction, result, test] positivo8) chim. elettron. mat. fot. fis. positivo2.1) ling. grado m. positivo2) fot. positivo m., positiva f.3) mat. numero m. positivo4) el. polo m. positivo* * *['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positivo2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) sicuro3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) sicuro4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) (vero e proprio), completo5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positivo6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positivo7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positivo8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positivo2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positiva2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) grado positivo•- positively* * *['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) (affirmative) [ answer] affermativo, positivo2) (optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positivo, ottimistato be positive about — accogliere favorevolmente [idea, proposal]
3) (constructive) [contribution, effect] positivo; [ progress] effettivo; [advantage, good] reale4) (pleasant) [experience, feeling] positivo5) (sure) [proof, fact] certo, innegabile; [ identification] certo6) (forceful) [action, measure] concreto7) med. [reaction, result, test] positivo8) chim. elettron. mat. fot. fis. positivo2.1) ling. grado m. positivo2) fot. positivo m., positiva f.3) mat. numero m. positivo4) el. polo m. positivo -
5 bullish
['bʊlɪʃ]1) econ. [market, shares] in rialzo, tendente al rialzo; [ trend] al rialzo2) (optimistic) ottimistico* * *bullish /ˈbʊlɪʃ/a.1 sicuro di sé; fiducioso; ottimista2 ( Borsa) in rialzo; tendente al rialzo; rialzista: a bullish market, un mercato tendente al rialzo; bullish trend, tendenza al rialzo; andamento rialzista; bullish dealer, rialzistabullishly avv. bullishness n. [u].* * *['bʊlɪʃ]1) econ. [market, shares] in rialzo, tendente al rialzo; [ trend] al rialzo2) (optimistic) ottimistico -
6 cautiously
['kɔːʃəslɪ]1) (carefully) con cautela, prudentemente2) (warily) [ react] con circospezione; [ state] cautamente, prudentemente; [ optimistic] cautamente* * *adverb prudentemente* * *cautiously► cautious* * *['kɔːʃəslɪ]1) (carefully) con cautela, prudentemente2) (warily) [ react] con circospezione; [ state] cautamente, prudentemente; [ optimistic] cautamente -
7 unduly
[ʌn'djuːlɪ] [AE -'duːlɪ]avverbio [concerned, optimistic, surprised] eccessivamente, indebitamente; [flatter, worry] eccessivamente, oltre misura* * *adverb You were unduly severe with the child.) eccessivamente* * *unduly /ʌnˈdju:lɪ/avv.(form.) eccessivamente; troppo: The sentences were felt to be unduly harsh, le condanne sono state percepite come troppo severe; They were not unduly concerned about it, non se ne preoccupavano eccessivamente● to unduly influence sb., esercitare delle pressioni indebite su q.* * *[ʌn'djuːlɪ] [AE -'duːlɪ]avverbio [concerned, optimistic, surprised] eccessivamente, indebitamente; [flatter, worry] eccessivamente, oltre misura -
8 wildly
['waɪldlɪ]1) (recklessly) [ spend] sfrenatamente, incontrollatamente; [ fire] all'impazzata2) (energetically) [ wave] energicamente; [ gesture] in modo concitato; [ applaud] fragorosamente, in modo delirante; [ fluctuate] paurosamente3) (extremely) [enthusiastic, optimistic] esageratamente, smisuratamente* * *adverb selvaggiamente; furiosamente* * *wildly /ˈwaɪldlɪ/avv.4 (fam.) esageratamente5 (fam.) completamente; del tutto● to be wildly in love with sb., essere (innamorato) pazzo di q.; amare q. alla follia.* * *['waɪldlɪ]1) (recklessly) [ spend] sfrenatamente, incontrollatamente; [ fire] all'impazzata2) (energetically) [ wave] energicamente; [ gesture] in modo concitato; [ applaud] fragorosamente, in modo delirante; [ fluctuate] paurosamente3) (extremely) [enthusiastic, optimistic] esageratamente, smisuratamente -
9 quietly
['kwaɪətlɪ]1) (not noisily) [ move] silenziosamente, senza fare rumore; [ cough] discretamente; [ speak] a voce bassa; [ play] piano2) (silently) [read, sit] in silenzio3) (discreetly) [pleased, optimistic] discretamente, moderatamente4) (simply) [ live] semplicemente; [ get married] con una cerimonia semplice5) (calmly) in modo calmo, tranquillamente* * *adverb tranquillamente* * *['kwaɪətlɪ]1) (not noisily) [ move] silenziosamente, senza fare rumore; [ cough] discretamente; [ speak] a voce bassa; [ play] piano2) (silently) [read, sit] in silenzio3) (discreetly) [pleased, optimistic] discretamente, moderatamente4) (simply) [ live] semplicemente; [ get married] con una cerimonia semplice5) (calmly) in modo calmo, tranquillamente -
10 rose-coloured
rose-colored ['rəʊzkʌləd] aggettivo1) (red) rosa, roseo2) (optimistic) [idea, view] roseo, ottimistico••* * *rose-colored ['rəʊzkʌləd] aggettivo1) (red) rosa, roseo2) (optimistic) [idea, view] roseo, ottimistico•• -
11 booster
['buːstə(r)] 1.1) elettron. aut. booster m.2) med. (vaccination) richiamo m.3) (of rocket) booster m.2.modificatore [dose, injection] di richiamo, di rinforzo* * *1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) incentivo2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) amplificatore3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) primo stadio* * *booster /ˈbu:stə(r)/n.3 (TV) preamplificatore6 cosa che incoraggia; fonte di incoraggiamento: confidence booster, iniezione di fiducia; morale booster, cosa che tira su di morale● (autom.) booster cushion, cuscino su cui far sedere un bambino ( perché possa usare la cintura di sicurezza) □ (autom.) booster seat, seggiolino ( per bambino) □ ( radio, TV) booster station, ripetitore; ritrasmettitore.* * *['buːstə(r)] 1.1) elettron. aut. booster m.2) med. (vaccination) richiamo m.3) (of rocket) booster m.2.modificatore [dose, injection] di richiamo, di rinforzo -
12 ♦ ever
♦ ever /ˈɛvə(r)/avv.1 (in frasi interr. e in frasi neg.) mai (nel senso di «qualche volta»): Have you ever been to London?, sei mai stato a Londra?; Have you ever tasted it before?, l'hai mai assaggiato prima d'ora?; No one ever saw him drunk, nessuno l'ha mai visto ubriaco; I don't recall ever speaking to her, non ricordo di averle mai parlato; hardly (o scarcely) ever, quasi mai NOTA D'USO: - never o ever?-2 (nelle comparazioni, con valore enfatico) mai (nel senso di «in ogni tempo»); sempre: stronger than ever, più forte che mai; as optimistic as ever, ottimista come sempre; ottimista come non mai; the largest sum ever paid for a stamp, la somma più grande mai pagata per un francobollo; John, ever the gentleman, refrained from commenting, John, gentiluomo come sempre, ha evitato di commentare3 (con un agg.) continuamente; costantemente; sempre: ever-increasing, in continuo aumento; ever-present, sempre presente; ever wider, sempre più ampio NOTA D'USO: - always o ever?-4 (in frasi interr. con valore enfatico) mai; diamine: What ever does he want?, che diamine vuole?; Where ever did you go?, dove diamine sei andato?; Why ever didn't you say so?, perché mai non l'hai detto?5 (fam. USA; in frasi interr. con valore affermativo) – «Did you like the book?» «Did I ever!», «Ti è piaciuto quel libro?» «Eccome!» (o «Altroché!»); Was she ever mad!, come si è arrabbiata!● ever after, da allora in poi; per sempre: And they lived happily ever after, e vissero felici per sempre; e così vissero felici e contenti □ ever and again, di quando in quando □ ever more, ( anche for ever more) per sempre; per tutto il tempo a venire □ ever since, fin da quando; da allora: I've known him ever since he came to Italy, lo conosco fin da quando è venuto in Italia; She's been living with us ever since, da allora vive con noi □ (fam. GB) ever so, tanto; così: It's ever so pretty!, quant'è carino! □ (fam. GB) ever so much: molto; infinitamente: Thanks ever so much, grazie mille □ (antiq., nelle lettere ad amici) Yours ever (o Ever yours), sempre affettuosamente tuo □ for ever, per sempre NOTA D'USO: - forever o for ever?- □ for ever and ever, per sempre; in eterno □ (antiq.) for ever and a day, per sempre □ Did you ever!, ma va'!; ma guarda!; ma senti!; chi l'avrebbe detto! □ He's a stubborn man, if ever there was one, è un testardo come ce ne sono pochi; è l'uomo più testardo che ci sia NOTA D'USO: - how ever o however; what ever o whatever?-. -
13 optimism
['ɒptɪmɪzəm]nome ottimismo m.* * *['optimizəm](a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen: Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.) ottimismo- optimist- optimistic
- optimistically* * *optimism /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/n. [u]optimistn.ottimista.* * *['ɒptɪmɪzəm]nome ottimismo m. -
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15 over-
over- /ˈəʊvə(r)/pref.sopra-; sovra-; che sta sopra; superiore; che supera la norma; eccessivo; troppo: over-optimistic, troppo ottimistico. -
16 incurably in·cur·ably adv
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17 naturally *** natu·ral·ly adv
['nætʃrəlɪ]1) (gen) naturalmentenaturally, we were very disappointed — naturalmente siamo rimasti molto delusi
2) (by nature: gifted) di natura, per naturait comes naturally to him to do... — gli viene spontaneo fare...
3) (unaffectedly: behave, speak) con naturalezza, in modo naturale4) (of course) naturalmente, certo -
18 look at / see through rose-coloured spectacles/glasses
(to take an over-optimistic view of.) (vedere tutto rosa)English-Italian dictionary > look at / see through rose-coloured spectacles/glasses
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