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1 sentimentality
[ˌsentɪmen'tælətɪ]nome sentimentalità f. (anche spreg.)* * *[-'tæ-]noun sentimentalità* * *sentimentality /sɛntɪmɛnˈtælətɪ/n. [uc]sentimentalità; sentimentalismo.* * *[ˌsentɪmen'tælətɪ]nome sentimentalità f. (anche spreg.) -
2 sentimentality sen·ti·men·tal·ity n
[ˌsɛntɪmɛn'tælɪtɪ]pej sentimentalismoEnglish-Italian dictionary > sentimentality sen·ti·men·tal·ity n
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3 sentiment
['sentɪmənt]1) (feeling) sentimento m.2) (opinion) opinione f., parere m.3) (sentimentality) sentimentalismo m. (anche spreg.)* * *['sentimənt](tender feeling or emotion: a song full of patriotic sentiment.) sentimento- sentimentally
- sentimentality* * *sentiment /ˈsɛntɪmənt/n. [uc]1 sentimento; senso: a noble sentiment, un nobile sentimento; the sentiment of mercy, il senso del perdono2 (pl.) avviso; opinione; parere; modo di pensare (o di sentire): I share your sentiments, sono dello stesso avviso3 [u] (spreg.) sentimentalismo4 (form.) augurio; formula augurale● to do st. for sentiment, fare qc. per motivi sentimentali □ (fam.) My sentiments exactly!, sono perfettamente d'accordo!; la penso proprio così!* * *['sentɪmənt]1) (feeling) sentimento m.2) (opinion) opinione f., parere m.3) (sentimentality) sentimentalismo m. (anche spreg.) -
4 slush
[slʌʃ]1) (melted snow) neve f. sciolta, fanghiglia f. (mista a neve)2) colloq. spreg. (sentimentality) sdolcinatezza f., svenevolezza f.3) AE gastr. granita f.* * *1) (melting snow: The streets are covered with slush.) (neve sciolta)2) ((something said or written showing) weak sentimentality: I think most romantic novels are just slush!) sentimentalismo, svenevolezza•- slushy- slushiness* * *[slʌʃ]n* * *slush /slʌʃ/n. [u]1 fanghiglia; neve sciolta; fango misto a neve2 (fig.) sentimentalismo; svenevolezza; romanticume (spreg.); smancerie3 grasso antiruggine; lubrificante4 (edil.) malta● (metall.) slush casting, colata a rigetto □ slush fund, fondo nero; fondo segreto □ slush money, fondi neri □ ( editoria) slush pile, mucchio dei manoscritti non richiesti.(to) slush /slʌʃ/A v. i.1 ( di solito to slush along) avanzare (o procedere) a fatica ( sulla fanghiglia, nella neve, nell'acqua profonda); diguazzare; sguazzareB v. t.2 (mecc.) ingrassare; lubrificare; proteggere contro la ruggine● slushing compound, antiruggine.* * *[slʌʃ]1) (melted snow) neve f. sciolta, fanghiglia f. (mista a neve)2) colloq. spreg. (sentimentality) sdolcinatezza f., svenevolezza f.3) AE gastr. granita f. -
5 hokum
['həʊkəm]nome U AE colloq. (nonsense) sciocchezze f.pl., stupidaggini f.pl.; (sentimentality) sdolcinatezze f.pl.* * *hokum /ˈhəʊkəm/n. [u] (fam., spec. USA)1 (cinem., teatr., letter.) sbrodolatura sentimentale; battute risapute; comicità a effetto2 balle; fesserie; cavolate.* * *['həʊkəm]nome U AE colloq. (nonsense) sciocchezze f.pl., stupidaggini f.pl.; (sentimentality) sdolcinatezze f.pl. -
6 saccharine
['sækəriːn]aggettivo spreg.1) [ sentimentality] svenevole; [ novel] sdolcinato; [ smile] mellifluo2) [drink, food] stucchevole* * *saccharine (1)* * *['sækəriːn]aggettivo spreg.1) [ sentimentality] svenevole; [ novel] sdolcinato; [ smile] mellifluo2) [drink, food] stucchevole -
7 sugary
['ʃʊgərɪ]1) [ food] zuccherino2) fig. [person, smile] sdolcinato; [ sentimentality] stucchevole* * *1) (tasting of sugar, or containing a lot of sugar: sugary foods.) dolce, zuccherino2) (too sweet or sentimental: a sugary story.) sdolcinato* * *sugary /ˈʃʊgərɪ/a.1 zuccherino; molto dolcesugarinessn. [u]1 l'essere zuccherino; dolcezza2 (fig.) mellifluità; sdolcinatezza.* * *['ʃʊgərɪ]1) [ food] zuccherino2) fig. [person, smile] sdolcinato; [ sentimentality] stucchevole -
8 sentiment sen·ti·ment n
['sɛntɪmənt]2) (sentimentality) sentimentalismo
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