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1 sluggishness
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2 sluggishness slug·gish·ness n
['slʌɡɪʃnɪs](gen) lentezza, (of business, sales) stasi f, ristagno -
3 slug
I [slʌg]nome zool. lumaca f. (anche fig.)II [slʌg]1) colloq. (bullet) pallottola f., proiettile m.2) (of alcohol) sorso m., goccio m.III [slʌg]2) AE sport tirare una botta a [ ball]••to slug it out — pop. lottare fino all'ultimo
* * *I noun(a kind of animal like a snail.)- sluggish- sluggishly
- sluggishness II 1. noun(a piece of metal, especially an irregularly shaped lump used as a bullet.)2. verb(to strike (a person) heavily usually causing unconsciousness: The man had been slugged on the back of the neck with a heavy object.)* * *[slʌɡ]1. n2. vt(fam: hit) colpire* * *slug (1) /slʌg/n.1 (zool.) limaccia; lumaconeslug (2) /slʌg/n.1 (metall.) pezzo tondeggiante di metallo; spezzone; sfrido2 (ind. min.) pepita3 (ind. min.) massa di minerale arrostito a metà5 ( USA) oggetto tondo ( disco metallico, ecc.) inserito in luogo di una moneta ( in una slot-machine)6 (tipogr.) interlinea7 (giorn.) tappabuco; zeppaslug (3) /slʌg/► slog.(to) slug (1) /slʌg/v. i.(fam.) poltrire a letto.(to) slug (2) /slʌg/► to slog.(to) slug (3) /slʌg/v. t.caricare a palla ( un fucile, ecc.).* * *I [slʌg]nome zool. lumaca f. (anche fig.)II [slʌg]1) colloq. (bullet) pallottola f., proiettile m.2) (of alcohol) sorso m., goccio m.III [slʌg]2) AE sport tirare una botta a [ ball]••to slug it out — pop. lottare fino all'ultimo
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4 sluggish
['slʌgɪʃ]2) econ. [demand, market] fiacco* * *adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) pigro* * *sluggish /ˈslʌgɪʃ/a.1 indolente; infingardo; inerte; pigro; lento: sluggish temper, carattere indolente; a sluggish stream, un corso d'acqua pigro (o lento); sluggish digestion, digestione lenta● (fig.) to get sluggish, andare a rilento; perdere colpisluggishly avv. sluggishness n. [u].* * *['slʌgɪʃ]2) econ. [demand, market] fiacco
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