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1 uninteresting
[ʌn'ɪntrəstɪŋ]aggettivo non interessante, privo d'interesse* * *uninteresting /ʌnˈɪntrəstɪŋ/a.non interessante; privo d'interesseuninterestingly avv.* * *[ʌn'ɪntrəstɪŋ]aggettivo non interessante, privo d'interesse -
2 uninteresting un·in·ter·est·ing adj
[ʌn'ɪntrɪstɪŋ](person) poco interessante, (book, offer) privo (-a) d'interesseEnglish-Italian dictionary > uninteresting un·in·ter·est·ing adj
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3 dull
I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) cupo3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) noioso•- dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]1) (boring: book, evening) noioso (-a), (person, style) insulso (-a)he's nice, but a bit dull — è simpatico, ma un po' noioso
2) (dim: colour, eyes) spento (-a), (metal) opaco (-a), (overcast: weather, day, sky) cupo (-a), scuro (-a), fosco (-a), (muffled: sound, pain, thud) sordo (-a), (Comm: trade, business) stagnante, (lacking spirit: person, mood) svogliato (-a), (blade) smussato (-a)2. vt(mind, senses) ottundere, annebbiare, (blade) smussare, (impression, memory) offuscare, (pleasure, pain, grief) attenuare, attutire, (sound, colour) smorzare, (metal) rendere opaco (-a)* * *I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain] -
4 commonplace
['kɒmənpleɪs] 1.nome luogo m. comune2.* * *adjective (very ordinary and uninteresting: commonplace remarks.) banale* * *commonplace /ˈkɒmənpleɪs/A n.2 luogo comune; banalità; frase fatta3 passo d'autore, citazione, ecc., ricopiato: commonplace book, zibaldone di passi d'autore e citazioniB a.1 comune; usuale; ordinario; di routine: (med.) a commonplace operation, un intervento chirurgico di routinecommonplacenessn. [u]mancanza d'originalità; banalità; ovvietà.* * *['kɒmənpleɪs] 1.nome luogo m. comune2. -
5 deadly
I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ]* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortale2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) grande3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) insopportabile* * *deadly (1) /ˈdɛdlɪ/a.1 mortale; micidiale: deadly poison, veleno micidiale; deadly enemies, nemici mortali; a deadly attack [disease, weapon], un attentato [una malattia, un'arma] mortale; a deadly sin, un peccato capitale; a deadly threat, una minaccia di morte4 (fam.) micidiale (fig.): deadly accuracy, precisione micidiale; a deadly aim, una mira infallibile● (bot.) deadly nightshade, ( Atropa belladonna) belladonna; ( Solanum nigrum) morella, ballerina □ a deadly secret, un segreto assoluto □ a deadly silence, un silenzio di tomba □ (relig.) the seven Deadly Sins, i sette vizi capitali □ to be in deadly earnest, fare proprio sul serio.deadly (2) /ˈdɛdlɪ/avv.2 estremamente; tremendamente: deadly serious, estremamente serio; deadly boring (o dull) tremendamente noioso; deadly tired, stanco morto.* * *I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ] -
6 drab
[dræb]* * *[dræb](dull and uninteresting, especially in colour: drab clothes.) monotono; incolore, smorto- drably- drabness* * *drab (1) /dræb/a.1 (di un colore) spento: She was wearing a drab woollen suit, indossava un completo di lana di un colore spento2 grigio (fig.); monotono: a drab winter landscape, un paesaggio invernale grigio; a drab existence, un'esistenza monotona.drab (2) /dræb/n. (antiq.)1 prostituta; sgualdrina2 donna trasandata; sciattona3 (pl.) ► dribs.* * *[dræb] -
7 lifeless
['laɪflɪs]1) (dead) [ body] senza vita, esanime; (without life) [ planet] senza vita; (inanimate) [ object] inanimato* * *1) (dead: a lifeless body.) senza vita2) (not lively; uninteresting: The actress gave a lifeless performance.) scialbo* * *lifeless /ˈlaɪfləs/a.1 senza vita; esanime; inanimato2 (fig.) senza vita; freddo; inerte; scialbolifelessly avv. lifelessness n. [u].* * *['laɪflɪs]1) (dead) [ body] senza vita, esanime; (without life) [ planet] senza vita; (inanimate) [ object] inanimato -
8 mousy
* * *1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) color grigio topo2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) timido* * ** * *mousy /ˈmaʊsɪ/a.1 simile a un topo; topesco; topigno* * * -
9 pall
I [pɔːl]1) (coffin cloth) drappo m. funebre; (coffin) bara f.2) (covering) (of smoke, dust) cappa f.; (of gloom, mystery) velo m.; (of silence) manto m.II [pɔːl]it never palls — non stanca o stufa mai
* * *I [po:l] noun(the (usually dark-coloured) cloth which covers a coffin at a funeral: a pall of purple-velvet; A pall of smoke hung over the town.)II [po:l] verb(to become boring or uninteresting: Loud music soon palls.)* * *I [pɔːl] n(on coffin) drappo funebre, (of smoke) coltre f, cappaII [pɔːl] vito pall (on) — perdere il proprio fascino (per), diventare noioso (-a) (per)
* * *pall /pɔ:l/n.2 (relig.) pallio● (fig.) to cast a pall of gloom, gettare una nube di tetraggine.(to) pall /pɔ:l/A v. i.(generalm. to pall on sb.) diventare noioso (o stucchevole); venire a noia: This sort of book soon palls on me, questa sorta di libri mi viene subito a noiaB v. t.saziare; satollare; disgustare; stancare.* * *I [pɔːl]1) (coffin cloth) drappo m. funebre; (coffin) bara f.2) (covering) (of smoke, dust) cappa f.; (of gloom, mystery) velo m.; (of silence) manto m.II [pɔːl]it never palls — non stanca o stufa mai
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11 dry ****
[draɪ]2)a dry sense of humour — un senso dell'umorismo all'inglese, (uninteresting: lecture, subject) poco avvincente2. vt(subj: person: hair, hands, clothes, child) asciugare, (herbs, figs, flowers) far seccare, (subj: sun, wind) seccareto dry one's hands/hair/eyes — asciugarsi le mani/i capelli/gli occhi
to dry o.s — asciugarsi
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12 dullness dull·ness n
['dʌlnɪs]1) (of life, evening) tedio, (of person: uninteresting character) l'essere noioso (-a), (slow-wittedness) ottusità, (lack of vitality) inerzia, (of books, ideas, approach) mancanza di originalità2) (of colour, metal) opacità, (of sound) tono sordo -
13 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) -
14 dry
I [draɪ]1) (not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, paint] asciutto; [skin, hair, throat, cough] secco; [rustle, riverbed] arido, seccoto run dry — [river, funds, supplies] prosciugarsi
to be o feel dry (thirsty) [ person] essere assetato; to get dry seccarsi, asciugarsi; to get sth. dry fare asciugare qcs.; to wipe sth. dry asciugare qcs.; on dry land — sulla terraferma
2) (not rainy) [climate, heat] secco; [weather, season] asciutto; [ day] senza pioggia3) (not sweet) [wine, sherry etc.] secco5) (dull) [book, subject matter] arido, noioso6) (forbidding alcohol) [state, country] proibizionista••II 1. [draɪ](as) dry as a bone — completamente asciutto, secco
verbo transitivo fare asciugare [clothes, washing]; seccare, fare seccare [meat, flowers]2.verbo intransitivo [clothes, hair, paint] asciugarsi; [ blood] seccarsi3.- dry off- dry out- dry up* * *1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) secco2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) arido3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (che scherza restando serio)4) ((of wine) not sweet.) secco2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) asciugare- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up* * *I [draɪ]1) (not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, paint] asciutto; [skin, hair, throat, cough] secco; [rustle, riverbed] arido, seccoto run dry — [river, funds, supplies] prosciugarsi
to be o feel dry (thirsty) [ person] essere assetato; to get dry seccarsi, asciugarsi; to get sth. dry fare asciugare qcs.; to wipe sth. dry asciugare qcs.; on dry land — sulla terraferma
2) (not rainy) [climate, heat] secco; [weather, season] asciutto; [ day] senza pioggia3) (not sweet) [wine, sherry etc.] secco5) (dull) [book, subject matter] arido, noioso6) (forbidding alcohol) [state, country] proibizionista••II 1. [draɪ](as) dry as a bone — completamente asciutto, secco
verbo transitivo fare asciugare [clothes, washing]; seccare, fare seccare [meat, flowers]2.verbo intransitivo [clothes, hair, paint] asciugarsi; [ blood] seccarsi3.- dry off- dry out- dry up -
15 interesting
['ɪntrəstɪŋ]aggettivo interessante* * *( negative uninteresting) adjective an interesting book.) interessante* * *['ɪntrəstɪŋ]aggettivo interessante
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