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♦ extreme /ɪkˈstri:m/A a.1 estremo: the extreme North, l'estremo Nord; extreme old age, estrema vecchiaia; extreme poverty, estrema povertà; (polit.) the extreme left [right], l'estrema sinistra [destra]; an extreme case, un caso estremo; extreme cold, freddo estremo3 estremistico: extreme views, opinioni da estremista; to be extreme in one's views, avere posizioni estremisticheB n.1 estremo ( anche mat.): Extremes meet, gli estremi si toccano; from one extreme to the other, da un estremo all'altro2 estremo; posizione estrema; eccesso; esagerazione: to avoid extremes, evitare le posizioni estreme; evitare gli eccessi; to take st. to extremes, portare qc. all'eccesso; extremes of temperature, temperature estreme; extremes of wealth and poverty, enormi disuguaglianze sociali3 misura estrema; rimedio estremo● ( sport) extreme fighting, combattimento senza regole che sfrutta tecniche di diverse arti marziali □ (relig.) extreme unction, l'estrema unzione □ (stat.) extreme values, valori estremi □ to be driven to extremes, essere spinto all'estremo □ to go to any extreme, essere disposto a tutto; non fermarsi davanti a niente □ to go to the extreme of doing st., arrivare al punto di fare qc. □ to go to extreme lengths to do st., fare di tutto per fare qc. □ in the extreme, estremamente; sommamente: boring in the extreme, estremamente noiosoextremeness n. [u].
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