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['krɒnɪk]1) med. [ illness] cronico2) fig. [ liar] cronico, inguaribile; [problem, shortage] cronico3) BE colloq. (bad) bruttissimo, orrendo, schifoso* * *['kronik]((especially of a disease) lasting a long time: a chronic illness.) cronico* * *chronic /ˈkrɒnɪk/A a.3 (fig., di persona) inguaribile; inveterato; incallito; accanito: a chronic grumbler, uno che si lamenta sempre; un brontolone inguaribile; a chronic liar, un inguaribile bugiardo; a chronic smoker, un fumatore accanitoB n.(med.) (malato) cronico● (med.) chronic fatigue syndrome, sindrome da fatica cronica.* * *['krɒnɪk]1) med. [ illness] cronico2) fig. [ liar] cronico, inguaribile; [problem, shortage] cronico3) BE colloq. (bad) bruttissimo, orrendo, schifoso
См. также в других словарях:
chronic — adjective Etymology: French chronique, from Greek chronikos of time, from chronos Date: 1601 1. a. marked by long duration or frequent recurrence ; not acute < chronic indigestion > < chronic experiments > … New Collegiate Dictionary
grumbler — n. a chronic, constant grumbler * * * [ grʌmblə] constant grumbler a chronic … Combinatory dictionary
