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1 dreadful dread·ful adj
['drɛdfʊl](crime, sight, suffering) terribile, spaventoso (-a), orribile, (weather) tremendo (-a)I feel dreadful! — (ill) mi sento uno straccio!, (ashamed) vorrei scomparire (dalla vergogna)!
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2 ghastly
['gɑːstlɪ] [AE 'gæstlɪ]1) (dreadful) [ scene] orribile, spaventoso* * *1) (very bad, ugly etc: a ghastly mistake.) orribile, spaventoso2) (horrible; terrible: a ghastly murder; a ghastly experience.) orribile, orrendo3) (ill; upset: I felt ghastly when I had flu.) male•* * *ghastly /ˈgɑ:stlɪ/A a.B avv.spaventosamente; in modo spettrale: ghastly pale, spaventosamente pallido● a ghastly mistake, un grosso (o tragico) erroreghastlinessn. [u]1 orrore; aspetto orrendo2 pallore di morte; pallore spettrale.* * *['gɑːstlɪ] [AE 'gæstlɪ]1) (dreadful) [ scene] orribile, spaventoso -
3 fearful
['fɪəfl]1) (afraid) pauroso, timorosoto be fearful of sth., of doing — avere paura di qcs., di fare
2) (dreadful) [noise, sight] spaventoso; [nuisance, heat] terribile* * *1) (afraid: a fearful look.) spaventoso2) (terrible: The lion gave a fearful roar.) spaventoso, terribile3) (very bad: a fearful mistake!) spaventoso* * *fearful /ˈfɪəfl/a.1 terribile; tremendo; spaventevole; spaventoso: a fearful sight, uno spettacolo tremendo; a fearful cry, un grido terribile; What a fearful mess!, che caos spaventoso!2 (pred.) pauroso; timoroso; apprensivo; in ansia: to be fearful of st., aver paura di qc.; temere qc.; to be fearful for, stare in ansia per; to be fearful that (o lest) st. should happen, temere che qc. accada4 (fam. antiq.) grandissimo; tremendofearfullyavv.1 con paura; timorosamentefearfulnessn. [u]1 terribilità; spaventosità2 timore; paura.* * *['fɪəfl]1) (afraid) pauroso, timorosoto be fearful of sth., of doing — avere paura di qcs., di fare
2) (dreadful) [noise, sight] spaventoso; [nuisance, heat] terribile -
4 just
I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.)2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)•- just now
- just then* * *I [dʒʌst] adj(fair) giusto (-a)II [dʒʌst] adv1) (exactly) proprio, esattamentejust here/there — proprio qui/là
just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a
just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...
just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento
it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise
it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde
that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!
that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo
just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo
2) (recently, soon) appena, or orahe's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito
3) (only) soltanto, solojust yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina
just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!
4) (simply) semplicemente, soltantoI just thought that... — pensavo solo che...
I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...
5) (slightly) pocojust over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili
it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra
6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelojust in time — giusto or appena in tempo
just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc
he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo
7)it's just as good — è altrettanto buonoit's just as good as... — è buono quanto...
8) (with imperatives) un po'9) (emphatic) veramente, proprioso you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!
10)I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai
just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...
* * *I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
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