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1 ♦ accident
♦ accident /ˈæksɪdənt/n.1 incidente; disgrazia; infortunio (ass.); sinistro (ass.): accident victim, vittima di un incidente; sinistrato (ass.); car accident, incidente automobilistico (o d'auto); road accident, incidente stradale; a fatal accident, un incidente mortale; a freak accident, un incidente imprevedibile; accidents in the home, incidenti domestici; There has been an accident, c'è stato un incidente; è successa una disgrazia; to have an accident, avere un incidente; (fam.) combinare un guaio; (eufem.) bagnarsi, sporcarsi; Accidents will happen, sono cose che capitano; può succedere a tutti; to meet with an accident, avere un incidente; to report an accident, denunciare un incidente; It all went without accident, tutto si svolse senza incidenti NOTA D'USO: - incident o accident?-2 caso; evento fortuito: a mere accident, un puro caso; by accident, per caso; accidentalmente; by accident of birth, semplicemente per nascita; It was no accident that…, non fu un caso che…; non fu per caso che…3 (filos.) accidente● (GB) accident and emergency ( department), (reparto di) pronto soccorso □ accident-free, senza incidenti; esente da incidenti □ (org. az.) accident frequency rate, tasso di frequenza degli incidenti sul lavoro □ accident insurance, assicurazione contro gli infortuni □ accident prevention, prevenzione contro gli infortuni; infortunistica □ accident-prone, soggetto a frequenti incidenti; facile agli incidenti □ accident-proneness, facilità agli incidenti; sinistrosità (ass.) □ an accident waiting to happen, una disgrazia annunciata □ by accident or by design, per caso o intenzionalmente. -
2 freak
I 1. [friːk]1) (deformed person) spreg. mostro m.2) (strange person) tipo m. strano, stravagante m. e f.3) (unusual occurrence) bizzarria f., anomalia f.4) colloq. (enthusiast) fanatico m. (-a)2.aggettivo [accident, storm] strano, anomaloII [friːk]verbo intransitivo colloq. andare fuori di testa* * *[fri:k]1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; ( also adjective) a freak result.) fenomeno; capriccio2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) fan•* * *[friːk]1. n(abnormal: person) fenomeno da baraccone, (animal, plant) mostro, (event) avvenimento eccezionale, (fam: enthusiast) fanatico (-a)health freak fam — salutista m/f
2. adj(storm, conditions) anormale, (victory) inatteso (-a)•* * *freak (1) /fri:k/A n.1 bizzarria; capriccio; fenomeno bizzarro; fatto bizzarro: a freak of fate, una bizzarria del destino2 (= freak of nature) scherzo della natura; mostro; sgorbio; ( anche freak in a sideshow) fenomeno da baraccone3 persona dal comportamento insolito; tipo bizzarro4 (fam.) fanatico; patito; entusiasta: film freak, fanatico del cinema; health freak, salutista fanatico; fitness freak, fanatico della formaB a.imprevedibile; anomalo; bizzarro; curioso; strampalato: a freak accident, un incidente imprevedibile; a freak storm, un temporale anomalo; a freak wave, un'onda anomala; freak weather, tempo matto● freak show, spettacolo con fenomeni da baraccone.freak (2) /fri:k/n.(to) freak (1) /fri:k/A v. t.1 ( slang, anche to freak out) far impazzire (dalla paura, dalla rabbia); mandare fuori di testa; mandare in paranoia (pop.)1 impazzire di paura; perdere la testa; sbarellare (pop.)3 entusiasmarsi; sballare (pop.)4 avere allucinazioni (sotto l'effetto della droga, spec. LSD); fare un brutto viaggio; strippare (pop.).(to) freak (2) /fri:k/v. t.macchiettare; screziare; striarefreakeda.screziato; striato; variegato.* * *I 1. [friːk]1) (deformed person) spreg. mostro m.2) (strange person) tipo m. strano, stravagante m. e f.3) (unusual occurrence) bizzarria f., anomalia f.4) colloq. (enthusiast) fanatico m. (-a)2.aggettivo [accident, storm] strano, anomaloII [friːk]verbo intransitivo colloq. andare fuori di testa
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