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['hænsəm]2) (appreciable) [ dividend] notevole; [ sum] considerevole, bello; [ reward] generoso* * *['hænsəm]1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) bello2) (very large; generous: He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.) considerevole, generoso•- handsomeness* * *handsome /ˈhænsəm/a.3 ( di cose o animali) bello; ben fatto; notevole: a handsome colonnade, un bel (o un elegante) colonnato4 (fig.) considerevole; notevole; consistente; bello: a handsome sum, una bella somma; una somma considerevole; a handsome majority, una maggioranza consistente5 gentile; cortese● ( slang) to come down handsome, essere largo di mano; essere generoso □ (prov.) Handsome is as handsome does, ciò che conta non è l'apparenza ma la sostanzahandsomely avv. handsomeness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - handsome, pretty, beautiful-* * *['hænsəm]2) (appreciable) [ dividend] notevole; [ sum] considerevole, bello; [ reward] generoso
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