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['lʊərɪd]2) (shocking) [ past] spaventoso, terrificante3) (sensational) [ detail] clamoroso; [ headline] sensazionale* * *['luərid]1) ((too) brightly coloured or vivid: a lurid dress/painting/sky.) livido, pallido2) (unpleasantly shocking: the lurid details of his accident.) spaventoso•- luridly- luridness* * *lurid /ˈlʊərɪd/a.1 fosco; livido (fig.); spettrale, sinistro: a lurid light, una luce livida; a lurid sunset, un tramonto livido2 orrendo; spaventoso; sensazionale; scandaloso; terribile: a lurid crime, un delitto sensazionale (o spaventoso); a lurid career, una carriera scandalosa● (fig.) to throw a lurid light on st., gettare una luce sinistra su qc.luridly avv. luridness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: lurid non significa lurido.* * *['lʊərɪd]2) (shocking) [ past] spaventoso, terrificante3) (sensational) [ detail] clamoroso; [ headline] sensazionale
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