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1 pitiful
['pɪtɪfl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ income] miserabile; [ state] pietoso2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino; [ amount] ridicolo* * ** * *pitiful /ˈpɪtɪfl/a.1 pietoso; compassionevole; misericordioso; lacrimevole; penoso; commovente: a pitiful scene, una scena penosa2 meschino; misero; spregevole: a pitiful salary, un misero stipendio; a pitiful lie, una menzogna spregevolepitifully avv.* * *['pɪtɪfl]1) (arousing pity) [ sight] commovente; [ income] miserabile; [ state] pietoso2) (arousing contempt) [attempt, excuse] meschino; [ amount] ridicolo -
2 pitiful piti·ful adj
['pɪtɪfʊl]1) (sight, story) pietoso (-a), (person) che fa pietà or compassione -
3 mess
I [mes]1) (untidy state) confusione f., disordine m., casino m. colloq.to make a mess — [ person] mettere in disordine
to tidy o clear up the mess mettere in ordine o a posto; this report is a mess! questa relazione è un disastro! my hair is a mess ho i capelli tutti spettinati o in disordine; you look a mess! BE you look like a mess! — AE sei proprio malmesso o conciato male!
2) fig. (muddled state)my life is a mess — la mia vita è un casino colloq.
to be in a terrible mess — [ economy] essere allo sbando
to make a mess of the job — combinare un pasticcio, un casino colloq.
3) colloq. (pitiful state)his face was a mess — il suo viso era devastato o deturpato
he's a mess — (psychologically) è molto confuso, è incasinato colloq.
4) (excrement) (of domestic animal) cacca f.5) (stain)6) mil. mensa f.officers' mess — (in the army) mensa ufficiali; (in the navy) quadrato ufficiali
7) AE colloq. piatto m., porzione f.II [mes]verbo intransitivo colloq. (meddle)- mess up* * *[mes] 1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) confusione, disordine2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) trafficare- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up* * *I [mes]1) (untidy state) confusione f., disordine m., casino m. colloq.to make a mess — [ person] mettere in disordine
to tidy o clear up the mess mettere in ordine o a posto; this report is a mess! questa relazione è un disastro! my hair is a mess ho i capelli tutti spettinati o in disordine; you look a mess! BE you look like a mess! — AE sei proprio malmesso o conciato male!
2) fig. (muddled state)my life is a mess — la mia vita è un casino colloq.
to be in a terrible mess — [ economy] essere allo sbando
to make a mess of the job — combinare un pasticcio, un casino colloq.
3) colloq. (pitiful state)his face was a mess — il suo viso era devastato o deturpato
he's a mess — (psychologically) è molto confuso, è incasinato colloq.
4) (excrement) (of domestic animal) cacca f.5) (stain)6) mil. mensa f.officers' mess — (in the army) mensa ufficiali; (in the navy) quadrato ufficiali
7) AE colloq. piatto m., porzione f.II [mes]verbo intransitivo colloq. (meddle)- mess up -
4 forlorn
[fə'lɔːn]1) (sad) [ appearance] misero; [ landscape] desolato; [ sight] triste2) (desperate) [ attempt] disperato, vano* * *[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) disperato, sconsolato* * *forlorn /fəˈlɔ:n/a.2 infelice; desolato; misero; sconsolato; dall'aria sperduta3 disperato; vano; illusorio: a forlorn attempt, un vano tentativo; forlorn hope, vana speranza; (fig.) impresa disperata; (mil., antiq.) pattuglia d'assaltoforlornlyavv.in uno stato di abbandono; desolatamenteforlornnessn. [u]stato d'abbandono; sconforto; desolazione.* * *[fə'lɔːn]1) (sad) [ appearance] misero; [ landscape] desolato; [ sight] triste2) (desperate) [ attempt] disperato, vano -
5 pathetic pa·thet·ic adj
[pə'θɛtɪk]1) (pitiful) patetico (-a), toccante2) (very bad) penoso (-a), pietoso (-a)
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