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[kweɪnt]1) (pretty) pittoresco2) (old-world) d'altri tempi; (slightly ridiculous) un po' antiquato, un po' datato* * *[kweint](pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned: quaint customs.) originale, curioso- quaintly- quaintness* * *quaint /kweɪnt/a.1 caratteristico (d'altri tempi); pittoresco; curiosamente piacevole: a quaint old fireplace, un caminetto caratteristico (d'altri tempi); a quaint old custom, una pittoresca usanza dei tempi passati2 bizzarro; curioso; eccentrico; originale: a quaint method, un metodo curioso (o originale); a quaint little hat, un bizzarro cappellinoquaintly avv. quaintness n. [u].* * *[kweɪnt]1) (pretty) pittoresco2) (old-world) d'altri tempi; (slightly ridiculous) un po' antiquato, un po' datato
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