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1 ♦ sudden
♦ sudden /ˈsʌdn/a.improvviso; repentino; subitaneo; inatteso; inaspettato; imprevisto: a sudden change, un mutamento repentino; a sudden bend in the river, una curva improvvisa del fiume; a sudden spurt, uno scatto improvviso● sudden death, morte improvvisa; ( sport) gioco a oltranza (in cui, al termine di una partita conclusa in parità, chi passa per primo in vantaggio vince) □ all of a sudden, improvvisamente; a un tratto; di colpo □ He is very sudden in his movements, si muove a scattisuddenness n. [u]. -
2 sudden *** sud·den adj
['sʌdn]all of a sudden — all'improvviso, improvvisamente
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3 dramatic
[drə'mætɪk]1) [literature, art, irony, effect] drammatico; [gesture, entrance, exit] teatrale, plateale2) (tense, exciting) [situation, event] drammatico, emozionante* * *[drə'mætik]1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) drammatico2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) sensazionale3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) teatrale* * *[drə'mætɪk]1) [literature, art, irony, effect] drammatico; [gesture, entrance, exit] teatrale, plateale2) (tense, exciting) [situation, event] drammatico, emozionante -
4 ■ bring on
■ bring onv. t. + avv.1 fare venire; far entrare; portare; ( sport) mettere in campo ( un giocatore): Bring on the elephants!, fate entrare gli elefanti!; avanti gli elefanti!; Bring on the cake!, portate la torta!2 provocare (qc. di sgradevole); procurare; far venire; essere la causa di: A sudden change in lifestyle can bring on depression, un improvviso cambiamento nel tenore di vita può provocare la depressione; What brought on this cold?, che cosa ti ha fatto venire questo raffreddore?4 far progredire; far fare progressi a; migliorare: A stay in England will bring on your English, un soggiorno in Inghilterra migliorerà il tuo inglese. -
5 caprice
[kə'priːs]* * *[kə'pri:s]1) (an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim: I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.) capriccio2) (a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.) capriccio•- capriciously
- capriciousness* * *caprice /kəˈpri:s/n.1 [uc] capriccio2 (mus.) capriccio.* * *[kə'priːs] -
6 ■ come over
■ come overA v. i. + avv.1 venire ( con un viaggio): His ancestors came over to England with William of Orange, i suoi antenati vennero in Inghilterra con Guglielmo d'Orange; When did you first come over to the States?, quando sei venuto in America per la prima volta?2 venire (da q.); venire a trovare: Would you like me to come over and help?, vuoi che venga a dare una mano?; Come over for tea, vieni a prendere il tè; Come over here!, vieni qui!; He wrote he would come over at Christmas, scrisse che sarebbe venuto a trovarmi a Natale3 (GB) fare una data impressione; apparire: to come over as slightly ridiculous, apparire un po' ridicolo; Your speech came over very well, il tuo discorso è stato un successo4 (fam.: seguito da un agg.) ( di persona) diventare; sentirsi: to come over faint, sentirsi tutt'a un tratto debole; He came over all shaky, cominciò a tremare tutto; to come over funny, sentirsi strano; sentirsi fuori posto5 (cambiare idea e) passare dalla parte di q.: He'll come over ( to us) after I've spoken to him, passerà dalla nostra parte dopo che gli avrò parlatoB v. i. + prep.( di sensazione, ecc.) prendere; afferrare; invadere: A wave of nausea came over him, è stato invaso da un senso di nausea; A sudden change had come over Mr Bell, il signor Bell era cambiato di colpo; What's come over him?, che cosa gli è preso?; che ha?; I really don't know what came over me, non so proprio che cosa mi avesse preso. -
7 abrupt
[ə'brʌpt]1) (sudden) [end, change] inaspettato, subitaneo2) (curt) [manner, person] brusco3) (steep) scosceso* * *1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) improvviso2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) brusco, rude3) (lacking in continuity.) slegato, sconnesso•- abruptly- abruptness* * *abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/a.2 brusco; rude; sbrigativo3 erto; ripido; scosceso● ( di un veicolo) to come to an abrupt stop, fermarsi all'improvvisoabruptlyavv.3 a picco; ripidamenteabruptnessn. [u]1 repentinità; subitaneità; precipitazione* * *[ə'brʌpt]1) (sudden) [end, change] inaspettato, subitaneo2) (curt) [manner, person] brusco3) (steep) scosceso -
8 violent
['vaɪələnt]1) [crime, behaviour, film] violentoa violent attack — (physical) un assalto, un attacco violento; (verbal) un violento attacco
2) (sudden) [acceleration, braking] improvviso, violento; [change, contrast] brutale3) (powerful) [storm, explosion, emotion, headache] violento* * *1) (having, using, or showing, great force: There was a violent storm at sea; a violent earthquake; He has a violent temper.) violento2) (caused by force: a violent death.) violento•- violence* * *['vaɪələnt]1) [crime, behaviour, film] violentoa violent attack — (physical) un assalto, un attacco violento; (verbal) un violento attacco
2) (sudden) [acceleration, braking] improvviso, violento; [change, contrast] brutale3) (powerful) [storm, explosion, emotion, headache] violento -
9 whim
[wɪm] [AE hwɪm]nome capriccio m., sfizio m.* * *[wim](a sudden desire or change of mind: I am tired of that child's whims.) capriccio* * *whim /wɪm/n.1 [cu] capriccio; ghiribizzo; fantasia: to do st. on a whim, fare qc. per capriccio; to indulge sb. 's whim, assecondare il capriccio di q.* * *[wɪm] [AE hwɪm]nome capriccio m., sfizio m. -
10 coup d'état
- plural coups d'état [ku:dei-] a sudden and violent change in government: The president was killed during the coup d'état.) colpo di Stato
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