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1 ♦ description
♦ description /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/n.1 [uc] descrizione: an accurate [detailed] description, una descrizione precisa [dettagliata]; a brief description, una breve descrizione; a graphic description, una descrizione vivida; an apt description, una descrizione giusta (o felice); a vivid description, una descrizione vivace; to give a description of sb. [st.], fare una descrizione di q. [qc.]; to fit a description, corrispondere a una descrizione; The man answers to your description of the thief, l'individuo corrisponde alla Sua descrizione del ladro; We have found a car that matches your description, abbiamo trovato una macchina che corrisponde alla Sua descrizione; His powers of description are amazing, la sua capacità descrittiva è stupefacente; to be beyond description (o to defy description) essere indescrivibile: The scene defied description, la scena era indescrivibile; job description, mansionario2 [u] genere; sorta: commodities of every description (o of all descriptions) derrate d'ogni sorta; There was no help of any description, non c'era nessun aiuto di alcun genere; He's a cheat of the worst description, è un imbroglione della peggior specie -
2 vivid
['vɪvɪd]1) (bright) [ colour] brillante, vivace; [ light] vivido; [ garment] sgargiante; [ sunset] brillante, splendente2) (graphic) [ imagination] fervida; [ memory] nitido; [picture, dream] vivido; [ impression] vivo; [description, example] vivido, colorito; [language, imagery] ricco* * *['vivid]1) ((of colours etc) brilliant; very bright: The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.) vivo2) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) vivido3) ((of the imagination) active; lively: She has a vivid imagination.) vivido•- vividly- vividness* * *vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/a.vivido; vivo; vivace: a vivid description, una descrizione vivace; a vivid imagination, una fervida immaginazione; vivid colours, colori vivacivividly avv. vividness n. [u].* * *['vɪvɪd]1) (bright) [ colour] brillante, vivace; [ light] vivido; [ garment] sgargiante; [ sunset] brillante, splendente2) (graphic) [ imagination] fervida; [ memory] nitido; [picture, dream] vivido; [ impression] vivo; [description, example] vivido, colorito; [language, imagery] ricco -
3 vivid viv·id adj
['vɪvɪd](colour) vivo (-a), vivido (-a), (dream, recollection, expression on face) chiaro (-a), (description, memory) vivido (-a) -
4 graphic graph·ic adj
['ɡræfɪk](gen) grafico (-a), (vivid: description etc) di grande efficacia, vivido (-a) -
5 graphic
['græfɪk]1) art. inform. grafico2) [ account] (of sth. pleasant) vivido, pittoresco; (of sth. unpleasant) crudo* * *1) (vivid: a graphic description of an accident.) pittoresco, vivido2) (of painting, drawing etc: the graphic arts.) grafico* * *graphic (1) /ˈgræfɪk/a.1 ( arte) grafico; relativo alla grafica: graphic arts, arti grafiche; grafica; graphic design, progettazione o realizzazione grafica; graphic designer, grafico; graphic work, opera grafica ( di un artista)2 (comput.) grafico: graphic display, presentazione grafica; graphic filter, filtro grafico; graphic information, infografica; graphic symbol, simbolo grafico● graphic novel, romanzo a fumetti.graphic (2) /ˈgræfɪk/n.(comput.) elemento grafico.* * *['græfɪk]1) art. inform. grafico2) [ account] (of sth. pleasant) vivido, pittoresco; (of sth. unpleasant) crudo -
6 vividness
['vɪvɪdnɪs]nome (of colour) vivacità f., brillantezza f.; (of light) vividezza f.; (of garment) vivacità f.; (of sunset) brillantezza f., splendore m.; (of memory) nitidezza f.; (of dream, description) vividezza f.; (of language, imagery) ricchezza f.; (of style) intensità f.* * *noun vividezza, vivacità* * *vividness► vivid* * *['vɪvɪdnɪs]nome (of colour) vivacità f., brillantezza f.; (of light) vividezza f.; (of garment) vivacità f.; (of sunset) brillantezza f., splendore m.; (of memory) nitidezza f.; (of dream, description) vividezza f.; (of language, imagery) ricchezza f.; (of style) intensità f.
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