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1 sickly
['sɪklɪ]1) (unhealthy) [ person] cagionevole, malaticcio; [ plant] malaticcio; [ complexion] pallido, diafano2) (nauseating) [smell, taste] nauseante; [ colour] pallido* * *1) (tending to be often ill: a sickly child.) malaticcio2) (suggesting sickness; pale; feeble: She looks sickly.) pallido* * *sickly /ˈsɪklɪ/a.1 di salute malferma; malaticcio; debole; delicato: a sickly child, un bambino delicato, malaticcio; a sickly look, un aspetto malaticcio; a sickly smile, un debole sorriso5 insulso; melenso; scipito; svenevolesicklinessn. [u]1 salute cagionevole, malferma2 aspetto malaticcio; pallore4 insulsaggine; melensità; scipitezza; svenevolezza.* * *['sɪklɪ]1) (unhealthy) [ person] cagionevole, malaticcio; [ plant] malaticcio; [ complexion] pallido, diafano2) (nauseating) [smell, taste] nauseante; [ colour] pallido -
2 sickly sick·ly adj
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3 sweet
[swiːt] 1.1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [ perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce6) iron. (for emphasis)2.to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce
3.to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce
2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.••to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.
to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn
* * *[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) dolce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) dolce, piacevole4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) melodioso5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) dolce; grazioso6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) dolce2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) caramella2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) dolce3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) caro, tesoro•- sweeten- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered* * *[swiːt] 1.1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [ perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce6) iron. (for emphasis)2.to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce
3.to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce
2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.••to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.
to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn
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4 ghastly
['gɑːstlɪ] [AE 'gæstlɪ]1) (dreadful) [ scene] orribile, spaventoso* * *1) (very bad, ugly etc: a ghastly mistake.) orribile, spaventoso2) (horrible; terrible: a ghastly murder; a ghastly experience.) orribile, orrendo3) (ill; upset: I felt ghastly when I had flu.) male•* * *ghastly /ˈgɑ:stlɪ/A a.B avv.spaventosamente; in modo spettrale: ghastly pale, spaventosamente pallido● a ghastly mistake, un grosso (o tragico) erroreghastlinessn. [u]1 orrore; aspetto orrendo2 pallore di morte; pallore spettrale.* * *['gɑːstlɪ] [AE 'gæstlɪ]1) (dreadful) [ scene] orribile, spaventoso -
5 wan
[wɒn]aggettivo smorto, pallido* * *[won](pale and sickly-looking: She still looks wan after her illness.) pallido- wanly- wanness* * *wan /wɒn/a.(lett.) pallido; sbiancato; esangue: wan complexion, carnagione pallida● a wan smile, un debole sorriso □ to grow wan, impallidire; sbiancarsi in volto.* * *[wɒn]aggettivo smorto, pallido
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