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1 infant
['ɪnfənt] 1.1) (baby) neonato m., bebè m.; (young child) bambino m. (-a)2) BE scol. bambino m. (-a) in età prescolare2. 3.* * *['infənt](a baby or very young child: the baptism of infants; ( also adjective) an infant school.) bambino; infantile- infancy* * *['ɪnfənt] 1.1) (baby) neonato m., bebè m.; (young child) bambino m. (-a)2) BE scol. bambino m. (-a) in età prescolare2. 3. -
2 baby
['beɪbɪ] 1.1) (child) neonato m. (-a), bambino m. (-a), bebè m.he's the baby of the family — è il più giovane o piccolo della famiglia
don't be such a baby! — colloq. non fare il bambino!
2) (youngest) (of team, group) il più giovane, la più giovane3) colloq.the project is his baby — (his invention) il progetto è una sua creatura; (his responsibility) il progetto è responsabilità sua
4) colloq. (as address) piccolo m. (-a)2.baby son — bambino, maschietto, figlio piccolo
baby penguin — piccolo o cucciolo di pinguino
••I was left holding the baby — colloq. rimasi io con il cerino acceso in mano
to throw the baby out with the bathwater — colloq. buttare via il bambino insieme con l'acqua sporca
* * *['beibi]plural - babies; noun1) (a very young child: Some babies cry during the night; ( also adjective) a baby boy.) bambino, bebè2) ((especially American, often babe) a girl or young woman.) bambola•- babyish- baby buggy/carriage
- baby grand
- baby-sit
- baby-sitter
- baby-sitting* * *['beɪbɪ] 1.1) (child) neonato m. (-a), bambino m. (-a), bebè m.he's the baby of the family — è il più giovane o piccolo della famiglia
don't be such a baby! — colloq. non fare il bambino!
2) (youngest) (of team, group) il più giovane, la più giovane3) colloq.the project is his baby — (his invention) il progetto è una sua creatura; (his responsibility) il progetto è responsabilità sua
4) colloq. (as address) piccolo m. (-a)2.baby son — bambino, maschietto, figlio piccolo
baby penguin — piccolo o cucciolo di pinguino
••I was left holding the baby — colloq. rimasi io con il cerino acceso in mano
to throw the baby out with the bathwater — colloq. buttare via il bambino insieme con l'acqua sporca
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3 toddle
['tɒdl]2) colloq. (go)•* * *['todl]((especially of a very young child) to walk unsteadily: The child is toddling.) sgambettare, trotterellare- toddler* * *toddle /ˈtɒdl/n.1 [uc] andatura vacillante2 (fam.) passeggiatina.(to) toddle /ˈtɒdl/v. i.2 (fam.) andare senza fretta; passeggiare; fare una passeggiatina; far due passi● to toddle in, entrare (senza fretta): After a bit of window-shopping, she chose a shop and toddled in, dopo aver guardato un po' le vetrine, scelse un negozio ed entrò □ to toddle off (o to toddle along, to toddle away), andarsene trotterellando; (fam.) andarsene □ (fam.) to toddle over to sb., andare da (o a trovare) q.* * *['tɒdl]2) colloq. (go)• -
4 toddler
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5 harsh
[hɑːʃ]1) (severe) [punishment, measures] severo; [ regime] oppressivo, duro; [ person] severo, rigido, duro; [ words] aspro; [climate, winter] rigido; [ conditions] duro, difficile2) [light, colour] violento3) [voice, sound] aspro, stridente4) [chemical, cleaner] corrosivo5) [cloth, fabric] ruvido* * *1) ((of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel: That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.) severo2) (rough and unpleasant to hear, see, taste etc: a harsh voice; harsh colours.) aspro, sgradevole•- harshly- harshness* * *harsh /hɑ:ʃ/a.1 aspro; ruvido ( al tatto); insensibile; duro; severo; arcigno; ( di suono) aspro, sgradevole; ( d'odore) pungente, acre: harsh words, parole aspre (o dure); a harsh voice, una voce aspra; a harsh punishment, una dura punizione; una punizione severa; ( sport) a harsh defence, una difesa arcigna; a harsh face, una faccia dura (o sgradevole); a harsh taste, un sapore aspro (o acre); harsh smoke, fumo acre● a harsh light, una luce violentaharshlyavv.aspramente; duramente; severamenteharshnessn. [u]1 durezza, asprezza; ruvidezza; insensibilità; severità* * *[hɑːʃ]1) (severe) [punishment, measures] severo; [ regime] oppressivo, duro; [ person] severo, rigido, duro; [ words] aspro; [climate, winter] rigido; [ conditions] duro, difficile2) [light, colour] violento3) [voice, sound] aspro, stridente4) [chemical, cleaner] corrosivo5) [cloth, fabric] ruvido -
6 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
7 junior
['dʒuːnɪə(r)] 1.1) (low-ranking) [colleague, worker] (inferior) inferiore, subalterno; (trainee) principiante; [post, rank, position] subalterno3) (the younger) (anche Junior)2.to be 10 years sb.'s junior — essere di 10 anni più giovane di qcn
2) (low-ranking worker) subalterno m.3) BE scol. = scolaro delle elementari4) AE univ. = studente del terzo anno (in corsi di laurea di quattro anni); (in high school) = studente del penultimo anno3.2) sport [race, team, player] juniores* * *['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) giovane; minore; subalterno; elementare2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) junior, figlio3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) (il) figliolo* * *['dʒuːnɪə(r)] 1.1) (low-ranking) [colleague, worker] (inferior) inferiore, subalterno; (trainee) principiante; [post, rank, position] subalterno3) (the younger) (anche Junior)2.to be 10 years sb.'s junior — essere di 10 anni più giovane di qcn
2) (low-ranking worker) subalterno m.3) BE scol. = scolaro delle elementari4) AE univ. = studente del terzo anno (in corsi di laurea di quattro anni); (in high school) = studente del penultimo anno3.2) sport [race, team, player] juniores -
8 smart
I 1. [smɑːt]1) (elegant) elegante, alla moda3) [restaurant, hotel] chic, alla moda4) (stinging) [ rebuke] pungente, secco, taglientea smart blow — un gran o bel colpo
5) (brisk)6) inform. [ system] intelligente2. II [smɑːt]1) [graze, cheeks] bruciare, fare male2) fig. (emotionally) soffrire, essere punto sul vivo* * *1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) elegante2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) bravo, sveglio3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) forte2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) bruciare, dolere2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) soffrire3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.) dolore; bruciore- smarten- smartly
- smartness
- smart bomb
- smart card* * *smart (1) /smɑ:t/n. [u]dolore acuto; acuta sofferenza; bruciore (fig.): The smart of the defeat still rankles, il dolore della sconfitta brucia ancora.♦ smart (2) /smɑ:t/a.1 elegante; ben vestito; alla moda; bello: a smart hotel, un albergo elegante; smart clothes, abiti eleganti; a smart car, una bella automobile; smart appearance, bella presenza3 (tecn., comput.) intelligente: (mil.) smart bomb, bomba intelligente; smart card, (comput.) smart card; ( banca) carta di credito intelligente4 abile; accorto; astuto; destro; scaltro; dritto (fam.): a smart move, una mossa abile (o scaltra); a smart talker, un abile parlatore; un oratore brillante; uno che la sa lunga; a smart answer, una risposta abile, accorta; a smart deal, un buon affare; un affarone; un affare vantaggioso ( ma non del tutto onesto); a smart profiteer, un astuto affarista; a smart fellow, un furbacchione; un drittone (fam.)5 impertinente; linguacciuto: Don't you get smart with me, young man!, non essere impertinente, giovanotto!6 veloce; rapido; scattante: a smart salute, un saluto ( militare) scattante; at a smart pace, con passo rapido; di buon passo7 forte; acuto; aspro; doloroso; cocente; pungente; severo: a smart blow, un forte colpo; a smart pain, un acuto dolore● (fam.) smart alec (o aleck), sapientone; saccente; saputello; cacasenno; sputasentenze □ (fam.) smart-alecky, saccente □ ( slang USA) smart apple, tipo in gamba □ (fam.) smart-arse ( USA smart-ass), = smart alec ► sopra □ smart money, investimenti, scommesse, ecc., fatti da chi se ne intende; ( per estens.) gli esperti, quelli che se ne intendono, i bene informati □ (fam. USA) smart mouth, insolenza; impertinenza; ( anche) insolente, impertinente □ (comput.) smart quotes, virgolette inglesi □ the smart set, il bel mondo □ to look smart, avere un aspetto elegante; ( anche) sbrigarsi, spicciarsi; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- You look smart!, che eleganza! □ to make oneself smart, farsi bello; mettersi in ghingheri.(to) smart /smɑ:t/v. i.1 bruciare; far male; dolere: The smack made his face smart, lo schiaffo gli fece bruciare la faccia; My hand is smarting, mi fa male una mano; ho un dolore a una mano2 soffrire; patire; provar dolore: She's still smarting from ( o over) that disappointment, soffre ancora per quella delusione● to smart for, pagare il fio di; scontare: You shall smart for this, la sconterai; te ne farò pentire; me la pagherai cara.* * *I 1. [smɑːt]1) (elegant) elegante, alla moda3) [restaurant, hotel] chic, alla moda4) (stinging) [ rebuke] pungente, secco, taglientea smart blow — un gran o bel colpo
5) (brisk)6) inform. [ system] intelligente2. II [smɑːt]1) [graze, cheeks] bruciare, fare male2) fig. (emotionally) soffrire, essere punto sul vivo -
9 sophisticated
[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (smart) [ person] (cultured) sofisticato; (elegant) raffinato, distinto; [ clothes] elegante; [ restaurant] chic; [ magazine] alla moda2) (discriminating) [mind, taste, public] raffinato3) (advanced) [ civilization] evoluto4) (elaborate) [ equipment] sofisticato; [argument, joke] sottile; [ style] ricercato* * *[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) raffinato2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) ricercato3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sofisticato•* * *[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (smart) [ person] (cultured) sofisticato; (elegant) raffinato, distinto; [ clothes] elegante; [ restaurant] chic; [ magazine] alla moda2) (discriminating) [mind, taste, public] raffinato3) (advanced) [ civilization] evoluto4) (elaborate) [ equipment] sofisticato; [argument, joke] sottile; [ style] ricercato
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