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['vɪskəs]aggettivo viscoso* * *viscous /ˈvɪskəs/a.viscoso: viscous oil, olio viscosoviscously avv. viscousness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - vicious o viscous?-.* * *['vɪskəs]aggettivo viscoso -
2 viscous
1.Viscous, heavy, toughness, tenacity, semifluid,Viscoso, pesante, semifluido, spesso2.Viscous, semifluidViscoso, semifluido, spesso3.Viscous, heavyViscose, pesante -
3 viscous vis·cous adj
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5 -vicious o viscous?-
Nota d'usoVicious non significa in genere “vizioso”, ma “crudele, malvagio”: a vicious person, una persona cattiva, a vicious comment, un commento crudele, a vicious attack on his reputation, un attacco malvagio alla sua reputazione. A vicious circle è “un circolo vizioso”: the vicious circle of debt, il circolo vizioso del debito. Non bisogna confondere vicious con viscous, che significa “viscoso”: viscous oil, olio viscoso. -
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1.Viscous, heavy, toughness, tenacity, semifluid,Viscoso, pesante, semifluido, spesso2.Viscous, heavyViscose, pesante -
7 semifluid
1.Viscous, heavy, toughness, tenacity, semifluid,Viscoso, pesante, semifluido, spesso2.Viscous, semifluidViscoso, semifluido, spesso -
8 vicious
['vɪʃəs]aggettivo [ person] vizioso, malvagio; [ animal] pericoloso, selvatico; [attack, price cut] brutale, violento; [power, speech] violento, malvagio; [revenge, lie] crudele; [rumour, sarcasm] maligno* * *['viʃəs](evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) cattivo- viciousness* * *vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/a.1 brutale; malvagio: a vicious crime, un delitto brutale; a vicious punch, un pugno che fa molto male; a vicious kick, un calcio violento; a vicious remark, un'osservazione maligna; a vicious tongue, una lingua viperina; to have a vicious streak, avere una vena di malvagità; a vicious-looking knife, un coltello dall'aria minacciosa (o pericolosa)3 (fam.) terribile; violento: vicious cold, freddo terribile; He has a vicious temper, è soggetto a violenti attacchi di collera4 (lett.) immorale; perverso● vicious circle (o cycle), circolo viziosoviciously avv. viciousness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - vicious o viscous?-* * *['vɪʃəs] -
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11 toughness
1.Viscous, heavy, toughness, tenacity, semifluid,Viscoso, pesante, semifluido, spesso2.Toughness, tenacityDurezza f, tenacità f -
12 tenacity
1.Viscous, heavy, toughness, tenacity, semifluid,Viscoso, pesante, semifluido, spesso2.Toughness, tenacityDurezza f, tenacità f
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