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1 acute
[ə'kjuːt]to cause sb. acute embarrassment — mettere qcn. in grande imbarazzo
3) (grave) [crisis, shortage] grave4) (keen) [person, mind] acuto* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) acuto, acuta2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) critico3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) acuto, perspicace4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) acuto5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness* * *acute /əˈkju:t/A a.1 ( dei sensi) acuto; fine; fino: acute sight, vista acuta; acute hearing, udito fino; an acute sense of smell, un odorato fine2 acuto; perspicace; penetrante3 acuto; intenso; forte; grave; severo: an acute pain, un dolore acuto; acute need, acuto bisogno; acute embarrassment, grave imbarazzo; an acute water shortage, una grave scarsità d'acqua4 aguzzo; acuminato6 (med.) acuto; grave; ( per estens.) in condizioni gravi, di urgenza: acute appendicitis, appendicite acuta; acute rheumatism, febbre reumatica; acute patient, paziente grave; caso grave; urgenza; acute care, terapia intensiva; acute ward, reparto di terapia intensiva7 (geom.) acuto: acute angle, angolo acuto; acute-angled, acutangolo; (archit.) acute arch, arco a sesto acutoB n.(fon.) accento acutoacutelyavv.acutamente; intensamenteacutenessn. [u]1 acutezza; acume; perspicacia2 intensità; gravità; severità3 (med.) stadio acuto.* * *[ə'kjuːt]to cause sb. acute embarrassment — mettere qcn. in grande imbarazzo
3) (grave) [crisis, shortage] grave4) (keen) [person, mind] acuto -
2 ♦ angle
♦ angle /ˈæŋgl/n.1 (geom.) angolo: acute angle, angolo acuto; right angle, angolo retto; to be at an angle with, formare un angolo con; essere inclinato (o obliquo) rispetto a2 angolatura; angolazione3 punto di vista; prospettiva; angolazione; aspetto: to consider st. from all angles, considerare qc. da tutti i punti di vista; from this angle, da questa prospettiva; sotto questo profilo4 taglio; angolatura; chiave di lettura; interpretazione: to put an angle on a story, dare un certo taglio a un articolo; What's your angle on it?, tu come lo interpreti?; tu come lo vedi?5 (fam.) interesse personale; motivo egoistico; tornaconto● angle bracket, mensola ( di sostegno: a «elle»); (tipogr.) parentesi uncinata □ (edil.) angle iron, ferro a L; angolare; cantonale □ (aeron.) angle of attack, angolo d'incidenza □ (aeron.) angle of descent, angolo di planata □ ( ottica) angle of incidence, angolo d'incidenza □ (fis.) angle of refraction, angolo di rifrazione □ ( ottica) angle of view, angolo visuale □ (cinem.) camera angle, angolo di campo □ from all angles, da ogni parte □ ( slang USA) to play all the angles, giocare tutte le carte che si hanno in mano (fig.).NOTA D'USO: - angle o corner?- (to) angle (1) /ˈæŋgl/A v. t.1 disporre ad angolo (o di traverso); dare una certa inclinazione a; inclinare; orientare: to angle a chair, disporre una sedia ad angolo2 presentare in modo tendenzioso; dare una certa angolazione aB v. i.essere inclinato; piegare: to angle down, essere inclinato verso il basso; cadere di traverso; The path angled into the wood, il sentiero piegava nel bosco.(to) angle (2) /ˈæŋgl/v. i.2 (fig.) – to angle for, cercare di ottenere; andare a caccia di: to angle for compliments, cercare i complimentianglingn. [u]pesca con la lenza.
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