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1 amusing
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2 amusing amus·ing adj
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3 humorous
['hjuːmərəs]2) (amused) [look, smile] divertito* * *adjective (funny; amusing: a humorous situation/remark.) umoristico* * *humorous /ˈhju:mərəs/a.1 umoristico; comico; buffo e divertente: a humorous passage, un brano umoristico; a humorous question, una domanda faceta2 che ha humour; che ha senso dell'umorismo; spiritoso; facetohumorously avv. humorousness n. [u].* * *['hjuːmərəs]2) (amused) [look, smile] divertito -
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['fʌnɪ] 1.3) colloq. (unwell)2.avverbio colloq. [talk, act] in modo strano, bizzarro••funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? — = strano o buffo?
* * *1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) divertente2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) strano* * *['fʌnɪ] 1.3) colloq. (unwell)2.avverbio colloq. [talk, act] in modo strano, bizzarro••funny peculiar or funny ha-ha? — = strano o buffo?
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5 droll
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6 madly
['mædlɪ]1) (frantically) [scribble, rush around] freneticamente2) (extremely) [amusing, exciting] da mattimadly in love (with sb.) — follemente innamorato (di qcn)
* * *adverb pazzamente* * *madly /ˈmædlɪ/avv.1 pazzamente; follemente2 (fig. fam.) pazzamente; alla follia; perdutamente: She's madly in love with you, è perdutamente innamorata di te.* * *['mædlɪ]1) (frantically) [scribble, rush around] freneticamente2) (extremely) [amusing, exciting] da mattimadly in love (with sb.) — follemente innamorato (di qcn)
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7 priceless
['praɪslɪs]1) (extremely valuable) [object, person] inestimabile; [ advice] preziosissimo2) (amusing) [person, joke] che fa morire (dal ridere)* * *1) (too valuable to have a price: priceless jewels.) inestimabile2) (very funny: a priceless story.) (divertentissimo)* * *priceless /ˈpraɪsləs/a.1 senza prezzo; inapprezzabile; inestimabile; impagabile: a priceless pearl, una perla d'inestimabile valore2 (fam.) divertentissimo; buffo; ridicolo; strambo: a priceless chap, un tipo buffo (o impagabile); a priceless story, una storiella divertentissima (o che fa morire dal ridere)pricelesslyavv.senza prezzo; impagabilmentepricelessnessn. [u]l'essere impagabile; valore inestimabile.* * *['praɪslɪs]1) (extremely valuable) [object, person] inestimabile; [ advice] preziosissimo2) (amusing) [person, joke] che fa morire (dal ridere) -
8 vaguely
['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso* * *1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente* * *vaguely /ˈveɪglɪ/avv.2 vagamente; leggermente: The whole episode was vaguely ridiculous, tutto l'episodio è stato vagamente ridicolo3 distrattamente: He peered vaguely over his glasses, ha alzato distrattamente lo sguardo al di sopra degli occhiali.* * *['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso -
9 joke
I [dʒəʊk]1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs
2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn
4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicolaII [dʒəʊk]verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzelletteit's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare
* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) barzelletta2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) cosa ridicola2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) scherzare2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) scherzare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *I [dʒəʊk]1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs
2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn
4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicolaII [dʒəʊk]verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzelletteit's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare
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10 most
[məʊst] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1) (the majority of, nearly all) la maggior parte di2) (superlative: more than all the others)he got the most votes, money — ha ottenuto il più alto numero di voti, la somma più alta
3) for the most part per la maggior parte; (most of the time) per la maggior parte del tempo; (basically) soprattuttofor the most part, they... — per lo più, loro...
2.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — ha esperienza soprattutto in campo editoriale
the most you can expect is... — il massimo che tu possa sperare è...
the most I can do is... — il massimo che io possa fare è...
4) at (the) most (at the maximum) al massimo5) most of all soprattutto3.2) (very)most encouraging, odd — molto incoraggiante, strano
3) (more than all the rest) maggiormente, di più4) AE colloq. (almost) quasi••••to make the most of — sfruttare al massimo [opportunity, resources, situation, space]; godersi il più possibile [holiday, good weather]
Note:When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by il / la / i / le più depending on the gender and number of the noun: the most expensive hotel in Rome = il più costoso albergo di Roma / l'albergo più costoso di Roma; the most beautiful woman in the room = la più bella donna nella stanza / la donna più bella nella stanza; the most difficult problems = i problemi più difficili; the most profitable discussions = le discussioni più utili. Note that in the plural the adjective in the superlative form usually follows the noun it refers to. - For examples and further uses, see the entry below* * *[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) più2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) la maggior parte di, la maggioranza di2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) più2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) più3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) molto4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quasi3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) più2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) la maggior parte (di)•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *[məʊst] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1) (the majority of, nearly all) la maggior parte di2) (superlative: more than all the others)he got the most votes, money — ha ottenuto il più alto numero di voti, la somma più alta
3) for the most part per la maggior parte; (most of the time) per la maggior parte del tempo; (basically) soprattuttofor the most part, they... — per lo più, loro...
2.his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — ha esperienza soprattutto in campo editoriale
the most you can expect is... — il massimo che tu possa sperare è...
the most I can do is... — il massimo che io possa fare è...
4) at (the) most (at the maximum) al massimo5) most of all soprattutto3.2) (very)most encouraging, odd — molto incoraggiante, strano
3) (more than all the rest) maggiormente, di più4) AE colloq. (almost) quasi••••to make the most of — sfruttare al massimo [opportunity, resources, situation, space]; godersi il più possibile [holiday, good weather]
Note:When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by il / la / i / le più depending on the gender and number of the noun: the most expensive hotel in Rome = il più costoso albergo di Roma / l'albergo più costoso di Roma; the most beautiful woman in the room = la più bella donna nella stanza / la donna più bella nella stanza; the most difficult problems = i problemi più difficili; the most profitable discussions = le discussioni più utili. Note that in the plural the adjective in the superlative form usually follows the noun it refers to. - For examples and further uses, see the entry below -
11 somehow
['sʌmhaʊ]1) (by some means) (anche somehow or other) in un modo o nell'altro, in qualche modosomehow it doesn't seem very important — per qualche ragione, non sembra molto importante
it was somehow amusing to see... — è stato piuttosto divertente vedere
* * *adverb (in some way not known for certain: I'll get there somehow.) in qualche modo* * *['sʌmhaʊ]1) (by some means) (anche somehow or other) in un modo o nell'altro, in qualche modosomehow it doesn't seem very important — per qualche ragione, non sembra molto importante
it was somehow amusing to see... — è stato piuttosto divertente vedere
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13 anecdote
['ænɪkdəʊt]nome aneddoto m.* * *['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) aneddoto* * *anecdote /ˈænɪkdəʊt/n.anecdotala.anecdotic, anecdoticala.► anecdotal, def. 1anecdotistn.aneddotista.* * *['ænɪkdəʊt]nome aneddoto m. -
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['æntɪks]* * *['æntiks](odd or amusing behaviour: The children laughed at the monkey's antics.) buffonate, comportamenti stravaganti* * *antics /ˈæntɪks/n. pl.buffonate; buffonerie; stravaganze; pagliacciate.* * *['æntɪks] -
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[ˌentə'teɪnə(r)]* * *noun (one who gives amusing performances professionally.) comico* * *entertainer /ɛntəˈteɪnə(r)/n.* * *[ˌentə'teɪnə(r)] -
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[ˌentə'teɪnɪŋ] 1.aggettivo divertente, piacevole2.* * *adjective (amusing: entertaining stories.) divertente* * *entertaining /ɛntəˈteɪnɪŋ/A a.divertente; piacevoleB n. [u]1 intrattenimenti (pl.): corporate entertaining, intrattenimenti organizzati da una società ( per visitatori, clienti, ecc.)2 il ricevere; il dare party, ricevimenti, ecc.: We do a lot of entertaining, riceviamo molto; al fresco entertaining, ricevimenti all'aperto.* * *[ˌentə'teɪnɪŋ] 1.aggettivo divertente, piacevole2. -
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['hjuːmərɪst]nome umorista m. e f.* * *noun (a person who writes or tells amusing stories, jokes etc.) umorista* * *humorist /ˈhju:mərɪst/n.1 umorista; scrittore umoristicohumoristica.umoristico; faceto; spiritoso.* * *['hjuːmərɪst]nome umorista m. e f. -
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[ɪn'triːgɪŋ]* * *adjective (curious or amusing: an intriguing idea.) intrigante, interessante* * *intriguing /ɪnˈtri:gɪŋ/a.affascinante; interessante; che suscita curiosità; stimolante; intrigante: an intriguing piece of news, una notizia interessante.* * *[ɪn'triːgɪŋ] -
19 laughable
['lɑːfəbl] [AE 'læf-]* * *1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) risibile, ridicolo2) (amusing; comical.) comico* * *laughable /ˈlɑ:fəbl/a.risibile; ridicolo; comico: laughable results, risultati risibili; a laughable situation, una situazione ridicolalaughably avv.* * *['lɑːfəbl] [AE 'læf-] -
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I ['pærədɪ]nome parodia f.II ['pærədɪ]verbo transitivo fare la parodia di, parodiare [person, style]* * *['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) parodia2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) parodia2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodiare* * *parody /ˈpærədɪ/n. [cu](to) parody /ˈpærədɪ/v. t.parodiare.* * *I ['pærədɪ]nome parodia f.II ['pærədɪ]verbo transitivo fare la parodia di, parodiare [person, style]
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