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1 unfriendly
[ʌn'frendlɪ]1) [person, attitude] poco amichevole, freddo, scortese; [ reception] distaccato, freddo; [place, climate] inospitale; [ remark] acido, cattivo; [ product] nocivo2) - unfriendly in composti* * *unfriendly /ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ/a.1 ostile; scortese: I found the people very unfriendly, ho trovato la gente molto scortese; an unfriendly look, uno sguardo ostile; an unfriendly manner, modi scortesi; That was unfriendly of you, è stato scortese da parte tua2 poco agevole; di uso difficile: The town centre is unfriendly to pedestrians, il centro città non è agevole per i pedoni● (fin.) unfriendly takeover bid, offerta di acquisizione ostile □ unfriendly country, paese ostile □ environmentally unfriendly, dannoso per l'ambienteunfriendlinessn. [u]ostilità; inimicizia; scortesia.* * *[ʌn'frendlɪ]1) [person, attitude] poco amichevole, freddo, scortese; [ reception] distaccato, freddo; [place, climate] inospitale; [ remark] acido, cattivo; [ product] nocivo2) - unfriendly in composti -
2 cool
I 1. [kuːl]1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [ colour] freddoto feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco
2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo3) (unemotional) [ manner] freddo, distaccato; [ logic] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giustoa cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico
8) AE colloq. (great)2.1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [ room]2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]2.1) (get colder) [ water] raffreddarsi; [ air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi•- cool off••* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) freddo4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) fantastico, favoloso2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) raffreddare2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) raffreddarsi3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *I 1. [kuːl]1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [ colour] freddoto feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco
2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo3) (unemotional) [ manner] freddo, distaccato; [ logic] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giustoa cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico
8) AE colloq. (great)2.1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [ room]2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]2.1) (get colder) [ water] raffreddarsi; [ air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi•- cool off•• -
3 cold
I [kəʊld]1) (chilly) freddo; fig. [colour, light] freddoto be o feel cold avere o sentire freddo; the room is o feels cold la stanza è fredda, fa freddo nella stanza; it's o the weather's cold fa freddo; to go cold [food, water] diventare freddo, raffreddarsi; don't let the baby get cold non fare prendere freddo al bambino; to keep [sth.] cold — tenere al fresco [ food]
2) (unemotional) [manner, smile] freddoto be cold to o towards sb. essere freddo con o nei confronti di qcn.; to leave sb. cold — lasciare indifferente qcn., non fare né caldo né freddo a qcn
to knock sb. out cold — mettere KO qcn
••II [kəʊld]to have o get cold feet avere fifa; in cold blood a sangue freddo; my blood runs cold mi si gela il sangue; in the cold light of day a mente fredda; to be as cold as ice [ person] essere freddo come il ghiaccio; [ room] essere gelido; you're getting colder! — (in guessing games) acqua... acqua
1) U (chilliness) freddo m.to feel the cold — patire il freddo, essere freddoloso
to be left out in the cold — fig. essere lasciato in disparte
to come in from o out of the cold — fig. essere preso in considerazione
2) С med. raffreddore m.to have a cold — avere il raffreddore, essere raffreddato
III [kəʊld]to catch a cold prendere un raffreddore; a bad cold un brutto raffreddore; a cold in the head — un raffreddore di testa
1) colloq. [speak, perform] a braccio, improvvisando2) AE (thoroughly) [learn, know] a memoria* * *[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) freddo2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) freddo3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) freddo2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) freddo2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) raffreddore•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *I [kəʊld]1) (chilly) freddo; fig. [colour, light] freddoto be o feel cold avere o sentire freddo; the room is o feels cold la stanza è fredda, fa freddo nella stanza; it's o the weather's cold fa freddo; to go cold [food, water] diventare freddo, raffreddarsi; don't let the baby get cold non fare prendere freddo al bambino; to keep [sth.] cold — tenere al fresco [ food]
2) (unemotional) [manner, smile] freddoto be cold to o towards sb. essere freddo con o nei confronti di qcn.; to leave sb. cold — lasciare indifferente qcn., non fare né caldo né freddo a qcn
to knock sb. out cold — mettere KO qcn
••II [kəʊld]to have o get cold feet avere fifa; in cold blood a sangue freddo; my blood runs cold mi si gela il sangue; in the cold light of day a mente fredda; to be as cold as ice [ person] essere freddo come il ghiaccio; [ room] essere gelido; you're getting colder! — (in guessing games) acqua... acqua
1) U (chilliness) freddo m.to feel the cold — patire il freddo, essere freddoloso
to be left out in the cold — fig. essere lasciato in disparte
to come in from o out of the cold — fig. essere preso in considerazione
2) С med. raffreddore m.to have a cold — avere il raffreddore, essere raffreddato
III [kəʊld]to catch a cold prendere un raffreddore; a bad cold un brutto raffreddore; a cold in the head — un raffreddore di testa
1) colloq. [speak, perform] a braccio, improvvisando2) AE (thoroughly) [learn, know] a memoria -
4 stiff
I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rigido; indolenzito2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) rigido, duro; indolenzito3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
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5 formality
[fɔː'mælətɪ]1) (legal or social convention) formalità f.2) (formal nature) (of language, manner) formalità f.; (of dress) eleganza f. formale* * *[-'mæ-]1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalità2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) formalità, cerimoniosità* * *formality /fɔ:ˈmælətɪ/n.2 [u] formalità; forme (pl.) esteriori; cerimoniosità3 formalità: legal formalities, formalità legali; a mere formality, una pura formalità; Let's dispense with formalities, lasciamo perdere le formalità.* * *[fɔː'mælətɪ]1) (legal or social convention) formalità f.2) (formal nature) (of language, manner) formalità f.; (of dress) eleganza f. formale -
6 frosty
['frɒstɪ]1) [ morning] gelido; [ windscreen] ghiacciato2) fig. [ reception] gelido* * *1) (covered with frost: the frosty countryside.) brinato, gelato2) (of behaviour, very unfriendly: a frosty manner.) freddo, gelido* * *frosty /ˈfrɒstɪ/a.1 ( anche fig.) gelido; di gelo; glaciale: a frosty night, una notte gelida; a frosty reception, un'accoglienza gelida (o glaciale)* * *['frɒstɪ]1) [ morning] gelido; [ windscreen] ghiacciato2) fig. [ reception] gelido -
7 nasty
['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2.* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto•- nastily- nastiness* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2.
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