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[ɪn'dʒiːnɪəs]aggettivo ingegnoso* * *[in'‹i:njəs]1) ((of a person or his personality etc) clever at inventing: He was ingenious at making up new games for the children.) ingegnoso2) ((of an object or idea) cleverly made or thought out: an ingenious plan/machine.) ingegnoso•- ingeniousness
- ingenuity* * *ingenious /ɪnˈdʒi:nɪəs/a.ingegnoso: an ingenious invention, un'invenzione ingegnosa; an ingenious gadget, un aggeggio ingegnosoingeniously avv. ingeniousness n. [u].* * *[ɪn'dʒiːnɪəs]aggettivo ingegnoso
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