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1 unfortunate
[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 1.1) (pitiable) [person, situation] disgraziato, sfortunato2) (regrettable) [ incident] spiacevole; [remark, choice] infelice3) (unlucky) [person, attempt] sfortunato2.nome sfortunato m. (-a)* * *1) (unlucky: He has been very unfortunate.) sfortunato2) (regrettable: He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.) inopportuno•* * *[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 1.1) (pitiable) [person, situation] disgraziato, sfortunato2) (regrettable) [ incident] spiacevole; [remark, choice] infelice3) (unlucky) [person, attempt] sfortunato2.nome sfortunato m. (-a) -
2 tough
I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) duro3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) forte4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) duro, difficile2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) duro, violento- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
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3 timing
['taɪmɪŋ]1) (scheduling)the timing of the announcement was unfortunate — l'annuncio venne fatto in un momento infelice o non adatto
there is speculation about the timing of the election — si fanno congetture circa la data delle elezioni
to get one's timing right, wrong — scegliere il momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (coordination) coordinazione f.to have a good sense of timing — teatr. avere un buon sincronismo
3) aut. fasatura f.4) mus. senso m. del ritmo* * *1) (the measuring of the amount of time taken.) cronometraggio2) (the regulating of speech or actions to achieve the best effect: All comedians should have a good sense of timing.) tempo* * *timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/n. [u]2 distribuzione, collocazione (di qc.) nel tempo: the timing of a play, la distribuzione del tempo (la scelta del momento in cui far accadere qc.) in un dramma3 (teatr., cinem.) sincronizzazione4 (cronot.) determinazione dei tempi; tempificazione6 (comput.) temporizzazione; durata● (mecc.) timing adjustment, registrazione della fase (della distribuzione) □ (mecc.) timing advance, anticipo ( del motore) □ (mecc.) timing belt, cinghia di distribuzione □ (mecc.) timing gears (o timing system), (ingranaggi della) distribuzione.* * *['taɪmɪŋ]1) (scheduling)the timing of the announcement was unfortunate — l'annuncio venne fatto in un momento infelice o non adatto
there is speculation about the timing of the election — si fanno congetture circa la data delle elezioni
to get one's timing right, wrong — scegliere il momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (coordination) coordinazione f.to have a good sense of timing — teatr. avere un buon sincronismo
3) aut. fasatura f.4) mus. senso m. del ritmo -
4 tough ****
[tʌf]1) (substance, fabric) resistente, duro (-a), (conditions, regulations) duro (-a), (meat) duro (-a), tiglioso (-a), (journey) faticoso (-a), duro (-a), (task, problem, situation) difficile, (fig: resistance) tenace, (fight) accanito (-a)tough leather gloves — guanti mpl di pelle resistente
it was tough, but I managed okay — è stata dura ma ce l'ho fatta
2) (person: hardy, resilient) robusto (-a), resistente, (mentally strong) resistente, tenace, (hard: in character) inflessibile, (rough) violento (-a), brutale3)(
fam: unfortunate) but it was tough on the others — ma è stata una sfortuna per gli altriif you can't get here on time, that's your tough luck! — (unsympathetic) se non ce la fai ad arrivare in orario, peggio per te!
2. n(fam: gangster, lout) delinquente m/f
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