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1 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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2 impossible
[ɪm'pɒsəbl] 1.aggettivo [person, situation] impossibile, intollerabile; [ suggestion] inattuabile, impossibile2.to make it impossible for sb. to do sth. — rendere impossibile per qcn. fare qcs
* * *[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossibile2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) insopportabile•- impossibility* * *[ɪm'pɒsəbl] 1.aggettivo [person, situation] impossibile, intollerabile; [ suggestion] inattuabile, impossibile2.to make it impossible for sb. to do sth. — rendere impossibile per qcn. fare qcs
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