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1 blinking
['blɪŋkɪŋ] 1. 2.aggettivo BE colloq. dannato* * *blinking /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/A a.2 ( slang GB) maledetto: a blinking nuisance, una maledetta seccatura; a blinking fool, un perfetto idiotaB avv.* * *['blɪŋkɪŋ] 1. 2.aggettivo BE colloq. dannato -
2 blinking blink·ing adj Brit
['blɪŋkɪŋ]fam dannato (-a), maledetto (-a)this blinking... — questo maledetto...
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3 blink
I [blɪŋk]nome battito m. di ciglia••II 1. [blɪŋk] 2.it's (gone) on the blink — non funziona o fa i capricci
* * *[bliŋk] 1. verb(to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down: It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking.) battere le palpebre2. noun(a rapid movement of the eyelids.) battito di ciglia* * *[blɪŋk]1. nto be on the blink — (fam: car, machine) essere scassato (-a)
2. vt3. visbattere le palpebre, (light) lampeggiare* * *blink /blɪŋk/n.1 ammiccamento; ammicco; battito di ciglia● (fig.) in the blink of an eye (o of an eyelid), in un batter d'occhio; in un baleno □ (fam., di apparecchio, ecc.) on the blink, guasto; fulminato; fuso.(to) blink /blɪŋk/A v. i.2 ( di luce) brillare a intervalli; ammiccare; ( di segnale luminoso) lampeggiare; (comput.) essere intermittente (cursore, punto di inserimento, ecc.)3 essere sorpreso; sbarrare gli occhi: This'll make you blink!, questo ti farà sbarrare gli occhi!; He blinked at me, mi ha guardato sorpreso4 ( solo al neg.) manifestare una reazione; batter ciglio: He didn't blink when he heard the results, ha ascoltato i risultati senza batter ciglio5 (fig.) dare segni di debolezza, cedere, fare marcia indietro ( in un confronto): The EU blinked first in its battle with the USA over tariffs, la UE è stata la prima a cedere nella battaglia tariffaria con gli USAB v. t.● to blink away one's tears, frenare le lacrime battendo le palpebre □ (fam. GB) Blink and you miss it!, (di qc. di molto breve o piccolo) non fai quasi a tempo a vederlo!* * *I [blɪŋk]nome battito m. di ciglia••II 1. [blɪŋk] 2.it's (gone) on the blink — non funziona o fa i capricci
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4 instinctive
[ɪn'stɪŋktɪv]aggettivo istintivo* * *[-tiv]adjective (arising from instinct or from a natural ability: Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me - it was instinctive.) istintivo* * *instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/a.1 istintivo: an instinctive love for animals, un amore istintivo per gli animali; ( calcio, ecc.) an instinctive save, una parata istintiva2 fatto per istinto; impulsivoinstinctively avv.* * *[ɪn'stɪŋktɪv]aggettivo istintivo
См. также в других словарях:
blinking — blinking; un·blinking; … English syllables
blinking — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ used to express annoyance … English terms dictionary
Blinking — Blink Blink (bl[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked} (bl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blinking — /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/ (say blingking) Colloquial –adjective 1. (an intensifier): you re a blinking genius! –adverb 2. (an intensifier): a blinking high wall to have to leap over. –blinkingly, adverb …
blinking — adj. & adv. Brit. sl. an intensive, esp. expressing disapproval (a blinking idiot; a blinking awful time). Etymology: BLINK + ING(2) (euphem. for BLOODY) … Useful english dictionary
blinking — blinkingly, adv. /bling king/, adj., adv. Chiefly Brit. (used as an intensifier): He s a blinking idiot. [1910 15; BLINK + ING2] * * * … Universalium
blinking — adjective a) That or who blinks or blink. a blinking light b) (British euphemistic slang) Bloody (in the coarse slang sense) Syn: winking, blasted, blimming, blooming … Wiktionary
blinking — n. the action of closing and opening the eyelids, which wipes the front of the eyeball and helps to spread the tears. Reflex blinking may be caused by suddenly bringing an object near to the eye: the eyelids close involuntarily in order to… … Medical dictionary
blinking — adj. Blinking is used with these nouns: ↑light … Collocations dictionary
blinking — blink|ing [ˈblıŋkıŋ] adj [only before noun] BrE informal used to show that you are annoyed ▪ Turn that blinking music down! … Dictionary of contemporary English
blinking — adjective (only before noun) BrE spoken used to show that you are annoyed: Whose blinking idea was it to come to this awful place? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
