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1 spirito
m spirit( disposizione) mind( umorismo) witavere spirito d'osservazione be observantfare dello spirito be witty* * *spirito s.m.1 ( ente spirituale) spirit: Dio è puro spirito, God is pure spirit; il regno degli spiriti, the realm of spirits; lo spirito del bosco, the woodland spirit // spirito folletto, sprite // lo Spirito Maligno, the Evil One // lo Spirito Santo, the Holy Ghost (o the Holy Spirit)2 ( afflato vitale) spirit; ( anima) soul: gli spiriti animali, the animal spirits; spirito vitale, spirit of life; esalare lo spirito, to breathe one's last (o to give up one's spirit); le esigenze del corpo e quelle dello spirito, bodily and spiritual needs3 (fil.) ( contrapposto a materia) spirit: i valori dello spirito, spiritual values; sono con lui in spirito, I am with him in spirit4 ( fantasma) spirit; ghost; phantom: in questa casa ci sono degli spiriti, this house is haunted; credere negli spiriti, to believe in ghosts5 ( mente, intelligenza) mind: presenza di spirito, presence of mind // spirito profetico, prophetic spirit6 ( persona di spiccate doti intellettuali) spirit; mind: uno spirito eletto, a master spirit; i grandi spiriti, the great minds; uno dei migliori spiriti del suo paese, one of the leading spirits of his country7 ( tendenza informatrice, atteggiamento spirituale) spirit; attitude: lo spirito dell'epoca, the spirit of the age; spirito di contraddizione, osservazione, sacrificio, spirit of contradiction, observation, sacrifice; spirito materno, maternal attitude; fu lo spirito della rivoluzione, he was the leading spirit of the revolution; vivere con spirito sereno, to live serenely; non sono in condizioni di spirito per scherzare, I'm not in the mood to joke // spirito di corpo, esprit de corps; spirito di parte, partisan spirit; spirito di squadra, team spirit // spirito pubblico, public feeling8 ( significato essenziale) spirit, (inner) meaning; sense: bisognerebbe sempre seguire lo spirito piuttosto che la lettera della legge, one should always go by the spirit of the law rather than by the letter9 ( arguzia) wit; ( umorismo) humour: motto di spirito, witticism; persona di spirito, witty person; non mi sembra ci sia molto spirito in quello che dice, I do not see much humour in what he says; quell'uomo è pieno di spirito, that man is full of wit // fare dello spirito, to be witty: spirito di rapa, di patata, (fam.) obvious (o forced) humour10 ( vivacità) life; liveliness: dovresti mettere un po' più di spirito in quello che fai, you ought to put a little more life into what you are doing12 (chim.) spirit; alcohol: spirito canforato, camphorated spirit; spirito di legno, wood spirit; lacca a spirito, spirit varnish; lampada a spirito, spirit lamp // frutta sotto spirito, fruit preserved in alcohol.* * *I ['spirito]sostantivo maschile1) (atteggiamento) spiritspirito di corpo — esprit de corps, solidarity
spirito di contraddizione — contrariness, spirit of contradiction
giovane di spirito — young at heart o in spirit
2) (stato d'animo) spirit, mood3) (senso dell'umorismo) witpersona di spirito — wit, witty person
battuta o motto di spirito witticism; fare dello spirito to be witty o funny, to crack jokes; ha preso la cosa con spirito — he took it with a bit of humour
4) (persona) spirit5) (caratteristica essenziale) spirit6) relig. spirit7) (essere soprannaturale) spiritII ['spirito]sostantivo maschile (alcol) alcohol, spirit* * *spirito1/'spirito/sostantivo m.1 (atteggiamento) spirit; spirito di adattamento adaptability; spirito di squadra team spirit; spirito di corpo esprit de corps, solidarity; spirito di contraddizione contrariness, spirit of contradiction; giovane di spirito young at heart o in spirit2 (stato d'animo) spirit, mood; sono nello spirito adatto per I'm in the right mood for3 (senso dell'umorismo) wit; persona di spirito wit, witty person; battuta o motto di spirito witticism; fare dello spirito to be witty o funny, to crack jokes; ha preso la cosa con spirito he took it with a bit of humour5 (caratteristica essenziale) spirit; nello spirito dell'epoca in the spirit of the times; secondo lo spirito della legge in accordance with the law; entrare nello spirito del gioco to enter into the spirit of the game6 relig. spirit; lo Spirito Santo the Holy Spirit7 (essere soprannaturale) spirit; spirito maligno evil spirit; nel castello ci sono gli -i the castle is haunted.————————spirito2/'spirito/sostantivo m. -
2 aspirazione
aspirazione s.f.1 inhalation, breathing in2 (fig.) aspiration; yearning (after, for sthg.); longing (for sthg.): legittima aspirazione, legitimate aspiration; nutrire delle aspirazioni a..., to nurse (o to have) aspirations to (o for)3 (mecc.) suction, intake: aspirazione della polvere, dust suction; lavoro di aspirazione, intake work; valvola di aspirazione, suction valve (o air inlet)4 (fon.) aspiration5 (med.) aspiration.* * *[aspirat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) (desiderio) aspiration, ambition (a to)2) tecn. (di polvere, liquido, aria) suction, extraction3) ling. aspiration4) fisiol. aspiration* * *aspirazione/aspirat'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 (desiderio) aspiration, ambition (a to); avere delle -i to have aspirations2 tecn. (di polvere, liquido, aria) suction, extraction3 ling. aspiration4 fisiol. aspiration.
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