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1 massiccio
(pl -cci) 1. adj massiveoro, noce et cetera solid2. m massif* * *massiccio agg.1 (solido) solid, massive: legno massiccio, solid wood; oro massiccio, solid gold; una porta di noce massiccia, a door made of solid walnut2 (grosso, voluminoso) massive; stout: un edificio massiccio, a massive building; un mobile massiccio, a massive piece of furniture; ha spalle massicce, he has massive shoulders // prende antibiotici in dosi massicce, he takes massive doses of antibiotics3 (fig.) (attuato con forza e compattezza) massive: un massiccio bombardamento, massive bombardment; sciopero massiccio, massive (o all-out) strike; una massiccia campagna pubblicitaria, a widespread (o all-out) advertising campaign; (econ.) una massiccia penetrazione nel mercato, a large-scale penetration of the market4 (di libro) massive, enormous: un massiccio volume di storia, a massive tome on history◆ s.m.1 (geogr., geol.) massif: il massiccio dell'Himalaya, the Himalayan massif2 (geol.) horst3 (miner.) massiccio di coltivazione, block4 (mar.) deadwood.* * *[mas'sittʃo] massiccio -cia, -ci, -ce1. agg1) (mobile, edificio) massive, solid, (corporatura) stout2)oro/legno massiccio — solid gold/wood
3) (fig : attacco) massive, (dose) heavy, massive2. smGeog massif* * *1.pl. -ci, -ce [mas'sittʃo, tʃi, tʃe] aggettivo2) (per quantità, numero) [ dose] massive3) (puro) [oro, legno] solid2.sostantivo maschile geogr. geol. massif* * *massicciopl. -ci, -ce /mas'sitt∫o, t∫i, t∫e/2 (per quantità, numero) [ dose] massive3 (puro) [oro, legno] solidgeogr. geol. massif.
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