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1 colourful
colorful ['kʌləfl] aggettivo1) pieno di colore, dai colori vivaci* * *1) (full of colour: a colourful pattern.) pieno di colori2) (vivid and interesting: a colourful account of his experiences.) pieno di colore* * *colourful, ( USA) colorful /ˈkʌləfl/a.* * *colorful ['kʌləfl] aggettivo1) pieno di colore, dai colori vivaci -
2 colourful col·our·ful
(dress) dai colori vivaci, (picture) ricco (-a) di colore, (personality) originale, vivace, (story) avvincente -
3 -coloured o colourful?-
Nota d'usoL'aggettivo “colorato” può essere tradotto in inglese con coloured oppure con colourful, a seconda dei contesti. Coloured viene utilizzato per distiguere gli oggetti colorati da quelli bianchi o neutri: I prefer coloured shirts to white ones, preferisco le camicie colorate a quelle bianche. Colourful segnala invece la presenza di tinte vivaci: That shirt is very colourful, quella camicia ha dei colori molto vivi. -
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5 brilliantly
['brɪlɪəntlɪ]1) (very well) brillantemente2) (particularly) [witty, clever] estremamente3) (very brightly) [ shine] vividamente* * *adverb brillantemente* * *brilliantly► brilliant (1)* * *['brɪlɪəntlɪ]1) (very well) brillantemente2) (particularly) [witty, clever] estremamente3) (very brightly) [ shine] vividamente -
6 brighten up
1) (become cheerful) [person, mood] rallegrarsi (at a, per); [ face] illuminarsi, schiarirsi (at a, per); [ eyes] illuminarsi (at a, per; with di)2) (improve) [ situation] migliorare; [weather, sky] schiarirsi; brighten up [sth.], brighten [sth.] up3) (make colourful, cheerful) rallegrare [home, day]4) (illuminate) illuminare* * *1) (become cheerful) [person, mood] rallegrarsi (at a, per); [ face] illuminarsi, schiarirsi (at a, per); [ eyes] illuminarsi (at a, per; with di)2) (improve) [ situation] migliorare; [weather, sky] schiarirsi; brighten up [sth.], brighten [sth.] up3) (make colourful, cheerful) rallegrare [home, day]4) (illuminate) illuminare -
7 ♦ character
♦ character /ˈkærəktə(r)/A n.1 carattere; natura: the two sides of his character, i due lati del suo carattere; the British national character, il carattere nazionale britannico; to be a good judge of character, saper giudicare il carattere delle persone; strength of character, forza di carattere; in character, tipico di q.; da lui [lei, ecc.]; out of character, in contrasto col proprio carattere; non da lui [lei, ecc.]; (in modo) insolito; (in modo) sorprendente; It's in keeping with his character, è nel suo carattere; è da lui; a man of character, un uomo di carattere2 carattere distintivo; atmosfera; personalità: a village full of character, un paesino pieno di atmosfera3 [u] reputazione; buon nome: an attack on his character, un attacco al suo buon nome; character reference, referenze (pl.); character assassination, campagna diffamatoria; (leg.) character witness, testimone della buona reputazione di q.4 personaggio ( di romanzo, film, ecc.): a cartoon character, un personaggio dei fumetti; a colourful character, un personaggio pittoresco; a fictional character, un personaggio inventato (o di fantasia); He plays a character named Joe, interpreta un personaggio di nome Joe; the main character, il protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-5 individuo; tipo; personaggio; soggetto: a suspicious character, un individuo sospetto; a bad character, un cattivo soggetto; un brutto tipo; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco8 (comput., tipogr.) carattere9 (biol.) carattere10 (antiq.) attestato di servizio; benservito; referenze (pl.): The maid was given an excellent character, la cameriera ricevette un ottimo benservitoB a. attr.2 (psic.) caratteriale; caratterologico3 (comput., tipogr.) di, dei caratteri: character encoding, codifica dei caratteri; character map, mappa dei caratteri; character recognition, riconoscimento dei caratteri● (cinem.) character actor [actress], caratterista □ character builder, cosa (esperienza, ecc.) che serve a formare il carattere □ (cinem.) character part, parte da caratterista. -
8 ♦ coloured
♦ coloured, ( USA) colored /ˈkʌləd/A a.2 (in USA e in GB, antiq. o offensivo) di colore; per gente di colore: a coloured person, una persona di colore; a coloured school, una scuola per la gente di colore4 che ha un dato colore: flesh-coloured, del colore della carne; color carne; carnicino; strawberry-coloured, color fragola5 ( anche iron.) colorito: a coloured description, una descrizione colorita; coloured expressions, espressioni coloriteB n.3 (al pl.) biancheria e indumenti colorati; colorati (fam.)AVVISO: Per le persone oggi si preferisce black. NOTA D'USO: - coloured o colourful?- -
9 dazzling
['dæzlɪŋ]aggettivo [sun, beauty] abbagliante; [ performance] splendido* * *1) (extremely bright: a dazzling light.) abbagliante2) (colourful; impressive: a dazzling display of wit.) splendido* * *dazzling /ˈdæzlɪŋ/a.1 abbagliante; accecante: dazzling colours, colori abbaglianti; dazzling sunshine, luce del sole accecante; (fig.) a dazzling smile, un sorriso abbagliantedazzlingly avv.* * *['dæzlɪŋ]aggettivo [sun, beauty] abbagliante; [ performance] splendido -
10 disqualification
[dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃn]1) (from post) esclusione f.2) sport squalifica f.3) BE dir. interdizione f., sospensione f.4) (anche driving disqualification) sospensione f. della patente* * *[-fi-]noun squalifica* * *disqualification /dɪskwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/n. [uc]1 squalifica ( da concorso, gara, ecc.); esclusione ( da ufficio, carica, ecc.); ( anche) motivo di esclusione (o squalifica): Any breaches of the rules will lead to immediate disqualification, qualsiasi infrazione al regolamento comporterà la squalifica immediata; A colourful private life should not be a disqualification for office, una vita privata fuori dalle righe non dovrebbe essere motivo di esclusione dalle cariche pubbliche; the disqualification of women from certain areas of employment, l'esclusione delle donne da alcuni settori occupazionali2 (leg.: di un giudice) inabilità a giudicare; ricusazione: disqualification for incompetency, ricusazione per incompatibilità● (leg.) disqualification from driving, sospensione della patente (di guida): a two-year disqualification from driving, una sospensione della patente di due anni.* * *[dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃn]1) (from post) esclusione f.2) sport squalifica f.3) BE dir. interdizione f., sospensione f.4) (anche driving disqualification) sospensione f. della patente -
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[ɪg'zɒtɪk]aggettivo esotico* * *[iɡ'zotik]1) (unusual or colourful: exotic clothes.) esotico2) (brought or introduced from a foreign country: exotic plants.) esotico* * *exotic /ɪgˈzɒtɪk/A a.B n.1 (bot.) pianta esotica2 (zool.) animale esotico● exotic dancer, spogliarellistaexotically avv. exoticness n. [u].* * *[ɪg'zɒtɪk]aggettivo esotico -
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[ˌdʒɜːnə'lɪstɪk]* * *adjective ((of style of writing) like that of a journalist, colourful and racy.) giornalistico* * *journalistic* * *[ˌdʒɜːnə'lɪstɪk] -
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14 skyrocket
I ['skaɪrɒkɪt]nome razzo m. (di fuoco artificiale)II ['skaɪrɒkɪt]verbo intransitivo [price, inflation] salire alle stelle* * *I verb(to rise sharply; to increase rapidly and suddenly: Housing prices have skyrocketed.)II noun(a rocket firework that explodes in brilliant colourful sparks.)* * *skyrocket /ˈskaɪrɒkɪt/n.(to) skyrocket /ˈskaɪrɒkɪt/A v. i.(spec. di prezzi) andare alle stelle; salire all'improvvisoB v. t.* * *I ['skaɪrɒkɪt]nome razzo m. (di fuoco artificiale)II ['skaɪrɒkɪt]verbo intransitivo [price, inflation] salire alle stelle -
15 colour
I 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] nome1) (hue) colore m.the sky was the colour of lead — il cielo era plumbeo o color piombo
in colour — cinem. telev. a colori
to give colour to sth. dare colore a qcs.; to paint sth. in glowing colours fig. dipingere qcs. a tinte vivaci; "available in 12 colours" — "disponibile in 12 colori"
2) (in writing, description) colore m.3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) colore m., tinta f.; (shampoo) shampoo m. colorante4) cosmet.5) (pigmentation) colore m. (della pelle)6) (complexion) colore m., colorito m.to lose (one's) colour — perdere il colorito, diventare pallido
2.to put colour into sb.'s cheeks — fare tornare il colorito a qcn.
racing colours — sport colori della squadra
to get one's football colours — BE entrare in una squadra di calcio
3.under false colours — fig. sotto mentite spoglie
1) fot. telev. [photo, copier, printer, film] a colori2) sociol. [prejudice, problem] razziale••II 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] verbo transitivo1) (with paints, crayons, food dye) colorare; (with commercial paints) pitturare, tinteggiare; (with hair dye) tingere, colorare2.to colour sth. blue — colorare o pitturare qcs. di blu
verbo intransitivo [ fruit] prendere coloreto colour (up) with — [ person] diventare rosso di [ anger]; arrossire per [ embarrassment]
* * *1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) colore2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) colore3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) colore4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colore2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) a colori3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) colorare, dipingere- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persona di colore- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *I 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] nome1) (hue) colore m.the sky was the colour of lead — il cielo era plumbeo o color piombo
in colour — cinem. telev. a colori
to give colour to sth. dare colore a qcs.; to paint sth. in glowing colours fig. dipingere qcs. a tinte vivaci; "available in 12 colours" — "disponibile in 12 colori"
2) (in writing, description) colore m.3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) colore m., tinta f.; (shampoo) shampoo m. colorante4) cosmet.5) (pigmentation) colore m. (della pelle)6) (complexion) colore m., colorito m.to lose (one's) colour — perdere il colorito, diventare pallido
2.to put colour into sb.'s cheeks — fare tornare il colorito a qcn.
racing colours — sport colori della squadra
to get one's football colours — BE entrare in una squadra di calcio
3.under false colours — fig. sotto mentite spoglie
1) fot. telev. [photo, copier, printer, film] a colori2) sociol. [prejudice, problem] razziale••II 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] verbo transitivo1) (with paints, crayons, food dye) colorare; (with commercial paints) pitturare, tinteggiare; (with hair dye) tingere, colorare2.to colour sth. blue — colorare o pitturare qcs. di blu
verbo intransitivo [ fruit] prendere coloreto colour (up) with — [ person] diventare rosso di [ anger]; arrossire per [ embarrassment]
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16 firework
['faɪəwɜːk] 1.nome fuoco m. d'artificio2.1) fuochi m. d'artificio2) fig. (trouble)* * *noun (a small exploding device giving off a colourful display of lights: Rockets are my favourite fireworks; ( also adjective) a firework display; If your sister finds out, there'll be fireworks (= a display of anger)!) fuoco d'artificio* * *['faɪəwɜːk] 1.nome fuoco m. d'artificio2.1) fuochi m. d'artificio2) fig. (trouble)
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