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[kəm'pʌlsɪv]1) (inveterate) [ liar] patologico; [ gambler] incorreggibile; psic. compulsivo2) (fascinating) [ book] affascinante, avvincente* * *compulsive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/A a.1 irrefrenabile; incontrollabile; compulsivo (psic.): compulsive need, bisogno irrefrenabile; compulsive eating, voracità incontrollabile; mangiare compulsivo; bulimia2 ( di persona) incorreggibile; inveterato; incallito: compulsive gambler, giocatore incallito; compulsive liar, bugiardo patologico; compulsive smoker, uno che fuma una sigaretta dietro l'altra4 (fig.) molto avvincente; irresistibile: The book is compulsive reading, il libro è molto avvincente (o si legge tutto d'un fiato)B n.(psic.) individuo soggetto a compulsionecompulsively avv. compulsiveness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - compulsive o compulsory?-* * *[kəm'pʌlsɪv]1) (inveterate) [ liar] patologico; [ gambler] incorreggibile; psic. compulsivo2) (fascinating) [ book] affascinante, avvincente
См. также в других словарях:
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compulsiveness — com·pul·sive·ness … English syllables
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