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1 ♦ passion
♦ passion /ˈpæʃn/n.1 [uc] passione; vivo interesse; passione amorosa; entusiasmo; to have a passion for cars, avere la passione dell'automobile; consuming passion, passione che consuma2 accesso (o scatto) d'ira; collera: to fly into a passion, avere un accesso d'ira; montare in collera● passion fruit, frutto della passione; granadilla; maracujà □ (letter.) Passion play, rappresentazione sacra della passione di Cristo; mistero della Passione □ (relig.) Passion Sunday, domenica di Passione ( la quinta di quaresima) □ (relig.) Passion Week, la Settimana Santa. -
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3 consuming con·sum·ing adj
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4 all-consuming
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Consuming Passion — Not to be confused with Consuming Passions or Consuming Passions (Irish TV series). Consuming Passion Written by Emma Frost Directed by Dan Zeff Starring Emilia Fox, Jodie Whittaker, Olivia Co … Wikipedia
consuming — adj. taking up most of one s attention; ardent; as, politics is his consuming passion. Syn: overwhelming. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grand, great ▪ She didn t believe in grand passion or love at first sight. ▪ She was his first great passion. ▪ a woman of great passion ▪ … Collocations dictionary
consuming — adjective (only before noun) a consuming feeling is so strong that it controls you and often has a bad effect on your life: It was her consuming ambition to become party leader. | consuming passion (=something you are extremely interested in):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
consuming — [[t]kənsju͟ːmɪŋ, AM su͟ː [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A consuming passion or interest is more important to you than anything else. → See also , time consuming He has developed a consuming passion for chess … English dictionary
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consuming — adjective holding the full attention, for example a consuming passion for wiki … Wiktionary
consuming — con|sum|ing [ kən sumıŋ ] adjective only before noun so important or interesting to you that you cannot think of anything else: Soccer is a consuming passion for lots of kids … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
consuming — adjective his consuming passion for opera Syn: absorbing, compelling, compulsive, obsessive, overwhelming; intense, ardent, strong, powerful, burning, raging, fervid, profound, deep seated … Thesaurus of popular words
consuming — UK [kənˈsjuːmɪŋ] / US [kənˈsumɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] so important or interesting to you that you cannot think of anything else Football is a consuming passion for lots of kids … English dictionary
consuming — adjective very intense politics is his consuming passion overwhelming joy • Syn: ↑overwhelming • Similar to: ↑intense … Useful english dictionary
