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1 ♦ joke
♦ joke /dʒəʊk/n.1 barzelletta; storiella; battuta; spiritosaggine: to tell jokes, raccontare barzellette; to crack a joke, fare una battuta; dire una spiritosaggine; not to see the joke, non capire la barzelletta; non capire che cosa ci sia da ridere; dirty (o cheap, rude) joke, barzelletta sconcia; a standing joke, un perenne argomento di battute2 scherzo; burla: to play a joke on sb., fare uno scherzo a q.; I was having a joke with you, te l'ho detto (o fatto) per scherzo; He can take a joke, sa stare allo scherzo; non se la prende; Is this some kind of joke?, cos'è, uno scherzo?; practical joke, scherzo (per far apparire ridicolo q.); burla; tiro; as a joke, per scherzo; per burla; no joke, senza scherzi; sul serio; running joke, tormentone; cruel joke, scherzo crudele3 (fam.) persona ridicola; pagliaccio; zimbello4 (fam.) cosa facilissima; scherzo5 cosa ridicola o grottesca; buffonata; presa in giro; farsa: The inspection was a joke, l'ispezione è stata una farsa● A joke's a joke!, basta scherzare!; adesso basta!; un bel gioco dura poco! □ the best of the joke, la cosa più divertente □ to be (o to get) beyond a joke, non fare più ridere; non essere più uno scherzo; essere diventata una cosa seria □ to be in on the joke, essere a parte (o complice) di uno scherzo, una sorpresa ecc. □ to make a joke of st., prendere qc. in scherzo (o sul ridere); ridere di qc. □ (fam.) It's no joke, non è una cosa da ridere; non è uno scherzo □ The joke's on him!, ha fatto la figura del cretino; si è fatto ridere dietroFALSI AMICI: joke non significa gioco. (to) joke /dʒəʊk/A v. i.1 scherzare; dire battute; fare una battuta2 dire o fare per scherzo; scherzare: Come on, I was only joking, andiamo, stavo solo scherzando!; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- You're joking!, stai scherzando!B v. t.( USA) prendere in giro; burlarsi di; canzonare● joking apart (o aside), scherzi a parte □ You must be joking!, vuoi scherzare?; scherzi? □ She's got to be joking if she thinks that…, si illude se pensa che…FALSI AMICI: to joke non significa giocare. -
2 ♦ cruel
♦ cruel /ˈkrʊəl/a.1 crudele: a cruel tyrant, un tiranno crudele; a cruel joke, uno scherzo crudele; to be cruel to sb., essere crudele con (o verso) q.2 crudele; doloroso; tormentoso; duro: a cruel death, una morte crudele; a cruel disappointment, una crudele delusione; a cruel blow, un duro colpo; a cruel winter, un inverno rigidissimo● cruel-hearted, spietatocruelly avv. -
3 cruel
['krʊəl]aggettivo [person, fate, joke] crudele (to con, nei confronti di); [winter, climate] rigido, gelido••you have to be cruel to be kind — prov. = se si vuole bene è necessario saper castigare
* * *['kru:əl]1) (pleased at causing pain; merciless: He was cruel to his dog.) crudele2) (causing distress: a cruel disappointment.) crudele•- cruelly- cruelty* * *['krʊəl]aggettivo [person, fate, joke] crudele (to con, nei confronti di); [winter, climate] rigido, gelido••you have to be cruel to be kind — prov. = se si vuole bene è necessario saper castigare
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4 mean
I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
* * *[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).)2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.)3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.)4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.)•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?)2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.)•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo, eloquente- meaningless
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- mean well* * *I [miːn]1) (ungenerous) [ person] avaro; [attitude, nature] meschino; [ examiner] severo3) (vicious) [animal, person, expression] cattivo4) (tough) [city, street] ostile5) colloq. (skilful) [cook, cocktail] formidabile, fantastico6) colloq. (small)8) AE colloq. (unwell)II [miːn] III [miːn]to feel mean — sentirsi giù di corda, non sentirsi in forma
1) mat. media f.2) fig. (middle point) mezzo m., via f. di mezzoIV [miːn]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. meant)1) (signify) [word, symbol, phrase] significare, voler dire2) (intend)to mean to do — avere l'intenzione o proporsi di fare
to mean sb. to do — BE
to mean for sb. to do — AE volere che qcn. faccia
he doesn't mean you any harm — non vuole o intende farti del male
to mean well by sb. — essere benintenzionato verso qcn.
he means what he says — (he is sincere) dice sul serio; (he is menacing) fa sul serio
without meaning to — senza volerlo, inavvertitamente
3) (entail) [strike, law] comportare [shortages, changes]I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? — voglio dire, chi vorrebbe una macchina che non parte?
I know what you mean — so che cosa intendi o vuoi dire
he's meant to be — dovrebbe essere [impartial, sad]
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