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1 delightful
[dɪ'laɪtfl]aggettivo [house, meal] delizioso; [sight, smile, person] incantevole* * *adjective (causing delight: a delightful person/party.) delizioso, piacevole* * *delightful /dɪˈlaɪtfl/a.1 molto piacevole; incantevole: a delightful trip [surprise], una gita [una sorpresa] molto piacevole; a delightful garden [view, village], un giardino [un panorama, un paese] incantevoledelightfullyavv.deliziosamente, in modo molto piacevole: The heroine is delightfully naive, la protagonista è deliziosamente ingenua.* * *[dɪ'laɪtfl]aggettivo [house, meal] delizioso; [sight, smile, person] incantevole -
2 delightful de·light·ful adj
[dɪ'laɪtfʊl](person, place, meal) delizioso (-a), (manner, smile) incantevole -
3 delightfully
[dɪ'laɪtfəlɪ]avverbio [warm, peaceful] deliziosamente, piacevolmente; [sing, play] in modo incantevole* * *adverb deliziosamente* * *delightfully* * *[dɪ'laɪtfəlɪ]avverbio [warm, peaceful] deliziosamente, piacevolmente; [sing, play] in modo incantevole -
4 glorious
['glɔːrɪəs]1) (marvellous) [view, weather] magnifico, splendido; [ holiday] meraviglioso2) (illustrious) [reign, victory] glorioso* * *1) (splendid; deserving great praise: a glorious career/victory.) glorioso2) (very pleasant; delightful: glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious?) splendido* * *glorious /ˈglɔ:rɪəs/a.1 glorioso; illustre; preclaro (lett.): a glorious victory, una gloriosa vittoria; the glorious reign of Alfred the Great, il glorioso regno di Alfredo il Grande2 magnifico; splendido; ( anche iron.) bello: DIALOGO → - Weather- What a glorious day!, che magnifica giornata!; glorious weather, tempo splendido; tempo magnifico; a glorious muddle, un bel pasticcio (fig.)3 (fam.) beato nell'ubriachezza; che ha la sbornia allegragloriouslyavv.● a gloriously sunny day, una giornata di splendido solegloriousnessn. [u]2 magnificenza; splendore.* * *['glɔːrɪəs]1) (marvellous) [view, weather] magnifico, splendido; [ holiday] meraviglioso2) (illustrious) [reign, victory] glorioso -
5 irresistible
[ˌɪrɪ'zɪstəbl]aggettivo irresistibile* * *[iri'zistəbl](too strong, delightful, tempting etc to be resisted: He had an irresistible desire to hit her.) irresistibile- irresistibility* * *irresistible /ɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/a.irresistibile; irrefrenabile; incontenibile; (fig.) affascinanteirresistibilityn. [u]irresistiblyavv.irresistibilmente.* * *[ˌɪrɪ'zɪstəbl]aggettivo irresistibile -
6 PET
I 1. [pet]1) (animal) animale m. domestico, animale m. da compagnia"no pets" — " vietato l'ingresso agli animali"
2) (favourite) prediletto m. (-a), cocco m. (-a)2.he's such a pet! — che tesoro o tesoruccio!
aggettivo (favourite) [charity, theory] preferito, favoritoII 1. [pet] 2.* * *[pet] 1. noun1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) animale domestico2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) tesoro2. adjective(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) preferito3. verbpast tense, past participle petted)1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) accarezzare2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.) pomiciare•- pet name* * *PET (def. 1 /pi:i:ˈti:/ def. 2 /pɛt/)abbr.1 (chim., polyethylene terephthalate) polietilene tereftalato; polietilentereftalato ( polimero plastico)* * *I 1. [pet]1) (animal) animale m. domestico, animale m. da compagnia"no pets" — " vietato l'ingresso agli animali"
2) (favourite) prediletto m. (-a), cocco m. (-a)2.he's such a pet! — che tesoro o tesoruccio!
aggettivo (favourite) [charity, theory] preferito, favoritoII 1. [pet] 2. -
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8 scent
I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]•* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) fiutare2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) fiutare, (avere sentore di)3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) profumare2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) profumo2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) pista, traccia, scia3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) profumo•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *[sɛnt]1. n1) (smell, perfume) profumo2) (track) tracce fpl, pistato follow/lose the scent — seguire/perdere le tracce or la pista
to put or throw sb off the scent fig — far perdere le tracce a qn, sviare qn
2. vt1)to scent (with) — (make sth smell nice) profumare (di or con)
2) (smell) fiutare* * *scent /sɛnt/n. [uc]3 ( caccia) odore della passata della selvaggina; usta; segnale olfattivo; scia, traccia, pista ( anche fig.): The scent was weak, l'usta era debole; to lose the scent, perdere le tracce; The scent is hot, l'usta è recente; (fig.) la pista scotta4 ( anche fig.) fiuto; olfatto; odorato: He has a scent for young talent, ha molto fiuto per scoprire giovani di talento● scent bag, sacchetto profumato □ (zool.) scent gland, ghiandola odorifera □ ( anche fig.) to follow a false scent, seguire una pista sbagliata; essere fuori strada (fig.) □ to get scent of st., aver sentore di qc. □ to be off the scent (o on a false scent), seguire una falsa pista □ to be on the scent of, essere sulle tracce di; (fig.) essere sul punto di (fare qc.) □ to put (o to throw) sb. off the scent, mettere q. su una falsa pista; depistare q.(to) scent /sɛnt/A v. t.1 ( d'animali) fiutare; (fig.) avere sentore di; subodorare: The dogs had scented a hare, i cani avevano fiutato una lepre; to scent danger [a snare], fiutare il pericolo [subodorare un'insidia]B v. i.● to scent out, scoprire ( selvaggina, ecc.) col fiuto; (fig.) scoprire, scovare.* * *I [sent]2) venat. scia f., traccia f., pista f.; fig. pista f.to throw the dogs, the police off the scent — fare perdere le tracce ai cani, alla polizia
II [sent]to be (hot) on the scent of sb. — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn
1) (smell) fiutare [prey, animal]; fig. avere sentore di, subodorare [danger, trouble]• -
9 surroundings
[sə'raʊndɪŋz]* * *1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) ambiente, dintorni2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) ambiente* * *surroundings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/n. pl.* * *[sə'raʊndɪŋz] -
10 heavenly heav·en·ly adj
['hɛvnlɪ]Rel celeste, divino (-a), (fam: delightful) divino (-a) -
11 lovely *** love·ly adj
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12 delight
I [dɪ'laɪt]nome diletto m., gioia f.to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare
II 1. [dɪ'laɪt]to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.
verbo transitivo dilettare, deliziare, allietare [ person]2.to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.
to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare
* * *1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) rallegrare2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) divertirsi a2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) piacere, divertimento- delightfully* * *I [dɪ'laɪt]nome diletto m., gioia f.to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare
II 1. [dɪ'laɪt]to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.
verbo transitivo dilettare, deliziare, allietare [ person]2.to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.
to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare
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13 lovely
['lʌvlɪ]1) (beautiful) [colour, garden, person] bello2) (pleasant) [person, letter] delizioso; [day, weather] splendido; [idea, surprise, present] bello; [ meal] squisito3) (emphatic)lovely and hot, fresh — bello caldo, bello fresco
* * *1) ((negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive: She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.) delizioso, grazioso2) (delightful: Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.) delizioso; divertente* * *['lʌvlɪ]1) (beautiful) [colour, garden, person] bello2) (pleasant) [person, letter] delizioso; [day, weather] splendido; [idea, surprise, present] bello; [ meal] squisito3) (emphatic)lovely and hot, fresh — bello caldo, bello fresco
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14 sweet
[swiːt] 1.1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [ perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce6) iron. (for emphasis)2.to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce
3.to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce
2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.••to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.
to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn
* * *[swi:t] 1. adjective1) (tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter: as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.) dolce2) (tasting fresh and pleasant: young, sweet vegetables.) fresco3) ((of smells) pleasant or fragrant: the sweet smell of flowers.) dolce, piacevole4) ((of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear: the sweet song of the nightingale.) melodioso5) (attractive or charming: What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress.) dolce; grazioso6) (kindly and agreeable: She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature.) dolce2. noun1) ((American candy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc: a packet of sweets; Have a sweet.) caramella2) ((a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert: The waiter served the sweet.) dolce3) (dear; darling: Hallo, my sweet!) caro, tesoro•- sweeten- sweetener
- sweetly
- sweetness
- sweetheart
- sweet potato
- sweet-smelling
- sweet-tempered* * *[swiːt] 1.1) [food, taste] dolce; [fruit, wine] (not bitter) dolce; (sugary) zuccherino; [ perfume] (pleasant) dolce, buono; (sickly) stucchevole, nauseante5) (pleasurable) [certainty, solace] dolce6) iron. (for emphasis)2.to taste sweet — avere un gusto dolce, essere dolce
3.to smell sweet — avere un buon profumo o un profumo dolce
2) colloq. (term of endearment) caro m. (-a), tesoro m.••to keep sb. sweet — tenersi buono qcn.
to whisper sweet nothings into sb.'s ear — sussurrare paroline dolci all'orecchio di qcn
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