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81 defy vt
[dɪ'faɪ]1) (person) rifiutare di obbedire a, (authority, death, danger) sfidare, (resist: efforts) resistere a2)to defy sb (to do sth) — sfidare qn (a fare qc) -
82 exact **** ex·act
[ɪɡ'zækt]1. adj(number, value, meaning, time) esatto (-a), (instructions, description) preciso (-a)her exact words were... — le sue precise parole sono state...
to be exact, there were three of us — per essere precisi eravamo in tre
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83 exhaustive ex·haus·tive adj
[ɪɡ'zɔːstɪv](research, inquiry, inspection) approfondito (-a), minuzioso (-a), (account, description) esauriente, (list) completo (-a) -
84 factual fac·tual adj
['fæktjʊəl](report, description) che si limita ai fatti, (error) che riguarda i fatti -
85 give *****
[ɡɪv] gave vb: pt given pp1. vt1) (gen) dare, (as gift) regalare, dare (in dono), (description, promise, surprise) fare, (particulars) dare, fornire, (decision) annunciare, (title, honour) conferire, dare, (assign: job) assegnare, dare, (dedicate: life, time) consacrare, dedicareto give sb sth or sth to sb — dare qc a qn
to give sb a kick/push — dare un calcio/una spinta a qn
to give sb a cold — passare or attaccare il raffreddore a qn
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — mezzogiorno, minuto più minuto meno
I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... fam — darei moltissimo/tutto l'oro del mondo/non so che cosa per sapere...
he's honest, I'll give you that — è onesto, te lo concedo
2) (produce) dare, produrre, (result, help, advice) dareto give the right/wrong answer — dare la risposta giusta/sbagliata
3) (perform etc: jump, smile) fare, (deliver: speech, lecture) fare, tenere, (utter: cry) lanciare, (sigh) tirare, farehe gave a good performance — (musician) è stata una buona esecuzione, (actor) ha recitato bene
2. vi1) (give presents) dare, donare2) (also: give way) (collapse: roof, ground, door) cedere, (knees) piegarsi3. n(of material) elasticità, (of bed) morbidezza•- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way -
86 glowing glow·ing adj
['ɡləʊɪŋ](light etc) caldo (-a), (fire) ardente, (complexion) luminoso (-a), (cheeks, colour) acceso (-a), (person: with health) florido (-a), (with pleasure) raggiante, (fig : report, description etc) entusiasta -
87 graphic graph·ic adj
['ɡræfɪk](gen) grafico (-a), (vivid: description etc) di grande efficacia, vivido (-a) -
88 launch into
(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) lanciarsi in* * *vi + adv(speech, task) lanciarsi in -
89 lurid lu·rid adj
['ljʊərɪd]1) (details, description etc: gruesome) impressionante, sconvolgente, (sensational) sensazionale, scandalistico (-a)FALSE FRIEND: lurid is not translated by the Italian word lurido -
90 open *****
['əʊp(ə)n]1. adj1) (gen) aperto (-a), (flower) aperto (-a), sbocciato (-a)wide open — (door, window) spalancato (-a)
half open; slightly open — socchiuso (-a)
in the open air — all'aria aperta, all'aperto
road open to traffic — strada aperta al traffico or transitabile
open to the elements/to attack — esposto (-a) alle intemperie/all'attacco
open ground — (among trees) radura, (waste ground) terreno non edificato
to lay o.s. open to criticism — esporsi alle critiche
it is open to doubt whether... — è in dubbio se...
in open court Law — a porte aperte
it's an open secret that... — è il segreto di Pulcinella che...
5) (undecided: question) aperto (-a)2.1) nout in the open — (out of doors) fuori, all'aperto, (in the country) in campagna, all'aperto
2) Golf, Tennisthe Australian Open — l'open m inv di Australia
3. vt(gen) aprire, (legs) divaricareto open fire Mil — aprire il fuoco
4. vi1) (eyes, door, debate) aprirsi, (shop, bank, museum) aprireto open onto or into — dare su
2) (begin: book, film) cominciare, Cards, Chess aprire•- open out- open up -
91 remotely re·mote·ly adv
[rɪ'məʊtlɪ]1) (distantly) lontanamente, alla lontana2) (slightly) vagamentethere was nobody remotely resembling this description — non c'era nessuno che corrispondesse neanche vagamente alla descrizione
I suppose it is remotely possible that... — suppongo che ci sia una remota possibilità che...
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92 rhapsodic rhap·sod·ic adj
[ræp'sɒdɪk](account, description, praise) entusiastico (-a), Mus rapsodico (-a) -
93 sensational sen·sa·tion·al adj
[sɛn'seɪʃənl](gen) (also, fam: marvellous) sensazionale, (newspaper) sensazionalistico (-a), (novel etc) a sensazione, (account, description) a forti tinte -
94 spirited spir·it·ed adj
['spɪrɪtɪd](horse) focoso (-a), (conversation) animato (-a), (person, attack etc) energico (-a), (description) vivace, vigoroso (-a)FALSE FRIEND: spirited is not translated by the Italian word spiritato -
95 true ****
[truː]1) (not fiction: story) vero (-a), (accurate, correct: statement, description) preciso (-a), esatto (-a), accurato (-a), (portrait, likeness) fedelethe same holds true of or for... — lo stesso vale per...
true, but... — sì, ma...
2) (real, genuine: emotion, interest) sincero (-a), vero (-a)3) (wall, beam) a piombo, (wheel) centrato (-a)4) (faithful: friend) fedeleto be true to sb/sth — essere fedele a qn/qc
2. nto be out of true — (wall, beam) non essere a piombo, (wheel) non essere centrato (-a)
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96 vague adj
[veɪɡ]-r comp - st superl (gen) vago (-a), (directions, description) impreciso (-a), confuso (-a), (indistinct: memory) sfocato (-a), (person: absent-minded) distratto (-a)I have a vague idea that... — ho la vaga impressione che...
I haven't the vaguest idea — non ho la minima or più pallida idea
the vague outline of a ship — la sagoma indistinta or confusa di una nave
a vague look — uno sguardo assente or vuoto
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97 vignette vi·gnette n
[vɪ'njɛt](description) quadretto, (illustration in book) illustrazione f, Art, Phot ritratto a mezzo busto su sfondo sfumato -
98 vivid viv·id adj
['vɪvɪd](colour) vivo (-a), vivido (-a), (dream, recollection, expression on face) chiaro (-a), (description, memory) vivido (-a) -
99 vividness viv·id·ness n
['vɪvɪdnɪs](of colour, description) vivacità, (of impression, recollection) chiarezza -
100 describe
[dɪ'skraɪb]1) (give details of) descrivere [person, event, object]2) (characterize) definire, descrivereto describe sb. as an idiot — definire qcn. un idiota
3) mat. tecn. descrivere [ circle]* * *1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) descrivere2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) descriversi•* * *[dɪ'skraɪb]1) (give details of) descrivere [person, event, object]2) (characterize) definire, descrivereto describe sb. as an idiot — definire qcn. un idiota
3) mat. tecn. descrivere [ circle]
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description — de·scrip·tion n: a representation in words of the nature and characteristics of a thing: as a: a specification of the boundaries of a piece of land (as for a deed) b: an explanation of an invention in a patent application or printed publication… … Law dictionary
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