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['weɪtlɪs]1) [ environment] privo di gravità2) fig. [ movement] leggiadro* * *adjective (not affected by the earth's gravity pull: The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth.) senza peso* * *weightless /ˈweɪtləs/a.2 (fig.) senza importanza● (miss.) weightless condition, assenza di peso □ (econ.) weightless economy, economia immaterialeweightlessly avv.* * *['weɪtlɪs]1) [ environment] privo di gravità2) fig. [ movement] leggiadro
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