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1 ecological
[ˌiːkə'lɒdʒɪkl]aggettivo ecologico* * *[i:-]adjective ecologico* * *ecological► ecology* * *[ˌiːkə'lɒdʒɪkl]aggettivo ecologico -
2 ecological eco·logi·cal adj
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3 ecology
[ɪ'kɒlədʒɪ] 1.nome ecologia f.2.modificatore pol. [movement, issue] ecologista* * *[i'kolə‹i]((the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment: Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.) ecologia- ecological
- ecologically* * *ecology /ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/n. [u]ecologia: human ecology, ecologia umanaecological, ecologica.● ecological footprint, impronta ecologicaecologicallyavv.ecologistn.ecologo; ecologista.* * *[ɪ'kɒlədʒɪ] 1.nome ecologia f.2.modificatore pol. [movement, issue] ecologista -
4 ♦ disaster
♦ disaster /dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)/n.1 [uc] disastro, catastrofe: a natural [nuclear] disaster, un disastro naturale [nucleare]; an environmental [ecological] disaster, un disastro ambientale [ecologico]; air disaster, sciagura aerea; a major disaster, un disastro gravissimo; an unmitigated disaster, un totale disastro; The expedition ended in disaster, la spedizione è finita in un disastro; The economy is on the brink of disaster, l'economia è sull'orlo del disastro; His quick thinking averted a disaster, la sua rapidità di riflessione ha evitato un disastro; The floods were a disaster for farmers, le inondazioni sono state un disastro per gli agricoltori2 (estens.) disastro, fallimento; ( di luogo) disastro, confusione totale: The party was a complete and utter disaster, la festa è stata un vero e proprio disastro; «How was the exam?» «It was a total disaster», «Com'è andato l'esame?» «un disastro totale»; Your bedroom is a disaster, go and tidy it up, la tua stanza è un disastro, vai a mettere in ordine3 (ass.) calamità● disaster area, zona (o regione) disastrata □ a disaster waiting to happen, un disastro preannunciato □ (comput.) disaster recovery, ripristino di emergenza. -
5 niche
[nɪtʃ, niːʃ]1) (role) posto m.2) (recess) nicchia f.3) econ. nicchia f. di mercato4) nicchia f. ecologica* * *[ni, ni:ʃ]1) (a hollow in a wall for a statue, ornament etc.) nicchia2) (a suitable place in life: He found his niche in engineering.) posto* * *niche /ni:ʃ/n.1 (archit.) nicchia; alcova; recesso; incavo4 (fig.) nicchia; posticino: He is looking for the right niche for himself, cerca di farsi una bella nicchia (o di trovarsi un bel posticino)● (econ.) niche marketing, marketing di nicchia □ niche retailers, negozi al dettaglio che si sono creati una nicchia ( nel mercato); negozi specializzati.(to) niche /ni:ʃ/v. t.● to niche oneself, rannicchiarsi; (fig.) farsi una comoda nicchia.* * *[nɪtʃ, niːʃ]1) (role) posto m.2) (recess) nicchia f.3) econ. nicchia f. di mercato4) nicchia f. ecologica -
6 slippery
['slɪpərɪ]1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabrosoa slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo
••* * *1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) scivoloso2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) disonesto, ingannevole* * *slippery /ˈslɪpərɪ/a.1 sdrucciolevole; scivoloso; viscido ( anche fig.): a slippery pavement, un marciapiede sdrucciolevole2 (fam.) evasivo; sfuggente; disonesto; ingannevole; infido; privo di scrupoli; subdolo: a slippery customer, un tipo infido● (Austral.) slippery dip, scivolo ( gioco infantile) □ (autom.) «Slippery road» ( cartello), «attenzione con pioggia e gelo» □ a slippery subject, un argomento scabroso □ as slippery as an eel, sfuggente come un'anguilla □ (fig.) slippery slope, brutta strada; brutta china: The Earth is on the slippery slope to ecological disaster, la Terra sta scivolando lungo la china che porta al disastro ecologico.* * *['slɪpərɪ]1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabrosoa slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo
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