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1 elaborate
I [ɪ'læbərət]aggettivo [system, plan] elaborato, complesso; [solution, game, question] complicato; [design, painting, clothes] elaborato; [ precaution] accurato; [ preparation] minuziosoII 1. [ɪ'læbəreɪt]verbo transitivo elaborare [theory, scheme]; sviluppare [point, idea]2.verbo intransitivo entrare nei dettaglito elaborate on — aggiungere dettagli a [plan, remark]
* * *1. [i'læbəreit] verb1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) elaborare2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) studiare con cura2. [-rət] adjective1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) elaborato2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) elaborato•- elaboration* * *elaborate /ɪˈlæbərət/a.elaborato; complesso; complicato; minuzioso; particolareggiato: an elaborate speech, un discorso elaborato; elaborate preparations, preparativi minuziosielaborately avv. elaborateness n. [u]. (to) elaborate /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/v. t.1 sviluppare, elaborare, mettere a punto (una teoria, un metodo, un progetto, ecc.)2 aggiungere particolari, informazioni; approfondire; circostanziare meglio: Would you care to elaborate ( on it)?, potresti darci altri particolari?; He refused to elaborate, si è rifiutato di aggiungere altroFALSI AMICI: to elaborate non significa elaborare in senso informatico.* * *I [ɪ'læbərət]aggettivo [system, plan] elaborato, complesso; [solution, game, question] complicato; [design, painting, clothes] elaborato; [ precaution] accurato; [ preparation] minuziosoII 1. [ɪ'læbəreɪt]verbo transitivo elaborare [theory, scheme]; sviluppare [point, idea]2.verbo intransitivo entrare nei dettaglito elaborate on — aggiungere dettagli a [plan, remark]
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2 elaborate elabo·rate adj vb
[ɪ'læbəˌreɪt]1. adj(gen) elaborato (-a), (design, pattern) complicato (-a), (plan) minuzioso (-a), particolareggiato (-a), (hairstyle) elaborato (-a), (style of writing) elaborato (-a), ricercato (-a), (meal) raffinato (-a)2. vt(work out) elaborare, (describe) illustrare3. vi -
3 over-elaborate
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4 sophisticated
[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (smart) [ person] (cultured) sofisticato; (elegant) raffinato, distinto; [ clothes] elegante; [ restaurant] chic; [ magazine] alla moda2) (discriminating) [mind, taste, public] raffinato3) (advanced) [ civilization] evoluto4) (elaborate) [ equipment] sofisticato; [argument, joke] sottile; [ style] ricercato* * *[sə'fistikeitid]1) ((of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.) raffinato2) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) ricercato3) ((of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge: sophisticated photographic techniques.) sofisticato•* * *[sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 1. 2.1) (smart) [ person] (cultured) sofisticato; (elegant) raffinato, distinto; [ clothes] elegante; [ restaurant] chic; [ magazine] alla moda2) (discriminating) [mind, taste, public] raffinato3) (advanced) [ civilization] evoluto4) (elaborate) [ equipment] sofisticato; [argument, joke] sottile; [ style] ricercato -
5 fussy
['fʌsɪ]1) (difficult to please) esigente ( about riguardo a)"when do you want to leave?" - "I'm not fussy" — "quando vuoi partire?" - "per me fa lo stesso"
2) (over-elaborate) [furniture, decoration] troppo elaborato; [ style] enfatico, carico di fronzoli* * *1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) pignolo, esigente2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) elaborato, pieno di fronzoli* * *fussy /ˈfʌsɪ/a.1 che si agita; apprensivo; nervoso2 meticoloso; puntiglioso; esigente; pignolo; schizzinoso; che fa un sacco di storie (fam.): to be fussy about one's food (o to be a fussy eater) essere schizzinoso nel mangiare; essere molto esigente in fatto di cibo3 eccessivamente complicato o elaborato; carico di fronzoli: a fussy hat, un cappello elaborato; I don't like fussy curtains, non mi piacciono le tende piene di balze e fiocchi● (fam.) not fussy, indifferente; che non ci fa caso: I'm not fussy, per me fa lo stesso; I'm not fussy about the colour: you choose, qualunque colore a me va bene: scegli tu; Are you fussy about what time we eat?, ci tieni a mangiare a un'ora precisa?* * *['fʌsɪ]1) (difficult to please) esigente ( about riguardo a)"when do you want to leave?" - "I'm not fussy" — "quando vuoi partire?" - "per me fa lo stesso"
2) (over-elaborate) [furniture, decoration] troppo elaborato; [ style] enfatico, carico di fronzoli -
6 similarly
['sɪmɪləlɪ]avverbio [behave, dressed] in modo simile, in modo analogoand similarly,... — e allo stesso modo
* * *adverb (in the same, or a similar, way.) similmente, in modo simile* * *similarly► similar* * *['sɪmɪləlɪ]avverbio [behave, dressed] in modo simile, in modo analogoand similarly,... — e allo stesso modo
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7 fancy
I 1. ['fænsɪ]1) (liking)to catch o take sb.'s fancy [ object] piacere a qcn.; he had taken her fancy le era piaciuto, aveva fatto colpo su di lei; to take a fancy to sb. affezionarsi a qcn.; BE incapricciarsi di qcn.; I've taken a fancy to that car — quell'auto mi piace molto
2) (whim) capriccio m.as, when the fancy takes me — come, quando ne ho voglia
3) (fantasy) immaginazione f., fantasia f.4) BE form.2.I have a fancy that — ho idea o l'impressione che
1) (elaborate) [lighting, equipment] sofisticato; [paper, box] fantasia; [ food] elaborato2) colloq. spreg. (pretentious) [ place] da fichetti; [ price] esorbitante, salato; [ idea] stravagante, bizzarro; [ clothes] ricercato3) zool. [ breed] di razza selezionataII 1. ['fænsɪ]2) BE colloq. (feel attracted to)fancy seeing you here! — colloq. che combinazione vederti qui!
2.fancy that! — colloq. pensa un po'! ma guarda!
verbo riflessivo colloq. spreg.* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capriccio2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) immaginazione, fantasia3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) impressione2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorato3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) gradire2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) immaginare3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) piacere•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *I 1. ['fænsɪ]1) (liking)to catch o take sb.'s fancy [ object] piacere a qcn.; he had taken her fancy le era piaciuto, aveva fatto colpo su di lei; to take a fancy to sb. affezionarsi a qcn.; BE incapricciarsi di qcn.; I've taken a fancy to that car — quell'auto mi piace molto
2) (whim) capriccio m.as, when the fancy takes me — come, quando ne ho voglia
3) (fantasy) immaginazione f., fantasia f.4) BE form.2.I have a fancy that — ho idea o l'impressione che
1) (elaborate) [lighting, equipment] sofisticato; [paper, box] fantasia; [ food] elaborato2) colloq. spreg. (pretentious) [ place] da fichetti; [ price] esorbitante, salato; [ idea] stravagante, bizzarro; [ clothes] ricercato3) zool. [ breed] di razza selezionataII 1. ['fænsɪ]2) BE colloq. (feel attracted to)fancy seeing you here! — colloq. che combinazione vederti qui!
2.fancy that! — colloq. pensa un po'! ma guarda!
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8 performance
[pə'fɔːməns]1) (rendition) interpretazione f.2) (show, play) rappresentazione f., spettacolo m.; (concert) esecuzione f., concerto m.3) (of team, sportsman) performance f., prestazioni f.pl., rendimento m.4) (economic record) performance f., rendimento m.; (political record) risultato m.5) (of duties) adempimento m., assolvimento m., compimento m.; (of rite) celebrazione f.; (of task) esecuzione f., compimento m.6) aut. (of car, engine) prestazioni f.pl.* * *1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) esecuzione, adempimento2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) esecuzione, resa3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) rappresentazione* * *[pə'fɔːməns]1) (rendition) interpretazione f.2) (show, play) rappresentazione f., spettacolo m.; (concert) esecuzione f., concerto m.3) (of team, sportsman) performance f., prestazioni f.pl., rendimento m.4) (economic record) performance f., rendimento m.; (political record) risultato m.5) (of duties) adempimento m., assolvimento m., compimento m.; (of rite) celebrazione f.; (of task) esecuzione f., compimento m.6) aut. (of car, engine) prestazioni f.pl. -
9 simple
['sɪmpl]1) (not complicated) [task, instructions, solution] sempliceI can't make it any simpler — non posso semplificarlo ulteriormente, più semplice di così non si può
2) (not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobrio, semplice; [food, tastes] semplice3) (unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] semplice4) (dim-witted) ottuso, ignorante* * *['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) semplice2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) semplice3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) semplice4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) semplice5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) ingenuo6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) sciocco, credulone•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *['sɪmpl]1) (not complicated) [task, instructions, solution] sempliceI can't make it any simpler — non posso semplificarlo ulteriormente, più semplice di così non si può
2) (not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobrio, semplice; [food, tastes] semplice3) (unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] semplice4) (dim-witted) ottuso, ignorante -
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11 elaborately
[ɪ'læbərətlɪ]avverbio [decorated, dressed] in modo elaborato; [described, constructed] minuziosamente* * *adverb in modo elaborato* * *elaborately* * *[ɪ'læbərətlɪ]avverbio [decorated, dressed] in modo elaborato; [described, constructed] minuziosamente -
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13 style **** n
[staɪl]1) (gen) stile m3) (elegance: of person, car, film) classe f, stile mshe has style — ha classe or stile
4) Bot stilo
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elaborate — elaborates, elaborating, elaborated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]ɪlæ̱bərət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪlæ̱bəreɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of… … English dictionary
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elaborate — elaborately, adv. elaborateness, n. elaborative, adj. elaborator, n. adj. /i lab euhr it/; v. /i lab euh rayt /, adj., v., elaborated, elaborating. adj. 1. worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate … Universalium