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1 exaggeration
[ɪgˌzædʒə'reɪʃn]nome esagerazione f.* * *1) (the act of exaggerating.) esagerazione2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) esagerazione* * *exaggeration► to exaggerate* * *[ɪgˌzædʒə'reɪʃn]nome esagerazione f. -
2 exaggeration ex·ag·gera·tion n
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3 dramatization
[ˌdræmətaɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE -tɪ'z-]1) (version) (of novel, event) drammatizzazione f.2) (technique) (for stage) adattamento m., riduzione f. teatrale; (for screen) adattamento m. televisivo, cinematografico3) (exaggeration) esagerazione f.* * *noun drammatizzazione* * *dramatization► to dramatize* * *[ˌdræmətaɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE -tɪ'z-]1) (version) (of novel, event) drammatizzazione f.2) (technique) (for stage) adattamento m., riduzione f. teatrale; (for screen) adattamento m. televisivo, cinematografico3) (exaggeration) esagerazione f. -
4 gross
I [grəʊs]1) comm. econ. [income, profit, weight] lordo2) (serious) [error, exaggeration] evidente, madornale; [ ignorance] crasso; [abuse, injustice] grave, grandegross negligence — dir. colpa grave
4) colloq. (revolting) disgustoso5) colloq. (obese) grasso, obesoII [grəʊs] III [grəʊs]to gross two million dollars — avere un introito o incasso lordo di due milioni di dollari
* * *[ɡrəus] 1. adjective1) (very bad: gross errors/indecency.) grossolano2) (vulgar: gross behaviour/language.) grossolano3) (too fat: a large, gross woman.) obeso4) (total: The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.) totale2. noun(the total amount (of several things added together).) totale- grossly* * *gross (1) /grəʊs/n.♦ gross (2) /grəʊs/A a.1 generale; non dettagliato; approssimato; grossolano: gross calculation, calcolo approssimato; the gross outlines of a scheme, le linee generali di un progetto2 grossolano; rozzo; insultante; volgare: gross language, linguaggio volgare; gross manners, maniere rozze3 grave; palese; macroscopico; grossolano: a gross injustice, una palese ingiustizia; a gross mistake, un errore macroscopico; (leg.) gross negligence, negligenza grave4 grasso; gonfio; pesante5 (fam.) disgustoso; schifoso: This soup is gross!, questa minestra fa proprio schifo6 (fam.) indecente; osceno7 (comm., econ., fin.) complessivo; lordo; totale; generale: the gross amount, l'ammontare complessivo; (ass., naut.) gross average, avaria generale; (fin., rag.) gross earnings, entrate lorde; utile lordo; gross income, reddito lordo; (econ.) gross domestic product, prodotto interno lordo; (econ.) gross national product, prodotto nazionale lordo; gross pay, retribuzione lorda; (ass.) gross premium, premio di tariffario; (rag.) gross profit(s) [revenue], utile [fatturato] lordo; (naut.) gross tonnage, stazza lorda; (fin.) gross yield, rendimento lordo (di un titolo, ecc.); gross weight, peso lordo; ( banca) to pay interest gross, pagare gli interessi al lordo d'impostaFALSI AMICI: gross non significa grosso riferito alle pure dimensioniB n.(il) complesso; (l') insieme: in (the) gross, nel complesso; in blocco, nell'insieme; (comm.) all'ingrosso.(to) gross /grəʊs/v. t.● (fam. USA) to gross sb. out, disgustare, offendere q. □ (fin., rag.) to gross up, calcolare l'ammontare lordo di (qc.).* * *I [grəʊs]1) comm. econ. [income, profit, weight] lordo2) (serious) [error, exaggeration] evidente, madornale; [ ignorance] crasso; [abuse, injustice] grave, grandegross negligence — dir. colpa grave
4) colloq. (revolting) disgustoso5) colloq. (obese) grasso, obesoII [grəʊs] III [grəʊs]to gross two million dollars — avere un introito o incasso lordo di due milioni di dollari
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5 literally
['lɪtərəlɪ]1) [mean, translate] letteralmenteto take sth. literally — prendere qcs. alla lettera
* * *adverb We had literally a minute to catch the train.) letteralmente* * *['lɪtərəlɪ]1) [mean, translate] letteralmenteto take sth. literally — prendere qcs. alla lettera
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6 bullshit
['bʊlʃɪt]* * *['bulʃit]noun, interjection((also bull) (slang) nonsense; lies; exaggeration: That's bullshit!; Bullshit! Do you expect me to believe that?) balle* * *bullshit /ˈbʊlʃɪt/ ( slang volg.)n. [u]● bullshit artist, contaballe; ballista; uno che le spara grosse □ It's all bullshit, sono tutte cazzate; sono tutte balle.(to) bullshit /ˈbʊlʃɪt/(pass. e p. p. bullshitted e bullshat)A v. i. ( slang volg.)1 dire cazzate; cazzeggiare2 contare balle; spararle grosseB v. t.bullshittern.contaballe; ballista; uno che le spara grosse.* * *['bʊlʃɪt] -
7 (to) exaggerate
(to) exaggerate /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/v. t. e i.esagerare; ingrandireexaggerateda.exaggeratedlyavv.exaggerationn. [uc]exaggerativea.exaggeratorn.persona che esagera; esagerato (fam.).NOTA D'USO: - to exaggerate, to overdo o to go too far?- -
8 literal
['lɪtərəl]1) [meaning, translation] letterale; [ depiction] fedele, alla lettera; spreg. prosaico, privo di immaginazione2) (actual) esatto, preciso* * *['litərəl]1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) letterale; puro2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) letterale•- literally* * *literal /ˈlɪtərəl/A a.1 espresso in lettere: ( USA) a literal grade, un voto ( scolastico, d'esame, ecc.) espresso in lettere (A, B, C, ecc.)2 letterale; alla lettera; testuale: a literal translation, una traduzione letterale; literal meaning, senso letterale3 che prende le cose alla lettera; prosaico; pratico; pedantesco: a literal education, un'educazione pedantesca4 esatto; preciso; puro: the literal truth, la pura verità; a literal description, una descrizione precisaB n.errore di stampa; refuso● (fam.) a literal decimation, una decimazione vera e propria □ a literal error, un errore di grafia (o di stampa); un refuso □ literal-minded, prosaico; privo di fantasialiteralness n. [u].* * *['lɪtərəl]1) [meaning, translation] letterale; [ depiction] fedele, alla lettera; spreg. prosaico, privo di immaginazione2) (actual) esatto, preciso -
9 (to) exaggerate
(to) exaggerate /ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt/v. t. e i.esagerare; ingrandireexaggerateda.exaggeratedlyavv.exaggerationn. [uc]exaggerativea.exaggeratorn.persona che esagera; esagerato (fam.).NOTA D'USO: - to exaggerate, to overdo o to go too far?- -
10 wild ****
[waɪld]1) (not domesticated: animal, plant) selvatico (-a), (horse) brado (-a), (countryside) selvaggio (-a)to grow wild — (plant) crescere incolto (-a)
2) (rough: wind, weather) violento (-a), (sea, night) tempestoso (-a)3) (unrestrained, disorderly: child) turbolento (-a), (appearance, look) selvaggio (-a), (eyes) sbarrato (-a), (hair) incolto (-a)to run wild — (children) scatenarsi
4) (fam: angry) fuori di sé5)(
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11 exaggerate
[ɪg'zædʒəreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo esagerare, ingrandire [ problem]2.verbo intransitivo esagerare* * *[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) esagerare2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) esagerare•* * *[ɪg'zædʒəreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo esagerare, ingrandire [ problem]2.verbo intransitivo esagerare
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