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1 exquisite
['ekskwɪzɪt, ɪk'skwɪzɪt]1) (lovely, perfect) [manners, tact] squisito; [ face] dalle fattezze delicate; [ object] raffinato, ricercato; [setting, precision] mirabile* * *['ekskwizit, iks'kwizit](very beautiful or skilful: exquisite embroidery.) squisito, raffinato* * *exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/, ( USA) /ˈɛkskwɪzɪt/A a.1 squisito; delizioso; delicato; raffinato; ricercato; mirabile: exquisite taste, gusto squisito; exquisite features, lineamenti delicati; exquisite craftsmanship, abilità artistica raffinata; fattura squisita; an exquisite ear for music, un raffinato orecchio per la musicaB n.damerino; zerbinotto; dandyexquisitely avv. exquisiteness n. [u].* * *['ekskwɪzɪt, ɪk'skwɪzɪt] -
2 exquisite ex·quis·ite adj
[ɪks'kwɪzɪt](gen) squisito (-a), (manners, sensibility, charm) raffinato (-a), (sense of humour) sottile, (pain) acuto (-a), (joy, pleasure) vivo (-a) -
3 taste
I [teɪst]1) (sensation) gusto m., sapore m.; (sense) gusto m.to leave a bad o nasty taste in the mouth — lasciare un gusto cattivo in bocca; fig. lasciare l'amaro in bocca
2) (small quantity) pizzico m., pezzettino m.3) fig. (brief experience, foretaste) assaggio m.4) (liking) gusto m.to acquire o develop a taste for sth. prendere gusto a qcs.; too violent for my taste(s) troppo violento per i miei gusti; is this to your taste? è di tuo gusto? add salt to taste — salare quanto basta
5) (sense of beauty, appropriateness) (buon)gusto m.••II 1. [teɪst]2) (try) assaggiare [wine, food]3) fig. (experience) assaporare [freedom, success, power]; conoscere [failure, hardship]2.to taste sweet — essere, avere un sapore dolce
* * *[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) gustare, sentire2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) assaggiare3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) sapere di4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) assaporare5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) assaporare, provare2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gusto2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) gusto, sapore3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) assaggio4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gusto5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gusto•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *I [teɪst]1) (sensation) gusto m., sapore m.; (sense) gusto m.to leave a bad o nasty taste in the mouth — lasciare un gusto cattivo in bocca; fig. lasciare l'amaro in bocca
2) (small quantity) pizzico m., pezzettino m.3) fig. (brief experience, foretaste) assaggio m.4) (liking) gusto m.to acquire o develop a taste for sth. prendere gusto a qcs.; too violent for my taste(s) troppo violento per i miei gusti; is this to your taste? è di tuo gusto? add salt to taste — salare quanto basta
5) (sense of beauty, appropriateness) (buon)gusto m.••II 1. [teɪst]2) (try) assaggiare [wine, food]3) fig. (experience) assaporare [freedom, success, power]; conoscere [failure, hardship]2.to taste sweet — essere, avere un sapore dolce
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4 exquisitely
[ek'skwɪzɪtlɪ]avverbio [dressed, written] in modo squisito, raffinato* * *adverb in modo squisito/raffinato* * *exquisitely* * *[ek'skwɪzɪtlɪ]avverbio [dressed, written] in modo squisito, raffinato -
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6 ♦ pain
♦ pain /peɪn/n.1 [uc] pena; dolore; male; patimento; afflizione; sofferenza; tormento: to be in pain, stare in pena; sentir male; soffrire; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- He's in a lot of pain, sente molto dolore; a shooting pain, un dolore lancinante; an exquisite pain, un dolore intenso; an acute (o a severe, a sharp) pain, un dolore acuto; I have a pain in my leg, ho male a una gamba; to cry out in (o with) pain, lanciare un grido di dolore; to deaden (o to soothe) the pain, attenuare (o lenire) il dolore; to relieve pain, alleviare il dolore; to feel pain, sentire (o provare) dolore● (leg.) pain and suffering, pretium doloris (lat.) □ (GB, fig.) pain barrier, barriera del dolore □ (volg.) pain in the arse ( USA: pain in the ass), rottura di coglioni (o di balle) (volg.); rompicoglioni (volg.); rompiballe (pop.) □ (leg.) pains and penalties, pene: bills of pains and penalties, leggi penali eccezionali □ for one's pains, come contraccambio, come ricompensa ( dei propri sforzi, delle proprie fatiche): All he got for his pains was a severe reprimand, come ricompensa, ha ricevuto una severa sgridata □ to give sb. pain, addolorare q.; far soffrire q. □ to spare no pains, to do (o doing) st., mettercela tutta (o impegnarsi a fondo) per fare qc. □ to take pains (o to be at pains), darsi pena; affannarsi; avere un bel da fare; faticare: I was at considerable pains to explain my attitude, ho avuto un bel da fare (o mi ci è voluto del bello e del buono) per chiarire il mio atteggiamento □ (prov.) No pain, no gain, senza fatica non si ottiene nulla.(to) pain /peɪn/A v. t.1 addolorare; affliggere; far male a; far soffrire: The wound pained me for several weeks, la ferita mi fece male per diverse settimane2 (fam.) infastidire; seccare; scocciare (fam.)B v. i.dolere; far male: My arm is paining, mi fa male un braccio. -
7 ♦ (to) represent
♦ (to) represent /rɛprɪˈzɛnt/v. t.1 rappresentare ( anche di simbolo): At this meeting, the Northern Ireland Administration was represented by the First Minister, a questo incontro, l'amministrazione dell'Irlanda del Nord era rappresentata dal Primo ministro; Two artists will represent Britain at the Venice Biennale, due artisti rappresenteranno la Gran Bretagna alla Biennale di Venezia; He hopes to represent Britain in the forthcoming Olympics, spera di rappresentare la Gran Bretagna alle prossime olimpiadi; School board members are appointed to represent parents, i membri del consiglio scolastico sono eletti in rappresentanza dei genitori; (mat.) «x» represents the unknown, la «x» rappresenta l'incognita2 rappresentare; costituire: Women represent 60% of trainee lawyers in the UK, le donne rappresentano il 60% dei praticanti avvocati nel Regno Unito; Tourism represents the main resource of the area, il turismo rappresenta la risorsa principale della regione; I don't think the group represents much of a threat, non credo che il gruppo costituisca una grande minaccia3 rappresentare; raffigurare: The picture represents the murder of Abel, il quadro rappresenta l'uccisione di Abele; Victory in art is often represented as a woman with a laurel wreath, la vittoria nell'arte è spesso raffigurata come una donna con una corona d'alloro4 rappresentare; essere un esempio di: This album represents everything that is wrong with music today, quest'album rappresenta tutto quello che non va nella musica di oggi5 presentare; descrivere: More recent biographers represent Henry VIII as a man of great culture and exquisite taste, biografi più recenti descrivono Enrico VIII come un uomo di grande cultura e gusti raffinati7 asserire; dichiarare● to represent oneself, presentarsi come; He likes to represent himself as a famous healer, ama presentarsi come un famoso guaritore. -
8 ♦ (to) represent
♦ (to) represent /rɛprɪˈzɛnt/v. t.1 rappresentare ( anche di simbolo): At this meeting, the Northern Ireland Administration was represented by the First Minister, a questo incontro, l'amministrazione dell'Irlanda del Nord era rappresentata dal Primo ministro; Two artists will represent Britain at the Venice Biennale, due artisti rappresenteranno la Gran Bretagna alla Biennale di Venezia; He hopes to represent Britain in the forthcoming Olympics, spera di rappresentare la Gran Bretagna alle prossime olimpiadi; School board members are appointed to represent parents, i membri del consiglio scolastico sono eletti in rappresentanza dei genitori; (mat.) «x» represents the unknown, la «x» rappresenta l'incognita2 rappresentare; costituire: Women represent 60% of trainee lawyers in the UK, le donne rappresentano il 60% dei praticanti avvocati nel Regno Unito; Tourism represents the main resource of the area, il turismo rappresenta la risorsa principale della regione; I don't think the group represents much of a threat, non credo che il gruppo costituisca una grande minaccia3 rappresentare; raffigurare: The picture represents the murder of Abel, il quadro rappresenta l'uccisione di Abele; Victory in art is often represented as a woman with a laurel wreath, la vittoria nell'arte è spesso raffigurata come una donna con una corona d'alloro4 rappresentare; essere un esempio di: This album represents everything that is wrong with music today, quest'album rappresenta tutto quello che non va nella musica di oggi5 presentare; descrivere: More recent biographers represent Henry VIII as a man of great culture and exquisite taste, biografi più recenti descrivono Enrico VIII come un uomo di grande cultura e gusti raffinati7 asserire; dichiarare● to represent oneself, presentarsi come; He likes to represent himself as a famous healer, ama presentarsi come un famoso guaritore.
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