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2 fascinating
['fæsɪneɪtɪŋ]* * *adjective (very charming, attractive or interesting: a fascinating story.) affascinante* * *['fæsɪneɪtɪŋ] -
3 fascinating fas·ci·nat·ing adj
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4 compulsive
[kəm'pʌlsɪv]1) (inveterate) [ liar] patologico; [ gambler] incorreggibile; psic. compulsivo2) (fascinating) [ book] affascinante, avvincente* * *compulsive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/A a.1 irrefrenabile; incontrollabile; compulsivo (psic.): compulsive need, bisogno irrefrenabile; compulsive eating, voracità incontrollabile; mangiare compulsivo; bulimia2 ( di persona) incorreggibile; inveterato; incallito: compulsive gambler, giocatore incallito; compulsive liar, bugiardo patologico; compulsive smoker, uno che fuma una sigaretta dietro l'altra4 (fig.) molto avvincente; irresistibile: The book is compulsive reading, il libro è molto avvincente (o si legge tutto d'un fiato)B n.(psic.) individuo soggetto a compulsionecompulsively avv. compulsiveness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - compulsive o compulsory?-* * *[kəm'pʌlsɪv]1) (inveterate) [ liar] patologico; [ gambler] incorreggibile; psic. compulsivo2) (fascinating) [ book] affascinante, avvincente -
5 fascination
[ˌfæsɪ'neɪʃn]1) (interest) passione f. ( with, for per)in fascination — affascinato, stregato
2) (power) fascino m.* * *1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) incanto2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) fascino* * *fascination /fæsɪˈneɪʃn/n.1 fascino; incanto; malia; seduzione* * *[ˌfæsɪ'neɪʃn]1) (interest) passione f. ( with, for per)in fascination — affascinato, stregato
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6 insight
['ɪnsaɪt]1) (revealing glimpse) intuizione f., idea f.to gain an insight into sth. — farsi un'idea di qcs
2) (intuition) perspicacia f., intuizione f.her remarkable insight into... — la sua notevole comprensione di
* * *(the quality of having) an understanding of something: He shows remarkable insight (into children's problems). perspicacia* * *insight /ˈɪnsaɪt/n.1 [u] acume; discernimento; intuito; penetrazione; perspicacia: a politician of insight, un uomo politico dotato di buon intuito2 [u] (psic.) introspezione3 intuizione; idea; illuminazione: to gain an insight into st., riuscire a capire qc.; to provide valuable insights into st., accrescere la comprensione di qc.; contribuire a mettere meglio a fuoco qc.● (psic.) insight therapy, terapia della presa di coscienza.* * *['ɪnsaɪt]1) (revealing glimpse) intuizione f., idea f.to gain an insight into sth. — farsi un'idea di qcs
2) (intuition) perspicacia f., intuizione f.her remarkable insight into... — la sua notevole comprensione di
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8 magical
['mædʒɪkl]1) (supernatural) [ powers] magico2) (enchanting) [ moment] magico; [week, stay] incantevole* * *1) (produced by, or as if by, the art of magic: magical power.) magico2) (fascinating; charming or very beautiful: a magical experience.) magico* * *magical /ˈmædʒɪkl/a.2 (fig.) incantevole; affascinante; stupendo; magico: What a magical sunset!, che magico tramonto!; a magical evening, una sera incantevole.* * *['mædʒɪkl]1) (supernatural) [ powers] magico2) (enchanting) [ moment] magico; [week, stay] incantevole -
9 ■ round out
■ round outA v. t. + avv.1 completare; arricchire: She rounds out the book with a fascinating account of her later years, completa il libro con un resoconto appassionante dei suoi ultimi anniB v. i. + avv.1 ( delle forme del corpo) arrotondarsi; ( di una persona) ingrassare: Her body is rounding out, le sue forme si stanno arrotondando; sta ingrassando -
10 intriguing in·tri·guing
[ɪn'triːɡɪŋ]1. adj(fascinating) affascinante, intrigante, (arousing curiosity) che suscita curiosità2. nintrighi mpl -
11 fascinate
['fæsɪneɪt]* * *['fæsineit](to charm; to attract or interest very strongly: She was fascinated by the strange clothes and customs of the country people.) affascinare- fascination* * *['fæsɪneɪt]
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