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1 fiction
['fɪkʃn]1) (literary genre) narrativa f.2) (books) opere f.pl. di narrativain fiction — nella finzione letteraria, nei romanzi
3) (delusion) illusione f.4) (untruth) invenzione f., finzione f.5) (creation of the imagination) fantasie f.pl., invenzione f.6) (pretence)* * *['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) romanzo, narrativa- fictitious* * *['fɪkʃn]1) (literary genre) narrativa f.2) (books) opere f.pl. di narrativain fiction — nella finzione letteraria, nei romanzi
3) (delusion) illusione f.4) (untruth) invenzione f., finzione f.5) (creation of the imagination) fantasie f.pl., invenzione f.6) (pretence) -
2 non-fiction
[non'fikʃən](books, magazines etc giving facts, information etc, ie not stories, novels, plays, poetry: I like reading fiction as well as non-fiction.) saggistica* * *non-fiction /nɒnˈfɪkʃn/ (letter.)A n.opere non di narrativa; saggisticaB a. attr.non-fictionala.non di narrativa. -
3 drama
['drɑːmə] 1.1) (genre) teatro m.; telev. rad. (as opposed to documentary programmes) fiction f.2) (acting, directing) arte f. drammatica3) (play) dramma m.; telev. rad. fiction f.4) U (excitement)2.modificatore [school, course, student] d'arte drammatica, di teatrodrama documentary — telev. film verità
* * *1) (a play for acting on the stage: He has just produced a new drama.) lavoro teatrale2) (plays for the stage in general: modern drama.) teatro3) (the art of acting in plays: He studied drama at college.) teatro4) (exciting events: Life here is full of drama.) dramma•- dramatic- dramatically
- dramatist
- dramatize
- dramatise
- dramatization* * *['drɑːmə] 1.1) (genre) teatro m.; telev. rad. (as opposed to documentary programmes) fiction f.2) (acting, directing) arte f. drammatica3) (play) dramma m.; telev. rad. fiction f.4) U (excitement)2.modificatore [school, course, student] d'arte drammatica, di teatrodrama documentary — telev. film verità
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4 crime
[kraɪm] 1.1) (offence) (minor) reato m.; (serious) crimine m., delitto m. ( against contro)2) U (criminal activity) criminalità f.3) fig. (immoral act) crimine m., vergogna f.2.modificatore [fiction, novel, writing] poliziesco, giallo; [wave, rate] di criminalità* * *1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crimine; criminalità2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) crimine•- criminal2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) criminale* * *[kraɪm] 1.1) (offence) (minor) reato m.; (serious) crimine m., delitto m. ( against contro)2) U (criminal activity) criminalità f.3) fig. (immoral act) crimine m., vergogna f.2.modificatore [fiction, novel, writing] poliziesco, giallo; [wave, rate] di criminalità -
5 fact
[fækt]1) (accepted thing) fatto m.2) U (truth) realtà f., verità f.it is not speculation it is fact — non è una supposizione, è vero
3) (thing which really exists) realtà f.4)in fact, as a matter of fact — in effetti, effettivamente; (when reinforcing point) a dire il vero, veramente; (when contrasting) in realtà
••to know the facts of life — (sex) sapere come nascono i bambini
the facts of life — (unpalatable truths) la realtà della vita
* * *[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fatto2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realtà•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt]1) (accepted thing) fatto m.2) U (truth) realtà f., verità f.it is not speculation it is fact — non è una supposizione, è vero
3) (thing which really exists) realtà f.4)in fact, as a matter of fact — in effetti, effettivamente; (when reinforcing point) a dire il vero, veramente; (when contrasting) in realtà
••to know the facts of life — (sex) sapere come nascono i bambini
the facts of life — (unpalatable truths) la realtà della vita
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6 pulp
I 1. [pʌlp]1) (soft centre) polpa f.2) (crushed mass) (of food) pappa f., poltiglia f.; (of wood) pasta f.to beat sb. to a pulp — colloq. spappolare qcn., ridurre qcn. in poltiglia
3) colloq. spreg. (trashy books) letteratura f. scadente, dozzinale2.modificatore [literature, novel] scadente, dozzinale; [ magazine] scandalisticoII [pʌlp]1) (crush) ridurre in poltiglia [fruit, vegetable]; ridurre in pasta [wood, cloth]; mandare al macero [newspapers, books]2) colloq. fig. (in fight) spappolare [person, head]* * *1. noun1) (the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.) polpa2) (a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made: wood-pulp.) polpa, pasta2. verb(to make into pulp: The fruit was pulped and bottled.) spappolare, ridurre in polpa- pulpy* * *[pʌlp]1. n1) (for paper) pasta (di legno or stracci etc)2) (of fruit, vegetable) polpa3) (fiction) romanzi di qualità scadente2. vt(fruit, vegetables) spappolare, (paper, book) mandare al macero* * *pulp /pʌlp/n. [u]1 polpa3 (ind. min.) torbida5 (spreg.) libro (rivista, giornale, ecc.) scadente, di bassa qualità: pulp novel, romanzaccio; pulp fiction, narrativa di bassa qualità● to reduce (o to crush) to (a) pulp, ridurre in polpa; spappolare; (fig.) ridurre male (o ai minimi termini).(to) pulp /pʌlp/A v. t.B v. i.ridursi in polpa; diventare polposo; spappolarsi● to pulp old books, mandare al macero libri vecchi.* * *I 1. [pʌlp]1) (soft centre) polpa f.2) (crushed mass) (of food) pappa f., poltiglia f.; (of wood) pasta f.to beat sb. to a pulp — colloq. spappolare qcn., ridurre qcn. in poltiglia
3) colloq. spreg. (trashy books) letteratura f. scadente, dozzinale2.modificatore [literature, novel] scadente, dozzinale; [ magazine] scandalisticoII [pʌlp]1) (crush) ridurre in poltiglia [fruit, vegetable]; ridurre in pasta [wood, cloth]; mandare al macero [newspapers, books]2) colloq. fig. (in fight) spappolare [person, head] -
7 truth
[truːθ]1) (real facts)2) (accuracy)to confirm, deny the truth of sth. — confermare, negare la veridicità di qcs
3) filos. relig. verità f.4) (foundation)there is no truth in that — è senza fondamento, è assolutamente falso
••to tell sb. a few home truths — dire a qcn. delle verità spiacevoli sul suo conto
* * *[tru:Ɵ]plural - truths; noun1) (trueness; the state of being true: I am certain of the truth of his story; `What is truth?' asked the philosopher.) verità2) (the true facts: I don't know, and that's the truth; Tell the truth about it.) verità•- truthful- truthfully
- truthfulness
- tell the truth
- to tell the truth* * *[truːθ]1) (real facts)2) (accuracy)to confirm, deny the truth of sth. — confermare, negare la veridicità di qcs
3) filos. relig. verità f.4) (foundation)there is no truth in that — è senza fondamento, è assolutamente falso
••to tell sb. a few home truths — dire a qcn. delle verità spiacevoli sul suo conto
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8 venture
I ['ventʃə(r)]1) comm. econ. (undertaking) iniziativa f. imprenditoriale, speculazione f.a publishing, media venture — un'iniziativa editoriale, nel campo dei media
2) (experiment) esperimento m., prova f.II 1. ['ventʃə(r)]1) (offer) azzardare [opinion, suggestion]2.1) (go)to venture into — avventurarsi in [place, street, city]
2) comm. (make foray)to venture into — lanciarsi in [retail market, publishing]
•••nothing ventured nothing gained — prov. chi non risica non rosica
* * *['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) impresa2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) avventurarsi2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) osare3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) rischiare* * *I ['ventʃə(r)]1) comm. econ. (undertaking) iniziativa f. imprenditoriale, speculazione f.a publishing, media venture — un'iniziativa editoriale, nel campo dei media
2) (experiment) esperimento m., prova f.II 1. ['ventʃə(r)]1) (offer) azzardare [opinion, suggestion]2.1) (go)to venture into — avventurarsi in [place, street, city]
2) comm. (make foray)to venture into — lanciarsi in [retail market, publishing]
•••nothing ventured nothing gained — prov. chi non risica non rosica
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9 actuality
[ˌæktʃʊ'ælətɪ]nome realtà f.* * *[-'æ-]noun ((a) reality: the actuality of the situation.) realtà* * *actuality /æktʃʊˈælɪtɪ/n.2 (al pl.) condizioni reali; situazione (sing.) reale; realtà: the actualities of married life, le realtà della vita di coppia● ( radio, TV) actuality programs, programmi di attualità, documentari, sport, gastronomia, ecc. (ossia tutti quei programmi che non sono notiziari, fiction o trasmissioni musicali)FALSI AMICI: actuality non significa attualità.* * *[ˌæktʃʊ'ælətɪ]nome realtà f. -
10 science
['saɪəns] 1.1) scienza f.2) (skill) abilità f., tecnica f.2.modificatore [ subject] scientifico; [faculty, teacher, textbook, exam] di scienze••to blind sb. with science — confondere qcn. facendo sfoggio di parole difficili
* * *1) (knowledge gained by observation and experiment.) scienza2) (a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc.) scienza3) (these sciences considered as a whole: My daughter prefers science to languages.) scienza•- scientifically
- scientist
- science fiction* * *['saɪəns] 1.1) scienza f.2) (skill) abilità f., tecnica f.2.modificatore [ subject] scientifico; [faculty, teacher, textbook, exam] di scienze••to blind sb. with science — confondere qcn. facendo sfoggio di parole difficili
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