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1 ♦ grain
♦ grain /greɪn/n.1 [u] grano; granaglie; cereali: a cargo of grain, un carico di granaglie; grain exports, esportazioni di cereali4 [u] grana ( di metalli, marmi, ecc.); filo, vena, venatura ( del legno); acqua ( di pietre preziose); verso ( di una stoffa): metals of coarse [fine] grain, metalli a grana grossa [fine]6 [u] (fig.) inclinazione naturale; natura; carattere: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies, è contro la mia natura dire bugie7 (fig.) granello; briciolo; pizzico: He didn't have a grain of sense, non aveva un briciolo di buon senso8 [u] (stor.) grana; carminio di cocciniglia9 [u] (poet.) colore; tinta10 (geol.) granulo● (chim.) grain alcohol, alcol etilico; etanolo □ (agric.) grain drill, seminatrice per cereali □ grain elevator, silo per cereali □ grain farmer, cerealicoltore □ grain farming, (sost.) cerealicoltura; (agg.) cerealicolo □ grain leather, cuoio fiore ( conciato e voltato dalla parte del pelo, che è stato tolto) □ grain merchant, commerciante di cereali □ (bot.) grains of Paradise (o Guinea grains), grani del paradiso □ (geol.) grain size, grandezza del grano; grana □ (tecn.) grain size analysis, analisi granulometrica; granulometria □ (fig.) against the (o one's) grain, di malavoglia; contro la propria natura □ (fig.) with a grain of salt, cum grano salis (lat.).(to) grain /greɪn/A v. t.1 granire; ridurre in grani2 granire; zigrinare3 marmorizzare; marezzare; macchiare a finto legnoB v. i.1 (bot.) formare grani; granire2 ridursi in grani; formare granuli. -
2 subtle
['sʌtl]1) (barely perceptible) [ distinction] sottile; [ change] leggero2) (finely tuned) [analysis, allusion, hint] sottile; [strategy, idea] astuto, ingegnoso; [ humour] sottile, pungente; [ performance] complesso, ricco di sfumature3) (perceptive) [ analyst] perspicace; [person, mind] sottile, acuto4) (delicate) [blend, colour] delicato; [ lighting] soffuso* * *1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) sottile2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) sottile, acuto•- subtlety- subtly* * *subtle /ˈsʌtl/a.1 sottile; fine; fino; tenue; acuto; penetrante; sagace; ingegnoso: subtle air, aria sottile; a subtle perfume, un tenue profumo; a subtle distinction, una distinzione sottile; subtle diplomacy, diplomazia sottile; a subtle mind, una mente acuta (o sottile); a subtle policy, una linea politica sagace; a subtle device, una trovata ingegnosa● a subtle difference, una differenza impercettibile □ a subtle poison, un veleno insidioso □ a subtle wink, un'ammiccatina d'intesasubtleness n. [u] subtly avv.* * *['sʌtl]1) (barely perceptible) [ distinction] sottile; [ change] leggero2) (finely tuned) [analysis, allusion, hint] sottile; [strategy, idea] astuto, ingegnoso; [ humour] sottile, pungente; [ performance] complesso, ricco di sfumature3) (perceptive) [ analyst] perspicace; [person, mind] sottile, acuto4) (delicate) [blend, colour] delicato; [ lighting] soffuso -
3 ultimately *** ul·ti·mate·ly adv
['ʌltɪmɪtlɪ](in the end, eventually) in fin dei conti, in definitiva, (in the last analysis) in ultima analisi, (at last) alla fineFALSE FRIEND: ultimately is not translated by the Italian word ultimamenteultimately, it's your decision — in fin dei conti, la decisione è tua
English-Italian dictionary > ultimately *** ul·ti·mate·ly adv
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