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1 svampito
1 ( svanito, stordito) not quite all there, weak in the head; feebleminded, light-headed: un vecchio svampito, a feebleminded old man (o an old man who's weak in the head)1 ( persona svanita) feebleminded person2 ( persona leggera, superficiale) flighty person, frivolous person, light-headed person // non fare la svampita!, don't play the ninny!* * *[zvam'pito] svampito (-a)1. agg2. sm/f* * *[zvam'pito] 1. 2.* * *svampito/zvam'pito/(f. -a) air-head. -
2 frivolo
frivolous* * *frivolo agg.1 frivolous: persona frivolo, frivolous person2 ( di poco conto) frivolous, trifling.* * *['frivolo]* * *frivolo/'frivolo/[ persona] flighty, flippant, frivolous; [comportamento, commento] frivolous, giddy. -
3 incostante
changeablenegli affetti fickle* * *incostante agg. inconstant, fickle; unsteady; changeable, variable: persona incostante, inconstant person; umore incostante, variable (o changeable) mood; tempo incostante, changeable weather; (meteor.) vento incostante, baffling wind // (econ.): mercato incostante, unsteady market; prezzi incostanti, unsteady prices◆ s.m. e f. fickle person; inconstant person.* * *[inkos'tante]aggettivo [ carattere] changeable, inconsistent; [ persona] moody, erratic; [ innamorato] fickle, flighty, inconstant* * *incostante/inkos'tante/[ carattere] changeable, inconsistent; [ persona] moody, erratic; [ innamorato] fickle, flighty, inconstant; umore incostante moodiness. -
4 vano
1. adj minacce, promesse empty( inutile) vain2. m ( spazio vuoto) hollow( stanza) roommotoring vano portaoggetti glove compartment* * *vano agg.1 ( inutile) vain, useless, fruitless: vane discussioni, fruitless (o useless) discussions; vani sforzi, tentativi, vain (o useless) efforts, attempts2 ( inconsistente) vain, idle, empty: vane speranze, vain hopes; promesse vane, empty (o idle) promises4 (rar.) ( vuoto) empty◆ s.m.1 ( parte vuota) space, opening, room: il vano della finestra, porta, the window, door opening; metterò l'armadio in questo vano, I shall put the wardrobe in this space* * *['vano] vano (-a)1. agg2) (vanitoso) vain, conceited2. sm(spazio vuoto) space* * *['vano] 1.rendere vano — to defeat, to frustrate, to thwart [sforzo, tentativo]
2) (illusorio) [promesse, speranze] vain, empty, idle2.nella -a speranza che — in the fond o forlorn hope that
sostantivo maschilevano motore — aut. engine compartment
vano portaoggetti — aut. glove box o compartment
2) (locale) room* * *vano/'vano/1 (inutile) [sforzo, tentativo] vain, useless, fruitless, pointless; [ rimpianto] futile; rendere vano to defeat, to frustrate, to thwart [sforzo, tentativo]2 (illusorio) [promesse, speranze] vain, empty, idle; nella -a speranza che in the fond o forlorn hope that1 edil. (spazio) space, opening; aut. (alloggiamento) compartment; vano di una porta doorway; vano motore aut. engine compartment; vano portaoggetti aut. glove box o compartment2 (locale) room; un appartamento con tre -i a three-room apartment. -
5 volubile
volubile agg.1 fickle, changeable, inconstant: una persona volubile, a fickle person; tempo volubile, changeable weather2 ( di pianta) voluble, climbing.* * *[vo'lubile]* * *volubile/vo'lubile/[ persona] fickle, flighty. -
6 frasca
frasca s.f.1 (leafy) branch, frond // saltar di palo in frasca, to jump from one thing to another* * *••saltare di palo in frasca — = to hop from one subject to another
* * *frascapl. - sche /'fraska, ske/sostantivo f.spray, branch\saltare di palo in frasca = to hop from one subject to another. -
7 girandola
f ( fuoco d'artificio) Catherine wheel( giocattolo) windmill( banderuola) weather vane* * *girandola s.f.1 (sorta di fuoco d'artificio) catherine wheel2 (giocattolo) windmill; (amer.) pinwheel3 (banderuola) weathercock; (fig.) (persona volubile) fickle person, flighty person4 (fig.) (rapida successione) whirl: una girandola di avvenimenti, a whirl of events.* * *[dʒi'randola]sostantivo femminile1) (banderuola) wind vane, weather vane2) (fuoco artificiale) Catherine wheel, pinwheel3) (giocattolo) windmill4) (carosello) whirl(wind); (di ricordi) swirl* * *girandola/dʒi'randola/sostantivo f.1 (banderuola) wind vane, weather vane2 (fuoco artificiale) Catherine wheel, pinwheel3 (giocattolo) windmill4 (carosello) whirl(wind); (di ricordi) swirl. -
8 svanito
svanito agg.2 (fig.) ( venuto meno, andato in fumo) vanished, faded: una speranza svanita nel nulla, a hope which vanished into thin air3 (fig.) ( stordito) weak in the head, not quite all there; feebleminded, light-headed: quel vecchio mi sembra un po' svanito, the old man seems a bit feebleminded to me4 (fig.) ( superficiale, privo di interessi) flighty, light-headed; superficial: mi era sembrata un po' svanita, invece era solo timida, she seemed rather superficial to me at first, but it was just out of shyness // è sempre svanito, he's always in the clouds5 ( che ha perso forza) weakened; that has lost its scent, that has lost its flavour: un odore svanito, a lingering smell; un vino svanito, a wine which has lost its strength.* * *[zva'nito] svanito (-a)1. agg(fig : persona) absent-minded2. sm/f* * *[zva'nito] 1.participio passato svanire2.aggettivo (svampito) light-headed, air-headed colloq.3.* * *svanito/zva'nito/→ svanireII aggettivo(svampito) light-headed, air-headed colloq.III sostantivo m.(f. -a) air-head. -
9 leggero agg
[led'dʒɛro] leggero (-a)(gen) light, (agile) light, nimble, agile, (rumore, dolore) slight, (malattia, punizione) mild, slight, (cibo, vino) light, (caffè, tè) weakfanteria/cavalleria leggera — light infantry/cavalry
una ragazza leggera fig — a flirtatious o flighty girl
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10 svaporato
svaporato agg.1 evaporated: liquore svaporato, evaporated liqueur2 (fig.) ( stordito, svanito) not quite all there, weak in the head; light-headed; ( superficiale) flighty, light-headed. -
11 leggero
agg [led'dʒɛro] leggero (-a)(gen) light, (agile) light, nimble, agile, (rumore, dolore) slight, (malattia, punizione) mild, slight, (cibo, vino) light, (caffè, tè) weakfanteria/cavalleria leggera — light infantry/cavalry
una ragazza leggera fig — a flirtatious o flighty girl
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