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1 imminente
imminentpericolo impendingpubblicazione forthcoming* * *imminente agg.1 (prossimo) imminent, forthcoming, not far off, near at hand: pericolo imminente, imminent (o impending) danger; gli esami sono imminenti, the examinations are not far off; imminente pubblicazione, forthcoming publication2 (letter.) (sovrastante) overhanging, overhead.* * *[immi'nɛnte]aggettivo [liberazione, caduta, guerra, crisi] imminent; [ pubblicazione] forthcoming; [evento, risultato, elezione] oncoming, upcoming; [ pericolo] impending, imminent* * *imminente/immi'nεnte/[liberazione, caduta, guerra, crisi] imminent; [ pubblicazione] forthcoming; [evento, risultato, elezione] oncoming, upcoming; [ pericolo] impending, imminent; il suo arrivo è imminente his arrival is close at hand. -
2 prossimo
1. adj closela prossima volta the next timeil lavoro è prossimo alla fine the work is nearly finished2. m fellow human being, neighbo(u)r* * *prossimo agg.superl.1 ( molto vicino) near, close; ( solo predicativi) at hand, near at hand, close at hand: la scuola è prossima alla stazione, the school is close to the station; il lavoro è prossimo alla fine, (the) work is near to completion; Natale è ormai prossimo, Christmas is coming (o is near at hand o close at hand); in un prossimo futuro, in the near future // accadde in un'epoca assai prossima alla nostra, it happened in the recent past (o not long ago) // essere prossimo alla fine, (fig.) to be near one's end // essere prossimo ai vent'anni, alla quarantina, to be nearly twenty, to be approaching forty // essere prossimo a fare qlco., to be on the point of doing (o about to do) sthg.: erano ormai prossimi a partire, they were on the point of leaving; ero prossimo a rinunciare, I was on the point of giving up2 ( seguente nel tempo o nello spazio) next: l'anno, il mese prossimo, next year, month; lunedì, martedì prossimo, next Monday, Tuesday; nei prossimi mesi, in the next few months; proseguite fino al prossimo semaforo, go on to the next traffic lights; quando parte il prossimo treno?, when does the next train leave?; alla prossima occasione, at the next opportunity; il 15 ottobre prossimo, on 15th October next◆ s.m. neighbour; fellowmen (pl.): il nostro prossimo, our neighbour; avere rispetto per il prossimo, to respect one's neighbour; parlare male del prossimo, to speak ill of one's neighbour (o one's fellowmen) // ama il prossimo tuo come te stesso, love your neighbour as yourself.* * *['prɔssimo] prossimo (-a)1. agg1) (successivo: in tempo, spazio) nextvenerdì prossimo venturo frm Amm — next Friday
2) (vicino: gen) near, (parente) closeprossimo a — near (to), close to
essere prossimo alla laurea o a laurearsi — to be about to graduate
è prossimo alla fine — (fig : morte) he is close to death
3) Gramm2. sm1) Rel neighbour Brit, neighbor Am, fellow man2)avanti il prossimo! — (a sportello ecc) next please!
* * *['prɔssimo] 1.1) (seguente) nextl'anno, il mese prossimo — next o the coming year, month
alla -a! — colloq. see you!
2) (imminente) [libro, evento, elezione] forthcomingessere prossimo a — to be close to o near [ luogo]; to face, to be near [licenziamento, rovina]
essere prossimo a partire — to be about o going to leave, to be on the point of leaving
un uomo prossimo alla quarantina — a man nearly o approaching forty
5) ling.2.sostantivo maschile1) neighbour2) (chi segue)* * *prossimo/'prɔssimo/1 (seguente) next; l'anno, il mese prossimo next o the coming year, month; lunedì prossimo next Monday; nei -i anni in years to come; la -a volta next time; alla -a! colloq. see you!2 (imminente) [libro, evento, elezione] forthcoming3 (molto vicino) essere prossimo a to be close to o near [ luogo]; to face, to be near [licenziamento, rovina]; essere prossimo a partire to be about o going to leave, to be on the point of leaving; un uomo prossimo alla quarantina a man nearly o approaching forty1 neighbour; ama il prossimo tuo love thy neighbour2 (chi segue) è il prossimo sulla lista he's next on the list. -
3 reticente
reticente agg. reticent: mostrarsi reticente sui propri progetti, to be reticent (o close o not to be forthcoming) about one's plans; risposta reticente, reticent (o non committal) reply.* * *[reti'tʃɛnte]aggettivo reticent* * *reticente/reti't∫εnte/reticent. -
4 espansivo agg
[espan'sivo] espansivo (-a)(persona) expansive, communicativepoco espansivo — reserved, not very forthcoming
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5 espansivo
agg [espan'sivo] espansivo (-a)(persona) expansive, communicativepoco espansivo — reserved, not very forthcoming
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