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1 ingordo
greedy* * *ingordo agg.1 greedy (of, for sthg.): non essere così ingordo, farai indigestione, don't be so greedy, you'll get indigestion2 (fig.) greedy, eager: ingordo di guadagno, greedy for gain; ingordo di ricchezze, potere, greedy (o eager) for wealth, power◆ s.m. glutton: è un ingordo di dolci, di salame, he is a glutton for cakes, for salami.* * *[in'ɡordo] ingordo (-a)1. aggingordo (di) — (cibo) greedy (for), (fig : denaro) greedy o avid (for)
2. sm/f* * *[in'gordo] 1.1) (goloso) greedy, gluttonous2) (avido) greedy, eager (di for)2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) glutton* * *ingordo/in'gordo/1 (goloso) greedy, gluttonous2 (avido) greedy, eager (di for)(f. -a) glutton. -
2 ghiotto
persona greedyfig: di notizie et cetera avid (di for)( appetitoso) appetizing* * *ghiotto agg.1 gluttonous, greedy: che bimbo ghiotto!, what a greedy child!; è ghiotto di dolci e caramelle, he loves cakes and sweets (o he has a sweet tooth)3 ( avido) eager, greedy: essere ghiotto di guadagni, to be eager for gain; il pubblico è ghiotto di notizie, scandali, (fig.) the public is hungry for news, scandal.* * *['gjotto]1) (goloso) greedyessere ghiotto di qcs. — to be very fond of sth
2) (avido) eager, greedyghiotto di notizie — eager o hungry for news
3) (che stuzzica la golosità) [ dolce] delicious, tasty, appetizing* * *ghiotto/'gjotto/1 (goloso) greedy; essere ghiotto di qcs. to be very fond of sth.3 (che stuzzica la golosità) [ dolce] delicious, tasty, appetizing4 (molto interessante) una notizia -a a juicy bit of news. -
3 goloso
greedyessere goloso di dolci have a sweet tooth* * *goloso agg. greedy; gluttonous: è molto goloso, he's very greedy; è molto goloso di gelato, he loves ice cream; guardava la torta con occhi golosi, he looked at the cake with greedy eyes◆ s.m. glutton.* * *[go'loso] 1.1) (che ama mangiare) greedy2) (squisito) [ cibo] tempting2.* * *goloso/go'loso/1 (che ama mangiare) greedy; essere goloso di dolci to have a sweet tooth2 (squisito) [ cibo] tempting(f. -a) glutton, gourmand. -
4 vorace
vorace agg. voracious (anche fig.); ( ingordo) greedy, gluttonous: un animale vorace, a voracious animal; un vorace lettore, a voracious reader.* * *[vo'ratʃe]* * *vorace/vo'rat∫e/[persona, animale] ravenous, voracious; (ingordo) greedy; un lettore vorace a voracious reader.
См. также в других словарях:
Gluttonous — Glut ton*ous, a. Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite; voracious; as, a gluttonous age. {Glut ton*ous*ly}, adv. {Glut ton*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gluttonous — I adjective crapulent, crapulous, debauched, edacious, excessive, greedy, immoderate, inabstinent, incontinent, indulgent, inordinate, insatiable, intemperate, omnivorous, orgiastic, ravenous, unrestrained, voracious II index inordinate,… … Law dictionary
gluttonous — mid 14c.; see GLUTTON (Cf. glutton) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Gluttonously … Etymology dictionary
gluttonous — *voracious, ravenous, ravening, rapacious Analogous words: greedy, *covetous, grasping Antonyms: abstemious Contrasted words: temperate, *sober: dainty, finicky, fussy, fastidious, *nice … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gluttonous — [adj] voracious covetous, devouring, edacious, gorging, gourmandizing, greedy, gross, hoggish*, insatiable, never full, omnivorous, piggish*, piggy*, prodigious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, sating, starved, starving, unquenchable, wolfish*;… … New thesaurus
gluttonous — [glut′ n əs] adj. [ME glotonous < OFr glotonos: see GLUTTON] of or like a person who is a glutton gluttonously adv … English World dictionary
gluttonous — adjective given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink over fed women and their gluttonous husbands a gluttonous debauch a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure • Ant: ↑abstemious • Similar to: ↑crapulous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gluttonous — [[t]glʌ̱tənəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are gluttonous. ...a selfish, gluttonous and lazy person … English dictionary
gluttonous — adjective Date: 14th century marked by or given to gluttony < a gluttonous appetite > Synonyms: see voracious • gluttonously adverb • gluttonousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
gluttonous — adjective doesn t anyone ever feed those gluttonous children? Syn: greedy, gourmandizing, voracious, insatiable, wolfish; informal piggish, piggy See note at greedy … Thesaurus of popular words
gluttonous — glutton ► NOUN 1) an excessively greedy eater. 2) a person with a great eagerness or capacity for something: a glutton for adventure. ● a glutton for punishment Cf. ↑a glutton for punishment DERIVATIVES gluttonous adjective … English terms dictionary
