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['ɡʊdnɪs]1. n(virtue, kindness) bontà (d'animo), (good quality) (buona) qualità f2. excl(my) goodness!; goodness gracious! — santo cielo!, mamma mia!
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A adj1 (generous, dignified) [person] affable ; [acceptance, admission] fait de bon gré ; to be gracious (to sb) about ne pas en vouloir à qn pour [mistake, failure] ; to be gracious in defeat accepter la défaite avec bonne grâce ; it is gracious of you to say so c'est aimable à vous de dire cela ;2 ( aristocratic) [lady, smile, wave] ( pleasant) affable ; ( condescending) condescendant ; gracious living vie f de luxe ;3 ( in royal title) gracieux/-ieuse ; by gracious permission of par la grâce de ;4 Relig [God] miséricordieux. -
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1. adjective1) liebenswürdig; freundlich2) (merciful) gnädig2. interjectiongracious!, good[ness] gracious!, [goodness] gracious me! — [ach] du meine od. liebe Güte!
* * *[-ʃəs]1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) wohlwollend2) ((of God) merciful.) barmherzig* * *gra·cious[ˈgreɪʃəs]I. adj1. (kind) liebenswürdig, freundlichCaroline was very \gracious to all her guests Caroline war zu all ihren Gästen sehr zuvorkommend2. (dignified) würdevollthe losing team were \gracious in their defeat die geschlagene Mannschaft nahm ihre Niederlage mit Würde hin3. (elegant) kultiviert\gracious living gehobener Lebensstil4. (merciful) gnädig, gütig[good [or goodness]] \gracious [me] [du] meine Güte [o lieber Himmel]* * *['greɪʃəs]1. adjby gracious permission of... — mit der gütigen Erlaubnis (+gen)
she was so gracious as to give her blessing — sie war so gnädig or gütig, ihren Segen dazu zu geben
2. interj (dated)good or goodness gracious ( me)! (expressing surprise or interest) — ach du meine Güte!; (expressing annoyance)
good gracious yes/no — aber natürlich/nein
* * *gracious [ˈɡreıʃəs]A adj (adv graciously)1. gnädig, huldvoll, wohlwollend2. poet gütig, freundlich4. obs für academic.ru/31937/graceful">graceful 15. a) angenehm, köstlichb) geschmackvoll, schön:gracious living angenehmes Leben, kultivierter Luxus* * *1. adjective1) liebenswürdig; freundlich2) (merciful) gnädig2. interjectiongracious!, good[ness] gracious!, [goodness] gracious me! — [ach] du meine od. liebe Güte!
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['greɪʃəs] 1.1) (generous) [ person] cortese, affabileto be gracious (to sb.) about — essere clemente o non prendersela (con qcn.) per
2) (pleasant) [lady, smile] affabile; (condescending) condiscendente2.interiezione ant.* * *[-ʃəs]1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) benevolo2) ((of God) merciful.) misericordioso* * *gracious /ˈgreɪʃəs/a.2 (relig.) clemente; misericordioso; compassionevole4 (antiq.) gradevole; piacevole; leggiadro (lett.)● (antiq.) Good gracious! (o Gracious me!), accipicchia!; perbacco!; perdinci!FALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale gracious non significa grazioso nel senso di aggraziato graciously avv. graciousness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - graceful o gracious?-.* * *['greɪʃəs] 1.1) (generous) [ person] cortese, affabileto be gracious (to sb.) about — essere clemente o non prendersela (con qcn.) per
2) (pleasant) [lady, smile] affabile; (condescending) condiscendente2.interiezione ant. -
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adj.1 amable, atento(a) (kind, polite); caballeroso(a) (in victory)2 elegante, lujoso(a) (elegant)gracious (me)!, good(ness) gracious! ¡santo cielo!, ¡Dios bendito!4 gentil, afable.5 misericordioso. -
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good·ness [ʼgʊdnəs] nwould you have the \goodness to phone me as soon as they arrive ( form) wären Sie bitte so nett, mich anzurufen, sobald sie angekommen sind?4) ( said for emphasis)for \goodness' sake du liebe Güte;honest to \goodness ehrlich ( fam)to hope/wish to \goodness that... bei Gott hoffen/wünschen, dass...;\goodness knows weiß der Himmel ( fam)thank \goodness Gott sei Dank interj[my] \goodness [me] ach du meine [o liebe] Güte, du liebe Zeit;[my] \goodness gracious [me] [du] liebe Güte -
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1. noun, no pl.1) (virtue) Güte, die2. interjection[my] goodness — (expr. surprise) meine Güte! (ugs.)
[oh] my goodness — (expr. shock) lieber Himmel!
goodness gracious or me! — [ach] du lieber Himmel od. liebe Güte! (ugs.)
for goodness' sake — um Himmels willen
goodness [only] knows — weiß der Himmel (ugs.)
* * *noun (the state of being good.) die Güte* * *good·ness[ˈgʊdnəs]would you have the \goodness to phone me as soon as they arrive ( form) wären Sie bitte so nett, mich anzurufen, sobald sie angekommen sind?4. (said for emphasis)for \goodness' sake du liebe Gütehonest to \goodness ehrlich famto hope/wish to \goodness that... bei Gott hoffen/wünschen, dass...\goodness knows weiß der Himmel famthank \goodness Gott sei DankII. interj[my] \goodness [me] ach du meine [o liebe] Güte, du liebe Zeit[my] \goodness gracious [me] [du] liebe Güte* * *['gʊdnɪs]nout of the goodness of his/her heart —
would you have the goodness to... (form) — hätten Sie bitte die Güte, zu... (geh)
2)for goodness' sake — um Himmels willen (inf)
(my) goodness! — meine Güte! (inf)
goodness gracious or me! — ach du liebe or meine Güte! (inf)
* * *goodness s1. Anständigkeit f, Redlichkeit f, Rechtschaffenheit f2. Güte f, Gefälligkeit f:goodness of heart Herzensgüte;please have the goodness to come haben Sie bitte die Freundlichkeit oder seien Sie bitte so gut zu kommen4. Güte f, Qualität f, Wert m5. euph Gott m:thank goodness! Gott sei Dank!;(my) goodness!, goodness gracious! du meine Güte!, du lieber Himmel!;for goodness sake um Himmels willen;goodness knows weiß der Himmel* * *1. noun, no pl.1) (virtue) Güte, die2. interjection[my] goodness — (expr. surprise) meine Güte! (ugs.)
[oh] my goodness — (expr. shock) lieber Himmel!
goodness gracious or me! — [ach] du lieber Himmel od. liebe Güte! (ugs.)
goodness [only] knows — weiß der Himmel (ugs.)
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noun1) доброта; великодушие; любезность2) добродетель3) хорошее качество; ценные свойстваgoodness gracious! господи! (восклицание удивления или возмущения)goodness knows! кто его знает!for goodness sake! ради бога!Syn:integrity, morality, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, virtueAnt:badness, depravity, evil, foulness, immorality, wrongdoing* * *(n) доброкачественность; доброта* * *доброта; великодушие; любезность* * *[good·ness || 'gʊdnɪs] n. доброта, добродетель; любезность, великодушие; хорошее качество, доброкачественность; ценные свойства* * *благостьвеликодушиедобродетельдоброталюбезность* * *1) а) доброта б) добродетель 2) используется в качестве междометия для выражения удивления, изумления, потрясения 3) хорошее качество; ценные свойства; питательная или полезная часть чего-л.
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