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1 ghiaioso
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2 nocciolo
1. m ( albero) hazel (tree)2. m di frutto stonedi questione heart, kernel* * ** * *I ['nɔttʃolo] sm(di frutto) stone, fig heart, coreII [not'tʃɔlo] sm(albero) hazel* * *I ['nɔttʃolo]sostantivo maschile1) (di frutto) stone, pit AE2) fig. core, gistII [not'tʃɔlo]andare o arrivare al nocciolo to get down to the nitty-gritty; veniamo al nocciolo! — let's come to the point!
sostantivo maschile (albero, legno) hazel* * *nocciolo1/'nɔtt∫olo/sostantivo m.2 fig. core, gist; il nocciolo della questione the heart of the matter; andare o arrivare al nocciolo to get down to the nitty-gritty; veniamo al nocciolo! let's come to the point!————————nocciolo2/not't∫ɔlo/sostantivo m.(albero, legno) hazel. -
3 sodo
uovo hard-boiledfig venire al sodo get down to brass tacks* * *sodo agg.1 ( solido) solid, firm; ( duro) hard; ( massiccio) massive; ( compatto) compact: uova sode, hard-boiled eggs; questo budino non è abbastanza sodo, this pudding is not firm enough // darle sode a qlcu., to hit s.o. hard2 ( di terreno non lavorato) unbroken◆ s.m. ( terreno sodo) firm ground: posare sul sodo, to stand on firm ground (anche fig.) // sul sodo, ( seriamente) seriously (o in earnest) // venire al sodo, ( venire ai fatti) to come to the point.sodo avv. ( fortemente) hard: lo picchiò sodo, he hit him hard; dormire sodo, ( profondamente) to sleep soundly; studiare, lavorare sodo, ( con accanimento) to study, to work hard.* * *['sɔdo] sodo (-a)1. agg2. sm3. avv* * *['sɔdo] 1. 2. 3.sostantivo maschilevenire o passare al sodo — to get down to brass tacks o the nitty-gritty
* * *sodo/'sɔdo/[polpa, terreno, muscolo] hard; [frutta, verdura] firm; [ uovo] hard-boiledII avverbio[lavorare, studiare, picchiare] hard; [ dormire] soundlyIII sostantivo m.venire o passare al sodo to get down to brass tacks o the nitty-gritty. -
4 andare o arrivare al nocciolo
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5 grintoso
grintoso agg. gritty, spirited, full of fight (pred.): pugile grintoso, spirited boxer.* * *[grin'toso]aggettivo (combattivo) punchy, pushful* * *grintoso/grin'toso/(combattivo) punchy, pushful. -
6 venire o passare al sodo
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