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1 burbero
gruff, surly* * *burbero agg. grumpy, surly; brusque, rough; gruff: un aspetto burbero, a forbidding countenance; un'indole burbera, a surly disposition; una risposta burbera, a rough reply; lo chiamò con tono burbero, he called him roughly (o with a gruff manner) // un burbero benefico, (fig.) a rough diamond.* * *['burbero] burbero (-a)1. aggsurly, gruff2. sm/fsurly person, gruff person* * *['burbero]aggettivo gruff, grumpy* * *burbero/'burbero/gruff, grumpy. -
2 burbero
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3 ispido
ispido agg.1 bristly; prickly; (fig.) rough, gruff; difficult: capelli ispidi, bristly hair; guance ispide, prickly cheeks; un argomento ispido, a prickly subject2 (bot., zool.) strigose, strigous.* * *['ispido]2) fig. (scontroso) crabby, crusty* * *ispido/'ispido/2 fig. (scontroso) crabby, crusty. -
4 orso
m bearfig hermitorso bianco polar bear* * *orso s.m.1 (zool.) bear: cucciolo d'orso, bear cub; caccia all'orso, bear hunting; grasso d'orso, bear-grease; pelle d'orso, bear's skin (o bearskin) // orso bianco, polare, ( Ursus maritimus) polar (o white o sea) bear; orso bruno, ( Ursus arctos) brown bear (o pop. cinnamomum bear); orso dell'Alaska, ( Ursus arctos middendorffi) kodiak (bear); orso giocoliere, labiato, ( Melursus ursinus) sloth-bear (o honey-bear); orso grigio del Nord America, ( Ursus horribilis) grizzly; orso marsupiale, ( Phascolarctos cinereus) koala // vendere la pelle dell'orso prima che sia morto, (prov.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched3 ( persona goffa) awkward person; ( burbera) bear, gruff person; ( non socievole) unsociable person, bear: ballare come un orso, to dance like an elephant; non fare l'orso, esci con noi, don't be such a bear, come out with us* * *['orso]sostantivo maschile1) bear•••vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ammazzato — prov. to count one's chickens (before they are hatched)
* * *orso/'orso/sostantivo m.1 bear; pelle d'orso bearskinvendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ammazzato prov. to count one's chickens (before they are hatched)\orso bianco white bear; orso bruno brown bear; orso grigio grizzly (bear); orso nero black bear; orso polare polar bear.
См. также в других словарях:
gruff´i|ly — gruff|y «GRUHF ee», adjective, gruff|i|er, gruff|i|est. gruff. –gruff´i|ly, adverb. –gruff´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
gruff|y — «GRUHF ee», adjective, gruff|i|er, gruff|i|est. gruff. –gruff´i|ly, adverb. –gruff´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
gruff´ly — gruff «gruhf», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. deep and harsh; hoarse: »a gruff voice. SYNONYM(S): guttural. 2. rough, rude, unfriendly, or bad tempered: »a gruff manner. SYNONYM(S): grumpy, brusque, impolite, surly … Useful english dictionary
Gruff — (gr[u^]f), a. [Compar. {Gruffer} (gr[u^]f [ e]r); superl. {Gruffest}.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rc[ o]fan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g standing for the AS. prefix ge , Goth. ga .] Of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gruff — [grʌf] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Dutch; Origin: grof] speaking in a rough, unfriendly voice ▪ His manner can be rather gruff. ▪ a gruff reply ▪ His voice became gruff. >gruffly adv >gruffness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
gruff — [ grʌf ] adjective 1. ) rude and unfriendly: BRUSQUE: Don t let his gruff manner scare you away. 2. ) a gruff voice has a rough low sound ╾ gruff|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Gruff — may refer to:*Gruff, a tone of voice or nature *Gruff s, Servants of The Summer Faire Court in Jim Butchers The Dresden Files series … Wikipedia
gruff — gruff·ly; gruff·ness; gruff; … English syllables
gruff — [adj1] bad tempered, rude abrupt, bearish, blunt, boisterous, boorish, brusque, churlish, crabbed*, crabby*, crude, crusty*, curt, discourteous, dour, fierce, grouchy*, grumpy*, ill natured, impolite, morose, nasty, offhand, rough, saturnine,… … New thesaurus
gruff — index brutal, harsh, severe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gruff — 1530s, coarse, coarse grained, from M.Du. or M.L.G. grof coarse (in quality), thick, large, of uncertain origin, regarded by some as related to O.E. hreof, O.N. hrjufr rough, scabby, with Germanic completive prefix ga . Sense of rough, surly… … Etymology dictionary
