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1 habit-forming
['hæbɪtfɔːmɪŋ]* * *['hæbɪtfɔːmɪŋ] -
2 habit-forming adj
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3 ♦ habit
♦ habit /ˈhæbɪt/n.1 [cu] abitudine; vezzo: Smoking is a bad habit, il fumo è una brutta abitudine; eating habits, abitudini alimentari; He has an irritating habit of repeating every question, ha il vezzo irritante di ripetere ogni domanda; to be in the habit (o to have the habit) of, avere l'abitudine di; essere abituato a; to break the habit of doing st., smettere l'abitudine (o rinunciare all'abitudine) di fare qc.; to do st. out of (o from) habit, fare qc. per abitudine; to get (o to fall) into the habit of, prendere l'abitudine di; abituarsi a; to get out of a habit, perdere un'abitudine; OK, you can leave at five, but don't make a habit of it, d'accordo, puoi uscire alle cinque, ma che non diventi un'abitudine2 cattiva abitudine; assuefazione; vizio; (fam.) dipendenza (da droga): ( anche med.) habit-forming, che dà assuefazione; to have a cocaine habit, essere cocainomane; (fam.) to kick the habit, liberarsi dal vizio; smettere ( di fumare, bere ecc.)● habit of mind, mentalità; modo di pensare; atteggiamento mentale □ habit of thought = habit of mind ► sopra □ to be a creature of habit, essere un abitudinario □ (prov.) Habit is second nature, l'abitudine è una seconda natura □ (prov.) Old habits die hard, le vecchie abitudini sono dure a morire.(to) habit /ˈhæbɪt/v. t.2 (arc.) abitareFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale to habit non significa abitare.
См. также в других словарях:
habit-forming — habit .forming adj a drug or activity that is habit forming makes you want to keep taking it, keep doing it etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
habit-forming — [hab′it fôr΄miŋ] adj. resulting in the formation of a habit or in addiction … English World dictionary
habit-forming — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a drug) addictive … English terms dictionary
habit-forming — adjective causing or characterized by addiction addictive drugs addictive behavior • Syn: ↑addictive • Ant: ↑nonaddictive (for: ↑addictive) … Useful english dictionary
habit-forming — hab|it form|ing [ hæbıt ,fɔrmıŋ ] adjective a habit forming drug is one that makes you need to use it all the time, even though it is bad for you a. hard to stop doing because of being very enjoyable: Surfing the Internet can be habit forming … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
habit-forming — UK [ˈhæbɪt ˌfɔː(r)mɪŋ] / US [ˈhæbɪt ˌfɔrmɪŋ] adjective a) a habit forming drug is one that makes you need to use it all the time, even though it is bad for you b) hard to stop doing because of being very enjoyable Surfing the Internet can be… … English dictionary
habit-forming — adjective Date: 1913 inducing the formation of an addiction < a habit forming drug > … New Collegiate Dictionary
habit-forming — /hab it fawr ming/, adj. tending to cause or encourage addiction, esp. through physiological dependence: habit forming drugs. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
habit-forming — adjective Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use. Many government prohibit the advertising of habit forming substances to minors … Wiktionary
habit-forming — hab·it form·ing hab ət .fȯr miŋ adj inducing the formation of an addiction <a habit forming prescription painkiller> … Medical dictionary
habit-forming — adjective a drug or activity that is habit forming makes you want to keep taking it, keep doing it etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English