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1 zoppicante
zoppicante agg. limping; lame (anche fig.): andatura zoppicante, limping gait; un ragionamento zoppicante, a lame argument // (metrica) verso zoppicante, halting line.* * *[tsoppi'kante, dzop-]1) [ persona] lame, limping, hobbling2) [sedia, tavolo] unsteady, shaky, wobblyandatura zoppicante — limping gait, limp
3) fig. [ verso] halting, lame; [argomento, piano] lame, weak, half-baked* * *zoppicante/tsoppi'kante, dzop-/1 [ persona] lame, limping, hobbling2 [sedia, tavolo] unsteady, shaky, wobbly; andatura zoppicante limping gait, limp3 fig. [ verso] halting, lame; [argomento, piano] lame, weak, half-baked; parlare un inglese zoppicante to speak in halting English. -
2 claudicante
claudicante agg. lame, limping, halting, hobbling // (dir.) contratto claudicante, contract void for incapacity of one party.* * *[klaudi'kante]aggettivo [persona, andatura] limping, hobbling* * *claudicante/klaudi'kante/[persona, andatura] limping, hobbling. -
3 parlare un inglese zoppicante
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4 stentato
stentato agg.1 hard, difficult; laboured: uno stile stentato, a laboured style; una vita stentata, a hard (o difficult) life; parlare un inglese stentato, to speak halting (o laboured) English; denaro stentato, hard-earned money // (amm.) maggioranza stentata, narrow majority* * *[sten'tato] 1.participio passato stentare2.1) (conseguito a fatica) [ vittoria] hard-wonin un francese stentato — in broken o poor French
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5 claudicante agg
[klaudi'kante](zoppo) lame, (fig : prosa) halting -
6 claudicante
agg [klaudi'kante](zoppo) lame, (fig : prosa) halting
См. также в других словарях:
halting — [hôl′tiŋ] adj. 1. limping, awkward, or unsteady [a halting gait] 2. marked by hesitation or uncertainty; jerky, disconnected, etc. [halting speech] haltingly adv … English World dictionary
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halting — [adj] hesitant awkward, bumbling, clumsy, doubtful, faltering, gauche, imperfect, indecisive, inept, irresolute, labored, limping, lumbering, maladroit, slow, stammering, stumbling, stuttering, tentative, uncertain, unhandy, vacillating,… … New thesaurus
halting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ slow and hesitant. DERIVATIVES haltingly adverb … English terms dictionary
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halting — adjective 1) a halting conversation halting English Syn: hesitant, faltering, hesitating, stumbling, stammering, stuttering; broken, imperfect Ant: fluent 2) his halting gait … Thesaurus of popular words
halting — halt|ing [ˈho:ltıŋ US ˈho:l ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: halt to walk with difficulty , from Old English healtian] if your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
halting — adjective if your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not confident: We carried on a halting conversation in our imperfect German. haltingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
halting — adjective 1. disabled in the feet or legs a crippled soldier a game leg • Syn: ↑crippled, ↑halt, ↑lame, ↑gimpy, ↑game • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Halting — Halt Halt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halting}.] 1. To hold one s self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. [1913 Webster] 2. To stand in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
