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♦ health /hɛlɵ/n. [u]1 salute; sanità: good [poor] health, buona [cattiva] salute; health problems, problemi di salute; ill health, cattiva salute; mental health, igiene mentale; to be bad for one's health, essere dannoso alla salute di q.; Ministry of Health, Ministero della sanità; My grandmother's health is improving, mia nonna sta meglio di salute2 (fig.) prosperità● (in GB) ( local) health authority, autorità sanitaria locale (abbr. ASL) □ (med.) health card (o book), libretto sanitario □ health care, assistenza sanitaria: the health-care sector, il settore sanitario □ (in GB) health centre, centro sanitario (o di medicina preventiva); poliambulatorio □ health certificate, certificato medico; certificato di sana costituzione □ health clinic, consultorio; ambulatorio □ health club, centro di benessere □ (spec. GB) health farm = health spa ► sotto □ health food, alimenti naturali; alimenti biologici □ health freak, fanatico della salute; salutista □ health inspection, controllo sanitario □ health insurance, assicurazione sanitaria; assicurazione contro le malattie □ health maintenance organization ► HMO □ health officer, ufficiale sanitario □ health resort, luogo di cura; stazione climatica □ health risk, rischio per la salute; rischio sanitario □ health salts, sali lassativi □ health spa, clinica della salute ( per cure dimagranti, ecc.) □ health tourism, turismo sanitario ( viaggi all'estero per ottenere cure meno costose); ( anche) turismo della salute ( alle terme, ecc.) □ (in GB) health visitor, assistente sanitario a domicilio □ bill of health = bill of health ► bill (2) □ to drink (to) sb. 's health, bere alla salute di q.; fare un brindisi a q. □ Your ( good) health!, alla tua (salute)! -
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I 1. [friːk]1) (deformed person) spreg. mostro m.2) (strange person) tipo m. strano, stravagante m. e f.3) (unusual occurrence) bizzarria f., anomalia f.4) colloq. (enthusiast) fanatico m. (-a)2.aggettivo [accident, storm] strano, anomaloII [friːk]verbo intransitivo colloq. andare fuori di testa* * *[fri:k]1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; ( also adjective) a freak result.) fenomeno; capriccio2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) fan•* * *[friːk]1. n(abnormal: person) fenomeno da baraccone, (animal, plant) mostro, (event) avvenimento eccezionale, (fam: enthusiast) fanatico (-a)health freak fam — salutista m/f
2. adj(storm, conditions) anormale, (victory) inatteso (-a)•* * *freak (1) /fri:k/A n.1 bizzarria; capriccio; fenomeno bizzarro; fatto bizzarro: a freak of fate, una bizzarria del destino2 (= freak of nature) scherzo della natura; mostro; sgorbio; ( anche freak in a sideshow) fenomeno da baraccone3 persona dal comportamento insolito; tipo bizzarro4 (fam.) fanatico; patito; entusiasta: film freak, fanatico del cinema; health freak, salutista fanatico; fitness freak, fanatico della formaB a.imprevedibile; anomalo; bizzarro; curioso; strampalato: a freak accident, un incidente imprevedibile; a freak storm, un temporale anomalo; a freak wave, un'onda anomala; freak weather, tempo matto● freak show, spettacolo con fenomeni da baraccone.freak (2) /fri:k/n.(to) freak (1) /fri:k/A v. t.1 ( slang, anche to freak out) far impazzire (dalla paura, dalla rabbia); mandare fuori di testa; mandare in paranoia (pop.)1 impazzire di paura; perdere la testa; sbarellare (pop.)3 entusiasmarsi; sballare (pop.)4 avere allucinazioni (sotto l'effetto della droga, spec. LSD); fare un brutto viaggio; strippare (pop.).(to) freak (2) /fri:k/v. t.macchiettare; screziare; striarefreakeda.screziato; striato; variegato.* * *I 1. [friːk]1) (deformed person) spreg. mostro m.2) (strange person) tipo m. strano, stravagante m. e f.3) (unusual occurrence) bizzarria f., anomalia f.4) colloq. (enthusiast) fanatico m. (-a)2.aggettivo [accident, storm] strano, anomaloII [friːk]verbo intransitivo colloq. andare fuori di testa
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