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1 hi-fi
['haɪfaɪ]1) (accorc. high fidelity) hi-fi f., alta fedeltà f.2) (set of equipment) hi-fi m., (impianto) stereo m.* * *1. (short for high fidelity) noun((a record-player etc producing) high quality and great accuracy in the reproduction of sound.) hi-fi2. adjectivehi-fi equipment.) hi-fi* * *hi-fi /ˈhaɪfaɪ/a. e n. (pl. hi-fis)(fam., radio, mus.) (ad) alta fedeltà; hi-fi* * *['haɪfaɪ]1) (accorc. high fidelity) hi-fi f., alta fedeltà f.2) (set of equipment) hi-fi m., (impianto) stereo m. -
2 uncomfortable
[ʌn'kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) (physically) [shoes, garment, seat] scomodo; [ journey] disagevole, scomodo; [ heat] insopportabile2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation] imbarazzanteto be, feel uncomfortable — essere, sentirsi a disagio
to make sb. (feel) uncomfortable — mettere qcn. a disagio
to be uncomfortable about — essere preoccupato o a disagio per [decision, fact]
to make life o things uncomfortable for sb. — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
3) (unpalatable) [position, reminder] spiacevole* * *1) (not relaxed: He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.) a disagio2) (producing a bad physical feeling: That's a very uncomfortable chair.) scomodo•* * *uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl/a.1 scomodo; disagevole: an uncomfortable bed, un letto scomodo; I find high heels very uncomfortable, trovo che i tacchi alti siano molto scomodi2 a disagio; di disagio: He felt uncomfortable about the way they were looking at him, si sentiva a disagio per il modo in cui lo guardavano; an uncomfortable feeling, un senso di disagio; an uncomfortable silence, un silenzio che crea disagio3 sgradevole; spiacevole● to be uncomfortable, essere scomodo (o a disagio) □ to feel (o to be) uncomfortable about doing st., avere delle remore a fare qc. □ to make sb. uncomfortable, mettere q. a disagio □ to make things uncomfortable for sb., procurare fastidi a q.; dare delle noie a q.uncomfortableness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) (physically) [shoes, garment, seat] scomodo; [ journey] disagevole, scomodo; [ heat] insopportabile2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation] imbarazzanteto be, feel uncomfortable — essere, sentirsi a disagio
to make sb. (feel) uncomfortable — mettere qcn. a disagio
to be uncomfortable about — essere preoccupato o a disagio per [decision, fact]
to make life o things uncomfortable for sb. — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
3) (unpalatable) [position, reminder] spiacevole
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