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1 impossibility
[ɪmˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ]nome impossibilità f.* * *noun impossibilità* * *impossibility /ɪmpɒsəˈbɪlətɪ/n.1 [u] impossibilità2 cosa impossibile.* * *[ɪmˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ]nome impossibilità f. -
2 impossibility im·pos·sibil·ity n
[ɪmˌpɒsə'bɪlɪtɪ]impossibility (of sth/of doing sth) — impossibilità (di qc/di fare qc)
English-Italian dictionary > impossibility im·pos·sibil·ity n
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3 physical
['fɪzɪkl] 1.1) (of the body) [strength, pain] fisicodid he get physical? — (become intimate) ci ha provato? (become violent) è passato alle mani?
2) [chemistry, sciences, geography, property] fisico2.nome colloq. visita f. (medica)* * *['fizikəl]1) (of the body: Playing football is one form of physical fitness.) fisico2) (of things that can be seen or felt: the physical world.) fisico, materiale3) (of the laws of nature: It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.) concreto, fisico4) (relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth: physical geography.) fisico5) (relating to physics: physical chemistry.) fisico•- physical education* * *['fɪzɪkl] 1.1) (of the body) [strength, pain] fisicodid he get physical? — (become intimate) ci ha provato? (become violent) è passato alle mani?
2) [chemistry, sciences, geography, property] fisico2.nome colloq. visita f. (medica) -
4 mathematical
[ˌmæθə'mætɪkl]aggettivo matematico* * *1) (of or done by mathematics: mathematical tables.) matematico2) (very exact or accurate: mathematical precision.) matematico* * *mathematical* * *[ˌmæθə'mætɪkl]aggettivo matematico -
5 sheer
I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.)* * *I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.)2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.)3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.)2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.)II [ʃiə]* * *I [ʃɪə(r)]the sheer impossibility of... — l'assoluta impossibilità di...
by sheer chance; by a sheer accident — per puro caso or pura combinazione
2) (transparent) trasparente3) (precipitous) a picco2. adva picco, a perpendicoloII [ʃɪə(r)] vi* * *sheer (1) /ʃɪə(r)/A a.1 allo stato puro; puro e semplice; vero e proprio; bell'e buono; mero (lett.): sheer selfishness, egoismo puro e semplice; It's sheer folly, è una vera follia; sheer nonsense, una sciocchezza bell'e buona; I made it by sheer luck, ce l'ho fatta proprio per un pelo (o solo per fortuna); sheer impossibility, assoluta impossibilità2 perpendicolare; a picco: a sheer cliff, una scogliera a picco; una falesia; a sheer drop, uno strapiombo; a sheer rock face, una parete a strapiombo3 ( di tessuto o capo di vestiario) sottile; diafano; trasparente: sheer stockings, calze da donna sottilissimeB avv.1 completamente; affatto2 propriosheer (2) /ʃɪə(r)/n.6 (pl.) ► sheerlegs.sheer (3) /ʃɪə(r)/n. [u](to) sheer /ʃɪə(r)/A v. i.1 (naut.) cambiare rotta; invertire la rotta; virare2 (naut.) straorzare; abbattersi: The ship suddenly sheered towards the sandbank, all'improvviso la nave si abbatté al traverso della seccaB v. t.3 ( per estens.) guidare, portare ( un veicolo): I sheered my car around the larger potholes, ho guidato (la macchina) in modo da scansare le buche più grandi● to sheer away (o to sheer off), (naut.) allontanarsi, scostarsi, largare; (fig.) girare alla larga, svicolare ( anche fig.): The boat sheered off to avoid a collision, il battello si è scostato per evitare una collisione; He sheered off so as not to meet me, girò alla larga per non incontrarmi □ to sheer off from sb. [a subject], evitare, scansare q. [un argomento].* * *I 1. [ʃɪə(r)]1) (pure) [boredom, hypocrisy, stupidity] puro2) (utter)2.avverbio [rise, fall] a piccoII [ʃɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo virare, invertire la rotta (anche fig.) -
6 physical **** physi·cal adj
['fɪzɪk(ə)l]1) (of the body) fisico (-a)2) (world, object) materiale, (of physics) fisico (-a)physical change — reazione f fisica
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7 virtual vir·tual adj
['vɜːtjʊəl]effettivo (-a), vero (-a), Comput, Phys virtuale -
8 impossible
[ɪm'pɒsəbl] 1.aggettivo [person, situation] impossibile, intollerabile; [ suggestion] inattuabile, impossibile2.to make it impossible for sb. to do sth. — rendere impossibile per qcn. fare qcs
* * *[im'posəbl]1) (that cannot be or be done: It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task.) impossibile2) (hopelessly bad or wrong: That child's behaviour is quite impossible.) insopportabile•- impossibility* * *[ɪm'pɒsəbl] 1.aggettivo [person, situation] impossibile, intollerabile; [ suggestion] inattuabile, impossibile2.to make it impossible for sb. to do sth. — rendere impossibile per qcn. fare qcs
См. также в других словарях:
impossibility — im·pos·si·bil·i·ty n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being impossible; also: the affirmative defense that something (as performance) is impossible 2: something impossible 3: impossibility of performance in this entry fac·tu·al impossibili … Law dictionary
Impossibility — Im*pos si*bil i*ty, n.; pl. {Impossibilities}. [L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilit[ e].] 1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability. [1913 Webster] They confound difficulty with impossibility. South. [1913 Webster] 2. An impossible… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impossibility — (n.) late 14c., quality of being impossible, from IMPOSSIBLE (Cf. impossible) + ITY (Cf. ity); perhaps from or modeled on Fr. impossibilité. Meaning an impossible thing or occurrence is from c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
impossibility — [im päs΄ə bil′i tē] n. [OFr impossibilite < LL impossibilitas] 1. the fact or quality of being impossible 2. pl. impossibilities something impossible … English World dictionary
Impossibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impossibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impossibility impossibility &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 what cannot what cannot what can never be Sgm: N 1 sour grapes sour grapes Sgm: N 1 hopelessness hopelessness &c. 859 P … English dictionary for students
impossibility — That which, in the constitution and course of nature or the law, no person can do or perform. Impossibility is of the following several sorts: An act is physically impossible when it is contrary to the course of nature. Such an impossibility may… … Black's law dictionary
impossibility — That which, in the constitution and course of nature or the law, no person can do or perform. Impossibility is of the following several sorts: An act is physically impossible when it is contrary to the course of nature. Such an impossibility may… … Black's law dictionary
impossibility — UK [ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [ɪmˌpɑsəˈbɪlətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms impossibility : singular impossibility plural impossibilities the fact of being impossible, or something that is impossible to do Working from home would be an… … English dictionary
Impossibility — In contract law, impossibility is an excuse for the nonperformance of duties under a contract, based on a change in circumstances (or the discovery of preexisting circumstances), the nonoccurrence of which was an underlying assumption of the… … Wikipedia
impossibility — im|pos|si|bil|i|ty [ ım,pasə bıləti ] noun count or uncount the fact of being impossible, or something that is impossible to do: Working from home would be an impossibility. the impossibility of finding suitable work … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impossibility — That which is impossible. See impossibility of performance; impossible; physical impossibility … Ballentine's law dictionary
