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1 cowardly
['kaʊədlɪ]aggettivo codardo, vigliacco* * *adjective codardo* * *cowardly /ˈkaʊədlɪ/a.codardo; pusillanime; vilecowardliness n. [u].* * *['kaʊədlɪ]aggettivo codardo, vigliacco -
2 cowardly cow·ard·ly adj
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3 yellow
I 1. ['jeləʊ]1) (in colour) gialloto go o turn yellow diventare giallo, ingiallire; the lights are on yellow — AE il semaforo è giallo
2) colloq. (cowardly) codardo2.nome giallo m.II ['jeləʊ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo ingiallire* * *['jeləu] 1. adjective, noun((of) the colour of gold, the yolk of an egg etc: a yellow dress; yellow sands; Yellow is my favourite colour.) giallo2. verb(to make or become yellow: It was autumn and the leaves were beginning to yellow.) ingiallire* * *I 1. ['jeləʊ]1) (in colour) gialloto go o turn yellow diventare giallo, ingiallire; the lights are on yellow — AE il semaforo è giallo
2) colloq. (cowardly) codardo2.nome giallo m.II ['jeləʊ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo ingiallire -
4 fainthearted
[ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd] 1. 2.the fainthearted — + verbo pl. (cowardly) i codardi, i pavidi; (oversensitive) i timidi
* * *[ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd] 1. 2.the fainthearted — + verbo pl. (cowardly) i codardi, i pavidi; (oversensitive) i timidi
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5 Coward
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6 coward
['kaʊəd]nome codardo m. (-a), vile m. e f.* * *(a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened: I am such a coward - I hate going to the dentist.) codardo- cowardly- cowardice
- cowardliness* * *coward /ˈkaʊəd/a. e n.codardo; pusillanime; vile; vigliacco.* * *['kaʊəd]nome codardo m. (-a), vile m. e f. -
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8 craven
['kreivən](cowardly.) codardo* * *craven /ˈkreɪvn/a. e n.(form., spreg.) codardo; vile● to cry craven, arrendersicravenly avv. cravenness n. [u]. -
9 yellow ***** yel·low
['jɛləʊ]1) (colour) giallo (-a)2) fam, (pej: cowardly) fifone (-a)2. n(colour) giallo, (of an egg) rosso3. vi -
10 chicken-hearted
adjective (cowardly.) vile
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