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1 incessant
[ɪn'sesnt]aggettivo incessante, continuo* * *[in'sesnt](going on without stopping: incessant noise.) incessante* * *incessant /ɪnˈsɛsnt/a.incessante; continuo: incessant rain [chatter], pioggia [chiacchiericcio] incessanteincessantly avv. incessantness n. [u].* * *[ɪn'sesnt]aggettivo incessante, continuo -
2 incessant in·ces·sant adj
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3 incessantly
[ɪn'sesntlɪ]avverbio incessantemente* * *adverb incessantemente* * *incessantly* * *[ɪn'sesntlɪ]avverbio incessantemente -
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5 spoil
[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
••* * *[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) rovinare, sciupare2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) viziare•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp1. vt1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare2) (child) viziare2. vi1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi2)* * *spoil /spɔɪl/n.1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia● (polit., spec. USA) the spoils system, il sistema di distribuire cariche (o uffici, ecc.) ai seguaci del partito che ha vinto le elezioni.♦ (to) spoil /spɔɪl/A v. t.1 guastare; deteriorare; rovinare; sciupare: to spoil one's appetite, guastarsi l'appetito; Incessant rain spoiled my holidays, la pioggia incessante mi ha guastato le vacanze; ( sport) to spoil a match, rovinare una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I won't spoil the story for you, non voglio rovinarti la storia3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiareB v. i.2 (fam.) morire dalla voglia, non vedere l'ora (di fare qc.): They are spoiling for a fight, muoiono dalla voglia d'azzuffarsi (o di menare le mani)3 (lett.) far bottino; predare; rubare● (polit., ecc.) to spoil one's vote (o one's ballot), sprecare il voto; annullare la scheda ( deliberatamente); votare scheda nulla □ to spoil oneself with st., concedersi (il lusso di) qc. □ (fam. ingl.) to be spoilt for choice, avere l'imbarazzo della scelta.* * *[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
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incessant — incessant, ante [ ɛ̃sesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1552; de 1. in et cessant, de cesser ♦ Qui ne cesse pas, dure sans interruption. ⇒ continu, continuel, ininterrompu, perpétuel. Un va et vient incessant. D incessantes récriminations. ⇒ éternel. « la douce… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Incessant — In*ces sant, a. [L. incessans, antis; pref. in not + cessare to cease: cf. F. incessant. See {Cease}.] Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing; unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant clamors; incessant pain, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incessant — incessant, ante (in sè ssan, ssan t ) adj. Qui ne cesse pas, qui dure sans interruption. Douleur, plainte incessante. • On ne croirait pas, ce qui pourtant était vrai, que Napoléon, rempli de l idée de sa puissance jusqu à provoquer sans… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
incessant — (adj.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. incessant (mid 14c.), from L.L. incessantem (nom. incessans) unceasing, from L. in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + cessantem (nom. cessans), prp. of cessare cease (see CEASE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
incessant — I adjective adsiduus, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, continuus, endless, eternal, everlasting, frequent, indefatigable, infinite, interminable, interminate, iterative, long lasting, never ending, nonstop, perennial, perpetual,… … Law dictionary
incessant — continuous, constant, unremitting, perpetual, *continual, perennial Analogous words: unceasing, interminable, endless, *everlasting: *steady, constant: vexing, irking, annoying, bothering (see ANNOY) Antonyms: intermittent Contrasted words:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
incessant — [adj] never ending, persistent ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, dayand night*, endless, eternal, everlasting, interminable, interminate, monotonous, nonstop, perpetual, relentless, round the clock*, timeless, unbroken, unceasing,… … New thesaurus
incessant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ continuing without pause or interruption. DERIVATIVES incessantly adverb. ORIGIN Latin, from in not + cessare cease … English terms dictionary
incessant — [in ses′ənt] adj. [Early ModE < LL incessans < L in , not + cessans, prp. of cessare, to CEASE] never ceasing; continuing or being repeated without stopping or in a way that seems endless; constant SYN. CONTINUAL incessancy n. incessantness … English World dictionary
incessant — [[t]ɪnse̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An incessant process or activity is one that continues without stopping. Incessant rain made conditions almost intolerable. ...his incessant demands for affection. Syn: constant Ant: intermittent Derived … English dictionary
incessant — incessancy, incessantness, n. incessantly, adv. /in ses euhnt/, adj. continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise. [1425 75; late ME incessaunte < LL incessant , equiv. to L in IN 3 + cessant (s. of cessans), prp. of… … Universalium