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1 raro
infrequent, rare -
2 infrequente
infrequente agg. infrequent, rare, uncommon: casi di questo tipo sono infrequenti, cases of this type are not frequent (o are infrequent).* * *[infre'kwɛnte]* * *infrequente/infre'kwεnte/[ fenomeno] infrequent, uncommon. -
3 rado
pettine wide-toothedalberi, capelli sparsedi rado seldom* * *rado1 agg.1 thin, sparse: barba rada, sparse beard; capigliatura rada, thin hair; case rade, scattered houses; foresta rada, thin (o thinly-planted) forest; nebbia rada, thin (o light) fog; tessuto rado, thin material2 ( non frequente) infrequent, rare; occasional: rade apparizioni, infrequent (o occasional) appearances // di rado, rarely (o seldom); non di rado, often; lo vedo di rado, I rarely see him* * *['rado]1) (non fitto) [ pubblico] thin; [barba, capelli] sparse, thinning; [ vegetazione] sparse; [ pettine] wide-toothed; [ tessuto] loosedi rado — rarely, seldom
non di rado — not infrequently, rather often
farsi più rado — [lettere, visite] to become less frequent
* * *rado/'rado/1 (non fitto) [ pubblico] thin; [barba, capelli] sparse, thinning; [ vegetazione] sparse; [ pettine] wide-toothed; [ tessuto] loose2 (poco frequente) di rado rarely, seldom; non di rado not infrequently, rather often; farsi più rado [lettere, visite] to become less frequent. -
4 raro
rare* * *raro agg.1 rare; scarce; ( non comune) uncommon, extraordinary, exceptional: libro, francobollo raro, rare book, stamp; metalli rari, rare (o precious) metals; il buon senso è una delle cose più rare, common sense is one of the rarest things; era lodato per le sue rare virtù, he was praised for his rare (o uncommon) virtues; un uomo di intelligenza rara, a man of exceptional intelligence; un caso più unico che raro, an exceptional case // raro come le mosche bianche, very rare // una bestia rara, (fig.) a queer fish: i compagni lo consideravano una bestia rara, his schoolmates looked upon him as a queer fish2 ( infrequente) rare; unusual: le sue rare visite, his rare visits; è raro che lo si veda, it is unusual (o a rare thing) to see him; è raro incontrare persone come lui, one rarely meets (o it it's unusual to meet) people like him // rare volte, rarely (o seldom): rare volte ho visto qualcosa di simile, I have seldom seen such a thing* * *['raro]1) (poco comune) [oggetto, animale, pianta, bellezza] rare2) (poco frequente) [caso, parola, malattia] rare; [ visita] infrequent, rare3) chim. [ gas] noble, rare••essere una perla -a — to be a real treasure o a gem
* * *raro/'raro/1 (poco comune) [oggetto, animale, pianta, bellezza] rare2 (poco frequente) [caso, parola, malattia] rare; [ visita] infrequent, rare; essere più unico che raro to be one in a million; qualche raro visitatore a few occasional visitors; è raro fare it is unusual to do; è raro che venga in treno it is unusual for him to come by train; con qualche -a eccezione with a few rare exceptions3 chim. [ gas] noble, rareessere una perla -a to be a real treasure o a gem. -
5 infrequente agg
[infre'kwɛnte]infrequent, rare -
6 rado agg
['rado] rado (-a) -
7 infrequente
agg [infre'kwɛnte]infrequent, rare -
8 rado
agg ['rado] rado (-a)
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