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1 ever
['evə(r)]1) (at any time) mairarely, if ever — raramente, se mai
she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!
the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto
3) (at all times, always) sempreyours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo
4) (expressing anger, irritation)why ever not? — BE perché no?
6) BE (very)7) colloq. (in exclamations)do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!
8) as ever come sempre9) ever more sempre più10) ever since11) ever- in composti sempre* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) mai2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) tanto; diamine•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempreverde- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *['evə(r)]1) (at any time) mairarely, if ever — raramente, se mai
she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!
the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto
3) (at all times, always) sempreyours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo
4) (expressing anger, irritation)why ever not? — BE perché no?
6) BE (very)7) colloq. (in exclamations)do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!
8) as ever come sempre9) ever more sempre più10) ever since11) ever- in composti sempre -
2 ♦ dumb
♦ dumb /dʌm/a.1 (fam., spec. USA) sciocco, stupido: That is the dumbest thing I ever heard, è la cosa più sciocca che io abbia mai sentito; What a dumb thing to say!, che idiozia!2 ( di animale) che non ha il dono della parola; privo di favella: (scherz.) our dumb friends, i nostri amici animali3 ammutolito; senza parole: He was dumb with amazement, era ammutolito per lo stupore; to strike sb. dumb, lasciare q. senza parole ( per la sorpresa, per l'orrore, lo spavento, ecc.); We were struck dumb by his words, siamo ammutoliti alle sue parole; dumb amazement, muto stupore; dumb terror, muto terrore● ( USA) dumb-ass, stupido; idiota: What a dumb-ass thing to say [to do]!, che idiozia! □ dumb blonde ( USA: dumb Dora), oca giuliva, oca (fig. fam.) □ ( slang USA) dumb bunny (o dumb cluck, dumb-dodo), stupido; tonto □ ( slang USA) dumb ox, bestione senza cervello (fig.) □ dumb piano, tastiera muta ( per fare esercizio) □ (teatr. e fig.) dumb show, pantomima; scena muta □ (fam.) to act dumb, fare il finto tonto.(to) dumb /dʌm/v. t. e i.(fam.) – to dumb st. down, abbassare il livello culturale di qc. ( un argomento, un programma televisivo, ecc.) col pretesto di renderlo più accessibile a tutti; banalizzare: a dumbed down version of events, una versione dei fatti banalizzata.
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