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f wondera meraviglia marvel(l)ously, wonderfully* * *meraviglia s.f.1 wonder; (sorpresa) astonishment, surprise: ciò fu fonte di grande meraviglia, this roused great astonishment; fui sopraffatto dalla meraviglia, I was overcome by wonder; mi fa meraviglia che ancora non si sia sposato, it is a marvel that he hasn't got married yet; mi fa meraviglia che tu dica ciò, I am surprised at your saying that; mi lanciò uno sguardo pieno di meraviglia, he looked at me in wonder; nessuna meraviglia che si sentisse a disagio, no wonder she felt uneasy; non fa meraviglia che sia in ritardo, no wonder he is late; restai pieno di meraviglia davanti alle bellezze di Roma, I was filled with wonder at the beauties of Rome; il suo arrivo destò gran meraviglia, his arrival caused great astonishment // a meraviglia, excellently: andiamo a meraviglia, we are getting on excellently; tutto è andato a meraviglia, everything went off smoothly; questo vestito ti va a meraviglia, (fam.) this dress suits you to a T2 (cosa meravigliosa) wonder, marvel: le meraviglie della natura, the marvels of nature; che meraviglia!, what a marvel (o wonder)!; è una meraviglia, it is a marvel; dire meraviglie di qlcu., to speak in glowing terms of s.o.; fare meraviglie, to perform wonders (o to work marvels) // le sette meraviglie del mondo, the seven wonders of the world // questa è l'ottava meraviglia del mondo, this is the eighth wonder of the world // 'Alice nel paese delle meraviglie', (lett.) 'Alice in Wonderland'3 (bot.) moonflower.* * *[mera'viʎʎa]sostantivo femminile1) (cosa ammirevole) marvel, wonderdire o raccontare -e di qcn., qcs. — to tell wonderful things about sb., sth
2) (sentimento di sorpresa) astonishment, surprise, wonder3) a meravigliaandare a meraviglia — to work like a charm o dream
intendersi a meraviglia — to get on famously o like a house on fire colloq.
ti sta a meraviglia — [ abito] it suits you down to the ground
* * *meraviglia/mera'viλλa/sostantivo f.1 (cosa ammirevole) marvel, wonder; le sette -e del mondo the seven wonders of the world; paese delle -e wonderland; fare -e to work o do wonders; dire o raccontare -e di qcn., qcs. to tell wonderful things about sb., sth.2 (sentimento di sorpresa) astonishment, surprise, wonder3 a meraviglia andare a meraviglia to work like a charm o dream; intendersi a meraviglia to get on famously o like a house on fire colloq.; funziona a meraviglia! it works like magic! ti sta a meraviglia [ abito] it suits you down to the ground; tutto sta andando a meraviglia everything is coming up roses; il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia the plan worked a treat colloq. -
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