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[biːst]1) (animal) bestia f., animale m.to bring out the beast in sb. — (make lustful, brutal) risvegliare la bestia o l'animale che c'è in qcn
••it's in the nature of the beast — scherz. è la legge della natura, così vanno le cose
it's a beast of a job! — colloq. è un lavoro da bestie!
* * *[bi:st]1) (a four-footed (especially large) animal: beasts of the jungle.) bestia2) (a cruel, brutal person.) bestia, animale3) (an unpleasant person: Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!) bestia, animale•- beastly- beastliness* * *beast /bi:st/n.● beast of burden, bestia da soma □ beast of a cold, brutto raffreddore □ beast of prey, animale da predaFALSI AMICI: beast non significa bestia nel senso di persona ignorante.* * *[biːst]1) (animal) bestia f., animale m.to bring out the beast in sb. — (make lustful, brutal) risvegliare la bestia o l'animale che c'è in qcn
••it's in the nature of the beast — scherz. è la legge della natura, così vanno le cose
it's a beast of a job! — colloq. è un lavoro da bestie!
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2 beast n
[biːst](animal, fam: disagreeable person) bestia, animale m, (cruel person) bruto
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