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1 finzione
f pretence, AE pretense, sham* * *finzione s.f.1 pretence, make-believe, sham: era tutta una finzione, it was all a pretence (o make-believe)2 ( impostura, falsità) duplicity, deceitfulness; falsehood; hypocrisy: parlateci senza finzioni!, be candid with us!3 ( invenzione, cosa immaginata) fiction, invention; (dir.) deceitfulness: una finzione scenica, a stage pretence; finzioni poetiche, poetic fictions.* * *[fin'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) (invenzione) fiction2) (simulazione) fiction, make-believe, pretence BE, pretense AE* * *finzione/fin'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 (invenzione) fiction -
2 simulazione sf
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3 simulazione
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4 finta
f pretence, AE pretense, shamsports feintfar finta di pretend to* * *finta s.f.1 sham, feint, pretence: è tutta una finta, it is all pretence; faceva finta di non riconoscerla, he pretended he did not recognize her; non fare finta di lavorare!, don't pretend you are working!; fa finta di niente e prosegui, pretend nothing happened (o ignore it) and go on3 ( sartoria) flap.* * *['finta]sostantivo femminile1) pretence BE, pretense AEfare finta che — to make believe that, to pretend that
fare finta di niente — not to let on, to pretend nothing happened
2) sport feint* * *finta/'finta/sostantivo f.1 pretence BE, pretense AE; fare finta che to make believe that, to pretend that; è solo per finta! it's only pretend! fare finta di niente not to let on, to pretend nothing happened2 sport feint. -
5 commedia
f comedyfig play-acting* * *commedia s.f.1 (teatr.) comedy; play: commedia dell'arte, commedia dell'arte; commedia musicale, musical (comedy); commedia a soggetto, improvised comedy; commedia a tesi, problem play; commedia di carattere, character comedy; commedia di costume, comedy of manners; commedia d'intreccio, comedy of intrigue; commedia triviale, low comedy // (lett.) 'La Divina Commedia', 'The Divine Comedy' // finire in commedia, to end up as a farce2 (fig.) sham, make-believe, pretence: fare, recitare la commedia, to play a part (o to sham); non c'era niente di vero: era tutta una commedia, it wasn't true at all: it was all an act (o a put-on).* * *[kom'mɛdja]sostantivo femminile1) (genere, film) comedy; (opera teatrale) comedy, play2) fig. (finzione) farcefare o recitare la commedia to (put on an) act, to fake it; smettila di fare la commedia! — stop your play-acting!
•* * *commedia/kom'mεdja/sostantivo f.1 (genere, film) comedy; (opera teatrale) comedy, play2 fig. (finzione) farce; era tutta una commedia! it was just a sham! fare o recitare la commedia to (put on an) act, to fake it; smettila di fare la commedia! stop your play-acting!commedia brillante (light) comedy; commedia di costume comedy of manners; commedia musicale musical (comedy); commedia sentimentale romantic comedy. -
6 mostra
f show( esposizione) exhibitionfig mettere in mostra show off* * *mostra s.f.1 (esposizione) show, exhibition; display; exposition: mostra d'arte, art exhibition; mostra di fiori, di libri, flower show, book show; sala di mostra, show room; mostra dell'agricoltura, agricultural show; mostra itinerante, travelling exhibition; (comm.) mostra della merce, display of goods; mostra di veicoli d'occasione, second-hand car exhibition; mostra internazionale dei prodotti dell'industria, international exposition of the products of industry; per mostra, exhibitory; allestire una mostra, to mount an exhibition // essere in mostra, to be on display (o on show); mettersi in mostra, to attract attention (o to show off): le piace mettersi in mostra, she likes to show off // ora le due statue fanno bella mostra di sé al museo nazionale, now the two statues make a fine show at the national museum; la squadra ha fatto bella mostra di sé, the team made a good showing2 (vetrina) shop window; (vetrinetta) showcase: l'ho visto in mostra dal gioielliere, I saw it in the jeweller's window3 (ostentazione) display; ostentation: mostra di abilità, di coraggio, display of skill, of courage; far mostra di cultura, to show off (o to display) one's learning4 (apparenza) show; (finzione) pretence: è stata tutta una mostra, it was all show; far mostra di leggere, to pretend to be reading; far mostra di saper tutto, to pretend to know everything5 (non com.) (campione) sample: mostra di panno, sample of cloth.* * *['mostra]sostantivo femminilefar mostra di — to show [prudenza, coraggio]; to display [ abilità]
mettersi in mostra — to show off, to put on a show
mettere in mostra qcs. — to put sth. on display
2) (esposizione) exhibition, exhibit, show3) comm.essere in mostra — [vestiti, collezione] to be on view
•* * *mostra/'mostra/sostantivo f.1 (il mostrare) far mostra di to show [prudenza, coraggio]; to display [ abilità]; mettersi in mostra to show off, to put on a show; mettere in mostra qcs. to put sth. on display; far bella mostra di sé to make the best of oneself2 (esposizione) exhibition, exhibit, show3 comm. essere in mostra [vestiti, collezione] to be on viewmostra d'arte art exhibition; mostra canina dogshow; mostra del cinema film festival; mostra floreale flower show.
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