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1 acute
[ə'kjuːt]to cause sb. acute embarrassment — mettere qcn. in grande imbarazzo
3) (grave) [crisis, shortage] grave4) (keen) [person, mind] acuto* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) acuto, acuta2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) critico3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) acuto, perspicace4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) acuto5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness* * *acute /əˈkju:t/A a.1 ( dei sensi) acuto; fine; fino: acute sight, vista acuta; acute hearing, udito fino; an acute sense of smell, un odorato fine2 acuto; perspicace; penetrante3 acuto; intenso; forte; grave; severo: an acute pain, un dolore acuto; acute need, acuto bisogno; acute embarrassment, grave imbarazzo; an acute water shortage, una grave scarsità d'acqua4 aguzzo; acuminato6 (med.) acuto; grave; ( per estens.) in condizioni gravi, di urgenza: acute appendicitis, appendicite acuta; acute rheumatism, febbre reumatica; acute patient, paziente grave; caso grave; urgenza; acute care, terapia intensiva; acute ward, reparto di terapia intensiva7 (geom.) acuto: acute angle, angolo acuto; acute-angled, acutangolo; (archit.) acute arch, arco a sesto acutoB n.(fon.) accento acutoacutelyavv.acutamente; intensamenteacutenessn. [u]1 acutezza; acume; perspicacia2 intensità; gravità; severità3 (med.) stadio acuto.* * *[ə'kjuːt]to cause sb. acute embarrassment — mettere qcn. in grande imbarazzo
3) (grave) [crisis, shortage] grave4) (keen) [person, mind] acuto -
2 ♦ mad
♦ mad /mæd/a.1 matto, pazzo ( anche fig.); folle; forsennato; insano; insensato; mentecatto: He's quite mad, è proprio matto; mad with pain [fear], pazzo di dolore [paura]; to drive (o to send) sb. mad, fare ammattire (o impazzire) q.: DIALOGO → - Asking about work 3- The kids drive me mad sometimes when they play up, i ragazzi mi fanno impazzire a volte quando fanno i capricci; to go mad, ammattire; impazzire2 (fam.) arrabbiato; adirato; infuriato; furibondo: He was mad at missing the bus, era infuriato per aver perso l'autobus; He is mad at me, è arrabbiato (o infuriato) con me4 (fig.) entusiasta; appassionato; fanatico: He's mad about rock music, è un fanatico di musica rock● (vet., fam.) mad cow disease, (morbo della) mucca pazza □ to be mad about sb., andare pazzo per q.: I'm mad about you, sono pazzo di te □ to be mad about st., essere furibondo (o infuriato, incavolato) per qc.; andare pazzo per qc. □ to be mad at sb., essere infuriato con q. □ (fam.) to be mad keen to do st., morire dalla voglia di fare qc. □ (as) mad as a hatter (o as a March hare), matto da legare □ to be as mad as hell (o as a hornet), essere infuriato (o incavolato, imbufalito) □ (fam.) gone mad, portato agli estremi; spinto all'esasperazione □ to have a mad time, divertirsi un mondo (o in modo sfrenato) □ like mad, come un matto, all'impazzata; a tutto spiano; a rotta di collo; a vista d'occhio: He was running like mad, correva come un matto; The weeds are growing like mad, le erbacce crescono a vista d'occhio □ raving mad, pazzo furioso.(to) mad /mæd/
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