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1 dark
I [dɑːk]1) (lacking in light) buio2) (in colour) scurodark blue, green — blu, verde scuro
3) (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro4) (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero5) (sinister) [secret, thought] oscurothe dark side of — il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
6) (evil) [force, power] malefico7) (angry)II [dɑːk]the dark — il buio, l'oscurità
in the dark — al buio, nell'oscurità
before dark — prima del buio, prima di notte
until, after dark — fino al, dopo il calar della notte
••to be in the dark (about sth.) — essere all'oscuro (di qcs.)
to leave, keep sb. in the dark — lasciare, tenere qcn. all'oscuro
* * *1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) scuro2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) scuro3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) oscuro2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) oscurità, buio- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *I [dɑːk]1) (lacking in light) buio2) (in colour) scurodark blue, green — blu, verde scuro
3) (physically) [hair, eyes, skin] scuro4) (gloomy) [period, mood] triste, nero5) (sinister) [secret, thought] oscurothe dark side of — il lato oscuro di [person, regime]
6) (evil) [force, power] malefico7) (angry)II [dɑːk]the dark — il buio, l'oscurità
in the dark — al buio, nell'oscurità
before dark — prima del buio, prima di notte
until, after dark — fino al, dopo il calar della notte
••to be in the dark (about sth.) — essere all'oscuro (di qcs.)
to leave, keep sb. in the dark — lasciare, tenere qcn. all'oscuro
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2 dull
I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) cupo3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) noioso•- dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]1) (boring: book, evening) noioso (-a), (person, style) insulso (-a)he's nice, but a bit dull — è simpatico, ma un po' noioso
2) (dim: colour, eyes) spento (-a), (metal) opaco (-a), (overcast: weather, day, sky) cupo (-a), scuro (-a), fosco (-a), (muffled: sound, pain, thud) sordo (-a), (Comm: trade, business) stagnante, (lacking spirit: person, mood) svogliato (-a), (blade) smussato (-a)2. vt(mind, senses) ottundere, annebbiare, (blade) smussare, (impression, memory) offuscare, (pleasure, pain, grief) attenuare, attutire, (sound, colour) smorzare, (metal) rendere opaco (-a)* * *I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain] -
3 washed-out
[ˌwɒʃt'aʊt] [AE ˌwɔːʃt-]1) (faded) [colour, jeans] sbiadito, scolorito, stinto2) (tired) sfinito, distrutto* * *1) (completely lacking in energy etc: I feel quite washed-out today.) sfinito, stremato2) ((of garments etc) pale, having lost colour as a result of washing: She wore a pair of old, washed-out jeans.) scolorito* * *[ˌwɒʃt'aʊt] [AE ˌwɔːʃt-]1) (faded) [colour, jeans] sbiadito, scolorito, stinto2) (tired) sfinito, distrutto -
4 dark ****
[dɒːk]1) (lacking light: room, night) scuro (-a), buio (-a)it is/is getting dark — è/si sta facendo buio
2) (in colour) scuro (-a), (complexion, hair, colour) scuro (-a), bruno (-a)dark blue/red — blu/rosso scuro inv
he's tall, dark and handsome — è alto, bruno e bello
3) (fig: sad, gloomy) nero (-a), tetro (-a), cupo (-a), (sinister: secret, plan, threat) oscuro (-a)2. nthe dark — il buio, l'oscurità
before dark — prima che faccia (or facesse) buio
after dark — col buio, a notte fatta
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5 supplement
I ['sʌplɪmənt]1) (to diet) integratore m.; (to income) integrazione f.2) (in tourism) supplemento m.3) giorn. supplemento m.II ['sʌplɪmənt]verbo transitivo integrare [staff, diet]; arrotondare [ income]; completare [knowledge, training]; potenziare [ service]* * *1. noun(an addition made to supply something lacking, or to correct errors etc: A supplement to the dictionary is to be published next year.) supplemento, integrazione2. [-ment] verb(to make, or be, an addition to: He does an evening job to supplement his wages.) completare; arrotondare* * *supplement /ˈsʌplɪmənt/n.1 supplemento; aggiunta; integrazione2 (geom.) supplemento; angolo supplementare5 (ferr.) supplemento; sovrapprezzosupplementala.supplementare; integrativo.(to) supplement /ˈsʌplɪmənt/v. t.completare; integrare; fare aggiunte a: to supplement one's diet, integrare la dieta● to supplement one's income, arrotondare lo stipendio (o il salario)supplementationn. [uc]completamento; integrazione.* * *I ['sʌplɪmənt]1) (to diet) integratore m.; (to income) integrazione f.2) (in tourism) supplemento m.3) giorn. supplemento m.II ['sʌplɪmənt]verbo transitivo integrare [staff, diet]; arrotondare [ income]; completare [knowledge, training]; potenziare [ service]
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