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1 sforzo
m effortfisico strainfare uno sforzo make an effortfisicamente strain oneselfsenza sforzo effortlessly* * *sforzo s.m.1 effort; strain; exertion: sforzo fisico, mentale, physical, mental effort; sforzo di volontà, effort of will; dopo molti sforzi, after much effort; malgrado tutti i miei sforzi, in spite of all my efforts (o exertions); senza sforzo, without effort; feci ogni sforzo per aiutarlo, I made every effort to help him; non fare sforzi, don't strain yourself; non mi costa nessuno sforzo, it is no effort for me; fare uno sforzo, to make an effort; fare sforzi disperati, to make desperate efforts; sostenere lo sforzo, to stand (o to bear) the strain; ha fatto lo sforzo di chiamarmi!, (iron.) he managed to make the effort to call me! // bello sforzo!, (iron.) what a strain!: ''Parla bene l'inglese!'' ''Bello sforzo, ha vissuto a Londra!'', ''He speaks English very well!'' ''It wasn't too difficult, he has lived in London!''2 (fis., mecc.) stress, strain: sforzo di flessione, bending stress; sforzo di taglio, shearing stress; sforzo di torsione, torsional stress; (mecc.) mettere sotto sforzo, to put under stress // (ferr.) sforzo di trazione ai cerchioni, tractive effort at the periphery of the driving-wheel; sforzo totale di trazione, gross tractive effort.* * *['sfɔrtso]sostantivo maschile1) effort, strainsforzo fisico — physical effort o exertion
con la mia schiena, non posso fare -i — with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous
bello sforzo! — iron. what a strain!
2) mecc. fis. strain, stress* * *sforzo/'sfɔrtso/sostantivo m.1 effort, strain; sforzo fisico physical effort o exertion; sforzo muscolare muscle strain; senza sforzo effortlessly; raddoppiare gli -i to redouble one's effort; dopo molti -i after a great deal of effort; con la mia schiena, non posso fare -i with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous; bello sforzo! iron. what a strain!2 mecc. fis. strain, stress; sotto sforzo under stress. -
2 intellettuale
adj, m f intellectual* * *intellettuale agg.1 intellectual: facoltà intellettuali, intellectual faculties; lavoro intellettuale, intellectual work // (dir.) proprietà intellettuale, intellectual property2 (cerebrale) highbrow: letteratura intellettuale, highbrow literature◆ s.m. e f. intellectual, man of letters; (iron.) highbrow, egghead: i nuovi occhiali gli danno un'aria da intellettuale, his new glasses give him an intellectual air // gli intellettuali, the intellectuals (o the intelligentsia).* * *[intellettu'ale]1. agg2. sm/f* * *[intellettu'ale] 1.aggettivo intellectual2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile intellectual, highbrow* * *intellettuale/intellettu'ale/intellectualII m. e f.intellectual, highbrow. -
3 intellettuale
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4 fatica
f (pl -che) ( sforzo) effort( stanchezza) fatiguea fatica with a great deal of effortfaccio fatica a crederci I find it hard to believe* * *fatica s.f.1 ( sforzo) effort, exertion, strain: fatica fisica, mentale, mental, physical exertion; sopportare la fatica, to take (o stand) the strain; fa fatica a parlare, it's an effort for him to talk // che fatica!, what an effort!; è fatica sprecata, it is a wasted effort2 ( stanchezza) weariness, fatigue, exhaustion: organismo resistente alla fatica, tough constitution; cascare dalla fatica, to drop with fatigue (o to be exhausted) // morto di fatica, dog-tired (o dead beat)3 ( lavoro faticoso) labour; toil, fatigue, hard work: mi è costata una fatica enorme finire entro la scadenza, it was really hard work meeting the deadline; le fatiche della guerra, the toils (o hardships) of war // alleviare la fatica a qlcu., to lighten s.o.'s work (o load) // vive col frutto delle sue fatiche, he lives by the fruit of his labours // le fatiche di Ercole, the labours of Hercules // abito da fatica, working clothes; (mil.) uniforme da fatica, fatigue dress // cavallo da fatica, work horse // uomo di fatica, man who does the heavy work4 ( difficoltà) difficulty; trouble: a fatica, with difficulty; feci molta fatica a capirlo, I had a lot of difficulty in understanding him (o I could hardly understand him) // avanzare a fatica, to toil (o struggle) along // parlare, respirare a fatica, to talk, to breathe with difficulty* * *1) (sforzo) effort, exertionsenza (fare) fatica — with ease, effortlessly, without effort
che fatica! — what an effort o a struggle!
è (tutta) fatica sprecata — it's a waste of effort o time, it's wasted effort o time
2) (lavoro faticoso) toil, hard work3) (fastidio)risparmiarsi la fatica di fare qcs. — to save oneself the trouble of doing sth
4) (stanchezza) tiredness, exhaustionessere morto di o crollare dalla fatica — to be fit to drop, to be dead tired
5) (opera)6) tecn. fatigue7) a fatica (con difficoltà) with difficulty; (a malapena) [sentire, vedere] hardly••* * *faticapl. - che /fa'tika, ke/sostantivo f.1 (sforzo) effort, exertion; senza (fare) fatica with ease, effortlessly, without effort; che fatica! what an effort o a struggle! fare fatica (a fare) to have difficulty (in doing); è (tutta) fatica sprecata it's a waste of effort o time, it's wasted effort o time; è una fatica fargli fare i compiti it's hard to make him do his homework; il coronamento delle proprie -che the consummation of one's efforts2 (lavoro faticoso) toil, hard work; la fatica non mi spaventa I'm not afraid of hard work; uomo di fatica drudge3 (fastidio) risparmiarsi la fatica di fare qcs. to save oneself the trouble of doing sth.4 (stanchezza) tiredness, exhaustion; essere morto di o crollare dalla fatica to be fit to drop, to be dead tired5 (opera) l'ultima fatica di uno scrittore the last work of a writer6 tecn. fatigue7 a fatica (con difficoltà) with difficulty; (a malapena) [sentire, vedere] hardly; respirare a fatica to labour to breatheuna fatica di Ercole a labour of Hercules.
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