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1 thin
I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) sottile2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) acquoso4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rado5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) debole, inconsistente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) diradarsi; dimagrire- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out -
2 bob
[bɒb]nome proprio diminutivo di Robert* * *[bob]past tense, past participle - bobbed; verb(to move (up and down): The cork was bobbing about in the water.) ballonzolare* * *I [bɒb]1. n(curtsy) riverenza, inchino2. vi(also: bob up and down) andare su e giù•- bob upII [bɒb] n III [bɒb] n pl invold Brit fam scellino* * *bob (1) /bɒb/n.1 movimento rapido su e giù; sobbalzo: a bob of the head, un cenno del capo; un veloce abbassarsi della testa2 veloce riverenza.bob (2) /bɒb/n.2 peso; piombo; piombinobob (3) /bɒb/n.(inv. al pl.) (fam. GB, stor.) scellino: ten bob, dieci scellini● (fam.) a few bob, un bel po' (di soldi).bob (4) /bɒb/n.insieme di rintocchi di campana.(to) bob (1) /bɒb/A v. i.1 muoversi su e giù; sobbalzare; ballonzolare; saltellare: to bob on the water, ballonzolare sull'acqua; to bob up and down, muoversi su e giù; ballonzolare; saltellare; to bob up, venire a galla; riemergere di colpo; (fig.) comparire all'improvviso, saltar fuori2 fare la riverenza; fare un veloce inchino3 – to bob for, cercare di afferrare con i denti (spec. frutta, come gioco di società): to bob for apples, cercare di mordere una mela ( come gioco di società)B v. t.muovere su e giù; far sobbalzare; far saltellare: to bob one's head, fare un breve cenno del capo ( come saluto o ringraziamento)● to bob and weave, ( boxe) fare scarti veloci col corpo; (fig.) tergiversare, svicolare □ to bob a curtsy, fare una riverenza; fare un inchino.(to) bob (2) /bɒb/A v. t.B v. i.( sport) andare in bob.* * *[bɒb]nome proprio diminutivo di Robert -
3 ♦ brown
♦ brown /braʊn/A a.1 (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: a brown hat, un cappello marrone; brown eyes, occhi marroni (o castani); brown hair, capelli castano scuri; brown-haired, dai capelli castani2 ( di pelle, carnagione) scuro; abbronzato: to get brown, abbronzarsi; brown-skinned, scuro di pelle; di pelle scura3 ( di farina, riso, ecc.) integrale: brown bread, pane integrale; pane nero; brown rice, riso integrale; riso non brillatoB n.1 [u] (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: Brown is my favourite colour, il marrone è il mio colore preferito; chocolate brown, color cioccolata; to wear brown, vestire di marrone; dressed in brown, vestito di marrone● (GB) brown ale, birra scura □ (bot.) brown algae (pl.), alghe brune □ (as) brown as a berry, abbronzatissimo □ brown bag, sacchetto di carta (marrone); ( USA) sacchetto della colazione □ (zool.) brown bear ( Ursus arctos), orso bruno □ ( sport) brown belt, cintura marrone (di judo o karate) □ brown coal, lignite □ (astron.) brown dwarf, stella nana marrone □ brown envelope, busta di carta marroncina; ( per estens., GB) lettera ufficiale ( mandata da un ufficio pubblico) □ (comm.) brown goods, televisori, stereo, computer, ecc. ( di contro agli elettrodomestici per la casa) □ brown paper, carta da imballaggio, carta da pacchi □ (volg. USA) brown-nose ► brown-noser □ brown-out ► brownout □ (zool.) brown owl, allocco; gufo selvatico □ ( scoutismo) Brown Owl, capo branco ( delle lupette) □ (agric.) brown rot, muffa delle piante □ (stor.) Brown Shirt, camicia bruna; nazista □ brown sugar, zucchero greggio; zucchero scuro; ( slang USA) eroina □ (zool.) brown trout, trota salmonata □ in a brown study, assorto nei propri pensieri; meditabondo.(to) brown /braʊn/A v. t.B v. i.2 abbronzarsi. -
4 cosmetic
[kɒz'metɪk] 1.1) cosmetico2) fig. spreg. [change, reform] apparente, superficiale2.nome cosmetico m.* * *[koz'metik] 1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) estetico2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) cosmetico* * *cosmetic /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/A a.3 (fig.) di superficie; superficiale; di facciata; esteriore; puramente decorativo: cosmetic changes, cambiamenti di superficieB n.2 (al pl., col verbo al sing.) cosmetica; cosmesi3 (fig.) lustro superficiale; cosa fatta per mostra● (med.) cosmetic dentistry, odontoiatria estetica; pulizia dei denti (e delle gengive) □ (med.) cosmetic veneer, lucidatura dei denti.* * *[kɒz'metɪk] 1.1) cosmetico2) fig. spreg. [change, reform] apparente, superficiale2.nome cosmetico m.
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