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1 contento
pleased (di with)( lieto) glad, happy* * *contento1 agg. ( pago) content (with sthg.), satisfied (with sthg.); ( lieto) pleased (with sthg.); glad; happy: un sorriso contento, a happy (o contented) smile; fu contento del risultato, he was satisfied (o pleased) with the result; fummo contenti di vederli, we were glad (o pleased) to see them; sono contento di voi, I am pleased with you; non è mai contento di nulla, he's never happy with anything; l'ha detto tanto per farti contento, he said so just to make you happy; ora che sei riuscito a rompere la loro amicizia, sei contento?, are you happy now that you've broken up their friendship? // chiamarsi contento, to be satisfied // è un cuor contento, he's a happy soul; cuor contento ciel l'aiuta, heaven helps the happy // contento come una pasqua, as pleased as Punch.contento2 s.m. (letter.) ( contentezza) content, contentment, contentedness; satisfaction, pleasure.* * *[kon'tɛnto]1) (felice) glad, pleased (di qcs. about sth.; di fare to do); happy (di qcs. about, with sth.; di fare to do); content, contented (di qcs. with sth.; di fare with doing)2) (soddisfatto) pleased, satisfied (di with)hai rotto tutto, sei contento adesso? — you've broken everything, are you happy now?
••contento come una pasqua — as happy as a lark o as Larry
* * *contento/kon'tεnto/1 (felice) glad, pleased (di qcs. about sth.; di fare to do); happy (di qcs. about, with sth.; di fare to do); content, contented (di qcs. with sth.; di fare with doing); sono contento che tu sia qui I'm glad you are here; sono contento per te! good for you! un viso contento a happy face2 (soddisfatto) pleased, satisfied (di with); contento di sé pleased with oneself; hai rotto tutto, sei contento adesso? you've broken everything, are you happy now? non contento di (fare) not content with (doing)contento come una pasqua as happy as a lark o as Larry. -
2 non contento di (fare)
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3 contentare
please* * *contentare v.tr. to satisfy, to please, to content; to meet*; to gratify: cerco di contentarvi, I am trying to keep you satisfied; contentare i desideri di qlcu., to gratify (o to meet) s.o.'s wishes.◘ contentarsi v.intr.pron.1 to be content (with s.o., sthg.), to be pleased (with s.o., sthg.); to content oneself (with s.o., sthg.): io mi contento di poco, I am content with little; non si contenta di promesse, he's not satisfied with promises; contentare di fare qlco., to content oneself with doing sthg. // chi si contenta gode, (prov.) a contented mind is a perpetual feast* * *[konten'tare]1. vtto please, (soddisfare) to satisfy2. vip (contentarsi)contentarsi (di) — to content o.s. (with)
chi si contenta gode — (Proverbio) a contented mind is a perpetual feast
* * *[konten'tare]* * *contentare/konten'tare/→ accontentare. -
4 pretesa
f pretensionavanzare pretese put forward claimssenza pretese unpretentious* * *pretesa s.f.1 ( presunzione) pretension, claim: aveva la pretesa di essere il miglior scrittore del suo paese, he claimed to be the best writer in his country; non ha la pretesa di essere bella, she lays no claim to good looks; non ho la pretesa di esserti superiore, I don't pretend (o claim) to be better than you; non ho la pretesa di vincere, I don't expect to win (o I am not claiming I'll win); questi mobili non hanno alcuna pretesa di bellezza o di stile, ma sono molto pratici, this furniture has no pretensions to beauty or style, but is very practical; ridevo della sua pretesa di essere un grande poeta, I used to laugh at his pretension of being a great poet; aveva la pretesa di insegnarmi la matematica, he had the nerve to think he could teach me maths // senza pretese, unpretentious: un discorso, una casa senza pretese, an unpretentious speech, house2 ( richiesta) claim, pretension, demand: avanza pretese irragionevoli, he makes unreasonable claims; è di poche pretese e si accontenta di quello che ha, he makes no demands and is content with what he has; ha molte pretese, he is very demanding; sono costretto ad accettare le sue ingiuste pretese, I am forced to accept his unjust demands; le sue pretese non possono essere soddisfatte, his demands cannot be satisfied; avanzare pretese su qlco., to claim rights over sthg. // (econ.): pretesa eccessiva, excessive demand; pretese dei consumatori, consumers' requirements* * *[pre'tesa]sostantivo femminile1) claim, demand, pretensionsenza -e — unpretentious; [persona, edificio] unassuming
avere la pretesa di fare — to purport to do, to have pretensions to doing, to claim to do
sono di poche -e — their demands are few, they have low standards
2) (rivendicazione) claimavanzare -e a — to make claims to, to lay claim to
* * *pretesa/pre'tesa/sostantivo f.1 claim, demand, pretension; senza -e unpretentious; [persona, edificio] unassuming; avere la pretesa di fare to purport to do, to have pretensions to doing, to claim to do; sono di poche -e their demands are few, they have low standards2 (rivendicazione) claim; avanzare -e a to make claims to, to lay claim to.
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