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1 unmoved
[ʌn'muːvd]1) (unperturbed) imperturbato, indifferente2) (not moved emotionally) imperturbabile, impassibile* * *(not affected or moved in feelings, determination etc: He was unmoved by her tears.) impassibile, freddo* * *unmoved /ʌnˈmu:vd/a.1 immobile; fisso2 (fig., form.) non commosso; impassibile: Despite all her pleas he remained unmoved, nonostante le sue numerose suppliche, è rimasto impassibile.* * *[ʌn'muːvd]1) (unperturbed) imperturbato, indifferente2) (not moved emotionally) imperturbabile, impassibile -
2 backwater
['bækwɔːtə(r)]nome (of pool, river) acqua f. stagnante; fig. (isolated area) zona f. sperduta; spreg. mortorio m.* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) acqua stagnante, riflusso2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) (angolo tranquillo)* * *backwater /ˈbækwɔ:tə(r)/n.2 luogo isolato e tranquillo: We are enjoying our rural backwater, ci godiamo il nostro tranquillo posticino in campagna3 (spreg.) luogo o situazione isolati o statici; luogo sonnolento; palude: a cultural backwater, una palude culturale; an economic backwater, una regione economicamente depressa.* * *['bækwɔːtə(r)]nome (of pool, river) acqua f. stagnante; fig. (isolated area) zona f. sperduta; spreg. mortorio m. -
3 lid
[lɪd]1) (cover) coperchio m.2) (eyelid) palpebra f.••to blow the lid off sth. — colloq. mettere a nudo qcs.
to flip one's lid — colloq. uscire dai gangheri, dare i numeri
to keep the lid on sth. — colloq. controllare qcs.
that really puts the (tin) lid on it! — colloq. questo è il colmo!
* * *[lid]1) (a cover for a pot, box etc: He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside.) coperchio2) (an eyelid: The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen.) palpebra* * *lid /lɪd/n.3 (bot., zool.) opercolo4 (fig. fam.) controllo; freno● to blow (o to lift, to take) the lid off st., rivelare (o svelare) qc. □ (fam.) to flip one's lid, esplodere, andare su tutte le furie; dare i numeri (fig.); dare in smanie □ to keep the lid on st., tenere nascosto (o mettere a tacere) qc.; tenere sotto controllo (o frenare, mettere un freno a) qc. □ (fig.) to put the lid (o a lid) on st., mettere la parola ‘fine’ a qc.; mettere un freno a qc. □ (fig.) with the lid off, allo scoperto, apertamente □ (fam.) That puts the ( tin) lid on it!, è il colmo della sfortuna!; ci mancava questa!; piove sul bagnato!* * *[lɪd]1) (cover) coperchio m.2) (eyelid) palpebra f.••to blow the lid off sth. — colloq. mettere a nudo qcs.
to flip one's lid — colloq. uscire dai gangheri, dare i numeri
to keep the lid on sth. — colloq. controllare qcs.
that really puts the (tin) lid on it! — colloq. questo è il colmo!
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4 weightless
['weɪtlɪs]1) [ environment] privo di gravità2) fig. [ movement] leggiadro* * *adjective (not affected by the earth's gravity pull: The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth.) senza peso* * *weightless /ˈweɪtləs/a.2 (fig.) senza importanza● (miss.) weightless condition, assenza di peso □ (econ.) weightless economy, economia immaterialeweightlessly avv.* * *['weɪtlɪs]1) [ environment] privo di gravità2) fig. [ movement] leggiadro -
5 affect **** af·fect vt
[ə'fɛkt]1) (have an effect on) influire su, incidere su, (concern) riguardare, concernere, (harm: health etc) danneggiareit did not affect my decision — non ha influenzato la mia decisione, non ha influito sulla mia decisione
2) (move emotionally) colpire, toccare3) (feign) fingere -
6 independent
[ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] 1.1) (self-reliant) [ person] indipendente (of da)2) pol. [ country] indipendente (of da)3) (impartial) [observer, inquiry] indipendente, imparziale; [ evidence] oggettivo5) (not part of an organization) [candidate, newspaper] indipendente6) (not state run) [school, hospital, television] privato2.1) pol. indipendente m. e f.2) (film company) produttore m. (-trice) indipendente; (record company) etichetta f. discografica indipendente* * *[indi'pendənt]1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) indipendente2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) indipendente3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) indipendente4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) indipendente•- independently* * *[ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] 1.1) (self-reliant) [ person] indipendente (of da)2) pol. [ country] indipendente (of da)3) (impartial) [observer, inquiry] indipendente, imparziale; [ evidence] oggettivo5) (not part of an organization) [candidate, newspaper] indipendente6) (not state run) [school, hospital, television] privato2.1) pol. indipendente m. e f.2) (film company) produttore m. (-trice) indipendente; (record company) etichetta f. discografica indipendente -
7 strong
[strɒŋ] [AE strɔːŋ]1) (powerful) [arm, person] forte, robusto; [army, country, state, swimmer] forte, potente; [current, wind] forte2) (sturdy) [ rope] resistente, forte; [table, shoe] solido, robusto; fig. [bond, alibi] solido, forte; [ cast] d'eccezione; [ candidate] forte, favorito; [ currency] forte, stabileto have a strong stomach — colloq. fig. avere stomaco, avere uno stomaco di ferro
3) (concentrated) [ coffee] ristretto, forte4) (alcoholic) [ drink] forte, molto alcolico5) (noticeable) [smell, taste] forte; [ colour] forte, acceso6) (heartfelt) [desire, feeling, conviction] forte, profondo; [believer, supporter] accanito, convinto; [ opinion] forte, fermo; [criticism, opposition, reaction] forte, deciso7) (resolute) [ruler, leadership] forte, deciso; [action, measure, sanction] deciso, severo8) (pronounced) [ accent] forte, marcato; [ rhythm] forte9) (definite) [ chance] forte, buono10) (good)to be strong in physics — essere forte o ferrato in fisica
he finished the race a strong second — nella corsa si è piazzato secondo e con un distacco minimo (dal primo)
11) (immoderate)strong language — parole forti, linguaggio volgare
13) (in number)••to be still going strong — [person, company] difendersi ancora bene
* * *[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) forte2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) forte3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) forte4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) forte di•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of* * *[strɒŋ] [AE strɔːŋ]1) (powerful) [arm, person] forte, robusto; [army, country, state, swimmer] forte, potente; [current, wind] forte2) (sturdy) [ rope] resistente, forte; [table, shoe] solido, robusto; fig. [bond, alibi] solido, forte; [ cast] d'eccezione; [ candidate] forte, favorito; [ currency] forte, stabileto have a strong stomach — colloq. fig. avere stomaco, avere uno stomaco di ferro
3) (concentrated) [ coffee] ristretto, forte4) (alcoholic) [ drink] forte, molto alcolico5) (noticeable) [smell, taste] forte; [ colour] forte, acceso6) (heartfelt) [desire, feeling, conviction] forte, profondo; [believer, supporter] accanito, convinto; [ opinion] forte, fermo; [criticism, opposition, reaction] forte, deciso7) (resolute) [ruler, leadership] forte, deciso; [action, measure, sanction] deciso, severo8) (pronounced) [ accent] forte, marcato; [ rhythm] forte9) (definite) [ chance] forte, buono10) (good)to be strong in physics — essere forte o ferrato in fisica
he finished the race a strong second — nella corsa si è piazzato secondo e con un distacco minimo (dal primo)
11) (immoderate)strong language — parole forti, linguaggio volgare
13) (in number)••to be still going strong — [person, company] difendersi ancora bene
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8 impersonal
[ɪm'pɜːsənl]1) (objective, cold) impersonale2) ling. [ verb] impersonale* * *[im'pə:sənl]1) (not showing, or being affected by, personal feelings: His manner was formal and impersonal.) impersonale2) ((of a verb) having a subject which does not refer to a person, thing etc: In the sentence `It snowed last night', `snowed' is an example of an impersonal verb.) impersonale•- impersonality* * *impersonal /ɪmˈpɜ:sənl/a.( anche gramm.) impersonale: impersonal verbs, verbi impersonali; an impersonal remark, un'osservazione impersonale● ( banca) impersonal account, conto impersonale ( non intestato) □ (leg.) impersonal security, garanzia non personaleimpersonalityn. [u]impersonallyavv.impersonalmente.* * *[ɪm'pɜːsənl]1) (objective, cold) impersonale2) ling. [ verb] impersonale -
9 unaffected
[ˌʌnə'fektɪd]1) (untouched)2) (natural, spontaneous) semplice, alla buona* * *1) (of (a person, his feelings etc) not moved or affected: The child seemed unaffected by his father's death.) indifferente2) ((of an arrangement etc) not altered: It has been raining heavily, but this evening's football arrangements are unaffected.) immutato* * *unaffected /ʌnəˈfɛktɪd/a.1 impassibile; insensibile: He seemed unaffected by the noise, sembrava insensibile al rumore; Private schools are unaffected by the decision, la decisione non ha nessun impatto sulle scuole private2 autentico; senza affettazione: She greeted them with unaffected pleasure, li ha salutati con autentico piacere; She's very unaffected, è molto spontaneaunaffectedly avv. unaffectedness n. [u].* * *[ˌʌnə'fektɪd]1) (untouched)2) (natural, spontaneous) semplice, alla buona -
10 weather
I 1. ['weðə(r)]nome tempo m.in hot, cold weather — con il caldo, il freddo
2.in all weathers, whatever the weather — qualsiasi tempo faccia; fig. che piova o tiri vento
modificatore [chart, satellite, station] meteorologico; [ check] del tempo; [ conditions] atmosferico; [ centre] di meteorologia••to keep a weather eye on sb., sth. — tenere qcn., qcs. sottocchio
II 1. ['weðə(r)]to make heavy weather of sth. — drammatizzare qcs.
1) (withstand) resistere a [ gale]2.to weather the storm — fig. superare la crisi
verbo intransitivo [ rocks] erodersihe has not weathered well — fig. non è invecchiato bene
* * *['weƟə] 1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) tempo; del tempo2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) consumare2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) resistere a•- weathercock
- weathervane
- weatherperson
- make heavy weather of
- under the weather* * *I 1. ['weðə(r)]nome tempo m.in hot, cold weather — con il caldo, il freddo
2.in all weathers, whatever the weather — qualsiasi tempo faccia; fig. che piova o tiri vento
modificatore [chart, satellite, station] meteorologico; [ check] del tempo; [ conditions] atmosferico; [ centre] di meteorologia••to keep a weather eye on sb., sth. — tenere qcn., qcs. sottocchio
II 1. ['weðə(r)]to make heavy weather of sth. — drammatizzare qcs.
1) (withstand) resistere a [ gale]2.to weather the storm — fig. superare la crisi
verbo intransitivo [ rocks] erodersihe has not weathered well — fig. non è invecchiato bene
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11 sick
I 1. [sɪk]1) (ill) malatoto fall o take sick BE ammalarsi; to be off sick BE essere in malattia; to go sick — colloq. darsi malato
2) (nauseous)to be sick — vomitare, rigettare
to feel sick — avere la nausea, avere voglia di vomitare
to have a sick feeling in one's stomach — (from nerves) avere un nodo allo stomaco
3) (tasteless) [ joke] di cattivo gusto, disgustoso4) (disturbed) [mind, imagination] malato5) (disgusted) disgustato, schifato6) colloq. (fed-up)2.1)the sick — + verbo pl. i malati
2) BE colloq. (vomit) vomito m.••II [sɪk]to be worried sick — colloq. essere molto in ansia o preoccupato da morire
verbo intransitivo vomitare- sick up* * *[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) (con la nausea)2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) malato, ammalato3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) stanco, stufo4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) scoraggiato5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) (di cattivo gusto)2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) vomito- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick* * *I 1. [sɪk]1) (ill) malatoto fall o take sick BE ammalarsi; to be off sick BE essere in malattia; to go sick — colloq. darsi malato
2) (nauseous)to be sick — vomitare, rigettare
to feel sick — avere la nausea, avere voglia di vomitare
to have a sick feeling in one's stomach — (from nerves) avere un nodo allo stomaco
3) (tasteless) [ joke] di cattivo gusto, disgustoso4) (disturbed) [mind, imagination] malato5) (disgusted) disgustato, schifato6) colloq. (fed-up)2.1)the sick — + verbo pl. i malati
2) BE colloq. (vomit) vomito m.••II [sɪk]to be worried sick — colloq. essere molto in ansia o preoccupato da morire
verbo intransitivo vomitare- sick up
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