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1 obnoxious
[əb'nɒkʃəs]* * *[əb'nokʃəs](offensive: an obnoxious man; The smell of that mixture is really obnoxious.) odioso, disgustoso* * *obnoxious /əbˈnɒkʃəs/a.1 disgustoso; sgradevole; odioso2 riprovevole; biasimevoleobnoxiously avv. obnoxiousness n. [u].* * *[əb'nɒkʃəs] -
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[əb'nɒkʃəs](person, behaviour) detestabile, odioso (-a), (fumes, smell) pestifero (-a), pestilenziale -
3 jerk
I [dʒɜːk]1) (jolt) scossa f., strattone m., scatto m.; (twitch) (of muscle, limb) spasmo m., contrazione f.to start off with a jerk — [ vehicle] partire strattonando o sobbalzando
2) AE colloq. spreg. (obnoxious person) persona f. volgare, verme m.; (stupid person) cretino m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)II 1. [dʒɜːk]verbo transitivo tirare, spingere (con uno strattone) [ object]2.1) (jolt)to jerk to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con un sobbalzo
2) (twitch) [person, muscle] contrarsi, tremare•- jerk out* * *[‹ə:k] 1. noun(a short, sudden movement: We felt a jerk as the train started.) scossa, sobbalzo2. verb(to move with a jerk or jerks: He grasped my arm and jerked me round; The car jerked to a halt.) spingere; muoversi a strappi- jerky- jerkily
- jerkiness* * *[dʒɜːk]1. vt(pull) tirare con uno strattone2. vi3. n1) (movement) sobbalzo, scossa, (reflex) spasmo muscolare, contrazione f nervosa2) esp Am fam stronzo* * *jerk (1) /dʒɜ:k/n.1 strattone; strappo2 scossa; scatto; sobbalzo3 spasmo muscolare; contrazione5 (mecc.) velocità d'accelerazione● (fam., antiq.) physical jerks, ginnastica ( a corpo libero); esercizi.jerk (2) /dʒɜ:k/n. [u]2 (alim.) ► jerky (1).(to) jerk (1) /dʒɜ:k/A v. t.1 dare uno strappo (o uno strattone) a; strattonare: to jerk oneself free, liberarsi con uno strattone2 (seguito da avv. o prep.) muovere di scatto; scuotere: to jerk one's hand away, ritirare la mano di scatto; to jerk up one's head, alzare di scatto la testa; to jerk a cart out of the mud, tirare un carro fuori dal fango; to jerk out one's words, parlare a scatti; He was jerked out of his torpor, è stato scosso dal suo torporeB v. i.sobbalzare; muoversi a scatti; muoversi a strappi; procedere a scosse (o a sobbalzi): to jerk into motion, mettersi in moto sobbalzando; to jerk to a stop, fermarsi con un sobbalzo.(to) jerk (2) /dʒɜ:k/v. t.* * *I [dʒɜːk]1) (jolt) scossa f., strattone m., scatto m.; (twitch) (of muscle, limb) spasmo m., contrazione f.to start off with a jerk — [ vehicle] partire strattonando o sobbalzando
2) AE colloq. spreg. (obnoxious person) persona f. volgare, verme m.; (stupid person) cretino m. (-a), stupido m. (-a)II 1. [dʒɜːk]verbo transitivo tirare, spingere (con uno strattone) [ object]2.1) (jolt)to jerk to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con un sobbalzo
2) (twitch) [person, muscle] contrarsi, tremare•- jerk out -
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Obnoxious — Ob*nox ious ([o^]b*n[o^]k sh[u^]s), a. [L. obnoxius; ob (see {Ob }) + noxius hurtful. See {Noxious}.] 1. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; with to. [1913 Webster] The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their particular … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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obnoxious — I adjective abhorrent, abominable, annoying, antagonizing, antipathetic, base, beastly, blameworthy, censurable, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, displeasing, execrable, faulty, foul, fulsome, gross,… … Law dictionary
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obnoxious — adj. 1) obnoxious to 2) obnoxious to + inf. (it was obnoxious of them to do that) * * * [əb nɒkʃəs] obnoxious to obnoxious to + inf. (it was obnoxious of them to do that) … Combinatory dictionary
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obnoxious — [[t]ɒbnɒ̱kʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as obnoxious, you think that they are very unpleasant. One of the parents was a most obnoxious character. No one liked him... The people at my table were so obnoxious I simply… … English dictionary