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1 peculiar
[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano, singolare, curiosofunny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso
2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale3) (exclusive to) [ characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipicoto be peculiar to — [ feature] essere caratteristico di
* * *[pi'kju:ljə]1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) strano, singolare2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) caratteristico•- peculiarly* * *peculiar /pɪˈkju:lɪə(r)/A a.1 peculiare; particolare; caratteristico; speciale: a matter of peculiar interest, una faccenda di particolare interesse; a mood quite peculiar to him, uno stato d'animo che gli è del tutto peculiare2 bizzarro; eccentrico; singolare; strano; curioso: peculiar ideas, idee bizzarre; a peculiar flavour, uno strano sapore; a peculiar situation, una situazione strana (o imbarazzante); He has always been a little peculiar, è sempre stato (un tipo) un po' bizzarroB n.1 prerogativa; privilegio● Peculiar People, setta evangelica fondata nel 1838 ( che crede nell'intervento divino per guarire le malattie) □ ( God's) peculiar people, il popolo eletto (da Dio); gli ebrei; gli elettipeculiarly avv.* * *[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano, singolare, curiosofunny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso
2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale3) (exclusive to) [ characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipicoto be peculiar to — [ feature] essere caratteristico di
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2 queer
I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
* * *[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) bizzarro, strano2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) indisposto, male3) ((slang) homosexual.) omosessuale2. noun(a homosexual.) omosessuale- queerly- queerness* * *[kwɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano (-a), curioso (-a), singolarethere's something queer going on here — qui c'è qualcosa che non va, qui sta succedendo qc di strano
queer in the head fam — tocco (-a), picchiato (-a)
2) (ill) strano (-a), non giusto (-a)3) fam, (offensive: homosexual) omosessuale4) (suspicious) dubbio (-a), sospetto (-a)2. n oldfam, (offensive: male homosexual) finocchio3. vtto queer sb's pitch fam — rovinare tutto a qn, rompere le uova nel paniere a qn
* * *queer /kwɪə(r)/A a.1 strano; bizzarro; curioso; singolare; eccentrico: a queer way of pronouncing English, uno strano modo di pronunciare l'inglese2 dubbio; di dubbia moralità; sospetto; poco chiaro: a queer fellow, un tipo di dubbia moralità; queer money, denaro di dubbia provenienzaB n.(spreg.) finocchio, frocio, checca (pop.)● queer-bashing, pestaggio degli omosessuali □ (fam.) a queer fish, un tipo strano; un eccentrico □ (fam.) queer in the head, matto da legare; pazzo □ queer theory, discussione sulla sessualità non eterosessuale; ‘queer theory’ □ to feel queer, sentirsi indisposto; star poco bene □ ( slang ingl., antiq.) in Queer Street, inguaiato (pop.); pieno di debitiqueerly avv. queerness n. [u]. (to) queer /kwɪə(r)/v. t. ( slang)1 guastare; rovinare; sciupare* * *I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
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3 incongruous
[ɪn'kɒŋgrʊəs]* * *[iŋ'koŋɡruəs](unsuitable or out of place; odd: Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress.) incongruo; incompatibile- incongruousness* * *incongruous /ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs/a.incongruo; incongruente; assurdoincongruously avv. incongruousness n. [u].* * *[ɪn'kɒŋgrʊəs] -
4 antics
['æntɪks]* * *['æntiks](odd or amusing behaviour: The children laughed at the monkey's antics.) buffonate, comportamenti stravaganti* * *antics /ˈæntɪks/n. pl.buffonate; buffonerie; stravaganze; pagliacciate.* * *['æntɪks] -
5 eccentric
[ɪk'sentrɪk] 1.aggettivo eccentrico2.nome eccentrico m. (-a)* * *[ik'sentrik] 1. adjective((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) eccentrico2. noun(an eccentric person.) eccentrico- eccentricity* * *eccentric /ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/A a.B n.( anche mecc.) eccentricoeccentrically avv.* * *[ɪk'sentrɪk] 1.aggettivo eccentrico2.nome eccentrico m. (-a) -
6 mannerism
['mænərɪzəm]nome art. letter. manierismo m.* * *noun (an odd and obvious habit in a person's behaviour, speech etc: He scratches his ear when he talks and has other mannerisms.) tic, mania* * *mannerism /ˈmænərɪzəm/n.2 [u] manierismo; affettazione; ricercatezza eccessiva; leziosaggine3 (fam.) vezzo; mania; atteggiamento peculiare; singolaritàmanneristn.( arte) manieristamanneristica.2 manieristico; affettato; eccessivamente ricercato.* * *['mænərɪzəm]nome art. letter. manierismo m. -
7 manner *** man·ner n
['mænə(r)]1) (mode) modo, manierain this manner — in questo modo, così
in such a manner that — in modo tale che + indic (actual result) or + sub (intended result)
he spoke in such a manner as to offend them — ha parlato in modo tale da offenderli or che li ha offesi
after or in the manner of X — alla maniera di X, nello stile di X
2) (behaviour) comportamento, (attitude) atteggiamento3)(good) manners — buona educazione f, buone maniere fpl
4)(class, type)
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8 sort *****
[sɔːt]1. n1) (gen) specie f inv, genere m, tipo, (make: of coffee, car etc) tipohe's a painter of sorts — è, per così dire, un pittore
2)sort of; what sort of car? — che tipo di macchina?
aren't you pleased? — sort of fam — non sei contento? — insomma
3)he's a good sort — è una brava persona4)to be out of sorts — (in a bad temper) avere la luna (storta or di traverso), non essere in vena, (unwell) non essere in forma
2. vt1) (classify: documents, stamps) classificare, (put in order: papers, clothes) mettere in ordine, (letters) smistare, (separate) separare, dividere2) Comput ordinare•- sort out
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