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1. f lookavere una brutta cera look awful2. f waxper lucidare polishcera da scarpe shoe polish* * *cera1 s.f. wax: cera autolucidante, self-polishing wax; cera da calzolaio, cobbler's wax; cera da pavimento, floor wax; cera da scarpe, shoe polish; cera di Spagna, sealing wax; cera vegetale, vegetable wax; cera vergine, beeswax; dare la cera, to wax // (chim.) cera del Giappone, Japan wax // (geol.) cera fossile, ozokerite (o ozocerite) // bianco come la cera, as white as a sheet // essere come cera nelle mani di qlcu., to be like putty (o wax) in s.o.'s hands // museo delle cere, waxworks.cera2 s.f. ( aspetto) air, look; appearance; ( espressione) expression; (letter.) mien: avere bella, buona cera, to look well; avere brutta cera, to look peaky // far buona cera a qlcu., to welcome s.o. heartily (o to give s.o. a hearty welcome).* * *I ['tʃera]sostantivo femminile wax; (per lucidare) polishdare la cera (al pavimento) — to wax o polish the floor
II ['tʃera]cera da o per pavimenti — floor polish o wax
sostantivo femminile (aspetto)avere una bella o buona cera to look very well; avere una brutta o cattiva cera — to be off colour, to look rough
* * *cera1/'t∫era/sostantivo f.\————————cera2/'t∫era/sostantivo f.(aspetto) avere una bella o buona cera to look very well; avere una brutta o cattiva cera to be off colour, to look rough. -
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3 sbattuto
agg [zbat'tuto] sbattuto (-a)1) (uovo) beaten2) (fig : persona) worn out, dejected, (pallido) peaky
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