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1 perplexity
noun She stood there in perplexity.) perplessità* * *perplexity /pəˈplɛksətɪ/n.1 [u] perplessità; imbarazzo; sconcerto2 [u] difficoltà; complessità3 enigma; mistero; rompicapo. -
2 perplexity per·plex·ity n
[pə'plɛksɪtɪ] -
3 ■ cash in
■ cash inv. t. + avv.2 (fam.) approfittare (di qc., per ricavarne vantaggi); sfruttare ( una situazione): He was quick to cash in on my perplexity, ha approfittato al volo della mia perplessità● to cash in one's chips, ( al gioco) incassare le fiches; (fig. fam. USA) morire, schiattare, tirare le cuoia (fam.); ( anche) ritirarsi, abbandonare la partita. -
4 muddle mud·dle
['mʌdl]1. n(perplexity) confusione f, (disorder) disordine mto be in a muddle — (room, books) essere in disordine, (person) essere molto confuso (-a), non riuscire a raccapezzarsi, (plan, arrangements) essere per aria
to get into a muddle — (person: while explaining) imbrogliarsi, fare confusione, (things) finire sottosopra
2. vt (also: muddle up)1) (papers) mettere sottosopra2) (person, story, details) confondere• -
5 perplex
[pə'pleks]verbo transitivo rendere perplesso, imbarazzare* * *[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) confondere, rendere perplesso- perplexedly
- perplexity* * *[pə'pleks]verbo transitivo rendere perplesso, imbarazzare
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