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1 ♦ absolutely
♦ absolutely /ˈæbsəlu:tlɪ/avv.1 assolutamente; completamente; tassativamente; totalmente; del tutto: I trust her absolutely, mi fido completamente di lei; You're absolutely right, hai perfettamente ragione; I absolutely refuse to see him, mi rifiuto tassativamente di vederlo2 moltissimo; enormemente: I absolutely adore it!, lo adoro!; mi piace da pazzi!; I'm absolutely starving, muoio di fame; He was absolutely livid, era furente5 (gramm.) in senso assoluto. -
2 refuse
I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.)2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.)3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.)•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.)- refuse collection vehicle* * *refuse /ˈrɛfju:s/A n. [u]rifiuti; immondiziaB a.di scarto; di rifiuto● refuse collection, raccolta dei rifiuti □ refuse collector, netturbino □ refuse container, cassonetto dell'immondizia □ refuse disposal, smaltimento dei rifiuti □ refuse dump, discarica pubblica □ refuse sack, sacco per l'immondiziaFALSI AMICI: refuse non significa refuso. ♦ (to) refuse /rɪˈfju:z/A v. t.1 rifiutare; ( anche leg.) ricusare; respingere: He refused my offer [the goods, etc.], ha rifiutato la mia offerta [la merce, ecc.]; to refuse sb. permission, negare a q. il permesso; to refuse flatly, rifiutare seccamente; She was refused permission, le hanno negato il permesso; He refused my request, ha respinto la mia richiesta; She absolutely refused to see him, si rifiutò categoricamente di vederlo NOTA D'USO: - to refuse, to decline o to deny?-B v. i.1 rifiutare, rifiutarsi (di); ( di cosa) non volere: I asked her to help, but she refused, le ho chiesto di aiutarci, ma ha rifiutato; She refused to sing at the party, si è rifiutata di cantare alla festa; The engine refused to start, il motore non voleva partire● (equit.: del cavallo) to refuse the jump, rifiutare l'ostacolo □ to refuse orders, non accettare ordini □ I've never been refused, non ho mai ricevuto un rifiuto.* * *I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti -
3 positively
['pɒzətɪvlɪ]1) (constructively) [contribute, criticize] in modo costruttivo2) (favourably) [react, respond] positivamente; [ speak] bene3) (actively) [ participate] concretamente; [prepare, promote] attivamente4) (definitely) [identify, prove] con sicurezza5) (absolutely) [beautiful, dangerous, disgraceful] veramente; [ idiotic] completamente; [refuse, forbid] categoricamente* * *1) (in a positive way: He stated positively that he was innocent.) positivamente2) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) certamente* * *positively /ˈpɒzətɪvlɪ/avv.1 positivamente; certamente; sicuramente2 positivamente; di positivo3 positivamente; concretamente; praticamente6 (fam.) decisamente; addirittura; proprio; davvero: She doesn't just dislike him; she positively hates him, non è che lui non le piaccia; lo odia proprio● (elettr.) positively charged, a carica positiva.* * *['pɒzətɪvlɪ]1) (constructively) [contribute, criticize] in modo costruttivo2) (favourably) [react, respond] positivamente; [ speak] bene3) (actively) [ participate] concretamente; [prepare, promote] attivamente4) (definitely) [identify, prove] con sicurezza5) (absolutely) [beautiful, dangerous, disgraceful] veramente; [ idiotic] completamente; [refuse, forbid] categoricamente -
4 flatly
['flætlɪ]1) (absolutely) [ refuse] nettamente, decisamente; [ deny] recisamente2) (unemotionally) [ say] monotonamente, in modo piatto* * *adverb (definitely; emphatically: She flatly denied it.) categoricamente* * *flatly /ˈflætlɪ/avv.1 con voce piatta; in tono distaccato3 piattamente; monotonamente; nettamente; recisamente; seccamente: to refuse flatly, rifiutare seccamente.* * *['flætlɪ]1) (absolutely) [ refuse] nettamente, decisamente; [ deny] recisamente2) (unemotionally) [ say] monotonamente, in modo piatto -
5 flat ****
I [flæt]as flat as a pancake fam — completamente piatto (-a), (Auto: tyre) completamente sgonfio (-a) or a terra
to fall flat on one's face — cadere a terra lungo (-a) disteso (-a), finire faccia a terra
2) (final: refusal, denial) categorico (-a), netto (-a)I'm not going, and that's flat! fam — non ci vado e basta!
4) (dull, lifeless: taste, style) piatto (-a), (joke) che non fa ridere, (drink) che ha perso l'effervescenza, sgassato (-a), (battery) scarico (-a), (colour) scialbo (-a)to be feeling rather flat — sentirsi giù di corda or di morale
5)flat rate of pay — tariffa unica di pagamento2. adv1) (absolutely: refuse, tell etc) seccamente, recisamenteflat broke fam — al verde, in bolletta
2)to be flat out — (lying) essere disteso (-a) or sdraiato (-a), (asleep) dormire della grossa
3) (Mus: sing, play) in modo stonato3. n(of hand) palmo, (of sword) parte f piatta, Mus bemolle m inv, Auto gomma a terraII [flæt] n Brit
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