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1 ♦ relatively
♦ relatively /ˈrɛlətɪvlɪ/avv.relativamente, piuttosto: relatively new [cheap], relativamente nuovo [poco costoso]; Trade is relatively slack, gli scambi sono piuttosto deboli● relatively to, relativamente a; in rapporto a □ relatively speaking, da un punto di vista relativo. -
2 relatively
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3 relatively *** rela·tive·ly adv
['rɛlətɪvlɪ]relativamente, (fairly, rather) abbastanzaEnglish-Italian dictionary > relatively *** rela·tive·ly adv
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4 comparatively
[kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]1) (relatively) [small, young] relativamente2) (by comparison) [analyse, examine] comparativamente* * *adverb This house was comparatively cheap.) relativamente* * *comparatively* * *[kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]1) (relatively) [small, young] relativamente2) (by comparison) [analyse, examine] comparativamente -
5 continental shelf
noun (the part of a continent that is under a relatively shallow sea.) piattaforma continentale -
6 not to mention
(used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant: He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome.) (per non parlare di) -
7 relate
[rɪ'leɪt] 1.1) (connect)to relate sth. and sth. — mettere qcs. in relazione con qcs.
2.to relate sth. to sth. — collegare qcs. a qcs
to relate to — comunicare o intendersi con
3) (identify)* * *[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) raccontare2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) riguardare3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) (andare d'accordo)•- related- relation
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- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativo2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativo•* * *[rɪ'leɪt] 1.1) (connect)to relate sth. and sth. — mettere qcs. in relazione con qcs.
2.to relate sth. to sth. — collegare qcs. a qcs
to relate to — comunicare o intendersi con
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8 thick
[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) spesso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) grosso, spesso3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) folto5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) fitto6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pieno7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) stupido2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) folto, fitto; mezzo- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
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