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1 -restful, restive o restless?-
Nota d'usoQuesti tre aggettivi vengono spesso confusi, anche dai madrelingua stessi. L'aggettivo restful significa “rilassante”: two weeks' restful holiday, una rilassante vacanza di due settimane. Restive non significa “riposante”, ma “irrequieto, agitato”: The audience became restive as the beginning of the show was delayed still further, il pubblico divenne agitato quando l'inizio dello spettacolo venne ritardato ulteriormente. L'aggettivo restless significa “ansioso, irrequieto, turbato”: He spent a restless night, tossing and turning as he worried about the problems of the day, trascorse una notte insonne rigirandosi nel letto mentre pensava ai problemi della giornata; I become restless if I stay in the same job for too long, divento irrequieto se faccio lo stesso lavoro per troppo tempo. -
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['restɪv]* * *['restiv](beginning to show displeasure, impatience, boredom etc eg at delay, discipline etc; restless.) impaziente- restiveness* * *restive /ˈrɛstɪv/a.1 agitato; irrequieto: a restive audience, un pubblico irrequieto; a restive region, una regione scossa da agitazionirestively avv. restiveness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - restful, restive o restless?-.* * *['restɪv] -
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['restfl]* * *1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) riposante2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) riposante3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) tranquillo* * *restful /ˈrɛstfl/a.calmo; tranquillo: a restful weekend, un fine settimana di riposo (o tranquillo)restfully avv. restfulness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - restful, restive o restless?-* * *['restfl] -
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['restlɪs]to get o grow restless — [ audience] dare segni di impazienza
* * *1) (always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc: a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless.) irrequieto2) (during which a person does not sleep: a restless night.) insomme* * *restless /ˈrɛstləs/a.1 irrequieto; agitato; a restless boy, un ragazzo irrequieto; After an hour's wait, the audience was growing restless, dopo un'ora di attesa, il pubblico cominciava a spazientirsirestlessly avv. restlessness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - restful, restive o restless?-.* * *['restlɪs]to get o grow restless — [ audience] dare segni di impazienza
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1. a норовистый2. a упрямый; настойчиво сопротивляющийся3. a беспокойный; нетерпеливыйthe crowd grew restive — толпа пришла в движение; толпа стала проявлять нетерпение
Синонимический ряд:1. balky (adj.) balky; disobedient; recalcitrant; reluctant2. contrary (adj.) contrary; cross-grained; froward; ornery; perverse; wayward; wrongheaded3. stubborn (adj.) mulish; obstinate; pigheaded; refractory; stubborn; unruly; unyielding4. uneasy (adj.) edgy; fidgety; ill at ease; impatient; jumpy; nervous; nervy; restless; skittish; tense; twitchy; uneasy; unquiet; uptightАнтонимический ряд:calm; cooperative; quiet; restful; serene
См. также в других словарях:
restless — restlessly, adv. restlessness, n. /rest lis/, adj. 1. characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood. 2. unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart. 3. never at rest; perpetually agitated or in motion: the… … Universalium
restive / restful — Restive means impatient and nervous, restless : Cory became restive once he knew the boss was going to call him into his office. Restful means full of rest, calm, quiet, and restorative : A restful vacation in Indonesia was just what the… … Confused words
restive / restful — Restive means impatient and nervous, restless : Cory became restive once he knew the boss was going to call him into his office. Restful means full of rest, calm, quiet, and restorative : A restful vacation in Indonesia was just what the… … Confused words
restless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nervous, restive, impatient; fidgety, skittish, jumpy, unquiet, disturbed. See agitation, changeableness, fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not content when still] Syn. fidgety, skittish, feverish,… … English dictionary for students
fidgety — [adj] restlessly moving antsy*, apprehensive, high strung*, hyper*, impatient, jerky, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervous wreck*, nervy, on edge*, on pins and needles*, restive, restless, spooked*, spooky*, twitchy, uneasy, unrestful, up the wall*,… … New thesaurus
