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1 disinteressato
disinterested* * *disinteressato agg.1 disinterested: il suo atto non è del tutto disinteressato, his action is not entirely disinterested; è una persona disinteressata, he is a disinterested man2 ( imparziale) impartial.* * *[dizinteres'sato] 1.participio passato disinteressarsi2.1) (imparziale) [atteggiamento, consiglio] disinterested2) (altruista) [ persona] unselfish; [azione, dedizione] selfless3) (non interessato) unconcerned (a with), uninterested (a in)* * *disinteressato/dizinteres'sato/II aggettivo1 (imparziale) [atteggiamento, consiglio] disinterested2 (altruista) [ persona] unselfish; [azione, dedizione] selfless3 (non interessato) unconcerned (a with), uninterested (a in). -
2 gratuito
free (of charge)( infondato) gratuitous* * *gratuito agg.1 free, free of charge, gratuitous, gratis, uncharged for: ingresso gratuito, free admittance (o admission free); assistenza medica gratuita, free medical care; in Italia la scuola dell'obbligo è gratuita, compulsory education is free in Italy; non gratuito, charged for // (dir.) gratuito patrocinio, legal aid (o amer. assistance by the public defender)2 (ingiustificato) gratuitous, uncalled-for: a titolo gratuito, without consideration; azione gratuita, gratuitous (o uncalled-for) action; la tua affermazione è gratuita, your statement is uncalled-for; criti- che del tutto gratuite, wholly uncalled-for (o gratuitous) criticism3 (teol.) free.* * *[gra'tuito]1) (non a pagamento) [biglietto, servizio] free, free of charge mai attrib.; [ alloggio] rent-free"ingresso gratuito" — "admission free"
2) (ingiustificato) [violenza, cattiveria] gratuitous; [ accusa] unfounded, spurious3) (disinteressato) [ gesto] selfless, unselfish•gratuito patrocinio — dir. legal aid
* * *gratuito/gra'tuito/1 (non a pagamento) [biglietto, servizio] free, free of charge mai attrib.; [ alloggio] rent-free; "ingresso gratuito" "admission free"; il concerto è gratuito the concert is free2 (ingiustificato) [violenza, cattiveria] gratuitous; [ accusa] unfounded, spurious3 (disinteressato) [ gesto] selfless, unselfishgratuito patrocinio dir. legal aid. -
3 generoso
generous ( con to)* * *generoso agg.1 ( liberale) generous, liberal, open-handed, lavish; ( altruista) selfless, unselfish: è troppo generoso col suo denaro, he is too generous (o too free o too open-handed) with his money // giocatore generoso, unselfish player2 ( nobile) noble, generous: cuore generoso, warm heart; quell'uomo ha una natura generosa, that man has a generous nature // vino generoso, generous wine3 ( abbondante) generous, plentiful: una porzione generosa di carne, a generous helping of meat // terreno generoso, fertile soil.* * *[dʒene'roso]1) (magnanimo) [ persona] generous2) (abbondante) [ porzione] generous; [ somma] liberal; [seno, forme] ample* * *generoso/dʒene'roso/1 (magnanimo) [ persona] generous
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selfless — index dispassionate, liberal (generous), philanthropic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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selfless — self|less [ˈselfləs] adj caring about other people more than about yourself used to show approval ▪ selfless devotion to their work >selflessly adv >selflessness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
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