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1 mimosa
f mimosa* * *mimosa s.f. (bot.) mimosa: mimosa sensitiva, pudica, (Mimosa pudica) sensitive plant // mimosa arborea, (Albizia julibrissin) acacia.* * *[mi'mosa]sostantivo femminile mimosa* * *mimosa/mi'mosa/sostantivo f.mimosa. -
2 sensitiva
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3 temere
be afraid or frightened of* * *temere v.tr.1 ( avere timore di) to fear, to be afraid of (s.o., sthg.); to dread: temo che sia troppo tardi, I fear it is too late; temo di non riuscire, I am afraid I might not succeed; temo che stia per piovere, I'm afraid it's going to rain; non c'è nulla da temere, there's nothing to be afraid of // temere il peggio, to fear the worst; è di una bellezza che non teme confronti, she is incomparably beautiful // (comm.) prezzi che non temono la concorrenza, highly competitive prices3 ( patire) not to stand*, to suffer from (sthg.): questa pianta teme il caldo, il freddo, this plant cannot stand the heat, the cold◆ v. intr. to fear for (s.o., sthg.), to be afraid (for s.o., sthg.): non temete di nulla!, never fear!; temo di no, temo di sì, I fear not, I fear so; temere per la propria vita, to fear for one's life // non temere, metterò io le cose a posto, don't worry, I shall put things right.* * *[te'mere]1. vtto be afraid of, fearmi hai fatto temere che... — you had me worried that...
temo di sì/no — I'm afraid so/not
temere il freddo — (pianta) to be sensitive to cold
2. vitemere per — (preoccuparsi) to worry about
non temere! — (non aver paura) don't be afraid!, (non preoccuparti) don't worry!
* * *[te'mere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (avere paura di) to be* afraid of, to fear [morte, persona, rimprovero]; to dread [incontro, esame]; to fear [futuro, conseguenza, crisi, ricaduta, avvenimento]; (sospettare) to suspect [ tranello]temere che — to be frightened o scared o afraid that
temere il giudizio, l'opinione di qcn. — to be afraid of sb.'s judgement, opinion
non temere confronti — to be able to stand comparison, to be beyond compare
temo di sì, di no — I'm afraid so, not
3) (patire) to suffer from2.non avere nulla da temere da qcn., qcs. — to have nothing to fear from sb., sth.
temere per qcn. — to fear o be fearful for sb.
temere per — to be afraid for, to fear for [vita, reputazione, salute]
si teme per la sua incolumità — there are fears o there is concern for his safety
* * *temere/te'mere/ [2]1 (avere paura di) to be* afraid of, to fear [morte, persona, rimprovero]; to dread [incontro, esame]; to fear [futuro, conseguenza, crisi, ricaduta, avvenimento]; (sospettare) to suspect [ tranello]; temere che to be frightened o scared o afraid that; temere il giudizio, l'opinione di qcn. to be afraid of sb.'s judgement, opinion; è un uomo da temere he's a man to be feared; temere il peggio to fear the worst; non temere confronti to be able to stand comparison, to be beyond compare; temo che tu stia facendo un errore I'm afraid you are mistaken2 (rimpiangere) temo di non saperlo I'm afraid I don't know it; temo di sì, di no I'm afraid so, not3 (patire) to suffer from; quella pianta teme il freddo that plant can't stand the cold(aus. avere) non temere! never fear! don't worry! non avere nulla da temere da qcn., qcs. to have nothing to fear from sb., sth.; temere per qcn. to fear o be fearful for sb.; temere per to be afraid for, to fear for [vita, reputazione, salute]; si teme per la sua incolumità there are fears o there is concern for his safety. -
4 tenero
tenderpietra, legno soft* * *tenero agg.2 ( piccolo, delicato) tender, delicate: tenera pianticella, tender little plant // tenera età, tender age: fin dalla sua più tenera età, from his earliest youth; alla tenera età di sessant'anni, si decise a prendere la patente, he decided to get his driving licence at the tender age of sixty3 (fig.) tender, loving, affectionate: cuore tenero, tender heart: avere il cuore tenero, to be tenderhearted (o softhearted); un padre tenero, a loving father; uno sguardo tenero, a loving look; non essere troppo tenero con i tuoi studenti, don't be too soft with your students◆ s.m.2 ( affetto) affection; sympathy: c'è del tenero fra di loro, they are sweet on each other; avere del tenero per qlcu., (fam.) to have a soft spot for s.o.* * *['tɛnero] tenero (-a)1. agg1) (carne, verdura) tender, (pietra, cera, colore) softalla sua tenera età scherz — at his tender age
2) (indulgente) soft, tender, (che esprime tenerezza) tender, loving2. sm1) (parte tenera) tender part2)tra quei due c'è del tenero — there's a romance budding between those two* * *['tɛnero] 1.1) (non duro) [ carne] tender; [legno, verdure, formaggio] soft2) (nato da poco) [gemma, erba, germoglio] tender; (giovane)3) (pallido) [rosa, verde] soft4) (affettuoso) [persona, abbraccio] fond; [bacio, amore, sorriso, parole] tender; [ricordo, gesto] fond, affectionate; [ cuore] soft, bleedingavere il cuore tenero — to be soft-hearted o tenderhearted
essere tenero con qcn., qcs. — (indulgente) to be soft on sb., sth.
2.non essere tenero con qcn., qcs. — to be hard on sb., sth.
sostantivo maschile2) (sentimento)tra loro c'è del tenero — they feel something for each other, they're romantically involved
* * *tenero/'tεnero/1 (non duro) [ carne] tender; [legno, verdure, formaggio] soft2 (nato da poco) [gemma, erba, germoglio] tender; (giovane) in -a età in (one's) infancy; alla -a età di due anni at the tender age of two3 (pallido) [rosa, verde] soft4 (affettuoso) [persona, abbraccio] fond; [bacio, amore, sorriso, parole] tender; [ricordo, gesto] fond, affectionate; [ cuore] soft, bleeding; avere il cuore tenero to be soft-hearted o tenderhearted; essere tenero con qcn., qcs. (indulgente) to be soft on sb., sth.; non essere tenero con qcn., qcs. to be hard on sb., sth.; i critici non sono stati -i con lui critics were not kind to him1 (parte tenera) mangiare il tenero to eat the tender part2 (sentimento) tra loro c'è del tenero they feel something for each other, they're romantically involved.
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