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121 consultant
[kən'sʌltənt] 1.1) (expert) consulente m. e f. (on, in di, in; to per)2.modificatore BE med.* * *1) (a person who gives professional advice: He is consultant to a firm of engineers; ( also adjective) a consultant engineer.) consulente2) (a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine: His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; ( also adjective) a consultant physician.) specialista* * *[kən'sʌltənt] 1.1) (expert) consulente m. e f. (on, in di, in; to per)2.modificatore BE med. -
122 critical
['krɪtɪkl]3) (disapproving) criticoto be critical of sb., sth. — criticare qcn., qcs
4) (analytical) [approach, study] critico5) (of reviewers) [ acclaim] della critica6) (discriminating) [ reader] criticoto take a critical look at sth. — guardare qcs. con occhio critico
* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) critico2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) critico3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) critico* * *['krɪtɪkl]3) (disapproving) criticoto be critical of sb., sth. — criticare qcn., qcs
4) (analytical) [approach, study] critico5) (of reviewers) [ acclaim] della critica6) (discriminating) [ reader] criticoto take a critical look at sth. — guardare qcs. con occhio critico
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123 dabble
['dæbl] 1.2.to dabble one's fingers in sth. — immergere le dita in qcs
to dabble in, at — dilettarsi di [painting, writing]; interessarsi un po' di [ ideology]
* * *['dæbl]1) (to play, or trail, in water: He dabbled his feet in the river.) bagnare2) (to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby: He dabbles in chemistry.) dilettarsi di* * *['dæbl] 1.2.to dabble one's fingers in sth. — immergere le dita in qcs
to dabble in, at — dilettarsi di [painting, writing]; interessarsi un po' di [ ideology]
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124 dead
I [ded]1) (no longer living) mortothe dead man, woman — il morto, la morta
a dead body — un morto, un cadavere
to play dead — fare finta di essere morto, fare il morto
drop dead! — colloq. crepa!
to shoot sb. dead — uccidere qcn. (sparando)
"wanted, dead or alive" — "ricercato, vivo o morto"
to give sb. up for dead — dare qcn. per spacciato
I'm absolutely dead after that walk! — colloq. sono stanco morto dopo quella camminata!
4) (not functioning, idle) [ battery] scarico; [ bank account] estinto; [ capital] infruttifero, improduttivo5) (impervious)to be dead to sth. — essere insensibile a qcs
7) (absolute)a dead calm — una calma assoluta o piatta
••II [ded]you do that and you're dead meat! — AE colloq. fallo e sei un uomo morto!
1)2) fig. (depths)III [ded]at dead of night in the dead of night nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda; in the dead of winter — in pieno inverno
avverbio assolutamente"dead slow" — aut. "a passo d'uomo"
to be dead against — essere completamente contrario a [idea, plan]
* * *[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) guasto3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) assoluto2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) completamente- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) tremendamente- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *I [ded]1) (no longer living) mortothe dead man, woman — il morto, la morta
a dead body — un morto, un cadavere
to play dead — fare finta di essere morto, fare il morto
drop dead! — colloq. crepa!
to shoot sb. dead — uccidere qcn. (sparando)
"wanted, dead or alive" — "ricercato, vivo o morto"
to give sb. up for dead — dare qcn. per spacciato
I'm absolutely dead after that walk! — colloq. sono stanco morto dopo quella camminata!
4) (not functioning, idle) [ battery] scarico; [ bank account] estinto; [ capital] infruttifero, improduttivo5) (impervious)to be dead to sth. — essere insensibile a qcs
7) (absolute)a dead calm — una calma assoluta o piatta
••II [ded]you do that and you're dead meat! — AE colloq. fallo e sei un uomo morto!
1)2) fig. (depths)III [ded]at dead of night in the dead of night nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda; in the dead of winter — in pieno inverno
avverbio assolutamente"dead slow" — aut. "a passo d'uomo"
to be dead against — essere completamente contrario a [idea, plan]
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125 in earnest
1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) serio2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) sul serio, seriamente -
126 in the soup
(in serious trouble: If she's found out about it, we're all in the soup!) (nei pasticci/guai) -
127 inoculate
[ɪ'nɒkjʊleɪt]verbo transitivo vaccinare ( against contro)to inoculate sb. with sth. — inoculare qcs. a qcn
* * *[i'nokjuleit](to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) vaccinare* * *[ɪ'nɒkjʊleɪt]verbo transitivo vaccinare ( against contro)to inoculate sb. with sth. — inoculare qcs. a qcn
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128 it's no joke
(it is a serious or worrying matter: It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.) (c'è poco da scherzare), (è una cosa seria)
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