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1 simple
['sɪmpl]1) (not complicated) [task, instructions, solution] sempliceI can't make it any simpler — non posso semplificarlo ulteriormente, più semplice di così non si può
2) (not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobrio, semplice; [food, tastes] semplice3) (unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] semplice4) (dim-witted) ottuso, ignorante* * *['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) semplice2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) semplice3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) semplice4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) semplice5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) ingenuo6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) sciocco, credulone•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *['sɪmpl]1) (not complicated) [task, instructions, solution] sempliceI can't make it any simpler — non posso semplificarlo ulteriormente, più semplice di così non si può
2) (not elaborate) [dress, furniture, style] sobrio, semplice; [food, tastes] semplice3) (unsophisticated) [pleasures, people] semplice4) (dim-witted) ottuso, ignorante -
2 simplification
[ˌsɪmplɪfɪ'keɪʃn]nome semplificazione f.* * *1) (the process of making simpler.) semplificazione2) (something made simpler; a simpler form: The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling.) semplificazione* * *simplification► to simplify* * *[ˌsɪmplɪfɪ'keɪʃn]nome semplificazione f. -
3 could
[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below* * *[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) potere2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) potere•* * *[ forma debole kəd] [ forma forte kʊd]it could be that... — potrebbe essere che
could be — colloq. forse
"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"
you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?
6) (expressing likelihood, assumption)he couldn't be more than 10 years old — non dovrebbe avere o non avrà più di 10 anni
••I could murder him! — colloq. l'ammazzerei!
Note:Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini / non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see the note 1.dire): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of could see the entry below -
4 decomposer
noun (something that causes a substance to rot or break up into simpler parts.) agente di decomposizione* * *decomposer /di:kəmˈpəʊzə(r)/n.(ecol.) agente di decomposizione. -
5 Puritan
['pjʊərɪtən] 1.aggettivo puritano (anche fig.)2.1) Puritan relig. stor. puritano m. (-a)2) fig. puritano m. (-a)* * *['pjuəritən]1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritano2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritano•* * *Puritan /ˈpjʊərɪtən/n. e a.1 (stor., relig.) puritanoPuritanismn. [u]1 (stor., relig.) puritanesimo, puritanismo* * *['pjʊərɪtən] 1.aggettivo puritano (anche fig.)2.1) Puritan relig. stor. puritano m. (-a)2) fig. puritano m. (-a) -
6 element
['elɪmənt] 1.1) (constituent) elemento m.the poor salary was just one element in my dissatisfaction — il magro stipendio era solo uno dei motivi della mia insoddisfazione
2) (factor) fattore m.3) (small part)4) (constituent group) gruppo m.5) chim. mat. rad. elemento m.6) el. componente m.; (of battery) elemento m.2.1) (rudiment) (of courtesy, diplomacy) rudimenti m.; (of grammar, mathematics) elementi m., rudimenti m.2) (air, water etc)3) (weather)••to be in, out of one's element — trovarsi nel, fuori dal proprio elemento
* * *['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elemento2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elemento3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) elemento4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) un po'5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) resistenza•- elements
- in one's element* * *['elɪmənt] 1.1) (constituent) elemento m.the poor salary was just one element in my dissatisfaction — il magro stipendio era solo uno dei motivi della mia insoddisfazione
2) (factor) fattore m.3) (small part)4) (constituent group) gruppo m.5) chim. mat. rad. elemento m.6) el. componente m.; (of battery) elemento m.2.1) (rudiment) (of courtesy, diplomacy) rudimenti m.; (of grammar, mathematics) elementi m., rudimenti m.2) (air, water etc)3) (weather)••to be in, out of one's element — trovarsi nel, fuori dal proprio elemento
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7 rock'n'roll
noun ((also rock-and-roll) a simpler, earlier form of rock music.) rock and roll -
8 simplify
['sɪmplɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo semplificare* * *verb (to make simpler: Can you simplify your language a little?) semplificare* * *['sɪmplɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo semplificare
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