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1 gentle
['dʒentl]1) (not harsh) [person, reprimand] cortese, garbato; [dentist, nurse] che ha la mano leggera; [ shampoo] delicato; [hint, reminder] discreto; [teasing, parody] bonariothe gentle sex — lett. o iron. il gentil sesso
2) (gradual) [ slope] lieve; [curve, stop] dolce; [ transition] graduale3) (light) [pressure, breeze] leggero; [ exercise] poco faticoso; [touch, massage] delicato, leggero; [ stroll] tranquillo* * *['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) gentile2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) delicato, lieve3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) lieve•- gently- gentleness* * *['dʒentl]1) (not harsh) [person, reprimand] cortese, garbato; [dentist, nurse] che ha la mano leggera; [ shampoo] delicato; [hint, reminder] discreto; [teasing, parody] bonariothe gentle sex — lett. o iron. il gentil sesso
2) (gradual) [ slope] lieve; [curve, stop] dolce; [ transition] graduale -
2 flatten
['flætn] 1.1) (level) [ storm] appiattire, coricare [crops, grass]; abbattere [tree, fence]; [ bombing] distruggere, radere al suolo [building, town]he'll flatten you! — colloq. ti spaccherà il muso!
2) (anche flatten out) (smooth out) spianare [surface, road]; appiattire [ metal]3) (crush) schiacciare [animal, fruit, object]4) mus. bemollizzare [ note]2.verbo intransitivo (anche flatten out) [slope, road, ground] diventare piano; [graph, curve] diventare piatto; [growth, exports, decline] stabilizzarsi3.to flatten oneself — appiattirsi ( against contro)
* * *verb ((often with out) to make or become flat: The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea.) appiattirsi* * *['flætn] 1.1) (level) [ storm] appiattire, coricare [crops, grass]; abbattere [tree, fence]; [ bombing] distruggere, radere al suolo [building, town]he'll flatten you! — colloq. ti spaccherà il muso!
2) (anche flatten out) (smooth out) spianare [surface, road]; appiattire [ metal]3) (crush) schiacciare [animal, fruit, object]4) mus. bemollizzare [ note]2.verbo intransitivo (anche flatten out) [slope, road, ground] diventare piano; [graph, curve] diventare piatto; [growth, exports, decline] stabilizzarsi3.to flatten oneself — appiattirsi ( against contro)
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3 downward
['daʊnwəd]on the downward path — fig. sulla via della rovina
* * *adjective (leading, moving etc down: a downward curve.) in discesa, verso il basso* * *downward (1) /ˈdaʊnwəd/a.2 in giù; verso il basso: a downward motion (o movement) un movimento verso il basso; a downward arrow, una freccia in giù; (econ.) a downward trend, una tendenza al ribasso; uno sfavorevole andamento congiunturale3 (fig.) degradante; che trascina in basso● (econ.) downward drift = downward trend ► sotto □ ( calcio) downward header, colpo di testa verso il basso □ (demogr.) downward mobility, mobilità verso il basso □ (econ.) downward phase, fase di flessione □ (econ., fin.) downward pressure, pressione al ribasso ( sui prezzi, sui cambi, ecc.) □ a downward spiral, una spirale discendente □ a downward slope, una discesa □ downward turn ► downturn.* * *['daʊnwəd]on the downward path — fig. sulla via della rovina
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4 downward down·ward
['daʊnwəd]1. adj(curve, movement etc) in giù, verso il basso, (slope) in discesa2. advface downwards — (person) bocconi, (object) a faccia in giù
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