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1 bad
I 1. [bæd]1) (poor, inferior) [doctor, cook] cattivo; [ idea] brutto, cattivo; [ book] brutto; [ joke] brutto, stupido, di cattivo gustoto have bad teeth — avere denti guasti o cariati
to be bad at — andare male in [ subject]
not bad — colloq. non male
2) (unpleasant, negative) [news, omen] brutto, cattivo; [day, dream] brutto; [mood, smell] cattivoit looks bad o things look bad non promette niente di buono; the journey wasn't bad at all il viaggio non è stato affatto male; too bad! — (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (hard luck) tanto peggio!
3) (morally or socially unacceptable) [behaviour, reputation] brutto, cattivo; [ person] cattivo; [language, word] brutto, volgareit is bad (of sb.) to do — è brutto (da parte di qcn.) fare
to feel bad — di spiacersi, essere addolorato ( about per, di; about doing di fare)
4) (serious) [accident, injury, mistake] brutto, grave5) (harmful) dannososmoking is bad for you, your health — fumare fa male, è dannoso alla salute
6) (inappropriate, unsuitable)this is a bad car for learning to drive in — quest'auto non è adatta o non va bene per un principiante
7) (ill, injured)to have a bad back — soffrire di mal di schiena o avere la schiena malandata
to be, feel bad — stare, sentirsi male
"how are you?" - "not so bad" — "come va?" - "non c'è male"
to be in a bad way — colloq. essere malmesso
8) econ. [money, note] falso; [ loan] insolvibile2.to go bad — andare a male, guastarsi
avverbio AE colloq. [need, want] assolutamente••to be in bad — AE essere nei guai
to be in bad with sth. — AE essere (caduto) in disgrazia con qcs.
II [bæd]he's having a bad hair day — colloq. oggi non è la sua giornata
there is good and bad in everyone — c'è del bene e del male o del buono e del cattivo in tutti
* * *[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) cattivo2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) cattivo3) (unpleasant: bad news.) cattivo4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) andato a male5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) dannoso6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) malato7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) male8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) (di dubbia esigibilità)•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *I 1. [bæd]1) (poor, inferior) [doctor, cook] cattivo; [ idea] brutto, cattivo; [ book] brutto; [ joke] brutto, stupido, di cattivo gustoto have bad teeth — avere denti guasti o cariati
to be bad at — andare male in [ subject]
not bad — colloq. non male
2) (unpleasant, negative) [news, omen] brutto, cattivo; [day, dream] brutto; [mood, smell] cattivoit looks bad o things look bad non promette niente di buono; the journey wasn't bad at all il viaggio non è stato affatto male; too bad! — (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (hard luck) tanto peggio!
3) (morally or socially unacceptable) [behaviour, reputation] brutto, cattivo; [ person] cattivo; [language, word] brutto, volgareit is bad (of sb.) to do — è brutto (da parte di qcn.) fare
to feel bad — di spiacersi, essere addolorato ( about per, di; about doing di fare)
4) (serious) [accident, injury, mistake] brutto, grave5) (harmful) dannososmoking is bad for you, your health — fumare fa male, è dannoso alla salute
6) (inappropriate, unsuitable)this is a bad car for learning to drive in — quest'auto non è adatta o non va bene per un principiante
7) (ill, injured)to have a bad back — soffrire di mal di schiena o avere la schiena malandata
to be, feel bad — stare, sentirsi male
"how are you?" - "not so bad" — "come va?" - "non c'è male"
to be in a bad way — colloq. essere malmesso
8) econ. [money, note] falso; [ loan] insolvibile2.to go bad — andare a male, guastarsi
avverbio AE colloq. [need, want] assolutamente••to be in bad — AE essere nei guai
to be in bad with sth. — AE essere (caduto) in disgrazia con qcs.
II [bæd]he's having a bad hair day — colloq. oggi non è la sua giornata
there is good and bad in everyone — c'è del bene e del male o del buono e del cattivo in tutti
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2 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) essere addolorato -
3 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) essere addolorato -
4 give up as a bad job
(to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.) rinunciare -
5 taint
I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure]* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) guastare, contaminare2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) corrompere, guastare2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) ombra, macchia- tainted* * *[teɪnt]1. nfig macchia2. vt(meat, food) far avariare, (fig: reputation) infangare* * *taint /teɪnt/n.1 [cu] macchia (fig.); ombra, ramo, traccia; corruzione, contaminazione: There was a taint of madness in the royal family, c'era un ramo di pazzia nella famiglia reale; moral taint, corruzione morale; a reputation without taint, una reputazione senza macchia2 (med.) infezione3 (med.) tara ereditaria.(to) taint /teɪnt/A v. t.1 contaminare; corrompere; guastare, infettare; lordare, macchiare: He taints everything he touches, contamina (o sporca) tutto ciò che tocca2 (ecol.) inquinareB v. i.corrompersi; guastarsi; infettarsi: Meat taints easily in hot weather, la carne col caldo si guasta facilmentetainteda.2 (ecol.) inquinato.* * *I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure] -
6 blame
I [bleɪm]1) (responsibility) responsabilità f., colpa f. ( for di)to take o bear the blame assumersi la responsabilità; to put o lay the blame for sth. on sb. dare la colpa o addossare la responsabilità form. di qcs. a qcn.; don't put the blame on me non dare la colpa a me; he got the blame for the broken vase fu incolpato di aver rotto il vaso; why do I always get the blame? — perché è sempre colpa mia?
2) (criticism) biasimo m., riprovazione f.II 1. [bleɪm]verbo transitivo incolpare [ person]; dare la colpa a, prendersela con [weather, recession]to blame sb. for sth. — incolpare qcn. di qcs.
to blame sth. on sb. — addossare la responsabilità di qcs. a qcn.
2.to be to blame for — essere responsabile di [accident, crisis]
to blame one self for — sentirsi responsabile di [tragedy, outcome]
you've only yourself to blame — devi prendertela solo con te stesso o la colpa è solo tua
* * *[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) incolpare2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) biasimare2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) colpa, responsabilità* * *I [bleɪm]1) (responsibility) responsabilità f., colpa f. ( for di)to take o bear the blame assumersi la responsabilità; to put o lay the blame for sth. on sb. dare la colpa o addossare la responsabilità form. di qcs. a qcn.; don't put the blame on me non dare la colpa a me; he got the blame for the broken vase fu incolpato di aver rotto il vaso; why do I always get the blame? — perché è sempre colpa mia?
2) (criticism) biasimo m., riprovazione f.II 1. [bleɪm]verbo transitivo incolpare [ person]; dare la colpa a, prendersela con [weather, recession]to blame sb. for sth. — incolpare qcn. di qcs.
to blame sth. on sb. — addossare la responsabilità di qcs. a qcn.
2.to be to blame for — essere responsabile di [accident, crisis]
to blame one self for — sentirsi responsabile di [tragedy, outcome]
you've only yourself to blame — devi prendertela solo con te stesso o la colpa è solo tua
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7 reprisal
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8 in for
(likely to experience (especially something bad): We're in for some bad weather; You're in for it if you broke that window!) (aspettarsi); (aspettarsi una punizione) -
9 flagrant
['fleɪgrənt]aggettivo flagrante, evidente* * *['fleiɡrənt]((usually of something bad) very obvious; easily seen: flagrant injustice.) flagrante- flagrancy* * *flagrant /ˈfleɪgrənt/a.flagrante; evidente; manifesto; palese: a flagrant violation of the rules, una flagrante violazione delle regoleflagrantlyavv.in modo flagrante; manifestamente; palesemente.* * *['fleɪgrənt]aggettivo flagrante, evidente -
10 foreboding
[fɔː'bəʊdɪŋ]nome presentimento m., presagio m.to have forebodings about sth. — avere il presentimento di qcs
* * *[fo:'boudiŋ](a feeling that something bad is going to happen: He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.) presentimento* * *foreboding /fɔ:ˈbəʊdɪŋ/A n. [uc]presentimento, presagio, premonizione ( di eventi spiacevoli): Hope and foreboding vied in her, in lei lottavano la speranza e un cattivo presentimento; a foreboding of danger, il presentimento di un pericolo; a sense of foreboding, un presentimento; un senso di premonizioneB a.forebodinglyavv.* * *[fɔː'bəʊdɪŋ]nome presentimento m., presagio m.to have forebodings about sth. — avere il presentimento di qcs
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11 handiwork
['hændɪwɜːk]nome lavoro m. fatto a mano; fig. opera f.* * *['hændiwə:k]1) (thing(s) made by hand: Examples of the pupils' handiwork were on show.) lavoro manuale2) (something bad caused by a particular person: The broken window was Simon's handiwork.) opera* * *handiwork /ˈhændɪwɜ:k/n. [u]1 lavoro fatto a mano; lavoro artigianale* * *['hændɪwɜːk]nome lavoro m. fatto a mano; fig. opera f. -
12 infamous
['ɪnfəməs]* * *['infəməs]1) ((of something bad) well-known; notorious.) infame2) (disgraceful.) infame•- infamy* * *infamous /ˈɪnfəməs/a.1 infame; scellerato; turpe; famigerato: an infamous crime, un infame delitto; infamous conduct, condotta vituperevole NOTA D'USO: - famous, infamous o notorious?-● (stor.) infamous crime against nature, delitto contro natura; sodomiainfamously avv.* * *['ɪnfəməs] -
13 ominous
['ɒmɪnəs]* * *['ominəs](giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen: an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.) di malaugurio* * *ominous /ˈɒmɪnəs/a.di malaugurio; malaugurato; infausto; minaccioso; inquietante; sinistro: a dead and ominous silence, un silenzio assoluto, minaccioso e sinistro.* * *['ɒmɪnəs] -
14 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) farla franca* * *vi + adv + prep1) (steal) dileguarsi con2)(
fam: go unpunished) to get away with sth/with doing sth — fare qc e passarla liscia -
15 get up to
(to do (something bad): He's always getting up to mischief.) arrivare* * *vi + adv + prep1) (reach) raggiungere, arrivare aI've got up to chapter 4 — sono arrivato or sono al capitolo 4
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16 be at the bottom of
(to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) essere la causa di, essere all'origine di -
17 infest
[ɪn'fest]verbo transitivo infestare* * *[in'fest]((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) infestare* * *[ɪn'fest]verbo transitivo infestare -
18 remedy
I ['remədɪ]II ['remədɪ]beyond (all) remedy — irrimediabile, senza rimedio
verbo transitivo rimediare a* * *['remədi] 1. plural - remedies; noun(a cure for an illness or something bad: I know a good remedy for toothache.) rimedio2. verb(to put right: These mistakes can be remedied.) rimediare a- remedial* * *I ['remədɪ]II ['remədɪ]beyond (all) remedy — irrimediabile, senza rimedio
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19 risk
I [rɪsk]1) rischio m., pericolo m.is there any risk of him catching the illness? — ci sono rischi che prenda la malattia? rischia di prendersi la malattia?
there is no risk to consumers — non ci sono rischi per i consumatori, i consumatori non corrono alcun rischio
at the risk of seeming ungrateful — a rischio di o con il rischio di sembrare ingrato
"at owner's risk" — "a rischio del committente"
2) econ. rischio m.II [rɪsk]1) (endanger)to risk one's life — rischiare o mettere a repentaglio la propria vita
2) (venture)to risk one's all — rischiare o giocare il tutto per tutto
* * *[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) rischio2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) rischiare2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) rischiare•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *I [rɪsk]1) rischio m., pericolo m.is there any risk of him catching the illness? — ci sono rischi che prenda la malattia? rischia di prendersi la malattia?
there is no risk to consumers — non ci sono rischi per i consumatori, i consumatori non corrono alcun rischio
at the risk of seeming ungrateful — a rischio di o con il rischio di sembrare ingrato
"at owner's risk" — "a rischio del committente"
2) econ. rischio m.II [rɪsk]1) (endanger)to risk one's life — rischiare o mettere a repentaglio la propria vita
2) (venture)to risk one's all — rischiare o giocare il tutto per tutto
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20 savour of
(to have a suggestion or give an impression of (usually something bad): Their action savours of rebellion.) sapere di
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