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2 soul-destroying adj
['səʊldɪ'strɔɪɪŋ](fig: boring) alienante, (depressing) demoralizzante -
3 ♦ soul
♦ soul /səʊl/A n.1 anima; spirito; (fig.) essenza; creatura; persona; uomo: the souls in paradise, le anime dei beati; the departed souls, le anime dei defunti; to bare one's soul, mettere a nudo il proprio animo; That man has no soul, quell'uomo è senz'anima; He was the ( life and) soul of the enterprise, egli era l'anima dell'impresa; There was not a soul in the street, nella strada non c'era anima viva; a village of three hundred souls, un paese di trecento anime2 [u] (fig.) anima; calore: His pictures lack soul, non c'è anima nei suoi quadri; The performance was lacking in soul, l'esecuzione mancava di caloreB a. attr.● soul bell, campana a morto □ ( slang USA) soul brother, fratello nero □ a dear old soul, un caro vecchietto, una cara vecchietta □ soul-destroying, che abbrutisce □ soul-felt, profondamente sentito □ soul mate, anima gemella □ soul music, musica soul ( che fonde elementi di blues, jazz e pop con canti dal Vangelo) □ soul-searching, (sost.) esame di coscienza; (agg.) che va in fondo all'anima □ ( slang USA) soul sister, sorella nera □ soul-stirring, commovente; toccante □ to be the soul of, essere un campione di; essere un perfetto esempio di □ (al vocat.) my good soul, buonuomo; buona donna □ poor little soul!, poverina, poverino! □ to sell one's soul, vendere l'anima □ He cannot call his soul his own, non è padrone di sé; si fa dominare dagli altri □ Bless my soul!, santo cielo!; Dio mio! -
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[səʊl]1) (immortal) anima f.to sell one's soul — vendere l'anima (al diavolo); fig. dare l'anima ( to do per fare)
2) (innermost nature) anima f., animo m.3) (essence)4) U (emotional appeal)to lack soul — [ performance] non avere anima; [ building] essere anonimo
6) (person)"many people there?" - "not a soul" — "c'era gente?" - "neanche un'anima"
she's too old, poor soul! — è troppo vecchia, poveretta!
7) mus. (anche soul music) soul m., musica f. soul••it's good for the soul — scherz. fa bene al cuore
to throw oneself into sth. heart and soul — lanciarsi anima e corpo in qcs
* * *[səul]1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) anima, spirito2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) anima, persona3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) anima4) (soul music.) soul•- soulful- soulfully
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- soul-destroying
- soul music* * *[səʊl]1) (immortal) anima f.to sell one's soul — vendere l'anima (al diavolo); fig. dare l'anima ( to do per fare)
2) (innermost nature) anima f., animo m.3) (essence)4) U (emotional appeal)to lack soul — [ performance] non avere anima; [ building] essere anonimo
6) (person)"many people there?" - "not a soul" — "c'era gente?" - "neanche un'anima"
she's too old, poor soul! — è troppo vecchia, poveretta!
7) mus. (anche soul music) soul m., musica f. soul••it's good for the soul — scherz. fa bene al cuore
to throw oneself into sth. heart and soul — lanciarsi anima e corpo in qcs
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Soul — Soul, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s[=a]wel, s[=a]wl; akin to OFries. s?le, OS. s?ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s?la, s?ula, Icel. s[=a]la, Sw. sj[ a]l, Dan. si[ae]l, Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime, age (cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English