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I [glɒs]1) (lustre) (of metal, hair, etc.) lucentezza f., brillantezza f.; (of paper) lucidezza f.; fig. spreg. (glamour) lustro m.to take the gloss off — (by accident) portar via il lucido; (on purpose) sverniciare [ wood]; satinare [ metal]; fig. fare perdere lustro a [ occasion]
2) fig. (appearance) patina f., vernice f., apparenza f.3) (paint) vernice f. lucidaII [glɒs] III [glɒs]verbo transitivo (explain) glossare, chiosare [word, text]* * *[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) lucentezza; brillante2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.) glossare- glossary- glossy
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- gloss over* * *gloss (1) /glɒs/n. [u]2 (fig.) apparenza, parvenza; patina; vernice (fig.): a gloss of respectability, una vernice di rispettabilitàgloss (2) /glɒs/n.1 glossa; chiosa; annotazione(to) gloss (1) /glɒs/v. t.1 lucidare; lustrare2 ( spesso to gloss over) sorvolare su; dissimulare; mascherare: to gloss over one's failure, dissimulare il proprio insuccesso; to gloss over one's errors, mascherare i propri errori.(to) gloss (2) /glɒs/v. t. e i.1 glossare; chiosare; annotare; commentare* * *I [glɒs]1) (lustre) (of metal, hair, etc.) lucentezza f., brillantezza f.; (of paper) lucidezza f.; fig. spreg. (glamour) lustro m.to take the gloss off — (by accident) portar via il lucido; (on purpose) sverniciare [ wood]; satinare [ metal]; fig. fare perdere lustro a [ occasion]
2) fig. (appearance) patina f., vernice f., apparenza f.3) (paint) vernice f. lucidaII [glɒs] III [glɒs]verbo transitivo (explain) glossare, chiosare [word, text]
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