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1 gravity
['grævətɪ]1) fis. gravità f.law, centre of gravity — legge, centro di gravità
2) (of situation) gravità f., serietà f.3) (of demeanour) gravità f., solennità f.* * *['ɡræ-]noun The gravity of the situation was clear to us all.) gravità* * *gravity /ˈgrævətɪ/n. [u]gravità ( in ogni senso); (fig.) austerità, serietà, solennità, importanza: (fis.) centre of gravity, centro di gravità; the gravity of the situation, la gravità della situazione● (mecc.) gravity feed, alimentazione ( di materiale) a gravità □ (econ.) gravity model, modello gravitazionale □ (tecn.) gravity stamp, pestello a caduta □ (tecn.) gravity survey, rilievo gravimetrico □ ( di persona) to lose one's gravity, perdere il contegno.* * *['grævətɪ]1) fis. gravità f.law, centre of gravity — legge, centro di gravità
2) (of situation) gravità f., serietà f.3) (of demeanour) gravità f., solennità f. -
2 force *****
[fɔːs]1. n1) (gen) forzaby sheer force of character, he... — grazie alla sua forza di carattere, lui...
to come into force — (Law) entrare in vigore
to turn out in force — manifestare in gran numero or in massa
2) (body of men) gruppo, Mil forzathe force — (police force) la polizia, il corpo di polizia
3)the Forces Brit Mil — le forze armate
2. vt1) (compel: person) forzare, costringere2)to force sth on sb — imporre qc a qnto force o.s. on sb — imporsi a qn, imporre la propria presenza a qn
3) (push, squeeze) schiacciareto force one's way through — (crowd) farsi strada tra, (opening) penetrare a forza in, passare a forza attraverso
4) (break open: lock) forzare5)to force a smile/a reply — sforzarsi di sorridere/rispondere6) (obtain by force: smile, confession) strappare• -
3 (to) overemphasize
(to) overemphasize /əʊvərˈɛmfəsaɪz/v. t.enfatizzare troppo; esagerare; calcare la mano su; dipingere a forti tinte (fig.): I don't want to overemphasize the gravity of the situation, non voglio calcare la mano sulla gravità della situazione. -
4 (to) overemphasize
(to) overemphasize /əʊvərˈɛmfəsaɪz/v. t.enfatizzare troppo; esagerare; calcare la mano su; dipingere a forti tinte (fig.): I don't want to overemphasize the gravity of the situation, non voglio calcare la mano sulla gravità della situazione. -
5 realize **** re·al·ize vt
['rɪəˌlaɪz]1) (become aware of) rendersi conto di, accorgersi di, (understand) capireI realize that... — mi rendo conto or capisco che...
she hadn't fully realized the gravity of the situation — non si era resa completamente conto della gravità della situazione
once they realized their mistake... — dopo che si erano resi conto del loro errore...
without realizing it — senza rendersene conto, senza accorgersene
he realized how/why — ha capito come/perché
2) (frm: hopes, ambitions, assets, project) realizzare, (plan) attuare, realizzare
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