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1 lesser less·er adj
['lɛsə(r)](importance, degree) minore, (size) più piccolo (-a)to a lesser extent or degree — in grado or misura minore
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2 evil
['iːvl] 1.aggettivo [ person] cattivo, maligno; [act, intent] cattivo; [ smell] cattivo, sgradevole; [spirit, genius] malefico2.1) U (wickedness) male m.to speak evil of sb. — parlare male di qcn
2) (bad thing) male m., effetto m. dannoso••to give sb. the evil eye — fare il malocchio a qcn.
to put off the evil hour o day — = rinviare un evento spiacevole
* * *['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) cattivo, maligno2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) male2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) male•- evil-- evilly
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- evil-doer* * *['iːvl] 1.aggettivo [ person] cattivo, maligno; [act, intent] cattivo; [ smell] cattivo, sgradevole; [spirit, genius] malefico2.1) U (wickedness) male m.to speak evil of sb. — parlare male di qcn
2) (bad thing) male m., effetto m. dannoso••to give sb. the evil eye — fare il malocchio a qcn.
to put off the evil hour o day — = rinviare un evento spiacevole
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3 ♦ (to) choose
♦ (to) choose /tʃu:z/1 scegliere; optare per: Choose for yourself, scegli da te; I chose the lesser of two evils, scelsi il male minore; There isn't much to choose from, c'è poco da scegliere; There is little to choose between the two, non c'è differenza fra i due; l'uno vale l'altro2 preferire; decidere (di fare qc.): He chose to remain at home, ha deciso di stare a casa; I chose not to go, preferii non andare3 (fam.) desiderare; volere: Do whatever you choose, fa' quello che vuoi; He does what he chooses, lui fa quello che vuole (o che gli pare e piace); whenever you choose, quando vuoi tu; quando preferisci; as you choose, come vuoi tu● ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to choose ends, fare la scelta del campo □ I cannot choose but, devo proprio; non ho altra scelta che: I cannot choose but sell, non ho altra scelta che vendere □ if you choose, se ti va; se ti garba. -
4 ♦ (to) choose
♦ (to) choose /tʃu:z/1 scegliere; optare per: Choose for yourself, scegli da te; I chose the lesser of two evils, scelsi il male minore; There isn't much to choose from, c'è poco da scegliere; There is little to choose between the two, non c'è differenza fra i due; l'uno vale l'altro2 preferire; decidere (di fare qc.): He chose to remain at home, ha deciso di stare a casa; I chose not to go, preferii non andare3 (fam.) desiderare; volere: Do whatever you choose, fa' quello che vuoi; He does what he chooses, lui fa quello che vuole (o che gli pare e piace); whenever you choose, quando vuoi tu; quando preferisci; as you choose, come vuoi tu● ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to choose ends, fare la scelta del campo □ I cannot choose but, devo proprio; non ho altra scelta che: I cannot choose but sell, non ho altra scelta che vendere □ if you choose, se ti va; se ti garba. -
5 evil ***
['iːvl]1. nmale m2. adj(person, deed) malvagio (-a), cattivo (-a), (reputation, influence) pessimo (-a), (spirit, spell, influence) malvagio (-a), (unhappy: hour, times) infausto (-a)
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