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1 thinly
['θɪnlɪ]1) (sparingly) [ slice] finemente, sottilmente; [spread, butter] leggermente2) fig. (scarcely)* * *adverb sottilmente; debolmente* * *thinly /ˈɵɪnlɪ/avv.● a thinly populated area, una zona poco popolata.* * *['θɪnlɪ]1) (sparingly) [ slice] finemente, sottilmente; [spread, butter] leggermente2) fig. (scarcely) -
2 thinly thin·ly adv
['θɪnlɪ](spread) in uno strato sottile, (cut) a fette sottili, (scantily: dressed) scarsamente, (disguised) malamente -
3 disguise
I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]* * *1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) travestire, travestirsi, contraffare2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) nascondere, mascherare2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) travestimento, mascheramento2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) travestimento* * *disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/n. [uc]1 travestimento: to wear a disguise, indossare un travestimento; a cunning disguise, un astuto travestimento2 finzione; inganno● in disguise, travestito; (fig.) camuffato; sotto mentite spoglie: He fled the country in disguise, è fuggito dal paese travestito; colonialism in disguise, colonialismo camuffato.(to) disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/v. t.1 travestire; camuffare: She was disguised as a boy, era travestita da ragazzo; He disguised himself as a Roman emperor, si era travestito da imperatore romano; The soldiers were disguised in civilian clothes, i soldati erano travestiti da civili; to disguise oneself, travestirsi2 camuffare, dissimulare: to disguise one's intentions, camuffare le proprie intenzioni; to disguise a taste [a smell], camuffare un gusto [un odore]; to disguise one's disappointment [one's sorrow], dissimulare la propria delusione [il proprio dolore]; a thinly disguised attempt to topple the government, un tentativo mal dissimulato di rovesciare il governo* * *I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion] -
4 veiled
['veɪld] 1. 2.1) [ person] velato2) (indirect) [hint, threat] velato* * *1) (wearing, or covered by, a veil: a veiled lady; The bride was veiled.) velato2) ((only slightly) disguised: a veiled threat.) velato* * *veiled /veɪld/a.velato; (fig.) celato, nascosto: a veiled woman, una donna velata; a veiled threat, una velata minaccia; thinly veiled resentment, risentimento celato a stento.* * *['veɪld] 1. 2.1) [ person] velato2) (indirect) [hint, threat] velato
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