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1 disappointment
[ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntmənt]1) (feeling) delusione f., disappunto m.to sb.'s disappointment — con disappunto di qcn.
to be a disappointment to sb. — essere una delusione per qcn
* * *noun Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.) delusione* * *disappointment /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/n. [uc]delusione: She never got over her disappointment, non ha mai superato la delusione; He couldn't hide his disappointment that he hadn't been picked for the team, non riusciva a nascondere la delusione di non essere stato scelto per la squadra; Ministers expressed disappointment at the failure of the talks, i ministri hanno espresso la loro delusione per il fallimento dei negoziati; To my great disappointment, he refused to help me, con mio grande disappunto, si è rifiutato di aiutarmi; Book early to avoid disappointment, prenota in fretta se non vuoi rimanere deluso; The film was a big disappointment, il film è stato una grande delusione; a bitter disappointment, un'amara delusione; She felt she had been a disappointment to her parents, sentiva di essere stata una delusione per i suoi genitori; to come as a disappointment, deludere; essere deludente; to meet with a disappointment, avere una delusione.* * *[ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntmənt]1) (feeling) delusione f., disappunto m.to sb.'s disappointment — con disappunto di qcn.
to be a disappointment to sb. — essere una delusione per qcn
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2 ♦ (to) avoid
♦ (to) avoid /əˈvɔɪd/v. t.1 evitare: to avoid an accident, evitare un incidente; to avoid disappointment, evitare una delusione (o di essere delusi); to avoid making a mistake, evitare ( di fare) un errore; He narrowly avoided defeat, ha evitato la sconfitta di stretta misura2 evitare; schivare: to avoid a parked car, evitare (o schivare) un'auto in sosta; We avoided each other, ci siamo evitati; I want to avoid the city centre, voglio evitare (di passare per) il centro3 sfuggire a; evitare; eludere; aggirare: to avoid arrest, sfuggire all'arresto; He avoided my eye, ha cercato di non incrociare il mio sguardo; He avoided answering my question, ha evitato di rispondere alla (o ha eluso la) mia domanda● (fam.) to avoid st. like the plague, evitare qc. come la peste □ (fisc.) to avoid taxation, eludere le imposte.NOTA D'USO: - to avoid to do o to avoid doing?- -
3 ♦ (to) avoid
♦ (to) avoid /əˈvɔɪd/v. t.1 evitare: to avoid an accident, evitare un incidente; to avoid disappointment, evitare una delusione (o di essere delusi); to avoid making a mistake, evitare ( di fare) un errore; He narrowly avoided defeat, ha evitato la sconfitta di stretta misura2 evitare; schivare: to avoid a parked car, evitare (o schivare) un'auto in sosta; We avoided each other, ci siamo evitati; I want to avoid the city centre, voglio evitare (di passare per) il centro3 sfuggire a; evitare; eludere; aggirare: to avoid arrest, sfuggire all'arresto; He avoided my eye, ha cercato di non incrociare il mio sguardo; He avoided answering my question, ha evitato di rispondere alla (o ha eluso la) mia domanda● (fam.) to avoid st. like the plague, evitare qc. come la peste □ (fisc.) to avoid taxation, eludere le imposte.NOTA D'USO: - to avoid to do o to avoid doing?-
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