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1 difficoltà
f invar difficultysenza difficoltà easily, without any difficulty* * *difficoltà s.f.1 ( l'essere difficile) difficulty: la difficoltà di un lavoro, un compito, the difficulty of a job, a task2 ( sforzo, fatica) difficulty; effort; strain: parlare, camminare con difficoltà, to speak, to walk with difficulty; raggiunse la cima con difficoltà, with great effort he reached the summit3 ( ostacolo; situazione difficile) trouble, problem, difficulty: superare una difficoltà, to overcome a difficulty; le difficoltà della vita, life's troubles; incontrare mille difficoltà, to run into hundreds of problems; la difficoltà sta nel fatto che..., the trouble is that...; se ci sono difficoltà fammelo sapere, let me know if there are problems; tutto si svolse senza difficoltà, everything went off without a hitch; un'organizzazione che aiuta le persone in difficoltà, an organization that helps people in trouble; mi sono trovata in difficoltà a rispondere alla sua domanda, I had difficulty in answering his question // (comm.): difficoltà di cassa, cash stringency; essere in difficoltà finanziarie, to be in (financial) difficulties (o to be in financial straits)4 ( obiezione, opposizione) objection: fare, sollevare difficoltà, to raise (o to make) objections; ha fatto difficoltà a venire con noi, he objected to coming with us; non ho alcuna difficoltà ad ascoltarti, I have no objection to listening to you.* * *[diffikol'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (complessità) difficultytrovare difficoltà a fare — to find difficulty (in) doing, to find it difficult to do
faccio difficoltà ad accettare quest'idea — I have difficulty with that idea, I find it difficult to accept that idea
2) (situazione difficile) difficulty, troublein difficoltà — [ persona] in difficulty o trouble
mettere qcn. in difficoltà — to give sb. trouble, to make things difficult for sb
3) (ostacolo) difficulty, problem(non) senza difficoltà — with no (little) difficulty, (not) without difficulty o difficulties
avere difficoltà in francese — to have difficulties o problems with French
4) (obiezione) difficulty* * *difficoltà/diffikol'ta/f.inv.1 (complessità) difficulty; trovare difficoltà a fare to find difficulty (in) doing, to find it difficult to do; faccio difficoltà ad accettare quest'idea I have difficulty with that idea, I find it difficult to accept that idea2 (situazione difficile) difficulty, trouble; in difficoltà [ persona] in difficulty o trouble; mettere qcn. in difficoltà to give sb. trouble, to make things difficult for sb.3 (ostacolo) difficulty, problem; creare difficoltà to give trouble; essere in difficoltà finanziarie to be in financial straits; (non) senza difficoltà with no (little) difficulty, (not) without difficulty o difficulties; avere difficoltà in francese to have difficulties o problems with French4 (obiezione) difficulty; non ha fatto alcuna difficoltà she didn't raise a single objection. -
2 fame
f hungeraver fame be hungry* * *fame s.f.1 hunger (anche fig.): avere fame, to be hungry; aveva fame, he was hungry; i morsi della fame, pangs of hunger; crampi di fame, hunger pangs; ingannare la fame, to stifle one's hunger; non stava in piedi dalla fame, he was faint with hunger; fare lo sciopero della fame, to go on (a) hunger strike; morire di fame, to die of (o from) hunger (o to die of starvation o to starve to death); far morire qlcu. di fame, to starve s.o.; lavorare per non morire di fame, to work to keep body and soul together; fare la fame, to go hungry (o to suffer from hunger); dopo aver fatto la fame per anni vivono ora nel lusso, having scraped by for years now they are living in the lap of luxury; quel bimbo ha fame di affetto, that child is hungry for love; avere fame di gloria, to hunger (o to thirst) for glory; fame di giustizia, hunger for justice //ho una fame da lupo!, muoio di fame!, I'm simply starving! (o I'm famished!) // un morto di fame, (fig.) a penniless wretch // è lungo come la fame, it's never ending (o interminable) // essere brutto come la fame, to be as ugly as sin // stipendi da fame, starvation wages2 ( carestia) famine, hunger: durante la guerra migliaia di persone morirono di fame, during the war thousands died of famine; prendere una città per fame, to starve a city into submission; la fame nel mondo, the worldwide problem of famine.* * *['fame]sostantivo femminile1) (appetito) hunger (di for); (denutrizione) starvationavere fame — to be hungry (anche fig.)
avere una fame da lupo — fig. to be ravenously hungry o starving
morire di fame — to die of starvation, to starve to death; fig. (avere molto appetito) to be starving
stipendio da fame — (misero) starvation wage
2) (carestia) faminela fame nel mondo — world famine, the worldwide problem of famine
••* * *fame/'fame/sostantivo f.1 (appetito) hunger (di for); (denutrizione) starvation; avere fame to be hungry (anche fig.); avere una fame da lupo fig. to be ravenously hungry o starving; morire di fame to die of starvation, to starve to death; fig. (avere molto appetito) to be starving; sciopero della fame hunger strike; stipendio da fame (misero) starvation wage2 (carestia) famine; la fame nel mondo world famine, the worldwide problem of faminefare la fame to be in dire (financial) straits. -
3 ristrettezza
f di idee narrownessvivere nelle ristrettezze live in straitened circumstances* * *ristrettezza s.f.1 narrowness3 ( insufficienza) lack, shortage, scarcity: ristrettezza di mezzi, lack of means // in ristrettezze finanziarie, in straightened circumstances (o in financial straits).* * *[ristret'tettsa]sostantivo femminile1) narrownessristrettezza di vedute — narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness
2) fig. (scarsità) scarcity-e — straits
* * *ristrettezza/ristret'tettsa/sostantivo f.1 narrowness; ristrettezza di vedute narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness2 fig. (scarsità) scarcity; -e straits; in -e in straitened circumstances; in periodo di -e at a time of shortage; essere in -e economiche to feel the squeeze. -
4 essere in difficoltà finanziarie
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > essere in difficoltà finanziarie
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5 fare la fame
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6 messo
past part vedere mettere* * *messo1 agg.: ben messo, (vestito bene) well-dressed, (robusto) well-built (o sturdy), (in buone condizioni finanziarie) well-off; mal messo, (trascurato) shabby, (mal vestito) poorly dressed (o badly dressed o got up); (in cattive condizioni finanziarie) badly-off (o hard up); una ditta mal messa, a firm in financial straits.messo2 s.m.1 messenger; (ambasciatore) ambassador; (legato) legate: messo papale, (papal) legate // messo del cielo, heavenly messenger2 (dipendente di uffici pubblici) usher; (fattorino) messenger boy, runner: messo comunale, municipal messenger; messo di tribunale, usher.* * *I ['messo] sm II messo (-a)1. ppSee:2. aggessere ben/mal messo — (economicamente) to be well-/badly-off, (di salute) to be in good/bad health
* * *['messo]sostantivo maschile1) lett. (messaggero) emissary* * *messo/'messo/sostantivo m.1 lett. (messaggero) emissary2 (di ente pubblico) messo comunale agent for the (town) council. -
7 strettezza
f narrowness* * *strettezza s.f.2 ( povertà, ristrettezza) straitened circumstances (pl.), financial difficulties (pl.), poverty, straits (pl.): vivere nelle strettezze, to live in poverty; essere in strettezze, to be hard up4 ( di amicizia) closeness.
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