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1 smitten smit·ten
['smɪtn]1. ppSee:2. adj predto be smitten with — (remorse, desire, fear) essere preso (-a) da, (idea) entusiasmarsi per
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2 smitten
['smɪtn] 1. 2.1) (afflicted)smitten by — divorato da [guilt, regret]; afflitto da [ illness]
2) (in love)smitten by o with sb. — follemente innamorato o cotto di qcn
* * *smitten /ˈsmɪtn/A p. p. di to smiteB a.(fam. scherz.) innamorato cotto (di q.).* * *['smɪtn] 1. 2.1) (afflicted)smitten by — divorato da [guilt, regret]; afflitto da [ illness]
2) (in love)smitten by o with sb. — follemente innamorato o cotto di qcn
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3 smite
[smaɪt]* * *[smaɪt]* * *smite /smaɪt/n.(lett. o scherz.) forte colpo; percossa.(to) smite /smaɪt/1 battere; colpire, percuotere; picchiare2 castigare; punire: God shall smite thee, Dio ti castigherà; In 1666 London was smitten by plague, nel 1666 Londra fu colpita dalla peste3 far soffrire; tormentare: The culprit was smitten with remorse, il colpevole era tormentato dal rimorso4 sconfiggere; sbaragliare; debellare; sgominare● (lett.) to smite one's breast, battersi il petto □ to smite off, tagliare, recidere ( con un colpo di spada, ecc.): The executioner smote off his head, il boia gli recise la testa con un colpo □ (fig.) to smite on sb. 's ear, percuotere (o ferire) l'orecchio di q. □ (fam.) to be smitten by (o with) a girl, essere innamorato cotto d'una ragazza □ to be smitten with sb. 's charms, essere preso dal fascino di q.; essere affascinato da q. □ to be smitten with dread, esser preso dal terrore □ I was smitten with a desire to run away, sono stato preso dal desiderio improvviso di fuggire.* * *[smaɪt]
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smitten with dread — terrified, extremely frightened … English contemporary dictionary
smitten — smit|ten1 [ˈsmıtn] adj [not before noun] 1.) suddenly feeling that you love someone very much ▪ As soon as he saw her, he was smitten. smitten by/with ▪ She was totally smitten with Steve. 2.) smitten with/by sth suddenly affected by an illness… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smitten — adj. affected (formal) 1) smitten by, with (smitten by disease) infatuated (colloq.) 2) smitten by, with (he was totally smitten with her) * * * with (he was totally smitten with her) [ affected ] (formal) smitten by … Combinatory dictionary
smitten — [[t]smɪ̱t(ə)n[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with/by n If you are smitten, you find someone so attractive that you are or seem to be in love with them. They were totally smitten with each other. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ … English dictionary
smitten — verb 1 the past participle of smite 2 be smitten (with sb/sth) to suddenly feel that you love someone or like something very much: The young man was smitten with Miranda and her charms. | be smitten with a desire to do sth (=want to do it very… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smitten — adjective 1) he was smitten with cholera Syn: struck down, laid low, suffering, affected, afflicted, plagued, stricken 2) Jane s smitten with you Syn: infatuated with, besotted with, in love with, o … Thesaurus of popular words
smitten — Synonyms and related words: affected, afflicted, attached to, becharmed, beguiled, beset, bewitched, bothered, burdened, captivated, charmed, crazy about, crushed, devoted to, distressed, enamored, enamored of, enchanted, enraptured, enthralled,… … Moby Thesaurus
smitten — /ˈsmɪtn / (say smitn) verb 1. past participle of smite. –adjective 2. struck, as with a hard blow. 3. stricken with affliction, etc. 4. Colloquial in love: *You re not a bit smitten with Allan Morrison, are you? –mary gaunt, 1897 …
smitten — mid 13c., pp. of SMITE (Cf. smite). Sense of inspired with love is from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
Smitten Kitten — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Smitten Kitten series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Smitten Kitten director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = animator = Kenneth Muse voice actor = Paul Frees (as Green Devil… … Wikipedia
Smitten — Smite Smite (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Smote} (sm[=o]t), rarely {Smit} (sm[i^]t); p. p. {Smitten} (sm[i^]t t n), rarely {Smit}, or {Smote}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiting} (sm[imac]t [i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English