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1 impotente
powerless( inefficace) ineffectualmedicine impotent* * *impotente agg.1 powerless; impotent: le leggi sono impotenti in questo caso, the law is powerless in this case; in casi come questi ci si sente impotenti, in cases like these one feels impotent2 (med.) impotent◆ s.m. (med.) impotent man.* * *[impo'tɛnte]1. agg1) (persona, governo) impotent, powerless2) (Med : incapace sessualmente) impotent2. smMed impotent man* * *[impo'tɛnte] 1.1) powerless, helpless, impotentassistere impotente a qcs. — to watch sth. impotently
sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs. — to feel helpless in front of sth
2) med. impotent2.sostantivo maschile med. impotent man** * *impotente/impo'tεnte/1 powerless, helpless, impotent; assistere impotente a qcs. to watch sth. impotently; sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs. to feel helpless in front of sth.2 med. impotentmed. impotent man*. -
2 sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs.
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs.
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3 impotente
[impo'tɛnte]1. agg1) (persona, governo) impotent, powerless2) (Med : incapace sessualmente) impotent2. smMed impotent man -
4 disperato
desperate* * *disperato agg.1 despairing: in un tono disperato, in a despairing tone; mi diede uno sguardo disperato, he gave me a despairing look2 ( in preda alla disperazione) desperate, in despair (pred.): disperati, rinunciammo al tentativo, we gave up the attempt in despair; essere disperato, to be in despair (o to feel miserable); ( essere scoraggiato) to be disheartened: essere disperato nell'apprendere qlco., to be dreadfully sorry to hear sthg.; è disperato per la sconfitta, he's in despair over the defeat // alla disperata, (fam.) as a last resort (o if the worst comes to the worst): alla disperata dormiremo in auto, if the worst comes to the worst we will sleep in the car3 ( senza speranza) desperate, hopeless: un caso disperato, a hopeless case; essere in condizioni disperate, to be in a hopeless state; ( di malato) to be far gone (o to be past recovery)4 ( miserabile) destitute, wretched; ( senza un soldo) penniless: avere un'aria disperata, to look wretched5 ( accanito) desperate: una lotta disperata, a desperate (o life-and-death) struggle; fece un ultimo disperato tentativo di salvarsi, he made a desperate (o last-ditch) attempt to save himself◆ s.m.1 desperate person, madman*: agire come un disperato, to act like a madman (o desperately); lavorare come un disperato, (fam.) to work like a madman* * *[dispe'rato] disperato (-a)1. agg2. sm/f1)(
fam : spiantato) è un povero disperato — he's a no-hoper2)lavorare come un disperato — to work furiously o like mad
* * *[dispe'rato] 1.participio passato disperare2.1) (sconsolato, desolato) [ persona] desperate, in despair mai attrib.; [ espressione] helpless2) (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, lastavere un disperato bisogno di — to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]
3) (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopeless3.••come un disperato — [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad
* * *disperato/dispe'rato/II aggettivo2 (estremo) [appello, gesto, situazione] desperate; [sforzo, ricerca] frantic, frenzied; [ tentativo] desperate, forlorn, last; avere un disperato bisogno di to be in dire need of, to be desperate for [aiuto, affetto, soldi]3 (senza speranza) [ caso] desperate, hopelessIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) colloq. wretchcome un disperato [ correre] like anything, like hell o the devil colloq.; [ lavorare] like anything, like mad.
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