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1 trite
[traɪt]aggettivo trito, banale* * *((of a remark, saying etc) already said in exactly the same way so often that it no longer has any worth, effectiveness etc: His poetry is full of trite descriptions of nature.) trito- tritely- triteness* * *trite /traɪt/a.trito; stantio; banale; risaputo; comune: a trite expression, un'espressione tritatritely avv. triteness n. [u].* * *[traɪt]aggettivo trito, banale -
2 trite adj
[traɪt](remark) banale, (story, idea) trito (-a) e ritrito (-a) -
3 contrite con·trite adj
['kɒntraɪt]mortificato (-a), Rel contrito (-a) -
4 contritely con·trite·ly adv
[kən'traɪtlɪ] -
5 nitrite ni·trite n
['naɪtraɪt] -
6 hat
[hæt]nome cappello m.••that's old hat — è una vecchia storia, sono cose trite e ritrite
to put o throw one's hat into the ring entrare in lizza; to take one's hat off to sb. fare tanto di cappello a qcn.; to talk through one's hat — parlare a vanvera o a sproposito
* * *[hæt](a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) cappello- hatter- hat trick
- keep something under one's hat
- keep under one's hat
- pass/send round the hat
- take one's hat off to
- talk through one's hat* * *[hæt]nome cappello m.••that's old hat — è una vecchia storia, sono cose trite e ritrite
to put o throw one's hat into the ring entrare in lizza; to take one's hat off to sb. fare tanto di cappello a qcn.; to talk through one's hat — parlare a vanvera o a sproposito
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7 pretty
I 1. ['prɪtɪ]1) (attractive) carino, grazioso, bello2) spreg. (trite)2."how are you?" - "pretty well" — "come stai?" - "abbastanza bene"
••I'm not just a pretty face — colloq. scherz. non sono soltanto carina
II ['prɪtɪ]this is a pretty mess o a pretty state of affairs iron. che bello, bella roba; that must have cost you a pretty penny colloq. ti deve essere costato una bella cifra; to be sitting pretty colloq. dormire tra due guanciali, essere in una botte di ferro; things have come to a pretty pass when... — le cose si sono messe male quando
* * *['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) carino, grazioso2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) bello2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) abbastanza; piuttosto- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *I 1. ['prɪtɪ]1) (attractive) carino, grazioso, bello2) spreg. (trite)2."how are you?" - "pretty well" — "come stai?" - "abbastanza bene"
••I'm not just a pretty face — colloq. scherz. non sono soltanto carina
II ['prɪtɪ]this is a pretty mess o a pretty state of affairs iron. che bello, bella roba; that must have cost you a pretty penny colloq. ti deve essere costato una bella cifra; to be sitting pretty colloq. dormire tra due guanciali, essere in una botte di ferro; things have come to a pretty pass when... — le cose si sono messe male quando
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9 triteness
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