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1 unpopular
[ʌn'pɒpjʊlə(r)]* * *(generally disliked: an unpopular person/law; He was unpopular at school.) impopolare* * *unpopular /ʌnˈpɒpjʊlə(r)/a.impopolare; che gode di scarso favore: an unpopular law [decision], una legge [decisione] impopolare; He is unpopular with is colleagues, non è apprezzato dai colleghiunpopularityn. [u]impopolarità.* * *[ʌn'pɒpjʊlə(r)] -
2 unpopular un·popu·lar adj
[ʌn'pɒpjʊlə(r)](gen) impopolareto be unpopular with sb — (person, law) non riscuotere l'approvazione di qn
to make o.s. unpopular (with) — rendersi antipatico (-a) (a), (subj: politician) alienarsi le simpatie (di)
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3 curiosity
[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
* * *[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiosità2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) curiosità, rarità* * *curiosity /kjʊərɪˈɒsətɪ/n. [uc]1 curiosità; desiderio di sapere: to burn with curiosity, ardere di curiosità; idle curiosity, curiosità oziosa4 curiosità; individuo strano, singolare: I was still a curiosity for the natives, per gli indigeni ero ancora una curiosità● (prov.) Curiosity killed the cat, tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino.NOTA D'USO: - curiosity e curiosita-* * *[ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ]1) (desire to know, nosiness) curiosità f. ( about per, riguardo a)2) (object, text) curiosità f., rarità f.3) (person) originale m. e f., tipo m. stravagante••curiosity killed the cat — prov. tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
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4 ♦ trigger
♦ trigger /ˈtrɪgə(r)/n.● (med.) trigger action, azione scatenante □ (elettr., autom.) trigger box, centralina elettronica □ trigger control, sicura ( d'arma da fuoco) □ (farm.) trigger drug, stimolante □ trigger finger, dito del grilletto; indice della mano destra □ ( di un fucile) trigger guard, guardamano □ (fam.) trigger-happy, dal grilletto facile; (fig.) avventato, impulsivo; (fig., polit.) aggressivo; (fig.: di metodo, ecc.) drastico □ trigger housing, alloggiamento del grilletto ( d'arma da fuoco) □ trigger squeeze, pressione sul grilletto □ (fam.) to be quick on the trigger, essere svelto a sparare; avere il grilletto facile □ ( di macchina fotografica) release trigger, scatto.(to) trigger /ˈtrɪgə(r)/v. t.3 (fis., elettron.) innescare4 (fig., spesso to trigger off) provocare; dare avvio (o il via) a; scatenare: The unpopular measures triggered off a revolt, i provvedimenti impopolari diedero l'avvio a una rivolta; to trigger off an attack, scatenare un attacco ( come reazione). -
5 unpopularity
[ˌʌnpɒpjʊ'lærətɪ]nome impopolarità f.* * *[-'læ-]noun impopolarità* * *unpopularity* * *[ˌʌnpɒpjʊ'lærətɪ]nome impopolarità f.
См. также в других словарях:
unpopular — index odious, repugnant (exciting aversion), unacceptable, undesirable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unpopular — (adj.) 1640s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + POPULAR (Cf. popular) … Etymology dictionary
unpopular — [adj] not liked or sought after abhorred, avoided, creepy*, despised, detested, disesteemed, disfavored, disliked, drip*, dumpy*, execrated, gross*, loathed, loser*, lousy, nerdy*, obnoxious, ostracized, out, out of favor, rejected, scorned,… … New thesaurus
unpopulär — Adj. (Grundstufe) beim Publikum nicht beliebt Synonym: unbeliebt Beispiel: Er ist einer der unpopulärsten Politiker in unserem Land … Extremes Deutsch
unpopular — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not liked or popular. DERIVATIVES unpopularity noun … English terms dictionary
unpopular — [unpäp′yə lər] adj. not popular; not liked or approved of by the public or by the majority unpopularity [un΄päp′yə lar′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
unpopular — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb/sth ▪ His views made him unpopular with many … Collocations dictionary
unpopular — un|pop|u|lar [ʌnˈpɔpjulə US ˈpa:pjulər] adj not liked by most people ▪ an unpopular choice ▪ an unpopular teacher unpopular with/among ▪ a decision that was deeply unpopular with students >unpopularity [ʌnˌpɔpjuˈlærıti US ˌpa:p ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
unpopular — [[t]ʌ̱npɒ̱pjʊlə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ with n If something or someone is unpopular, most people do not like them. It was a painful and unpopular decision... In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice... The… … English dictionary
unpopulär — a) [heftig] kritisiert, im Kreuzfeuer der Kritik, missliebig, nicht gefragt, nicht gern gesehen, unangenehm, unbeliebt, unerwünscht, unlieb[sam], unwillkommen, verhasst; (geh.): oft/viel gescholten; (ugs.): out; (meist abwertend): unsympathisch.… … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
unpopular — un|pop|u|lar [ ʌn papjələr ] adjective * disliked by many people: an unpopular decision She was the most unpopular prime minister in recent history. ╾ un|pop|u|lar|i|ty [ ,ʌnpapjə lerəti ] noun uncount: The opinion polls reflect the current… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English