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1 dolente
painful, sore* * *dolente agg.1 afflicted, grieved, sorrowful; ( spiacente) sorry: era molto dolente di avervi disturbato, he was very sorry for troubling you; siamo molto dolenti di informarvi che..., we deeply regret to inform you that...2 ( che fa male) aching: ho un braccio dolente, my arm is aching; sono tutto dolente, I'm aching all over // il punto dolente della questione, the sore point // fin qui tutto bene. Veniamo ora alle dolenti note, so far so good. Now come the knotty points (o now comes the hard bit)◆ s.m. mourner: c'era una folla di dolenti, there was a crowd of mourners.* * *[do'lɛnte]1) (dolorante) [dente, testa, ventre] aching2) (spiacente) sorry, regretfulsono dolente di annunciarle che... — I deeply regret o it grieves me to inform you that
3) (triste) [espressione, sorriso] sorrowful, mournful, woeful; [aspetto, voce] doleful••* * *dolente/do'lεnte/1 (dolorante) [dente, testa, ventre] aching2 (spiacente) sorry, regretful; sono dolente di annunciarle che... I deeply regret o it grieves me to inform you that...3 (triste) [espressione, sorriso] sorrowful, mournful, woeful; [aspetto, voce] dolefulè quello il suo punto dolente that's where the shoe pinches; toccare un tasto dolente to touch on a sore point. -
2 spiacente
essere spiacente be sorrysono molto spiacente I am very sorry* * *spiacente agg. ( dispiaciuto) sorry: sono spiacente di doverti dire che..., I am sorry to have to tell you that...; spiacente, ma è tutto occupato, sorry, but it's full.* * *[spja'tʃɛnte]aggettivo sorrysono spiacente di informarvi che — I'm sorry o I regret to inform you that
* * *spiacente/spja't∫εnte/sorry; sono spiacente di informarvi che I'm sorry o I regret to inform you that. -
3 spiacente agg
[spja'tʃɛnte]siamo spiacenti di non poter accettare — we regret being unable to accept, we are sorry we cannot accept
siamo spiacenti di quanto è successo — we regret what happened, we are sorry about what happened
siamo spiacenti di dovervi annunciare che... — we regret to inform you that...
sono molto spiacente ma... — I am extremely sorry, but...
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4 spiacente
agg [spja'tʃɛnte]siamo spiacenti di non poter accettare — we regret being unable to accept, we are sorry we cannot accept
siamo spiacenti di quanto è successo — we regret what happened, we are sorry about what happened
siamo spiacenti di dovervi annunciare che... — we regret to inform you that...
sono molto spiacente ma... — I am extremely sorry, but...
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5 circa
1. adv (round) about2. prep about* * *circa avv. about, nearly, approximately: c'erano circa 80.000 persone allo stadio, there were about (o nearly) 80,000 people at the stadium; erano circa le 3, it was about 3 o'clock; il paese è a circa 10 km, the village is about 10 km away; un uomo di circa 40 anni, a man of about forty; deve avere circa la mia età, he must be about my age◆ prep. about; as regards; concerning: non sapeva nulla circa l'incidente, he knew nothing about the accident; circa il compenso, ci accorderemo in seguito, as regards the salary, we'll agree on it later; circa la vostra richiesta di collaborazione, siamo spiacenti di dovervi comunicare che..., concerning your application, we regret to inform you that... // (comm.) circa la vostra richiesta del 14 aprile, re your inquiry of 14th April.* * *['tʃirka]1. prepcirca (a) — regarding, concerning, about
2. avv(quasi) about, approximately, roughlyerano circa le 3 quando è partita; è partita alle 3 circa — she left at about 3
* * *['tʃirka] 1.preposizione (riguardo a) about, concerning, regarding, as to2.circa 20 studenti o 20 studenti circa about 20 students; alle 18 circa at about 6 pm; circa una settimana dopo nearly a week later; in una settimana circa — in a week or so
* * *circa/'t∫irka/Circa può precedere o seguire le espressioni numeriche con le quali viene usato, mentre l'equivalente inglese about precede sempre il numero o la misura: circa 20 studenti / 20 studenti circa = about 20 students. Si noti che in italiano un'espressione numerica come circa venti può essere sostituita da una ventina; la traduzione inglese è sempre about twenty.(riguardo a) about, concerning, regarding, as to; ci sono alcuni dubbi circa la sua autenticità there is some doubt about its authenticityII avverbio(quasi) about, approximately, around; circa 20 studenti o 20 studenti circa about 20 students; alle 18 circa at about 6 pm; circa una settimana dopo nearly a week later; in una settimana circa in a week or so. -
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