Aggettivi in Italiano (2) (checked to date) Flashcards

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Piccolo (1(1)) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

→ to walk in small steps

→ A glass that small won’t do for an alcoholic like him.

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1(1) (aggettivo) (di dimensioni ridotte) small, little, tiny

a. Camminare a piccolo passi
→ to walk in small steps

b. Un piccolo bicchiere non basta per un alcolizzato come lui.
→ A glass that small won’t do for an alcoholic like him.

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Piccolo (1(2)) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

1(2) [= Limited or reduced; small.]

a. → a small lake

b. → a small man

1(3) [= in small, in reduced proportions]

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1(2) (aggettivo) Limitato o ridotto; piccino.
[= Limited or reduced; small]

a. Un piccolo lago
→ a small lake

b. Un uomo piccolo
→ a small man

1(3) In piccolo, in proporzioni ridotte
[= in small, in reduced proportions]

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Piccolo (2(1)) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo (n); pl: piccoli]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

2(1) [= In my small way = within the limits of my modest possibilities]

a. → In my small way, I can call myself a gentleman.

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2(1) Nel mio piccolo = nei limiti delle mie modeste possibilità.
[= In my small way = within the limits of my modest possibilities]

a. Nel mio piccolo, posso dirmi un signore.
→ In my small way, I can call myself a gentleman.

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Piccolo (2(2)) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo (n); pl: piccoli]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

2(2) → (nelle nostre possibilità) in our own small way

a. → In our own small way we try to do our best to improve life on the planet.

2(3) → in their own small way expr

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2(2) Nel nostro piccolo
→ (nelle nostre possibilità) in our own small way

a. Nel nostro piccolo cerchiamo di fare del nostro meglio per migliorare la vita sul pianeta.
→ In our own small way we try to do our best to improve life on the planet.

2(3) Nel loro piccolo (espressione)
→ in their own small way

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Piccolo (3) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

3 [= of short duration, in time and space]

a. → a short journey

b. → a short pause

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3 (aggettivo) Di breve durata, nel tempo e nello spazio.
[= of short duration, in time and space]

a. Un piccolo tragitto
→ a short journey

b. Una piccola pausa
→ a short pause

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Piccolo (4) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

4 [= of a young person or animal]

a. → She has two small children

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4 (aggettivo) Di persona o animale di giovane età.
[= of a young person or animal]

a. Ha due figli piccoli
→ She has two small children

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Piccolo (5) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

5 [= of little size/scope or importance]

a. → I have received a small inheritance.

b. → A small landowner

c. → They are giving a small reception.

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5 (aggettivo) Di poca entità o importanza.
[= of little size/scope or importance]

a. Ho ricevuto una piccola eredità.
→ I have received a small inheritance.

b. Un piccolo possidente
→ A small landowner

c. Danno un piccolo ricevimento
→ They are giving a small reception.

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Piccolo (6) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (adj); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

6 [= morally petty]

a. → Small and petty concepts

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6 (aggettivo) Moralmente gretto
[= morally petty]

a. Concetti piccoli e meschini
→ Small and petty concepts

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Piccolo (1(1)) [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

[piccolo’ (n); f: piccola;
mpl: piccoli; fpl: piccole]

Piccolo, piccola (nome maschile, femminile)

1(1) a. → the little one keeps me very busy.

b. → the bitch with her little ones.

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1(1) (bambino piccolo, cucciolo) a baby, a little one; a child, a little boy

a. Il piccolo mi impegna moltissimo.
→ the little one keeps me very busy.

b. La cagna con i suoi piccoli.
→ the bitch with her little ones.

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Piccolo [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

Forme composte (1)

1 → to have been dropped on one’s head at birth

2 → as a child

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Forme composte (1)

1 Aver battuto la testa da piccolo (locuzione)
→ to have been dropped on one’s head at birth

2 Da piccolo, da piccola
→ as a child

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Piccolo [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

Forme composte (2)

3 → of small denomination (lit. of small cut)

4 → to be a little fish

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Forme composte (2)

3 Di piccolo taglio
→ of small denomination

4 Essere un pesce piccolo
→ to be a little fish

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Piccolo [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

Forme composte (3)

5 → to make o.s. as small as possible (lit. to make o.s. ‘little, little’)

6 → (a saying) It is a small town, people talk (lit. the country is small and the people murmur/grumble)

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Forme composte (3)

5 Farsi piccolo piccolo
→ to make o.s. as small as possible

6 Il paese è piccolo, la gente mormora (locuzione)
→ It is a small town, people talk

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Piccolo [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

Forme composte (4)

7 → on a small scale

8 → petty bourgeois

9 Piccolo commercio, commercio al dettaglio
→ (a) small business, retail trade

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Forme composte (4)

7 In piccolo
→ on a small scale

8 Piccolo borghese
→ petty bourgeois

9 Piccolo commercio, commercio al dettaglio
→ (a) small business, retail trade

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Piccolo [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

Forme composte (5)

[= the small screen = the screen of television sets, taken as a symbol of television]

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Forme composte (5)

10 Piccolo schermo = il video degli apparecchi televisivi, assunto a simbolo della televisione
[= the small screen = the screen of television sets, taken as a symbol of television]

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Piccolo [ˈpikkolo, pìc·co·lo]

Forme composte (6)

→ When I was young, I used to think that

→ This love of mine

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Forme composte (6)

11 Quando ero piccolo pensavo che (espressione)
→ when I was young, I used to think that

12 Questo piccolo grande amore (espressione)
→ this love of mine

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Rumoroso (1) [rumoˈroso, ru·mo·ró·so] (aggettivo)

[rumoroso (adj); f: rumorosa;
mpl: rumorosi, fpl: rumorose]

→ My noisy and extravagant friends were not liked by my parents, who love peacefulness.

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1 (chiassoso) noisy, loud

a. I miei amici rumorosi e stravaganti non sono piaciuti ai miei genitori che amano la tranquillità.
→ My noisy and extravagant friends were not liked by my parents, who love peacefulness.

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Rumoroso (2) [rumoˈroso, ru·mo·ró·so] (aggettivo)

[rumoroso (adj); f: rumorosa;
mpl: rumorosi, fpl: rumorose]

2 (che produce rumore)

a. → Young children really like noisy toys because they stimulate their sense of hearing.

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2 (che produce rumore) noisy, loud

a. Ai bambini piccoli piacciono molto i giocattoli rumorosi perché stimolano il loro senso dell’udito.
→ Young children really like noisy toys because they stimulate their sense of hearing.

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Rumoroso (3) [rumoˈroso, ru·mo·ró·so] (aggettivo)

[rumoroso (adj); f: rumorosa;
mpl: rumorosi, fpl: rumorose]

3 a. → the heels of your shoes are very noisy.

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3 Rumoroso, cioè ci sono dei suoni forti e fastidiosi.

a. I tacchi delle tue scarpe sono molto rumorosi.
→ the heels of your shoes are very noisy.

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Rumoroso (4) [rumoˈroso, ru·mo·ró·so] (aggettivo)

[rumoroso (adj); f: rumorosa;
mpl: rumorosi, fpl: rumorose]

a. → Noisy traffic.

b. → Noisy place.

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4 Che produce eccessivo rumore.
[= that produces excessive noise.]

a. Traffico rumoso.
→ Noisy traffic.

b. Locale rumoroso.
→ Noisy place.

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Rumoroso (5) [rumoˈroso, ru·mo·ró·so] (aggettivo)

[rumoroso (adj); f: rumorosa;
mpl: rumorosi, fpl: rumorose]

5 [= that produces excessive noise.]

a. → Noisy traffic.

b. → Noisy place.

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5 Che produce eccessivo rumore.
[= that produces excessive noise.]

a. Traffico rumoso.
→ Noisy traffic.

b. Locale rumoroso.
→ Noisy place.

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Rumoroso (6) [rumoˈroso, ru·mo·ró·so] (aggettivo)

[rumoroso (adj); f: rumorosa;
mpl: rumorosi, fpl: rumorose]

6 [= full of noise.]

a. → a noisy house.

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6 Pieno di rumore.
[= full of noise.]

a. Una casa rumoroso.
→ a noisy house.

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Squattrinato (1)

[skwattriˈnato, squat·tri·nà·to] (aggettivo)

[squattrinato (adj); f: squattrinata;
mpl: squattrinati; fpl: squattrinate]

[squattrinato’ (n); pl: squattrinati]

1 (agg.) (informale) (al verde, in bolletta) senza un quattrino

a. → “You always fall in love with penniless types,” my father grumbled.

b. → a penniless nobleman

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1 (agg.) (informale) (al verde, in bolletta) senza un quattrino; penniless, hard up, broke

a. “Ti innamori sempre di tipi squattrinati” disse mio padre mugugnando.
→ “You always fall in love with penniless types,” my father grumbled.

b. Un nobile squattrinato
→ a penniless nobleman

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Squattrinato, squattrinata (2)

[skwattriˈnato, squat·tri·nà·to]

(nome maschile, nome femminile)

[squattrinato (n); f: squattrinata;
mpl: squattrinati; fpl: squattrinate]

2 (persona senza soldi) (archaic or pejorative) a

a. → He seems to live like a penniless man, but in reality he earns quite well.

b. → She married a penniless man.

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2 (persona senza soldi) (archaic or pejorative) a pauper;
(disapproving) a beggar; a poor person

a. Sembra che viva come uno squattrinato, ma in realtà guadagna piuttosto bene.
→ He seems to live like a penniless man, but in reality he earns quite well.

b. Ha sposato uno squattrinato.
→ She married a penniless man.

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Facoltativo (1) [fakoltaˈtivo, fa·col·ta·tì·vo] (aggettivo)

[facoltativo (adj); f: facoltativa;
mpl: facoltativi; fpl: facoltative]

1 (agg) (non obbligatorio)

a. → Participation is elective, so you can go home if you are tired.

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1 (agg) (non obbligatorio) elective, discretionary (adj)

a. La tua presenza è facoltativa, quindi puoi tornare a casa se sei stanco.
→ Participation is elective, so you can go home if you are tired.

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Facoltativo (2) [fakoltaˈtivo, fa·col·ta·tì·vo] (aggettivo)

[facoltativo (adj); f: facoltativa;
mpl: facoltativi; fpl: facoltative]

2 (agg) (opzionale) non obbligatorio

a. → an optional exam

b. → My degree course has too many optional classes.

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2 (agg) (opzionale) non obbligatorio; optional

a. Esame facoltativo
→ an optional exam

b. Il mio corso di laurea ha troppi insegnamenti facoltativi.
→ My degree course has too many optional classes.

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lnverosimile (1)

[inveroˈsimile, in·ve·ro·sì·mi·le]

(aggettivo)

[inverosimile (adj); f: inverosimile;
mpl: inverosimili; fpl: inverosimili]

1 [= lacking any correspondence to reality];
unlikely, improbable; implausible (adj)

a. → Your stories are increasingly unlikely.

b. → the ending of the movie is unlikely.

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1 (aggettivo) (non credibile) Privo di qualsiera rispondenza alla realtà
[= lacking any correspondence to reality];
unlikely, improbable; implausible (adj)

a. Le tue storie sono sempre più inverosimili.
→ Your stories are increasingly unlikely.

b. Il finale del film è inverosimile.
→ the ending of the movie is unlikely.

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lnverosimile (2)

[inveroˈsimile, in·ve·ro·sì·mi·le]

(nome maschile, aggettivo)

[inverosimile (adj); f: inverosimile;
mpl: inverosimili; fpl: inverosimili]

2 (agg) (non sensato (= sensible, reasonable))

a. → This painting is being sold at an unbelievable price.

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2 (agg) (non sensato) impossible; incredible, absurd, unbelievable (adj)

a. Questo dipinto viene venduto a un prezzo inverosimile.
→ This painting is being sold at an unbelievable price.

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lnverosimile (1)

[inveroˈsimile, in·ve·ro·sì·mi·le]

(nome maschile)

[inverosimile (n); pl: inverosimili]

1 (nm) (eccesso) (sth.) unbelievable

a. → My uncle is an unbelievable egotist.; My uncle is incredibly selfish.

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1 (nm) (eccesso) (sth.) unbelievable

a. Mio zio è egoista all’inverosimile.
→ My uncle is an unbelievable egotist.; My uncle is incredibly selfish.

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lnverosimile (2)

[inveroˈsimile, in·ve·ro·sì·mi·le]

(nome maschile)

[inverosimile (n); pl: inverosimili]

2 (nm) an unlikely thing, an improbable thing

a. → His autobiography is unbelievable (lit. His autobiography has something of the unbelievable (in it).

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2 (nm) (cosa inverosimile) an unlikely thing, an improbable thing

a. La sua autobiografia ha dell’inverosimile.
→ His autobiography is unbelievable.

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