Oppenheimer: vocabolario inglese

the use of threats or the possibility of punishment to stop people from doing something

Traduzione: deterrenza

the quality of speaking or acting honestly and openly

Traduzione: franchezza

to imagine or plan something as a possible future event

Traduzione: immaginare

to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

Traduzione: ululare

the idea that events are caused by other events

Traduzione: causalità

to make someone feel less proud or less important

Traduzione: umilia

a tunnel-like connection that could link two far-apart places in space-time

Traduzione: wormhole

too proud of yourself and thinking you are better than other people

Traduzione: egocentrico

to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy

Traduzione: idratarsi; bere abbastanza acqua

seeming strange or self-contradictory, but possibly true

Traduzione: paradossale

to feel or show smug pleasure about your own success or someone else's failure

Traduzione: gongolare

allowed to be used, especially as evidence in court

Traduzione: ammissibile

having rabies

Traduzione: rabbioso

things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

Traduzione: avanzi

not sincere; not showing your true feelings or beliefs

Traduzione: non sincero

to press something so that it becomes smaller and tighter

Traduzione: compattare

showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult

Traduzione: vendicativo

to describe someone or something in a way that is false or misleading

Traduzione: travisare

the feathers fixed to the back of an arrow or dart to help it fly straight

Traduzione: impennaggio

to twist and squeeze something to force liquid out of it

Traduzione: strizzare

a device used to set off an explosive charge

Traduzione: detonatore

to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

Traduzione: dragare; rovistare

to keep bothering someone again and again, especially by following or questioning them

Traduzione: perseguitare

to live longer than someone or something

Traduzione: sopravvivere a

the fact of not being efficient or not using time, money, or effort well

Traduzione: inefficienza

to destroy something badly or cause it to fail completely

Traduzione: devastare

to confuse or puzzle someone

Traduzione: confondere

the act or process of becoming less clear or transparent

Traduzione: annebbiamento

the act of forcing a decision, plan, or deal through quickly and unfairly

Traduzione: imposizione

showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

Traduzione: pieno di speranza

a place or situation with extreme confusion and noise

Traduzione: caos

not successful or not producing any useful result

Traduzione: infruttuoso

to value something very highly

Traduzione: apprezzare molto

a glass container used in laboratories, usually with a flat bottom and a pouring lip

Traduzione: becher

the act of cutting food into small cubes

Traduzione: tagliare a dadini

to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force

Traduzione: requisire

to make someone feel less connected or less friendly toward you or a group

Traduzione: alienare

to put something firmly inside or into something else

Traduzione: incorporare

in the form of a gas, or like a gas

Traduzione: gassoso

to spend or use up money, time, energy, or resources

Traduzione: spendere

the process of splitting into two or more parts, especially in biology or nuclear physics

Traduzione: fissione

showing disrespect by criticizing someone or something in a rude way

Traduzione: dispregiativo

becoming sour, spoiled, or unpleasant

Traduzione: che si inacidisce

not loyal or faithful to a person, group, or cause

Traduzione: sleale

to attack a place with bombs or shells

Traduzione: bombardare

the quality of being possible to do or achieve

Traduzione: fattibilità

not important or powerful; low in rank or status

Traduzione: di basso rango; umile

showing disrespect or contempt

Traduzione: sprezzante

full of longing or sadness for someone or something

Traduzione: pieno di nostalgia

toward the inside or center

Traduzione: verso l'interno

so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

Traduzione: conclusivo

an assumption that something is true because it seems likely

Traduzione: presunzione

to say that something is true, especially without proving it

Traduzione: affermare

excellent or very cool

Traduzione: fantastico

to happen or come before something else in time, order, or position

Traduzione: precedere

the secret movement of people or things into a place, especially to spy or cause damage

Traduzione: infiltrazione

relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

Traduzione: burocratico

the process of calculating something

Traduzione: calcolo

the spread of something through an area or group

Traduzione: diffusione

a person who is believed to be able to predict the future

Traduzione: indovino

a belief or rule that people are expected to accept without questioning

Traduzione: dogma

a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

Traduzione: disprezzo

used to say something is surprising or worth noticing

Traduzione: curiosamente

to ask for money, help, or information in a formal way

Traduzione: sollecitare

to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way

Traduzione: interrogare

a language traditionally spoken by many Jewish communities, based on German and written in Hebrew letters

Traduzione: yiddish

increasing very quickly

Traduzione: esponenziale

the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

Traduzione: aspetti tecnici

anxious and overly worried about things, often in a way that seems excessive

Traduzione: nevrotico

a person who stays loyal to a ruler, government, or cause

Traduzione: lealista

a structure used for hanging people as a form of execution

Traduzione: forca

the act of making an explosive device explode

Traduzione: detonazione

having enough water in your body

Traduzione: idratato