deep

deep
I [diːp]
aggettivo
1) (vertically) [hole, water, wound] profondo; [snow, container, saucepan, grass] alto

a deep-pile carpet — moquette a pelo lungo

how deep is the lake? It's 13 m deep — quant'è profondo il lago? ha una profondità di 13 m

a hole 5 cm deep a 5 cm deep hole un buco profondo 5 cm; the floor was 10 cm deep in water — il pavimento era coperto da 10 cm d'acqua

2) (horizontally) [band, drawer, stage] largo, profondo

a shelf 30 cm deep — una mensola larga 30 cm

cars were parked three deep — le auto erano parcheggiate su tre file

3) (intense) [admiration, love, impression, interest, desire] profondo, grande; [pleasure] grande; [difficulty, trouble] grosso

my deepest sympathy — sentite condoglianze

4) (impenetrable) [darkness, mystery] profondo; [forest] impenetrabile; [secret] grande; [person] misterioso

they live in deepest Wales — scherz. vivono nel profondo Galles

5) (cunning)

you're a deep one! — colloq. sei un dritto!

6) (intellectually profound) [thought, meaning, book, thinker, knowledge] profondo; [discussion] approfondito
7) (dark) [colour] scuro, intenso, carico; [tan] intenso

deep blue eyes — occhi di un blu intenso

8) (low) [voice] profondo; [note, sound] basso, grave
9) (long) [shot, serve] in profondità
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to be in deep — colloq. esserci dentro fino al collo

to be in deep water — essere in cattive acque

II [diːp]
nome lett. (sea)

the deep — il mare, l'oceano

III [diːp]
avverbio
1) (a long way down) [dig, cut] profondamente, in profondità

he thrust his hands deep into his pockets — affondò le mani nelle tasche

deep beneath the sea — in fondo al mare

to dig deeper into an affair — fig. scavare più a fondo in una faccenda

to sink deeper into debt — fig. essere sempre più sommerso dai debiti

2) (a long way in)

deep in o into nel centro o nel cuore di; to go deep into the woods addentrarsi nel bosco; deep in the heart of Texas nel cuore del Texas; deep in space nelle profondità dello spazio; deep in my heart nel profondo del mio cuore; to be deep in thought, discussion essere immerso nei pensieri, in una discussione; deep into the night — fino a tarda notte

3) (emotionally)

deep down o inside in fondo in fondo; deep down she was frightened in fondo in fondo aveva paura; to go deep [faith, loyalty] essere profondo; to run deep — [belief, feeling, prejudice] essere ben radicato

4) sport [hit, kick, serve] in profondità
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[di:p] 1. adjective
1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) profondo
2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) di profondità
3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) immerso
4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) profondo
5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) profondo
2. adverb
(far down or into: deep into the wood.) profondamente
- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze
3. verb
(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) congelare
- in deep water
* * *
I [diːp]
aggettivo
1) (vertically) [hole, water, wound] profondo; [snow, container, saucepan, grass] alto

a deep-pile carpet — moquette a pelo lungo

how deep is the lake? It's 13 m deep — quant'è profondo il lago? ha una profondità di 13 m

a hole 5 cm deep a 5 cm deep hole un buco profondo 5 cm; the floor was 10 cm deep in water — il pavimento era coperto da 10 cm d'acqua

2) (horizontally) [band, drawer, stage] largo, profondo

a shelf 30 cm deep — una mensola larga 30 cm

cars were parked three deep — le auto erano parcheggiate su tre file

3) (intense) [admiration, love, impression, interest, desire] profondo, grande; [pleasure] grande; [difficulty, trouble] grosso

my deepest sympathy — sentite condoglianze

4) (impenetrable) [darkness, mystery] profondo; [forest] impenetrabile; [secret] grande; [person] misterioso

they live in deepest Wales — scherz. vivono nel profondo Galles

5) (cunning)

you're a deep one! — colloq. sei un dritto!

6) (intellectually profound) [thought, meaning, book, thinker, knowledge] profondo; [discussion] approfondito
7) (dark) [colour] scuro, intenso, carico; [tan] intenso

deep blue eyes — occhi di un blu intenso

8) (low) [voice] profondo; [note, sound] basso, grave
9) (long) [shot, serve] in profondità
••

to be in deep — colloq. esserci dentro fino al collo

to be in deep water — essere in cattive acque

II [diːp]
nome lett. (sea)

the deep — il mare, l'oceano

III [diːp]
avverbio
1) (a long way down) [dig, cut] profondamente, in profondità

he thrust his hands deep into his pockets — affondò le mani nelle tasche

deep beneath the sea — in fondo al mare

to dig deeper into an affair — fig. scavare più a fondo in una faccenda

to sink deeper into debt — fig. essere sempre più sommerso dai debiti

2) (a long way in)

deep in o into nel centro o nel cuore di; to go deep into the woods addentrarsi nel bosco; deep in the heart of Texas nel cuore del Texas; deep in space nelle profondità dello spazio; deep in my heart nel profondo del mio cuore; to be deep in thought, discussion essere immerso nei pensieri, in una discussione; deep into the night — fino a tarda notte

3) (emotionally)

deep down o inside in fondo in fondo; deep down she was frightened in fondo in fondo aveva paura; to go deep [faith, loyalty] essere profondo; to run deep — [belief, feeling, prejudice] essere ben radicato

4) sport [hit, kick, serve] in profondità

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