natural

['nætʃrəl] 1.

aggettivo

1) [phenomenon, disaster, harbour, light, resources] naturale

natural history, sciences — storia naturale, scienze naturali

natural selection — selezione naturale

the natural world — il mondo della natura

2) (normal) naturale, normale

it's only natural — è del tutto normale

to die of natural causes — morire di morte naturale

3) (innate) [gift, trait] innato; [artist, storyteller] nato; [affinity] naturale

a natural advantage — un atout

4) (unaffected) [person, manner] spontaneo, semplice

5) mus. naturale

6) mat. naturale

2.

nome

1) colloq. (person)

as an actor, he's a natural — è un attore nato

2) mus. (sign) bequadro m.; (note) nota f. naturale

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['næ ərəl] 1. adjective

1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naturale

2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) naturale, innato

3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) naturale

4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturale, normale

5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) naturale

2. noun

1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) (persona con un talento naturale)

2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) bequadro, nota naturale

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- naturalist

- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources

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['nætʃrəl] 1.

aggettivo

1) [phenomenon, disaster, harbour, light, resources] naturale

natural history, sciences — storia naturale, scienze naturali

natural selection — selezione naturale

the natural world — il mondo della natura

2) (normal) naturale, normale

it's only natural — è del tutto normale

to die of natural causes — morire di morte naturale

3) (innate) [gift, trait] innato; [artist, storyteller] nato; [affinity] naturale

a natural advantage — un atout

4) (unaffected) [person, manner] spontaneo, semplice

5) mus. naturale

6) mat. naturale

2.

nome

1) colloq. (person)

as an actor, he's a natural — è un attore nato

2) mus. (sign) bequadro m.; (note) nota f. naturale