dislike

dislike
I [dɪs'laɪk]
nome avversione f., antipatia f. (of per)

to take a dislike to sb., sth. — prendere qcn., qcs. in antipatia; (stronger) prendere qcn., qcs. in odio

we all have our likes and dislikes — abbiamo tutti le nostre preferenze

II [dɪs'laɪk]
verbo transitivo provare antipatia per

I have always disliked him — non mi è mai piaciuto, mi è sempre stato antipatico

I dislike her intensely — la detesto cordialmente

I don't dislike city life — non mi dispiace la vita di città

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1. verb
(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) provare antipatia per, detestare
2. noun
(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) antipatia, avversione
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dislike /dɪsˈlaɪk/
n. [uc]
1 antipatia; avversione: They took an instant dislike to each other, si sono presi subito in antipatia; He has a deep dislike of (o for) dogs, ha una profonda avversione per i cani; non può soffrire i cani NOTA D'USO: -to dislike o not to like?-
2 (spesso al pl.) cosa che non piace: sb.'s likes and dislikes, le cose che piacciono e quelle che non piacciono a q.; One of my dislikes is spiders, i ragni sono una delle cose che non sopporto.
(to) dislike /dɪsˈlaɪk/
v. t.
non piacere (corrisponde alla costruzione impers.): sb. dislikes sb. [st.], a q. non piace q. [qc.]; He dislikes big cities, non gli piacciono le grandi città; She dislikes having her photo taken, non le piace essere fotografata: I really dislike cartoons, detesto i cartoni animati; I dislike him, mi è antipatico
to be disliked by everybody, essere malvisto da tutti □ to get oneself disliked, rendersi antipatico.
NOTA D'USO: -to dislike o not to like?- NOTA D'USO: -to dislike to do o to dislike doing?-
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I [dɪs'laɪk]
nome avversione f., antipatia f. (of per)

to take a dislike to sb., sth. — prendere qcn., qcs. in antipatia; (stronger) prendere qcn., qcs. in odio

we all have our likes and dislikes — abbiamo tutti le nostre preferenze

II [dɪs'laɪk]
verbo transitivo provare antipatia per

I have always disliked him — non mi è mai piaciuto, mi è sempre stato antipatico

I dislike her intensely — la detesto cordialmente

I don't dislike city life — non mi dispiace la vita di città


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