funk

funk
I [fʌŋk]
nome mus. funk m.
II [fʌŋk]
nome colloq.

to be in a (blue) funk — avere una fifa blu

* * *
1. noun
((a state of) fear: He was in a funk over his exam.) paura
2. verb
(not to do (something) because one is afraid: She funked the appointment.) sottrarsi a
* * *
[fʌŋk]
1. n
1) old

to be in a (blue) funk fam — avere una gran fifa

2) Mus funk m, (musica) funky m
2. vt old
evitare (per paura)
* * *
funk (1) /fʌŋk/
n. (fam., antiq.)
1 [u] paura; tremarella, fifa (fam.): to be in a blue funk, avere una fifa da morire (o una fifa blu)
2 [u] (USA) depressione; abbattimento
3 vigliacco; fifone (pop.)
● (mil.) funk hole, ricovero sotterraneo, rifugio; (fig. fam.) posto per scansafatiche.
funk (2) /fʌŋk/
n. [u]
1 (mus.) funk (stile misto di jazz, blues e soul)
2 (slang USA, antiq.) cattivo odore; puzzo.
(to) funk /fʌŋk/
A v. i.
(fam.) avere paura; tirarsi indietro; avere fifa (fam.)
B v. t.
evitare, sottrarsi a (un dovere, ecc., per paura).
* * *
I [fʌŋk]
nome mus. funk m.
II [fʌŋk]
nome colloq.

to be in a (blue) funk — avere una fifa blu


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