♦ animal

♦ animal
♦ animal /ˈænɪml/
A a.
1 animale; degli animali; per animali; zoo- (pref.): animal fats, grassi animali; animal behaviour, comportamento degli animali; animal lover, amante degli animali; animal testing, esperimenti (o test) su animali
2 (spreg.) animalesco
B n.
1 animale; bestia: farm animals, animali da fattoria; wild animal, animali selvatici
2 mammifero
3 (fig.) animale; cosa: a political animal, un animale politico; un politico nato; a completely different animal, una cosa (o persona) del tutto diversa; There's no such animal, non esiste nulla del genere
● (USA, leg.) animal companion, animale da compagnia □ animal courage, coraggio fisico □ animal feed stuffs, alimenti per animali (domestici) □ animal husbandry, allevamento degli animali; zootecnia □ (in GB) animal liberation, salvaguardia degli animali da sfruttamento o trattamento crudele □ animal liberationist, animalista □ animal magnetism, (fam. scherz.) sex appeal, attrazione fisica; (arc.) mesmerismo □ animal rights, i diritti degli animali □ animal-rights activist (o campaigner, supporter), animalista NOTA D'USO: -animalist o animal rights supporter?-animal-rights movement, animalismo □ animal spirits, vivacità; esuberanza; (econ.) ‘umore del pubblico’ NOTE DI CULTURA: animal spirits: termine coniato da John Maynard Keynes per indicare il clima di irrazionale fiducia o sfiducia che prevale in un dato mercato o sistema economico, condizionando l'esito delle politiche economiche.

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