leaden

leaden
['ledn]
aggettivo
1) (made of lead) di piombo, in piombo
2) (lead coloured) [sky, clouds] di piombo, plumbeo; [complexion] cinereo
3) fig. [silence] di morte; [atmosphere] pesante, opprimente; [footsteps, pace, performance] pesante
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adjective
1) (lead-coloured: leaden skies.) di piombo
2) (made of lead.) di piombo
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leaden /ˈlɛdn/
a.
1 di piombo; plumbeo: a leaden box, una cassetta di piombo; a leaden sky, un cielo plumbeo
2 grave; greve; pesante: leaden limbs, membra pesanti; a leaden heart, un cuore greve; a leaden silence, un silenzio pesante (o profondo)
3 (di cibo) pesante; indigesto
4 depresso; triste; tetro
● a leaden rule, una regola (o una disciplina) opprimente
leadenly avv. leadenness n. [u].
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['ledn]
aggettivo
1) (made of lead) di piombo, in piombo
2) (lead coloured) [sky, clouds] di piombo, plumbeo; [complexion] cinereo
3) fig. [silence] di morte; [atmosphere] pesante, opprimente; [footsteps, pace, performance] pesante

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