stark

stark
[stɑːk]
aggettivo
1) (bare) [landscape, building] desolato; [appearance, beauty] semplice; [room] spoglio; [decor] essenziale; [lighting] crudo
2) (unadorned) [fact] nudo e crudo; [statement, warning, reminder] duro
3) (total) [contrast] forte
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to be stark naked — essere nudo come un verme

stark raving mad stark staring mad — BE colloq. matto da legare

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adjective
(bare, harsh or simple in a severe way: a stark, rocky landscape.) desolato
- stark naked
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[stɒːk]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
(outline) aspro (-a), (landscape) desolato (-a), (simplicity, colour) austero (-a), (contrast) forte, (reality, poverty, truth) crudo (-a)
2. adv

stark staring or raving mad — matto (-a) da legare

stark naked — nudo (-a) come un verme

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stark /stɑ:k/
a.
1 duro; nudo; crudo: the stark truth, la cruda verità; stark realism, crudo realismo
2 desolato; aspro; selvaggio: the stark landscapes of the Highlands, i desolati paesaggi delle Highlands
3 (arc. o poet.) rigido; stecchito: stark discipline, disciplina rigida; to lie stark in death, essere morto (stecchito)
4 (poet.) forte; gagliardo; robusto
5 (poet.) duro; inflessibile; risoluto
6 netto; estremamente marcato: in stark contrast to, in netto contrasto con; stark differences, differenze estremamente marcate
7 assoluto; completo; bell'e buono; puro e semplice; vero e proprio: stark nonsense, fesserie bell'e buone
● (fam.) stark (raving o staring) mad, matto da legare □ (fam.) stark naked, completamente nudo
starkly avv. starkness n. [u].
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[stɑːk]
aggettivo
1) (bare) [landscape, building] desolato; [appearance, beauty] semplice; [room] spoglio; [decor] essenziale; [lighting] crudo
2) (unadorned) [fact] nudo e crudo; [statement, warning, reminder] duro
3) (total) [contrast] forte
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to be stark naked — essere nudo come un verme

stark raving mad stark staring mad — BE colloq. matto da legare


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