- appall ap·pall Am [ə'pɔːl] vt
- sconvolgere, atterrire
to be appalled at — restare sconvolto (-a) davanti a
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
appall ap·pall Am [ə'pɔːl] vt
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Appall — Ap*pall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appall — Ap*pall , v. i. 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appall — Ap*pall , n. Terror; dismay. [Poet.] Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pall — Pall, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palled} (p[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Palling}.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F. p[^a]lir to grow pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Pale}, a.] To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pall — pall1 [pôl] vi. palled, palling [ME pallen, aphetic for appallen,APPALL] 1. to become cloying, insipid, boring, wearisome, etc. 2. to become satiated or bored vt. to satiate, bore, or disgust pall2 [pôl] n … English World dictionary
pall — {{11}}pall (n.) O.E. pæll rich cloth, cloak, altar cloth, from L. pallium cloak, covering, in Tertullian, the garment worn by Christians instead of the Roman toga; related to pallo robe, cloak, palla long upper garment of Roman women, perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
pall — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for appallen to become pale more at appall Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lose strength or effectiveness 2. to lose in interest or attraction < his humor began to pall on us > 3. dwindle … New Collegiate Dictionary
pall — pall1 pall like, adj. /pawl/, n. 1. a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb. 2. a coffin. 3. anything that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, esp. with darkness or gloom. 4. Eccles. a. pallium (def. 2b). b. a linen … Universalium
pall — I [[t]pɔl[/t]] n. 1) something that covers, shrouds, or overspreads, esp. with darkness or gloom 2) a cloth for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb 3) a coffin 4) rel a) pallium 2) b) a linen cloth or a square cloth covered piece of cardboard… … From formal English to slang
appall — ap|pall [ ə pɔl ] verb transitive to shock or offend someone very much: The scale of the destruction appalled us … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appall — ap·pall … English syllables
