extreme *** ex·treme

extreme *** ex·treme
[ɪks'triːm]
1. adj
estremo (-a), (sorrow, anger) profondo (-a)

the extreme left/right Pol — l'estrema sinistra/destra

the extreme end of sth — l'estremità di qc

there's no need to be so extreme — non c'è bisogno di essere così drastico

2. n
estremo

extremes of temperature — gli estremi mpl della scala termica

dangerous in the extreme — estremamente pericoloso (-a)

to go/be driven to extremes — arrivare/essere spinto (-a) agli estremi


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