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an obsession
Italian
Italian
English
English
ossessione [ossesˈsjone] N f
1. ossessione PSYCH:
ossessione
obsession di, per: with
2. ossessione (fissazione):
ossessione
obsession di, per: with
avere l'ossessione della malattia, morte
to be obsessed with sickness, death
3. ossessione (assillo) hum:
sei la mia ossessione!
what a nag you are!
English
English
Italian
Italian
to be obsessional about doing
avere l'ossessione di fare
to be obsessively interested in sth
essere fissato per qc or avere un'ossessione per qc
obsession
ossessione f (with di, per; with doing per fare)
she has an obsession with hygiene, with tidiness
ha una vera ossessione per la pulizia, per l'ordine
her life was dominated by one great obsession
la sua vita era dominata da un'unica grande ossessione
to be in the grip of an obsession, a bad dream
essere in preda a un'ossessione, essere preda di un brutto sogno
Italian
Italian
English
English
ossessione [os·ses·ˈsio:·ne] N f
ossessione
obsession
avere l'ossessione di qc
to be obsessed with sth
English
English
Italian
Italian
obsession
ossessione f
to be obsessive about sth
avere l'ossessione di qc
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
avere l'ossessione di qc
to be obsessed with sth
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Stuart ha già un'ossessione per la musica country a tal punto che pensa a come imparare la chitarra e il mandolino.
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La psichiatria definisce la cleptomania un'ossessione, poiché il peso di questo pensiero fisso sarebbe talmente invadente da bloccare qualunque altro principio ideativo.
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Un'altra ragazza viene rapita da quest'ultimo e portata nel seminterrato della sua casa, alle cui pareti sono appese gabbie con uccellini (la sua ossessione).
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Con questo termine si designa un disturbo alimentare che consiste nell'ossessione di non voler aumentare di peso durante il periodo della gravidanza.
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Schneider non si rassegna, in una sorta di ossessione, tra la lucidità dell'investigatore e l'offuscamento dell'alcol, continua ad indagare.
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