animal spirits in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for animal spirits in the English»Italian Dictionary

animal spirits N npl

animal spirits

esuberanza f

Translations for animal spirits in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spirit [Brit ˈspɪrɪt, Am ˈspɪrɪt] N

1. spirit (essential nature):

spirit (of law, game, era)

spirito m

spirit (of law, game, era)

essenza f

the spirit of the original

lo spirito di una persona, una cosa originale

it's not in the spirit of the agreement

non è nello spirito dell'accordo

2. spirit (mood, attitude):

spirit

spirito m (of di)

community, team spirit

spirito comunitario, di squadra

in a spirit of friendship

in uno spirito di amicizia

a spirit of forgiveness, of reconciliation

una disposizione al perdono, uno spirito di conciliazione

a spirit of optimism

un atteggiamento ottimistico

I am in a party spirit

sono dell'umore giusto or sono nello spirito adatto per festeggiare

there is a party spirit about

c'è in giro un'atmosfera di festa

to do sth in the right, wrong spirit

fare qc quando si è, non si è in vena or con l'atteggiamento giusto, sbagliato

to take a remark in the right, wrong spirit

prendere bene, male un'osservazione

to enter into the spirit of sth

entrare nello spirito di qc

there was a great or good spirit among the men

l'umore fra gli uomini era alto

that's the spirit! inf

questo è lo spirito giusto!

3. spirit (courage, determination):

spirit

coraggio m

spirit

animo m

spirit

vigore m

to show spirit

dimostrare coraggio

to break sb's spirit

abbattere il morale di qn

a performance full of spirit

una rappresentazione piena di vivacità, brio

with spirit play

energicamente

with spirit defend

tenacemente

4. spirit (soul):

spirit

spirito m also REL

the life of the spirit

la vita spirituale

the Holy Spirit

lo Spirito Santo

5. spirit (supernatural being):

spirit

spirito m

spirit

folletto m

6. spirit (person):

spirit

spirito m

spirit

animo m

he was a courageous spirit

aveva un animo coraggioso

a leading spirit in the movement

l'anima del movimento

7. spirit (drink):

spirit

superalcolico m

wines and spirits COMM

vini e liquori

8. spirit:

spirit CHEM, PHARM

spirito m

spirit CHEM, PHARM

alcol m etilico

spirit before n lamp, stove

a spirito

II.spirits N

spirits npl:

to be in good, poor spirits

essere di buon umore, di cattivo umore

to be in high spirits

essere di ottimo umore or essere su di morale

to keep one's spirits up

tenere alto il morale

to raise sb's spirits

sollevare il morale a qn

my spirits rose, sank

mi incoraggiai, mi scoraggiai

III.spirit [Brit ˈspɪrɪt, Am ˈspɪrɪt] VB trans

to spirit sth, sb away

fare scomparire qc, qn

to spirit sth in, out

introdurre, portare via qc in gran segreto

I.animal [Brit ˈanɪm(ə)l, Am ˈænəməl] N

1. animal (creature, genus):

animal

animale m

domestic, farm animal

animale domestico, da allevamento

animal, vegetable and mineral

animali, vegetali e minerali

2. animal (brutish person):

animal

animale m

animal

bestia f

to behave like animals people:

comportarsi come animali

to bring out the animal in sb

risvegliare la bestia or l'animale che è in qn

3. animal (entity) fig:

man is a political animal

l'uomo è un animale politico

there's no such animal

non esiste niente di simile

the new company is a very different animal

la nuova compagnia è di un genere molto diverso

II.animal [Brit ˈanɪm(ə)l, Am ˈænəməl] ADJ before n

1. animal (of animals):

animal welfare

degli animali

animal feed

per animali

animal behaviour, fat

animale

2. animal (basic):

animal nature, instinct, pleasure, desires

animale, animalesco

animal nature, instinct, pleasure, desires

pej bestiale

animal needs

primario

animal spirits in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for animal spirits in the English»Italian Dictionary

spirit [ˈspɪ·rɪt] N

1. spirit (soul):

spirit

spirito m

2. spirit (ghost):

spirit

spirito m

3. spirit pl (mood):

spirit

morale m pl

to be in high/low spirits

essere su/giù di morale

4. spirit (character):

spirit

carattere m

5. spirit pl (alcoholic drink):

spirit

superacolici m pl

6. spirit (attitude or principle):

the spirit of the age

lo spirito dell'epoca

that's the spirit!

questo è spirito giusto!

I.animal [ˈæ·nɪ·ml] N

1. animal ZOOL:

animal

animale m

animal fat

grasso m animale

2. animal fig (person):

animal

animale m

II.animal [ˈæ·nɪ·ml] ADJ

animal instincts, desires:

animal

animale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There were very definite rules which people had to follow in dealing with animals based on this belief in animal spirits.

en.wikipedia.org

His self-complacency, his animal spirits, and his want of tact, were such that, though he frequently gave offence, he never took it.

en.wikipedia.org

On the contrary, they believe that irrational animal spirits influence market behaviour, which is why governments must keep them in check.

www.independent.ie