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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

English
English
Italian
Italian

I. brooding [Brit ˈbruːdɪŋ, Am ˈbrudɪŋ] ADJ

brooding atmosphere, presence, landscape
minaccioso
brooding person, figure, face, menace
cupo
brooding unease
angoscioso

II. brooding [Brit ˈbruːdɪŋ, Am ˈbrudɪŋ] N

all this brooding is pointless
tutto questo rimuginare non ha senso

I. brood [Brit bruːd, Am brud] N

1. brood ZOOL:

brood (of birds)
covata f
brood (of birds)
nidiata f
brood (of mammals)
nidiata f

2. brood (of children):

brood hum
nidiata f
brood hum
prole f
brood hum
figliolanza f

II. brood [Brit bruːd, Am brud] VB intr

1. brood (ponder):

brood
rimuginare
to brood about or on or over problem, event, disappointment
rimuginare or meditare su
there's no point (in) brooding about things
non ha senso rimuginare sulle cose

2. brood ZOOL:

brood bird:
covare

brood mare [ˈbruːdmeə(r)] N

brood mare
cavalla f da riproduzione
brood mare
(cavalla) fattrice f
Italian
Italian
English
English
cova
brooding
nidiata (covata)
brood
nidiata
brood
covata
brood
covata
brood
cucciolata inf
brood
rimuginare problema
to brood over
non serve rimuginare sui tuoi sbagli
it doesn't help to brood over your mistakes
quando è depresso si siede a rimuginare per ore
when he's depressed he sits brooding for hours
fattrice
brood mare
giumenta fattrice
brood mare

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
Italian
Italian

I. brood [bru:d] N

1. brood:

brood of mammals
nidiata f
brood of birds
covata f

2. brood iron (children):

brood
prole f

II. brood [bru:d] VB intr

1. brood:

to brood over sth (reflect at length)
rimuginare qc
to brood over sth (worry about)
preoccuparsi per qc

2. brood (hatch):

brood
covare
Italian
Italian
English
English
cova
brooding
fattrice
brood mare
nidiata
brood
Present
Ibrood
youbrood
he/she/itbroods
webrood
youbrood
theybrood
Past
Ibrooded
youbrooded
he/she/itbrooded
webrooded
youbrooded
theybrooded
Present Perfect
Ihavebrooded
youhavebrooded
he/she/ithasbrooded
wehavebrooded
youhavebrooded
theyhavebrooded
Past Perfect
Ihadbrooded
youhadbrooded
he/she/ithadbrooded
wehadbrooded
youhadbrooded
theyhadbrooded
See further verb tables