mécontent in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mécontent in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.malcontent [Brit ˈmalkəntɛnt, Am ˌmælkənˈtɛnt, ˈmælkənˌtɛnt] ADJ form

malcontent

scontento

malcontent

insoddisfatto

II.malcontent [Brit ˈmalkəntɛnt, Am ˌmælkənˈtɛnt, ˈmælkənˌtɛnt] N

1. malcontent (person):

malcontent form

malcontento m / malcontenta f

2. malcontent (state of being):

malcontent

malcontento m

I.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] N (happiness)

content

contentezza f

II.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] ADJ

content

contento, soddisfatto (with di)

to be content to do

accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing

non contento di fare

she's content with her life

è soddisfatta della sua vita

he's content with what he has

è contento di ciò che ha

I'm quite content here

sto piuttosto bene qui

III.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] VB trans (please)

content

accontentare

to be easily contented

accontentarsi di poco

IV.to content oneself VB refl

to content oneself with sth, with doing

accontentarsi di qc, di fare

V.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt]

to do sth to one's heart's content

fare qc per propria soddisfazione personale

I.contented [Brit kənˈtɛntɪd, Am kənˈtɛn(t)əd] VB pp

contented → content III, IV

II.contented [Brit kənˈtɛntɪd, Am kənˈtɛn(t)əd] ADJ

contented person

contento, soddisfatto (with di)

contented feeling

di soddisfazione

he gave a contented sigh

sospirò di soddisfazione

he's a contented child

è un bambino felice

See also IV

IV N

IV → intravenous drip

IV

flebo

I.discontent [Brit dɪskənˈtɛnt, Am ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt] N

discontent

malcontento m

discontent

scontento m

the winter of discontent

= crisi socioeconomica che ha avuto luogo in Gran Bretagna nell'inverno del 1978-79

II.discontent [Brit dɪskənˈtɛnt, Am ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt] VB trans

discontent

scontentare

I.content² [Brit ˈkɒntɛnt, Am ˈkɑntɛnt] N

1. content (relative quantity):

content

contenuto m

the fat, vitamin content

il contenuto di grassi, di vitamine

low, high lead content (in soil, metal etc.)

basso, alto contenuto di piombo

to have a low, high fat content

essere povero, ricco di materie grasse

2. content (meaning):

content (of essay, article)

contenuto m

form and content LIT

forma e contenuto

II.contents N npl

1. contents:

contents (of jar, bag)

contenuto m

contents (of house, in insurance)

beni m mobili

he emptied the drawer of its contents

ha svuotato il cassetto del suo contenuto

2. contents (of book, file):

list or table of contents

sommario

what were the contents of the letter?

qual era il contenuto della lettera?

sugar content [ˈʃʊɡəˌkɒntent] N

sugar content

contenuto m di zucchero

information content [ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃnˌkɒntent] N

information content

contenuto m informativo

contention [Brit kənˈtɛnʃ(ə)n, Am kənˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n] N form

1. contention (opinion):

contention

affermazione f

it is my contention that …

io sostengo che …

2. contention (dispute):

contention

discussione f

contention

litigio m (about su, a proposito di)

matter, point of contention

argomento, punto in discussione

3. contention SPORTS (competition):

contention

competizione f

to be in contention

essere in competizione

I.contend [Brit kənˈtɛnd, Am kənˈtɛnd] VB trans

contend

sostenere (that che)

“to succeed, ” she contended, “we must…”

“per riuscirci”, sosteneva lei, “dobbiamo…”

II.contend [Brit kənˈtɛnd, Am kənˈtɛnd] VB intr

1. contend:

to contend with

affrontare

he's got a lot, enough to contend with

ha molti, abbastanza problemi da affrontare

2. contend (compete):

she was contending with him for first place

era in gara con lui per il primo posto

two teams are contending for the cup

due squadre si contendono la coppa

I.discontented [Brit dɪskənˈtɛntɪd, Am ˌdɪskənˈtɛn(t)əd] VB pp

discontented → discontent II

II.discontented [Brit dɪskənˈtɛntɪd, Am ˌdɪskənˈtɛn(t)əd] ADJ

discontented

scontento, insoddisfatto (with di)

mécontent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mécontent in the English»Italian Dictionary

malcontent [ˈmæl·kən·tənt] N form

malcontent

malcontento(-a) m (f)

I.discontent [ˌdɪs·kən·ˈtent] N

discontent

malcontento m

II.discontent [ˌdɪs·kən·ˈtent] ADJ

discontent

scontento, -a

content¹ [ˈkɑ:n·tent] N

content

contenuto m

I.content² [kən·ˈtent] VB trans

content

soddisfare

to content oneself with sth

accontentarsi di qc

II.content² [kən·ˈtent] ADJ

content

contento, -a

to be content with sth

essere soddisfatto di qc

to be content to do sth

essere contento di fare qc

contented ADJ

contented

soddisfatto, -a

contents [ˈkɑ:n·tents] N pl

contents

contenuto m

contents (index)

sommario m

contention [kən·ˈten·ʃən] N

1. contention (disagreement):

contention

controversia f

teams in contention

gruppi m pl rivali

2. contention (opinion):

contention

opinione f

3. contention (competition):

to be in contention for sth

contendersi qc

to be out of contention for sth

non avere alcuna chance di ottenere qc

I.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB intr

1. contend (compete):

contend

competere

to contend for sth

contendere per qc

2. contend (struggle):

contend

lottare

to have sb/sth to contend with

dover lottare con qu/qc

to contend against sb/sth

lottare contro qu/qc

II.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB intr

to contend that …

sostenere che …

contender N

contender

aspirante mf

discontented ADJ

discontented

scontento, -a