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tratto

Definitions of tratto
  1. noun
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
    synonyms: tirata, tiro
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    lagna, strascicamento, strascico, trascinamento
    the act of dragging (pulling with force)
    sorteggio
    the act of drawing or hauling something
    scossa
    a sudden abrupt pull
    naia, traino
    the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
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    propulsione
    the act of propelling
  2. noun
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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    stampo, stoffa
    the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
    affettività
    emotional nature or quality
    inerzia, inoperosità
    a disposition to remain inactive or inert
    austerità, gravità, serietà
    the trait of being serious
    comunicabilità, comunicativa
    the trait of being communicative
    mascolinità, virilismo
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
    individualità
    the quality of being individual
    avarizia, esosità, pitoccheria, spilorceria, taccagneria, tirchieria
    a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
    egocentrismo, egoismo
    concern for your own interests and welfare
    fermezza, polso, risolutezza
    the trait of being resolute
    indeterminazione, irresolutezza
    the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose
    disciplina
    the trait of being well behaved
    indisciplina
    the trait of lacking discipline
    umiltà
    a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
    citrullaggine, insensatezza
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
    senno
    the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
    diffidenza
    the trait of not trusting others
    chiarezza, nettezza, pulizia
    diligence in keeping clean
    comportamento, condotta, habit
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
    drammaturgia
    the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
    affettuosità, amorevolezza
    a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
    romanticheria, sentimentalità
    falsely emotional in a maudlin way
    freddezza
    a lack of affection or enthusiasm
    stoicismo
    an indifference to pleasure or pain
    dinamicità, dinamismo
    the activeness of an energetic personality
    intorpidimento
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
    passività
    the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
    ignavia, indolenza, infingardaggine, oziosità, pigrizia, poltronaggine, poltroneria, svogliatezza, tedio
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
    solennità
    a trait of dignified seriousness
    vertigine
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner
    giocosità
    a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
    espansività
    a friendly open trait of a talkative person
    logorrea, loquacità, parlantina
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
    mutismo
    a refusal to speak when expected
    segretezza
    the trait of keeping things secret
    reticenza, sostenutezza
    the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
    impulsività
    the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
    disattenzione, distrazione, inavvertenza, negligenza, trascuratezza
    the quality of not being careful or taking pains
    sbadataggine
    the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
    virilità
    the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
    machismo, virilismo
    exaggerated masculinity
    effeminatezza
    the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
    responsabilità
    a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
    irresponsabilità, leggerezza, sprovvedutezza
    a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
    specialità
    the quality of being one of a kind
    particolarità, specialità
    a distinguishing trait
    egoismo
    stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
    narcisismo
    an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
    impresa
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
    ambizione
    a strong drive for success
    autarchia, autocontrollo, autogoverno, self-control
    the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
    determinatezza, determinazione, grinta
    the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
    volatilità
    the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
    titubanza
    the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
    indulgenza
    an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
    disordine, dissipatezza, scostumatezza, sregolatezza
    indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
    iattanza, millanteria
    outspoken conceit
    sagacia
    the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
    diplomazia, politica
    wisdom in the management of public affairs
    buon senso, discernimento, discrezione
    the trait of judging wisely and objectively
    indiscretezza, indiscrezione
    the trait of being injudicious
    obiettività, oggettivismo, oggettività
    judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
    soggettività
    judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
    credulità, dabbenaggine
    tendency to believe readily
    pignoleria
    the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style
    sciatteria
    habitual uncleanliness
    trascuratezza
    the trait of being untidy and messy
    convenienza, decoro
    correct or appropriate behavior
    improprietà
    an improper demeanor
    refrattarietà
    the trait of being unmanageable
    caparbieria, caparbietà, cocciutaggine, ostinatezza, ostinazione, testardaggine
    the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
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    attributo, qualità
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  3. noun
    a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
    synonyms: frego, linea
  4. noun
    a mark that is long relative to its width
    synonyms: frego, linea
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    svolazzo
    a short twisting line
  5. noun
    a large and unbroken expanse or distance
    synonyms: distesa, parte
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    distesa
    a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
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