a person who has an interest in a particular subject but lacks determination or knowledge on the matter
dilettante, amatore
persistent effort or attention towards a task or goal
diligenza, impegno
consistently putting in the necessary time and energy to achieve one's goals
diligente, laborioso
to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength
enervare
too much pride in one's abilities or achievements
vanità, orgoglio eccessivo
showing excessive pride in one's abilities or accomplishments
vanaglorioso
a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade
recessione
(of a gene or trait) showing its specific appearance only when an individual inherits it from both parents
recessivo, di carattere recessivo
to form a judgment on the quality, worth, nature, ability or importance of something, someone, or a situation
valutare
an expert who calculates the value of something to impose tax on it
valutatore, perito
to pretend to be another person by imitating the way they look and behave in order to fool others
impersonare, fingere di essere
to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event
spostare
the inherent qualities that one is normally characterized by
disposizione
to take away someone's ownership of a property
deprivedere, spogliare
a difficult situation where progress is not possible because the people involved are unable to come to an agreement
impasse
(of a path) not possible to travel across or through
intransitabile, impenetrabile