hypnotic

ipnotico, ammaliante

Così affascinante o intenso che non si riesce a smettere di guardare o ascoltare.

In inglese semplice: So interesting or powerful that you cannot stop watching or listening.

• Her voice was hypnotic.
• We watched the hypnotic movement of the waves.
• The song’s hypnotic rhythm kept everyone dancing.

Sinonimi: mesmerizing, entrancing, spellbinding

Espressioni comuni: hypnotic rhythm, hypnotic voice, hypnotic effect

ipnotico

Relativo a uno stato di profondo rilassamento in cui una persona può seguire le suggestioni ricevute.

In inglese semplice: Related to putting someone into a deeply relaxed state in which they may follow suggestions.

• The therapist used hypnotic suggestion.
• She entered a hypnotic state during the session.
• Researchers studied how hypnotic techniques affect memory.

Sinonimi: mesmeric

Espressioni comuni: hypnotic state, hypnotic suggestion, hypnotic trance

sonnifero, ipnotico

Che fa venire sonno o fa addormentare.

In inglese semplice: Making someone feel sleepy or fall asleep.

• The medicine has a hypnotic effect.
• The doctor prescribed a hypnotic drug for her sleep problems.
• These tablets contain a substance with hypnotic properties.

Sinonimi: sleep-inducing, soporific

Espressioni comuni: hypnotic drug, hypnotic effect, hypnotic medication

sonnifero, ipnotico

Un farmaco o una sostanza che fa dormire.

In inglese semplice: A medicine or substance that makes someone sleep.

• The doctor prescribed a hypnotic.
• She took a hypnotic before bed.
• Some hypnotics can cause problems when used for too long.

Sinonimi: sleeping pill, sleeping medicine, soporific

Espressioni comuni: prescribe a hypnotic, short-acting hypnotic, take a hypnotic

persona ipnotizzata

Una persona che può essere ipnotizzata o che è stata messa in stato di ipnosi.

In inglese semplice: A person who can be put, or has been put, into a state of hypnosis.

• The hypnotic responded to the suggestion.
• The experiment compared several highly responsive hypnotics.
• An early study described her as a suitable hypnotic.

Sinonimi: hypnosis subject

Espressioni comuni: responsive hypnotic, hypnotic in trance