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1 dishonesty
[dɪs'ɒnɪstɪ]nome disonestà f., slealtà f.* * *noun (the state or quality of being dishonest: I would not have expected such dishonesty from him.) disonestà* * *dishonesty /dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ/n. [u]1 disonestà; slealtà2 (leg.) malafede.* * *[dɪs'ɒnɪstɪ]nome disonestà f., slealtà f. -
2 dishonesty dis·hon·es·ty n
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3 crookedness
['krʊkɪdnɪs]1) (quality or state of being crooked) (l')essere curvo, storto2) (dishonesty) disonestà f., slealtà f.* * *[-kid-]noun deformità; disonestà* * *crookedness► crooked* * *['krʊkɪdnɪs]1) (quality or state of being crooked) (l')essere curvo, storto2) (dishonesty) disonestà f., slealtà f. -
4 humbug
['hʌmbʌg]3) (person) imbroglione m. (-a)4) BE (sweet) = caramella alla menta* * *humbug /ˈhʌmbʌg/A n.1 imbroglio; inganno; raggiro; impostura; truffa2 [u] ciarlataneria; falsità; ipocrisia3 imbroglione; impostore; truffatore; gabbamondo; ciarlatano4 fandonia; frottola5 (ingl.) caramella alla mentaB inter.fandonie!; sciocchezze!(to) humbug /ˈhʌmbʌg/v. t.(arc.) imbrogliare; ingannare; raggirare; truffare.* * *['hʌmbʌg]3) (person) imbroglione m. (-a)4) BE (sweet) = caramella alla menta -
5 roguery
['rəʊgərɪ]1) spreg. (dishonesty) mascalzonata f., furfanteria f.2) (mischief) birichinata f., marachella f.* * *roguery /ˈrəʊgərɪ/n. [uc]bricconeria; bricconata ( anche scherz.).* * *['rəʊgərɪ]1) spreg. (dishonesty) mascalzonata f., furfanteria f.2) (mischief) birichinata f., marachella f. -
6 smell
I [smel]1) (odour) odore m.; (pleasant) profumo m.; (unpleasant) puzzo m., puzza f., fetore m.2) (sense)(sense of) smell — olfatto, odorato
3) (action)to have a smell of o at sth. — odorare o annusare qcs
4) fig. (of dishonesty) puzzo m., sentore m.II 1. [smel]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. smelled, smelt BE)1) (notice) sentire odore di; (sniff deliberately) annusare; [ animal] fiutare2) fig. (detect) fiutare [danger, problem]; scoprire [liar, cheat]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. smelled, smelt BE)1) (have odour) avere odore; (pleasantly) profumare; (unpleasantly) puzzare2) fig.to smell of — puzzare di [racism, corruption]
3) (have sense of smell) avere l'olfatto, sentire gli odori•* * *1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) odorato, olfatto2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) odore3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) annusata2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) sentire2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) odorare, sapere di3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) odorare, annusare•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out* * *I [smel]1) (odour) odore m.; (pleasant) profumo m.; (unpleasant) puzzo m., puzza f., fetore m.2) (sense)(sense of) smell — olfatto, odorato
3) (action)to have a smell of o at sth. — odorare o annusare qcs
4) fig. (of dishonesty) puzzo m., sentore m.II 1. [smel]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. smelled, smelt BE)1) (notice) sentire odore di; (sniff deliberately) annusare; [ animal] fiutare2) fig. (detect) fiutare [danger, problem]; scoprire [liar, cheat]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. smelled, smelt BE)1) (have odour) avere odore; (pleasantly) profumare; (unpleasantly) puzzare2) fig.to smell of — puzzare di [racism, corruption]
3) (have sense of smell) avere l'olfatto, sentire gli odori• -
7 dishonest
[dɪs'ɒnɪst]aggettivo disonesto* * *[dis'onist](not honest; deceitful: She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job.) disonesto- dishonesty* * *dishonest /dɪsˈɒnɪst/a.disonesto: dishonest practices, pratiche disoneste; a dishonest employee [politician], un dipendente [politico] disonestodishonestlyavv.2 (leg.) in malafede.* * *[dɪs'ɒnɪst]aggettivo disonesto -
8 graft
I [grɑːft] [AE græft]1) agr. med. trapianto m., innesto m.2) BE colloq. (work) lavoro m.II [grɑːft] [AE græft]* * *I 1. verb(to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body: The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back.)2. noun(a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted: a skin graft.)II noun1) (dishonesty in obtaining profit or good position.)2) (hard work.)* * *[ɡrɒːft]1. n1) Bot, Med innesto2) (fam: corruption) corruzione f, (hard work) duro lavoro2. vt* * *graft /grɑ:ft/n.1 (agric.) innesto2 (agric.) albero innestato; pianta innestata5 (fam.) bustarella(to) graft /grɑ:ft/A v. t.1 (agric.) innestareB v. i.1 (agric.) fare innesti3 (fam.) prendere bustarelle● (fig.) to graft on, aggiungere, inserire (qc. in un testo).* * *I [grɑːft] [AE græft]1) agr. med. trapianto m., innesto m.2) BE colloq. (work) lavoro m.II [grɑːft] [AE græft] -
9 justifiable
['dʒʌstɪfaɪəbl]justifiable homicide — dir. omicidio per legittima difesa
* * *adjective ((negative unjustifiable) able to be justified: Is dishonesty ever justifiable?) giustificabile* * *justifiable /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl/a.giustificabile; lecito; permesso; scusabile● (leg.) justifiable homicide, omicidio per legittima difesa (o, in genere, commesso in stato di necessità)justifiably avv. justifiableness n. [u].* * *['dʒʌstɪfaɪəbl]justifiable homicide — dir. omicidio per legittima difesa
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10 corrupt cor·rupt
[kə'rʌpt]1. adjcorrupt practices — (dishonesty, bribery) pratiche fpl illecite
corrupt officials — funzionari mpl corrotti
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11 crookedness crook·ed·ness n
['krʊkɪdnɪs](deformity) deformità f inv, (dishonesty) disonestà -
12 foul play
1) (malicious act) delitto m., crimine m.2) sport gioco m. irregolare* * *(a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) omicidio* * *n1) (murder) delitto, atto criminale, (dishonesty) imbroglio, raggiroa body has been found, but foul play is not suspected — è stato rinvenuto un cadavere, ma si è scartata l'ipotesi di un omicidio
2) Sport gioco scorretto* * *1) (malicious act) delitto m., crimine m.2) sport gioco m. irregolare -
13 fraud
[frɔːd]nome frode f., truffa f.* * *[fro:d]1) ((an act of) dishonesty: He was sent to prison for fraud.) frode2) (a person who pretends to be something that he isn't: That man is not a famous writer, he's a fraud.) impostore•- fraudulently
- fraudulence* * *[frɔːd]nome frode f., truffa f. -
14 tax (someone) with
(to accuse (a person) of: I taxed him with dishonesty.) accusare di -
15 tax (someone) with
(to accuse (a person) of: I taxed him with dishonesty.) accusare di
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