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1 ♦ offence
♦ offence, ( USA) offense /əˈfɛns/n.1 offesa; ingiuria; insulto; oltraggio: an offence against decency [to one's conscience] un'offesa alla decenza [alla propria coscienza]; to cause [to give] offence to sb., fare [recare] offesa a q.; to take offence, offendersi; aversene a male; I meant no offence, non intendevo offendere2 (leg.) contravvenzione; trasgressione; delitto; reato; illecito: first offence, reato commesso da un incensurato; petty offence, reato di minore gravità; an offence against the law, una trasgressione alla legge; criminal offence, illecito penale; arrestable offence, reato che prevede l'arresto; capital offence, reato capitale; indictable offence, infrazione passibile di pena; minor offence, reato minore5 [u] (mil.) offesa; offensiva; l'attaccare● (leg.) offence committed without malice, reato colposo □ No offence, senza offesa; non vorrei offendere. -
2 ♦ serious
♦ serious /ˈsɪərɪəs/A a.1 serio; che fa (o dice) sul serio: Are you serious about sacking him?, fai sul serio a volerlo licenziare?; to give st. serious thought, pensare a qc. sul serio3 serio; preoccupato; triste: She's looking serious today, oggi ha un'aria seria; a serious look, uno sguardo serio; ( anche) un aspetto triste (o preoccupato)5 serio; grave; preoccupante: a serious illness, una malattia grave; serious damages, danni gravi; a serious crisis, una crisi seria; a serious offence, (leg.) un reato grave; ( sport) un fallo (o un'infrazione) grave; a serious situation, una situazione preoccupante NOTA D'USO: - grave o serious?-B avv.(fam.) sul serio: to take things serious, prendere le cose sul serio● ( di persona) serious-minded, serio; riflessivo. -
3 crime
[kraɪm] 1.1) (offence) (minor) reato m.; (serious) crimine m., delitto m. ( against contro)2) U (criminal activity) criminalità f.3) fig. (immoral act) crimine m., vergogna f.2.modificatore [fiction, novel, writing] poliziesco, giallo; [wave, rate] di criminalità* * *1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crimine; criminalità2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) crimine•- criminal2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) criminale* * *[kraɪm] 1.1) (offence) (minor) reato m.; (serious) crimine m., delitto m. ( against contro)2) U (criminal activity) criminalità f.3) fig. (immoral act) crimine m., vergogna f.2.modificatore [fiction, novel, writing] poliziesco, giallo; [wave, rate] di criminalità -
4 trivial
['trɪvɪəl]aggettivo [matter, scale, film] insignificante; [error, offence] irrilevante, trascurabile; [conversation, argument, person] banale, futile* * *1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) insignificante2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) frivolo* * *trivial /ˈtrɪvɪəl/a.1 insignificante; di nessun conto; di scarso rilievo; futile; banale: trivial details, particolari insignificanti (o di nessun conto); trivial matters, cose da nulla; inezie; a trivial remark, un'osservazione banaleFALSI AMICI: trivial non significa triviale trivially avv.* * *['trɪvɪəl]aggettivo [matter, scale, film] insignificante; [error, offence] irrilevante, trascurabile; [conversation, argument, person] banale, futile
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