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1 assassin
[ə'sæsɪn] [AE -sn]nome assassino m. (-a), sicario m.* * *noun (a person who assassinates.) assassino* * *assassin /əˈsæsɪn/n.NOTA D'USO: - assassin, assassination, to assassinate-* * *[ə'sæsɪn] [AE -sn]nome assassino m. (-a), sicario m. -
2 -assassin, assassination, to assassinate-
Nota d'usoAssassin e to assassinate significano “assassino” e “assassinare”, però nell'inglese moderno si usano solo in riferimento all'assassinio di un personaggio di un certo rilievo per motivi politici o religiosi: Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated, Benazir Bhutto è stata assassinata; the attempted assassination of the Pope, il tentato assassinio del Papa. In altri contesti si usano murder, murderer e derivati.English-Italian dictionary > -assassin, assassination, to assassinate-
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3 assassin as·sas·sin n
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4 paid
[peɪd] 1. 2.••to put paid to sth. — BE porre termine a qcs
* * ** * *[peɪd]1. pt, ppSee:2. adj(work, official) rimunerato (-a)to put paid to sth — (ruin) metter fine a qc
* * *[peɪd] 1. 2.••to put paid to sth. — BE porre termine a qcs
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5 hit
I 1. [hɪt]1) (blow, stroke in sport, fencing) colpo m.to score a hit — sport fare centro (anche fig.)
2) (success) (play, film, record etc.) successo m.2.to be a big o smash hit avere un successo enorme; to make a hit with sb. — fare colpo su qcn., fare una buona impressione a qcn
modificatore [song, play] di successoII [hɪt]1) (strike) colpire, battere, picchiare [ person]; colpire [ ball]; [head, arm] urtare contro [ wall]to hit one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.
to hit a good shot — (in tennis, cricket) tirare un bel colpo
2) (strike as target) [bullet, assassin] colpire [target, victim]3) (collide violently) urtare, andare a sbattere contro [ wall]; [ vehicle] investire [ person]4) (affect adversely) colpire [group, incomes]7) (come upon) trovare [traffic, bad weather]8) colloq. (go to)•- hit back- hit out- hit upon••to hit the roof — colloq. andare su tutte le furie
to hit it off with sb. — andare d'accordo con qcn.
not to know what has hit one — colloq. rimanere frastornato
* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) colpire, battere2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) colpire, battere3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) colpire4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) raggiungere2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) colpo2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) (colpo messo a segno)3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) successo, hit; di successo•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *I 1. [hɪt]1) (blow, stroke in sport, fencing) colpo m.to score a hit — sport fare centro (anche fig.)
2) (success) (play, film, record etc.) successo m.2.to be a big o smash hit avere un successo enorme; to make a hit with sb. — fare colpo su qcn., fare una buona impressione a qcn
modificatore [song, play] di successoII [hɪt]1) (strike) colpire, battere, picchiare [ person]; colpire [ ball]; [head, arm] urtare contro [ wall]to hit one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.
to hit a good shot — (in tennis, cricket) tirare un bel colpo
2) (strike as target) [bullet, assassin] colpire [target, victim]3) (collide violently) urtare, andare a sbattere contro [ wall]; [ vehicle] investire [ person]4) (affect adversely) colpire [group, incomes]7) (come upon) trovare [traffic, bad weather]8) colloq. (go to)•- hit back- hit out- hit upon••to hit the roof — colloq. andare su tutte le furie
to hit it off with sb. — andare d'accordo con qcn.
not to know what has hit one — colloq. rimanere frastornato
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6 hired
hired /ˈhaɪəd/a.2 assunto; preso al servizio; impiegato● hired assassin, sicario; assassino prezzolato □ ( USA) hired gun, killer; ( anche) guardia del corpo, guardaspalle; (fig.) consulente assoldato per risolvere questioni complesse ( legali, finanziarie, ecc.) □ (in USA) hired hand (o man), bracciante agricolo (stagionale) □ (leg.) hired person, prestatore d'opera □ hired soldier, (soldato) mercenario. -
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['haɪə(r)]1. nnoleggio, (cost) nolo"for hire" — "noleggiasi", (taxi) "libero"
2. vt(Brit: car, equipment) noleggiare, (employee) ingaggiarehired hand — bracciante m/f
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8 assassinate
[ə'sæsɪneɪt] [AE -sən-]verbo transitivo assassinare* * *[ə'sæsineit](to murder, especially for political reasons: The president was assassinated by terrorists.) assassinare- assassin* * *[ə'sæsɪneɪt] [AE -sən-]verbo transitivo assassinare
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