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1 cowardice
['kaʊədɪs]cowardliness ['kaʊədlɪnɪs] nome codardia f., viltà f.* * *[-dis]noun codardia* * *cowardice /ˈkaʊədɪs/n. [u]codardia; pusillanimità; viltà.* * *['kaʊədɪs]cowardliness ['kaʊədlɪnɪs] nome codardia f., viltà f. -
2 cowardice cow·ard·ice ['kaʊədɪs]
English-Italian dictionary > cowardice cow·ard·ice ['kaʊədɪs]
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3 cowardliness
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4 taint
I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure]* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) guastare, contaminare2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) corrompere, guastare2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) ombra, macchia- tainted* * *[teɪnt]1. nfig macchia2. vt(meat, food) far avariare, (fig: reputation) infangare* * *taint /teɪnt/n.1 [cu] macchia (fig.); ombra, ramo, traccia; corruzione, contaminazione: There was a taint of madness in the royal family, c'era un ramo di pazzia nella famiglia reale; moral taint, corruzione morale; a reputation without taint, una reputazione senza macchia2 (med.) infezione3 (med.) tara ereditaria.(to) taint /teɪnt/A v. t.1 contaminare; corrompere; guastare, infettare; lordare, macchiare: He taints everything he touches, contamina (o sporca) tutto ciò che tocca2 (ecol.) inquinareB v. i.corrompersi; guastarsi; infettarsi: Meat taints easily in hot weather, la carne col caldo si guasta facilmentetainteda.2 (ecol.) inquinato.* * *I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure] -
5 abject
['æbdʒekt]2) [ coward] vile* * *['æb‹ekt](miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) abietto, miserabile- abjectly* * *abject /ˈæbdʒɛkt/a.1 miserevole; estremo; totale; assoluto: abject failure, miserevole fallimento; fallimento totale; abject poverty, estrema povertà; miseria nera; abject victims, miserevoli vittime; in abject despair, nella più assoluta disperazioneabjection, abjectnessn. [u]abjectlyavv.3 in modo abietto; spregevolmente.* * *['æbdʒekt]2) [ coward] vile -
6 ACT
[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
•- act out- act up* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agire2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportarsi3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) recitare2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) atto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) legge3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) atto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero di varietà•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *n abbr(= American College Test) esame di ammissione ai college americani* * *ACTsigla♦ (to) act /ækt/A v. i.1 agire: The time has come to act, è venuta l'ora di agire; to act quickly, agire rapidamente; to act on (o upon) sb. 's advice, agire seguendo i consigli di q.; to act accordingly, agire di conseguenza; to act on information, agire in base a informazioni; to act on behalf of ► def. 62 comportarsi; agire: to act suspiciously, comportarsi in modo sospetto; to act like a fool, comportarsi da stupido3 ( di medicina, ecc.) agire; avere effetto; fare effetto: These pills act on the kidneys, queste pillole agiscono sui reni4 – to act as, fungere da; fare da; agire in qualità di: to act as a guide, fare (o fungere) da guida; (comm.) to act as an agent for a firm, rappresentare una ditta; to act as chairman, presiedere5 – to act as, funzionare da; avere l'effetto di: to act as a deterrent, funzionare da deterrente; avere un effetto deterrente7 (teatr.) recitare: to act in small roles, recitare in piccole parti; He can't act, non sa recitare8 fingere; fare finta; fare la commedia: I had a feeling that he was acting, avevo l'impressione che fingesseB v. t.1 (teatr.) recitare; fare la parte di: to act (the part of) Macbeth, fare la parte di Macbeth; impersonare Macbeth2 comportarsi come; fare: to act one's role, fare la propria parte; to act the victim, fare la vittima● to act one's age, ( di adulto) non fare il bambino □ to act dumb, fingere di non capire □ to act the fool, fare lo scemo □ to act a part, fare la commedia; fingere.* * *[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
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7 Coward
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8 coward
['kaʊəd]nome codardo m. (-a), vile m. e f.* * *(a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened: I am such a coward - I hate going to the dentist.) codardo- cowardly- cowardice
- cowardliness* * *coward /ˈkaʊəd/a. e n.codardo; pusillanime; vile; vigliacco.* * *['kaʊəd]nome codardo m. (-a), vile m. e f. -
9 chicken out
verbo intransitivo colloq.* * *(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) tirarsi indietro* * *vi + advfam avere fifa* * *verbo intransitivo colloq. -
10 pitiful piti·ful adj
['pɪtɪfʊl]1) (sight, story) pietoso (-a), (person) che fa pietà or compassione -
11 shame
I [ʃeɪm]1) (embarrassment, disgrace) vergogna f.to feel shame at — provare vergogna per, vergognarsi di
to bring shame on — disonorare, essere la vergogna di
2) (pity)it's a shame about the factory closing — è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
nice costumes - shame about the play! — colloq. i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
••II [ʃeɪm]to put sb. to shame — disonorare qcn., portare disonore a qcn.
1) (embarrass) imbarazzare, fare vergognare2) (disgrace) disonorare* * *[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergogna2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergogna3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergogna4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) peccato2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) (svergognare costringendo a fare)2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) disonorare, recare onta a•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *I [ʃeɪm]1) (embarrassment, disgrace) vergogna f.to feel shame at — provare vergogna per, vergognarsi di
to bring shame on — disonorare, essere la vergogna di
2) (pity)it's a shame about the factory closing — è un peccato che la fabbrica abbia chiuso, chiuda
nice costumes - shame about the play! — colloq. i costumi erano belli - peccato la recita!
••II [ʃeɪm]to put sb. to shame — disonorare qcn., portare disonore a qcn.
1) (embarrass) imbarazzare, fare vergognare2) (disgrace) disonorare
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