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1 criminal
['krɪmɪnl] 1.nome criminale m. e f.2.1) [activity, behaviour] criminale2) fig.* * *['kriminl]1) (concerned with crime: criminal law.) criminale2) (against the law: Theft is a criminal offence.) criminale3) (very wrong; wicked: a criminal waste of food.) criminoso* * *['krɪmɪnl] 1.nome criminale m. e f.2.1) [activity, behaviour] criminale2) fig. -
2 delinquent
[dɪ'lɪŋkwənt] 1.2) AE econ. [ debtor] moroso2.nome delinquente m. e f.* * *delinquent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/A a.1 delinquente: delinquent children [youths, teenagers], bambini [giovani, adolescenti] delinquenti2 (leg.) inadempienteB n.(leg.) delinquente: juvenile delinquent, delinquente minorenne NOTA D'USO: - delinquent o criminal?-● (rag., USA) delinquent account, conto crediti insoluti □ (fin., USA) delinquent mortgage, mutuo in sofferenza; (leg.) the delinquent party, la parte inadempiente □ (naut.) delinquent ship, nave colpevole della collisione.* * *[dɪ'lɪŋkwənt] 1.2) AE econ. [ debtor] moroso2.nome delinquente m. e f. -
3 habitual
[hə'bɪtʃʊəl]1) [ behaviour] abituale, consueto2) [drinker, smoker, liar] inveterato, impenitente* * *[hə'bitjuəl]1) (having a habit of doing, being etc (something): He's a habitual drunkard.) abituale2) (done etc regularly: He took his habitual walk before bed.) abituale* * *habitual /həˈbɪtʃʊəl/a.1 abituale; consueto; ordinario; solito: to sit down in one's habitual armchair, sedersi sulla solita poltrona;2 dedito (a); abituale; inveterato; impenitente: a habitual coffee drinker, uno dedito al caffè; un gran bevitore di caffè; a habitual drinker, un bevitore abituale (o impenitente); (leg.) habitual criminal, delinquente abituale; pregiudicato; recidivohabitually avv. habitualness n. [u].* * *[hə'bɪtʃʊəl]1) [ behaviour] abituale, consueto2) [drinker, smoker, liar] inveterato, impenitente -
4 reformed
[rɪ'fɔːmd] 1. 2.1) [state, system] riformato; [ criminal] riabilitato2) relig. riformato* * *adjective ((negative unreformed) improved, especially in behaviour.) migliorato* * *reformed /rɪˈfɔ:md/a.2 riabilitato; recuperato● (relig.) the Reformed Church, la Chiesa Riformata; (spec.) la Chiesa Calvinista.* * *[rɪ'fɔːmd] 1. 2.1) [state, system] riformato; [ criminal] riabilitato2) relig. riformato -
5 reform
I [rɪ'fɔːm]nome riforma f.II 1. [rɪ'fɔːm]verbo transitivo riformare2.verbo intransitivo riformarsi* * *[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) migliorare, correggere2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) correggersi, migliorare2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) riforma2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) riforma; miglioramento•- reformed
- reformer* * *I [rɪ'fɔːm]nome riforma f.II 1. [rɪ'fɔːm]verbo transitivo riformare2.verbo intransitivo riformarsi -
6 straight
I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
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7 ♦ code
♦ code /kəʊd/n.1 codice ( segreto); cifrario: to write a message in code, scrivere un messaggio in codice; cifrare un dispaccio; to break (o to crack) the enemy's secret code, decifrare il codice segreto del nemico2 codice ( classificatorio): bar code, codice a barre; postal code, codice di avviamento postale; code number, numero di codice3 (telef., = dialling code) prefisso (teleselettivo); indicativo interurbano: The code for Milan is 02, il prefisso di Milano è 024 (comput.) codice; codifica: code conversion, conversione di codice; code converter, convertitore di codice; code checking, controllo della codifica; binary code, codice binario5 (scient.) codice: (biol.) genetic code, codice genetico; (ling.) code switching, il passare da un codice a un altro; cambiamento di codice8 (leg.) testo unico; codice; regolamento: penal code (o criminal code) codice penale; the Highway Code, il codice della strada; building code, regolamento edilizio; sanitary code, regolamento d'igiene9 codice (comportamentale): code of honour, codice dell'onore; moral code, codice morale; code of conduct (o of behaviour) codice di etica professionale; deontologia; dress code, norme su come vestire in cerimonie e altre occasioni speciali; code of ethics, codice etico; code of practice, deontologia professionale; autodisciplina; prassi● code address, indirizzo in codice □ code book, cifrario; (telef.) elenco (o guida) dei prefissi teleselettivi; (naut.) codice dei segnali □ code-breaker, decodificatore, decrittatore □ code clerk, addetto ai cifrari □ (naut.) code flag, intelligenza; pennello; bandiera da segnalazione □ code language, linguaggio cifrato □ code name, nome in codice; nome convenzionale □ (aeron.) code-sharing, accordo tra due compagnie aeree che permette a ciascuna di inserire il proprio codice di identificazione sui voli dell'altra linea; code-sharing □ (comput.) code snippet, frammento di codice; snippet □ (edil.) to bring up to code, mettere in regola con le normative edilizie.(to) code /kəʊd/A v. t.2 (fig.) dire in modo velato; dire in cifra; dire tra le righe; sottintendere: coded criticism, critiche velateB v. i. (biol.) -
8 contempt
[kən'tempt]nome disprezzo m.to feel contempt for sb., to hold sb. in contempt — provare disprezzo per qcn., disprezzare qcn.
contempt of court — dir. oltraggio alla corte
* * *[kən'tempt]1) (very low opinion; scorn: She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour.) disprezzo2) (disregard for the law.) oltraggio•- contemptibly
- contemptuous
- contemptuously* * *contempt /kənˈtɛmpt/n. [u]1 disprezzo; sprezzo; dispregio (lett.): to hold in contempt, disprezzare; spregiare; avere in dispregio; in contempt of danger, con sprezzo del pericolo; open contempt, evidente disprezzo2 (leg., = contempt of court) oltraggio alla corte; disobbedienza a un ordine della corte ( reato non esistente in Italia): to be found in contempt, essere giudicato colpevole di oltraggio alla corte NOTE DI CULTURA: contempt of court: l'«oltraggio alla corte» può costituire sia illecito civile ( civil contempt), sia penale ( criminal contempt): il primo è ad es. il rifiuto di obbedire alla corte o di far parte di una giuria, il secondo consiste in reati come la corruzione della giuria, ma anche ogni forma turbativa del procedimento giudiziario● beneath contempt, ignobile; inqualificabile; indegno.* * *[kən'tempt]nome disprezzo m.to feel contempt for sb., to hold sb. in contempt — provare disprezzo per qcn., disprezzare qcn.
contempt of court — dir. oltraggio alla corte
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9 rehabilitate
[ˌriːə'bɪlɪteɪt]1) (medically) riabilitare; (to society) reinserire [handicapped person, ex-prisoner]; riabilitare [ addict]2) (reinstate) riabilitare (anche pol.)3) (restore) restaurare [ building]; risanare [ environment]* * *[ri:ə'biliteit](to bring (a criminal or someone who has been ill) back to a normal life, normal standards of behaviour etc by treatment or training.) riabilitare, rieducare* * *[ˌriːə'bɪlɪteɪt]1) (medically) riabilitare; (to society) reinserire [handicapped person, ex-prisoner]; riabilitare [ addict]2) (reinstate) riabilitare (anche pol.)3) (restore) restaurare [ building]; risanare [ environment] -
10 reward
I [rɪ'wɔːd]nome ricompensa f.••II [rɪ'wɔːd]virtue is its own reward — prov. = la virtù ha in se stessa la sua ricompensa
verbo transitivo ricompensare ( for di, per)* * *[rə'wo:d] 1. noun1) (something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc: He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards.) ricompensa2) (a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc: A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch.) ricompensa, taglia2. verb(to give a reward to someone for something: He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded.) ricompensare* * *I [rɪ'wɔːd]nome ricompensa f.••II [rɪ'wɔːd]virtue is its own reward — prov. = la virtù ha in se stessa la sua ricompensa
verbo transitivo ricompensare ( for di, per)
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