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I [duːm] II [duːm]verbo transitivo condannare [person, project] (to a)* * *[du:m] 1. noun(fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) rovina, distruzione2. verb(to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) condannare* * *[duːm]1. n2. vtto doom (to) — condannare (a)* * *doom /du:m/n. [u]● to meet one's doom, andare incontro a una fine tragica □ to spell doom for sb. [st.], segnare la fine di q. [qc.]: Many people believe the Internet spells doom for traditional newspapers, molti ritengono che Internet segnerà la fine dei giornali tradizionali □ (fam.) doom and gloom, uno scenario desolante (fig.): The news is all doom and gloom, l'attualità è tutta uno scenario desolante; I'm happy to say it's not all doom and gloom, sono felice di dire che non c'è solo uno scenario desolante □ doom merchant, uccello del malaugurio □ doom-laden, carico di cattivi presagi; apocalittico (fig.) □ doom writing, rovinografia; narrativa catastrofica.(to) doom /du:m/v. t.condannare; destinare: They were doomed to fail (o to failure), erano condannati a fallire (o al fallimento).* * *I [duːm] II [duːm]verbo transitivo condannare [person, project] (to a)
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