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1 ♦ sake
♦ sake (1) /seɪk/n. [u](soltanto in certe loc.; per es.:) for my sake, per amor mio; per me; for my own sake as well as yours, nell'interesse mio e vostro; for all our sakes, nell'interesse di noi tutti; nell'interesse comune; for the sake of freedom, per la libertà; for the sake of money, per amor del denaro; a scopo di lucro; for his name's sake, per il suo buon nome; for conscience' sake, per scrupolo di coscienza; for old times' sake, in ricordo dei tempi passati; to do st. for its own sake, fare qc. per il gusto di farlo● for Christ's (o God's) sake!, Cristo santo!; Dio santo! □ for goodness' (o heaven's, pity's) sake!, diamine!; perbacco!; perdinci!; insomma!sake (2), sakè /ˈsɑ:kɪ/n. [uc]sakè. -
2 sake
[seɪk]1) (purpose)for the sake of — per [principle, prestige]
for the sake of clarity for clarity's sake per chiarezza; for the sake of argument per il gusto di discutere; to kill for the sake of killing uccidere per il gusto di uccidere; to do sth. for its own sake fare qcs. per il piacere di farlo; for old times' sake — in ricordo dei vecchi tempi
2) (benefit)for the sake of sb. o for sb.'s sake per amore di qcn.; for their, your sake per il loro, tuo bene; for all our sakes — nell'interesse di noi tutti
3) (in anger, plea)for God's, heaven's sake! — per l'amor di Dio, del cielo!
* * *[seik]* * *[seɪk]1) (purpose)for the sake of — per [principle, prestige]
for the sake of clarity for clarity's sake per chiarezza; for the sake of argument per il gusto di discutere; to kill for the sake of killing uccidere per il gusto di uccidere; to do sth. for its own sake fare qcs. per il piacere di farlo; for old times' sake — in ricordo dei vecchi tempi
2) (benefit)for the sake of sb. o for sb.'s sake per amore di qcn.; for their, your sake per il loro, tuo bene; for all our sakes — nell'interesse di noi tutti
3) (in anger, plea)for God's, heaven's sake! — per l'amor di Dio, del cielo!
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3 sake *** n
[seɪk]for the sake of sb/sth — per amor di qn/qc
for my sake — per amor mio, per me
for God's/for heaven's sake! — per amor di Dio!/del cielo!
for your own sake — per te (stesso), per il tuo bene
for argument's sake; for the sake of argument — a titolo d'esempio
См. также в других словарях:
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