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1 ♦ mission
♦ mission /ˈmɪʃn/n.missione ( quasi in ogni senso); compito; dovere; mandato; vocazione; delegazione; (org. az.) mission aziendale: (relig.) a mission in Togo, una missione nel Togo; a trade mission to India, una missione commerciale per l'India; to complete (o to fulfil) one's mission, portare a termine la propria missione; space mission, missione nello spazio; mercy mission, missione umanitaria● (mil. e fig.) mission accomplished, missione compiuta □ (miss.) mission control, sala di controllo □ ( gergo mil.) mission creep, allargamento graduale di una campagna militare al di là degli obiettivi iniziali □ (fin., org. az.) mission statement, mission statement ( dichiarazione scritta degli obiettivi a lungo termine di un'azienda, ecc.) □ mission station, missione ( l'edificio) □ (aeron.) to fly a mission, compiere una missione di volo. -
2 mercy
['mɜːsɪ]1) (clemency) misericordia f., pietà f.to show mercy to sb. mostrare compassione di o per o verso qcn.; to have mercy on sb. avere pietà di qcn.; to beg for mercy implorare clemenza o misericordia; an act of mercy — un gesto di compassione
2) (power) mercé f.at the mercy of — alla mercé o in balia di
to throw oneself on sb.'s mercy — raccomandarsi alla clemenza di qcn
3) (fortunate event) benedizione f., grazia f.it's a mercy that — è un miracolo o una fortuna che
••* * *['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) pietà2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) fortuna•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *mercy /ˈmɜ:sɪ/n.1 [u] misericordia; pietà; compassione; clemenza; mercé; grazia ( anche leg.): to be at the mercy of sb. (o at sb. 's mercy) essere alla mercé di q.; to have mercy on (o to show mercy to) sb., aver pietà di q.; usare misericordia a q.; to beg (o to plead) for mercy, chiedere misericordia, implorare pietà; to throw oneself on sb. 's mercy, affidarsi alla clemenza di q.2 dono del cielo; grazia; fortuna: It was a mercy he was still alive, fu un dono del cielo che ne uscì vivo● Mercy! (o Mercy on us!), misericordia! □ mercy flight, trasporto di un malato grave in aereo □ mercy killing, eutanasia □ mercy mission, missione umanitaria □ (stor., relig.) mercy seat, trono propiziatorio dell'arca sacra degli ebrei □ mercy slaying, uccisione indolore ( d'animali) □ mercy stroke, colpo di grazia.* * *['mɜːsɪ]1) (clemency) misericordia f., pietà f.to show mercy to sb. mostrare compassione di o per o verso qcn.; to have mercy on sb. avere pietà di qcn.; to beg for mercy implorare clemenza o misericordia; an act of mercy — un gesto di compassione
2) (power) mercé f.at the mercy of — alla mercé o in balia di
to throw oneself on sb.'s mercy — raccomandarsi alla clemenza di qcn
3) (fortunate event) benedizione f., grazia f.it's a mercy that — è un miracolo o una fortuna che
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