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1 obliterate
[ə'blɪtəreɪt]2) (cover) nascondere [sun, view]3) (erase from mind) obliterare, fare svanire [ memory]* * *[ə'blitəreit]1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) cancellare2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) distruggere* * *[ə'blɪtəreɪt]2) (cover) nascondere [sun, view]3) (erase from mind) obliterare, fare svanire [ memory] -
2 obliterate oblit·erate vt
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3 (to) obliterate
(to) obliterate /əˈblɪtəreɪt/v. t.1 obliterare; cancellare; annullare: to obliterate a postage stamp, obliterare un francobollo; to obliterate the memory of sb. (o st.) cancellare il ricordo di q. (o qc.)3 (med.) asportare; rimuovereobliterationn. [u]2 annientamento; distruzione. -
4 (to) obliterate
(to) obliterate /əˈblɪtəreɪt/v. t.1 obliterare; cancellare; annullare: to obliterate a postage stamp, obliterare un francobollo; to obliterate the memory of sb. (o st.) cancellare il ricordo di q. (o qc.)3 (med.) asportare; rimuovereobliterationn. [u]2 annientamento; distruzione. -
5 obliteration
[əˌblɪtə'reɪʃn]1) (of mark, memory) obliterazione f.2) (of city) distruzione f. totale* * *obliteration► to obliterate* * *[əˌblɪtə'reɪʃn]1) (of mark, memory) obliterazione f.2) (of city) distruzione f. totale -
6 black out
1) (hide all lights) oscurare [ house]; fare buio in [ stage]2) (cut power) sospendere l'energia elettrica in [ area]3) (suspend broadcasting) oscurare [ programme]* * *(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) perdere coscienza* * *1. vt + adv1) (obliterate) cancellare2) (in wartime) oscurare, (subj: power cut) far piombare nell'oscurità2. vi + adv(faint) svenire* * *1) (hide all lights) oscurare [ house]; fare buio in [ stage]2) (cut power) sospendere l'energia elettrica in [ area]3) (suspend broadcasting) oscurare [ programme] -
7 block out
block out [sth.], block [sth.] out2) (suppress) rimuovere [memory, problem]* * *vt + adv(obscure: light) escludere, (obliterate: picture) cancellare* * *block out [sth.], block [sth.] out2) (suppress) rimuovere [memory, problem] -
8 cancel *** can·cel vt
['kæns(ə)l]1) (call off: holiday, booking) cancellare, annullare, disdire, (meeting, event) cancellare, sospendere, (train) sopprimere, (annul: order, contract) annullarethey cancelled their booking at the last moment — hanno annullato la prenotazione all'ultimo momento
3) (Math: figures) semplificare•
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