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1 plight
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2 plight
A n1 ( dilemma) situation f désespérée ;2 ( suffering) détresse f ; the plight of the homeless la détresse des sans-abri ; to ease sb's plight soulager la détresse de qn. -
3 plight
[plaɪt]nome condizione f., situazione f. (difficile)* * *(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) situazione* * *plight (1) /plaɪt/n.condizione, situazione (spec. avversa, difficile); stato: a hopeless plight, una situazione disperata; to be in a sad (o sorry) plight, essere in uno stato pietoso; trovarsi a mal partito.plight (2) /plaɪt/n. (arc. o dial.)1 impegno; promessa2 fidanzamento.(to) plight /plaɪt/v. t.(form. o lett.) impegnare; dare ( la parola): to plight one's honour, impegnare il proprio onore; to plight one's word, dare la propria parola ( d'onore)● to plight oneself, impegnarsi; fidanzarsi □ to plight one's troth, impegnarsi; dare la propria parola; fidanzarsi.* * *[plaɪt]nome condizione f., situazione f. (difficile) -
4 plight
plight [plaɪt]1 noun(bad situation) situation f désespérée;∎ the plight of the young homeless la situation désespérée dans laquelle se trouvent les jeunes sans-abri;∎ to be in a sad or sorry plight être dans une situation désespérée;∎ seeing my plight she stopped to help voyant mon embarras, elle s'est arrêtée pour m'aider∎ to plight one's troth (to sb) se fiancer (à qn);∎ to plight one's word donner ou engager sa parole -
5 бездомный
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6 (to) dramatize
(to) dramatize /ˈdræmətaɪz/A v. t.3 (fig.) evidenziare, fare apparire chiaramente: The episode dramatized the plight of young homeless people, l'episodio fa apparire chiaramente le difficoltà dei giovani senzatettoB v. i.drammatizzare; fare un dramma (fam.)dramatizationn. [uc]3 (psic.) drammatizzazione. -
7 (to) dramatize
(to) dramatize /ˈdræmətaɪz/A v. t.3 (fig.) evidenziare, fare apparire chiaramente: The episode dramatized the plight of young homeless people, l'episodio fa apparire chiaramente le difficoltà dei giovani senzatettoB v. i.drammatizzare; fare un dramma (fam.)dramatizationn. [uc]3 (psic.) drammatizzazione. -
8 desamparado
adj.unprotected, forlorn, abandoned, destitute.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desamparar.* * *1→ link=desamparar desamparar► adjetivo1 (persona) helpless, unprotected2 (lugar) abandoned, forsaken* * *(f. - desamparada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=sin protección) helpless, defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)sentirse desamparado — to feel defenceless o helpless
2) [lugar] (=expuesto) exposed; (=desierto) deserted* * ** * *= out in the cold, lorn, forsaken, unprotected.Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* criatura desamparada = babe in the wood.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* desamparados, los = underprivileged, the.* * ** * *= out in the cold, lorn, forsaken, unprotected.Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* criatura desamparada = babe in the wood.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* desamparados, los = underprivileged, the.* * *desamparado -da1 ‹niño/anciano› defenseless*, vulnerablese sentía sola y desamparada en la gran ciudad she felt alone and defenseless o vulnerable in the big city2 ‹lugar› bleak, unprotected* * *
Del verbo desamparar: ( conjugate desamparar)
desamparado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desamparado
desamparar
desamparado
‹ lugar› bleak, unprotected
desamparado,-a
I adj (persona) helpless, unprotected
(lugar) bleak, forsaken
II sustantivo masculino y femenino helpless o abandoned person
desamparar verbo transitivo
1 to abandon, desert
2 Jur to renounce, relinquish
' desamparado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desamparada
English:
helpless
* * *desamparado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] helpless2. [lugar] desolate, forsaken♦ nm,fhelpless person;los desamparados the needy, the helpless* * *adj defenseless, Brdefenceless* * *desamparado, -da adjdesvalido: helpless, destitute -
9 desprotegido
adj.unprotected, not sufficiently protected, non-protected, nonprotected.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desproteger.* * *ADJ unprotected, defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)* * *- da adjetivo unprotected, vulnerable* * *= exposed, out in the cold, unprotected.Ex. The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* * *- da adjetivo unprotected, vulnerable* * *= exposed, out in the cold, unprotected.Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* * *desprotegido -daunprotected, vulnerable* * *
Del verbo desproteger: ( conjugate desproteger)
desprotegido es:
el participio
desprotegido,-a adjetivo
1 unprotected: dejó la casa desprotegida, he left the house unprotected
2 Inform unprotected: tiene los disquetes desprotegidos, his diskettes are unprotected
' desprotegido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprotegida
* * *desprotegido, -a adjunprotected;dejar el marco desprotegido [en deportes] to leave the goal undefended* * *adj unprotected* * *desprotegido, -da adj: unprotected, vulnerable -
10 a la buena de Dios
at random, any old how* * *(=sin esmerarse) any old how; (=sin planificar) just like that* * *Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.* * *Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
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11 con el culo al aire
figurado in a fix, in a tight spot* * *Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.* * *Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
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12 video documental
(n.) = documentary videoEx. The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.* * *(n.) = documentary videoEx: The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
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13 people
n1) народ, нация; племя2) люди; население, жители•to bring people freedom — освобождать народы; приносить свободу народам
to lead people — руководить людьми / народом
- Arab peoplesto take an issue directly to the people — обращаться по какому-л. вопросу непосредственно к народу
- backward peoples
- border people
- common people
- country people
- dependent peoples
- disabled people
- displaced people
- distinguished people
- enslaved peoples
- exodus of people on ethic grounds
- for the benefit of the people
- fraternal peoples
- freedom-loving people
- heroic people
- indigenous people
- jobless people
- lagging peoples
- long-suffering people
- low-income people
- national security people
- oppressed peoples
- peace-loving people
- people eligible to vote
- people from all walks of life
- people hungry for power
- people in the middle
- people in work
- people of a special mould
- people of divergent views
- people of good will
- people of voting age
- people on the left
- people on the right
- people out of work
- people regarded as security risks
- personnel people
- plain-clothes security people
- plight of the people
- poverty-stricken people
- professional people
- progressive-minded people
- rebellious people
- segment of the people
- sitting on the fence people
- socially deprived people
- sovereign peoples
- strata of the people
- tainted people
- trained people
- tribal people
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14 take cognizance of smth.
книжн.заметить, обратить внимание на что-лBitterness filled his soul as he took cognizance once more of the flagrant injustice of grownups. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Hour before the Dawn’, ch. XVIII) — Горечь переполняла душу Томми, когда он видел вопиющую несправедливость взрослых.
...Roosevelt was one of the first public figures to take cognizance of the desperate plight of the hungry and homeless and to advocate some form of unemployment insurance. (G. Green, ‘The Enemy Forgotten’, ch. VI) —...Рузвельт одним из первых среди государственных деятелей обратил внимание на отчаянное положение голодных и бездомных людей и выступил в пользу ограниченного страхования от безработицы.
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