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1 shanghai
shanghai [‚ʃæŋ'haɪ]∎ to shanghai sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch□ ;∎ I was shanghaied into it on m'a forcé la main -
2 shanghai
2 ○ fig to shanghai sb into doing sth contraindre qn à faire qch. -
3 Shanghai
[ʃæŋ'haɪ]1) mar. (pressgang)to shanghai sb. — = imbarcare qcn. con la forza (come membro dell'equipaggio)
2) colloq. fig.to shanghai sb. into doing sth. — obbligare qcn. a fare qcs
* * *(Place names) Shanghai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ, ˈ–/* * *[ʃæŋ'haɪ]1) mar. (pressgang)to shanghai sb. — = imbarcare qcn. con la forza (come membro dell'equipaggio)
2) colloq. fig.to shanghai sb. into doing sth. — obbligare qcn. a fare qcs
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4 shanghai
shang·hai1[ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ]shang·hai2<-s, ed, -ing>[ʃæŋˈhaɪ]vt▪ to \shanghai sb1. (force) jdn zu etw zwingen2. ( hist) jdn zwingen, auf einem Schiff zu arbeiten; früher praktiziert, wenn die Schiffsmannschaft nicht vollständig war* * *[ʃŋ'haɪ]vt (NAUT)schanghaiento shanghai sb into doing sth (fig inf) — jdn zwingen, etw zu tun
* * *shanghai [ˌʃæŋˈhaı; ˈʃæŋhaı] v/t umga) jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun, -
5 shanghai
v. t.1.shanghai sb into doing sth inf. (со трик/измама) наведува/намамува некого да направи нешто2. пат. hist. сосила приклучува во екипаж (на брод)
См. также в других словарях:
shanghai — shang|hai [ʃæŋˈhaı] v past tense and past participle shanghaied present participle shanghaiing [T] old fashioned [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Shanghai; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to China] to trick or force… … Dictionary of contemporary English