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2 ♦ ward
♦ ward /wɔ:d/n.2 (leg.) pupillo, pupilla; minore4 ( d'ospedale) corsia; padiglione; reparto: hospital ward, corsia (d'ospedale); isolation ward, reparto d'isolamento; maternity ward, reparto maternità6 (polit.) sezione elettorale8 (arc.) guardia; difesa● (polit., USA) ward heeler, galoppino elettorale; portaborse □ to keep watch and ward, stare in guardia; vigilare □ to walk the wards, fare il giro delle visite nelle corsie ( di un ospedale); ( di studente in medicina) far pratica in ospedale.(to) ward /wɔ:d/v. t.(arc.) difendere; custodire; proteggere● to ward off, respingere; rintuzzare; scansare ( un pericolo); tener lontano; allontanare; to ward off death, allontanare la morte; to ward off poverty [evil], tener lontano la miseria [il male] □ (mecc.) warded lock, serratura seghettata (o con risalti circolari). -
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I [wɔːd]1) (in hospital) (unit) reparto m.; (room) corsia f.; (building) padiglione m.2) pol. circoscrizione f. elettorale3) (anche ward of court) dir. pupillo m. (-a)II [wɔːd]- ward off* * *[wo:d]1) (a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc: He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.) corsia, reparto2) (a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court: She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.) minore, (individuo sotto tutela)•- warder* * *(Surnames) Ward /wɔ:d/* * *I [wɔːd]1) (in hospital) (unit) reparto m.; (room) corsia f.; (building) padiglione m.2) pol. circoscrizione f. elettorale3) (anche ward of court) dir. pupillo m. (-a)II [wɔːd]- ward off -
4 ward n
[wɔːd]1) (in hospital) corsia, reparto2) Law pupillo (-a)ward of court — minore m/f sotto tutela (giudiziaria)
3) Pol collegio (elettorale)•- ward off -
5 ♦ threat
♦ threat /ɵrɛt/n. [cu]minaccia; (fig.) sintomo, segno premonitore, pericolo: the threat of nuclear war, la minaccia della guerra atomica; a threat to peace, una minaccia alla pace; to carry out a threat, mettere in atto una minaccia; to ward off a threat, sventare una minaccia; to counter a threat, reagire a una minaccia; empty threats, vane minacce.
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