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1 bugia
1. f ( menzogna) liedire bugie tell lies, lie2. f candle holder* * *bugia1 s.f.1 lie; ( falsità) falsehood: bugia innocente, innocua, fib; bugia pietosa, white lie; dire bugie, to tell lies // le bugie hanno le gambe corte, (prov.) truth will out* * *I [bu'dʒia]sostantivo femminile lie••II [bu'dʒia]le -e hanno le gambe corte — prov. a lie has no legs
sostantivo femminile (candeliere) candlestick* * *bugia1/bu'dʒia/sostantivo f.lie; una bugia pietosa a white lie; dire -e to tell lies\le -e hanno le gambe corte prov. a lie has no legs.————————bugia2/bu'dʒia/sostantivo f.(candeliere) candlestick. -
2 menzogna
f lie* * *menzogna s.f. lie, falsehood: una menzogna innocente, a white lie; un cumulo di menzogne, a pack of lies; questa è una menzogna!, that is a lie!* * *[men'tsoɲɲa]sostantivo femminile lie, falsehood, invention* * *menzogna/men'tsoŋŋa/sostantivo f.lie, falsehood, invention; sono solo -e it's all lies. -
3 pietoso
pitiful( compassionevole) merciful* * *pietoso agg.1 ( misericordioso) pitiful, merciful, compassionate3 ( miserevole) wretched: avere un aspetto pietoso, to look wretched; fare una figura pietosa, to cut a sorry figure* * *[pje'toso]1) (che manifesta pietà) [persona, frase] merciful, pitying2) (che suscita compassione) [condizione, stato] piteous, pitiable3) (misero, scarso) [film, risultato] pathetic, lamentable* * *pietoso/pje'toso/1 (che manifesta pietà) [persona, frase] merciful, pitying; una bugia -a a white lie2 (che suscita compassione) [condizione, stato] piteous, pitiable; in uno stato pietoso in a sorry state3 (misero, scarso) [film, risultato] pathetic, lamentable. -
4 bugia sf
[bu'dʒia] I bugia (-gie)(menzogna) liedire o raccontare bugie — to tell lies
II bugia (-gie)le bugie hanno le gambe corte — (Proverbio) truth will out
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5 bugia
sf [bu'dʒia] I bugia (-gie)(menzogna) liedire o raccontare bugie — to tell lies
II bugia (-gie)le bugie hanno le gambe corte — (Proverbio) truth will out
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6 innocente
innocent* * *innocente agg.1 (non colpevole) innocent; guiltless; (dir.) not guilty (pred.): tutti credono che egli sia innocente, everybody believes he is innocent; (dir.) dichiararsi innocente, to plead not guilty; l'accusato è presunto innocente, the accused is presumed innocent2 (privo di malizia, candido) innocent, harmless; simple, artless: un bimbo innocente, an innocent child; un sorriso innocente, an innocent smile; bugia innocente, white lie; piaceri innocenti, innocent pleasures◆ s.m. e f. innocent: fare l'innocente, to feign innocence; punire un innocente, to punish an innocent // la strage degli Innocenti, (Bibbia) the Slaughter of the Innocents.* * *[inno'tʃɛnte]1. agg1) (gen) innocent, (scherzo) harmless2) Dir not guilty2. sm/finnocent person, (bambino) innocent* * *[inno'tʃɛnte] 1.1) (senza colpa) [ persona] innocent; dir. innocent, not guiltydichiararsi innocente — dir. to claim innocence o to be innocent, to plead not guilty
2) (senza malizia) [ domanda] innocent; [ scherzo] harmless2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile innocent* * *innocente/inno't∫εnte/1 (senza colpa) [ persona] innocent; dir. innocent, not guilty; dichiararsi innocente dir. to claim innocence o to be innocent, to plead not guiltyII m. e f.innocent; fare l'innocente to play the innocent. -
7 una bugia pietosa
См. также в других словарях:
White lie — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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white lie — If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone s feelings … The small dictionary of idiomes
white lie — n informal a lie that you tell someone in order to protect them or avoid hurting their feelings … Dictionary of contemporary English
white lie — noun count a lie told to avoid making someone upset, not for your own advantage or in order to harm someone else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white lie — white′ lie′ n. a minor or harmless lie; fib … From formal English to slang
white lie — ► NOUN ▪ a harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone s feelings … English terms dictionary
white lie — n. a lie concerning a trivial matter, often one told to spare someone s feelings … English World dictionary
white lie — white lies N COUNT If you refer to an untrue statement as a white lie, you mean that it is made to avoid hurting someone s feelings or to avoid trouble, and not for an evil purpose … English dictionary
white lie — noun an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite) • Hypernyms: ↑lie, ↑prevarication * * * a minor, polite, or harmless lie; fib. * * * white lie A minor falsehood, esp one uttered for reasons of tact, etc • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
white lie — If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone s feelings. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you tell a white lie, you say something which is not true in order to protect someone or to avoid hurting their feelings. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions