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1 outcry
['aʊtkraɪ]* * *(a show of disapproval etc, especially by the general public: There was a great outcry about the inadequate train service.) protesta* * *outcry /ˈaʊtkraɪ/n.1 grido; clamore; protesta; scalpore2 (comm.) vendita all'asta.* * *['aʊtkraɪ] -
2 outcry out·cry n
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3 hullabaloo
[ˌhʌləbə'luː]* * *1) (an uproar: The teacher told the pupils to stop making such a hullabaloo.) chiasso2) (a loud public protest.) clamore, schiamazzo* * *hullabaloo /hʌləbəˈlu:/n. (pl. hullabaloos)clamore; chiasso; baccano; schiamazzo; strepito; fracasso.* * *[ˌhʌləbə'luː] -
4 scandal
['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) scandalo2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) scandalo3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pettegolezzi•- scandalise
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- scandalously* * *scandal /ˈskændl/n.1 scandalo2 vergogna; obbrobrio; onta: Those slum dwellings are a scandal, quelle catapecchie sono un obbrobrio4 [u] maldicenza; pettegolezzi: to talk scandal, fare della maldicenza; to be the object of scandal, essere oggetto di pettegolezzi5 scandalo; individuo (discorso, ecc.) scandaloso: His conduct is a scandal, la sua condotta è scandalosa6 (leg.) diffamazione● scandal-plagued (o tainted by scandal), infestato di scandali □ to give rise to scandal, fare scandalo; provocare uno scandalo □ to hush up a scandal, soffocare uno scandalo □ to make a scandal out of st., sollevare uno scandalo (o gridare allo scandalo) per qc.* * *['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche -
5 ♦ auction
♦ auction /ˈɔkʃn/n.2 (= auction sale) vendita all'asta (o all'incanto); asta (pubblica): to sell st. at auction, vendere qc. all'asta● auction bid, licitazione □ auction by inch of candle, asta a candele vergini □ auction by public outcry, asta (o incanto) col pubblico banditore □ auction house, casa d'aste □ (econ., Borsa) auction market, mercato a licitazione, mercato ad asta □ (leg.) auction ring, sindacato d'asta ( proibito dalla legge) □ auction room, sala (delle) aste □ to put st. up for auction, mettere qc. all'asta.(to) auction /ˈɔ:kʃn/v. t. ( anche to auction off)
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outcry — out‧cry [ˈaʊtkraɪ] ➔ open outcry * * * outcry UK US /ˈaʊtkraɪ/ noun [U] ► STOCK MARKET, FINANCE OPEN OUTCRY(Cf. ↑open outcry) … Financial and business terms
Outcry — Out cry , n. 1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor. [1913 Webster] 2. Sale at public auction. Massinger. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outcry — I noun accusation, blame, brawl, broken silence, bruit, burst of sound, castigation, censure, charge, chiding, chorus, clamor, clamorousness, complaint, condemnation, convicium, criticism, cry, denunciation, diatribe, din, disapprobation,… … Law dictionary
outcry — (n.) mid 14c., act of crying aloud, from OUT (Cf. out) + CRY (Cf. cry). In metaphoric sense of public protest, first attested 1911 in George Bernard Shaw … Etymology dictionary
outcry — [n] scream, exclamation clamor, commotion, complaint, convulsion, cry, ferment, flak*, hoo ha*, howl, hubba hubba*, hullabaloo*, noise, objection, outburst, protest, screech, tumult, uproar, upturn, yell; concepts 77,278 Ant. quiet, silence … New thesaurus
outcry — ► NOUN (pl. outcries) ▪ a strong expression of public disapproval … English terms dictionary
outcry — [out′krī΄] n. pl. outcries 1. a crying out 2. a strong objection … English World dictionary
outcry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, massive ▪ immediate ▪ public ▪ national ▪ international … Collocations dictionary
outcry — n. 1) to make, raise an outcry 2) a public outcry 3) an outcry against; for * * * [ aʊtkraɪ] for a public outcry an outcry against to make. raise an outcry … Combinatory dictionary
outcry — out|cry [ˈautkraı] n [>C usually singular, U] an angry protest by a lot of ordinary people ▪ The closure of the local hospital has caused a huge public outcry . outcry against/about/over ▪ a national outcry about the lack of gun control laws… … Dictionary of contemporary English
outcry — UK [ˈaʊtˌkraɪ] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms outcry : singular outcry plural outcries an angry expression of protest or shock by a lot of people, as a reaction to something that someone has done or to something that has… … English dictionary