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2 swearword swear·word n
['swɛəˌwɜːd]parolaccia, (curse) bestemmia -
3 curse
I [kɜːs]1) (problem) disgrazia f., sventura f.2) (swearword) imprecazione f., bestemmia f.3) (spell) maledizione f.4) BE ant. eufem.II 1. [kɜːs]verbo transitivo maledire2.verbo intransitivo imprecare (at contro)* * *[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) maledire2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) imprecare, bestemmiare2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) maledizione2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) maledizione, sventura•* * *[kɜːs]1. n1) maledizione fcurses! npl fam maledizione!2) (bane) rovina, flagellothe curse of it is that... — il guaio è che...
3) (swearword) imprecazione f, (blasphemous) bestemmia4)(
fam: menstruation) she's got the curse — ha le sue cose2. vt3. vi* * *curse /kɜ:s/n.1 maledizione ( in ogni senso): to be under a curse, sentirsi pesare sul capo una maledizione; to put a curse on sb., scagliare una maledizione contro q.2 imprecazione; bestemmia; parolaccia3 calamità; sventura; sciagura; disgrazia: Once malaria was a curse in Sardinia, una volta la malaria era una calamità della Sardegna; He is a curse to his family, è la disgrazia della sua famiglia4 (relig.) anatema; scomunica● to give a couple of curses, dire due parolacce; tirare un paio di moccoli (fam.) □ (fam.) I don't care (o give) a curse for it, non me ne importa un accidente.(to) curse /kɜ:s/A v. t.2 inveire, imprecare contro: He cursed the man who had stepped on his toes, inveì contro l'uomo che gli aveva pestato i piedi; to curse oneself, imprecare contro sé stessi; darsi dell'imbecille3 (relig.) scomunicareB v. i.imprecare; bestemmiare: Stop cursing!, smettila d'imprecare!● to be cursed with st., essere afflitto, tormentato da; ( anche iron.) avere la disgrazia di avere qc.: We were cursed with swarms of mosquitoes, eravamo tormentati da nugoli di zanzare; I'm cursed with a long memory, per mia disgrazia possiedo una memoria lunga □ Curse it!, accidenti!; maledizione!* * *I [kɜːs]1) (problem) disgrazia f., sventura f.2) (swearword) imprecazione f., bestemmia f.3) (spell) maledizione f.4) BE ant. eufem.II 1. [kɜːs]verbo transitivo maledire2.verbo intransitivo imprecare (at contro) -
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[ɪk'spliːtɪv] [AE 'eksplətɪv]* * *expletive /ɪkˈspli:tɪv/, ( USA) /ˈɛksplətɪv/A n.1 imprecazione; parolaccia2 (ling.) particella espletivaB a.(ling.) espletivo.* * *[ɪk'spliːtɪv] [AE 'eksplətɪv] -
5 oath
[əʊθ]1) dir. giuramento m.under oath, on oath — BE sotto giuramento
to take the oath, to swear an oath — giurare, fare giuramento
to administer the oath to sb., to put sb. under oath — fare prestare giuramento a qcn
2) (swearword) imprecazione f., bestemmia f.* * *[əuƟ]plural - oaths; noun1) (a solemn promise: He swore an oath to support the king.) giuramento2) (a word or phrase used when swearing: curses and oaths.) imprecazione, bestemmia•* * *oath /əʊɵ/n.1 (leg.) giuramento: to be on (o upon, o under) oath, essere sotto giuramento; to take (o to swear) an oath, fare un giuramento; prestare giuramento; giurare; to break one's oath, violare il (o venire meno al) giuramento; a solemn oath, un solenne giuramento2 imprecazione; bestemmia* * *[əʊθ]1) dir. giuramento m.under oath, on oath — BE sotto giuramento
to take the oath, to swear an oath — giurare, fare giuramento
to administer the oath to sb., to put sb. under oath — fare prestare giuramento a qcn
2) (swearword) imprecazione f., bestemmia f.
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