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1 massacro
m massacre* * *massacro s.m.1 (strage) massacre, slaughter, butchery: quell'incidente aereo è stato un vero massacro, a lot of people were killed in the air crash; proteggere una specie animale dal massacro, to protect an animal species from slaughter2 (fig.) (disastro) disaster: gli esami di inglese sono stati un massacro, loads of people failed the English exams3 (arald.) massacre.* * *[mas'sakro]sostantivo maschile1) (di persone) massacre, butchery, mass murder; (di animali) slaughter2) fig. disaster, murder* * *massacro/mas'sakro/sostantivo m.1 (di persone) massacre, butchery, mass murder; (di animali) slaughter2 fig. disaster, murder. -
2 macellazione
macellazione s.f. slaughter (ing).* * *[matʃellat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile slaughter, butchery* * *macellazione/mat∫ellat'tsjone/sostantivo f.slaughter, butchery. -
3 mattanza
* * *[mat'tantsa]sostantivo femminile1) = the final phase in tuna fish catching, in which the tuna are harpooned2) (massacro) slaughter, butchery* * *mattanza/mat'tantsa/sostantivo f.1 = the final phase in tuna fish catching, in which the tuna are harpooned2 (massacro) slaughter, butchery. -
4 strage
f slaughterfare strage di cuori be a heartbreaker* * *strage s.f.1 ( eccidio) massacre; slaughter; carnage: fare una strage, to slaughter (o to massacre) // la strage degli innocenti, the slaughter of the innocents // strage di stato, massacre secretly organized by the state // il colera ha fatto strage tra gli abitanti, cholera decimated the population // fecero strage di selvaggina, they slaughtered a great deal of game // c'è stata una strage agli esami, masses of people failed their exams // fare strage di cuori, to break a lot of hearts2 ( distruzione, danno) destruction; havoc; damage: il terremoto causò una strage di case e persone, the earthquake caused great damage and loss of life* * *['stradʒe]sostantivo femminile1) (di persone) massacre, butchery, mass murder2) fig.* * *strage/'stradʒe/sostantivo f.1 (di persone) massacre, butchery, mass murder; fare una strage to carry out a massacre2 fig. l'esame è stato una strage the exam was an absolute disaster; fare strage di cuori to break many hearts. -
5 macello
macello s.m.1 (luogo dove si macellano le bestie) slaughterhouse, abattoir: costruire un nuovo macello, to build a new slaughterhouse2 (non com.) (macelleria) butcher's shop3 (il macellare) slaughtering: bestie da macello, animals for slaughter4 (massacro) slaughter, butchery, massacre: l'esplosione causò un macello, the explosion caused a massacre // condurre, mandare al macello, (a morte certa) to lead, to send to the slaughter // carne da macello, (di soldati) cannon fodder5 (fig. fam.) (disastro) mess, shambles; (affollamento) crowd, horde: i bambini hanno fatto un macello in cucina, the children have made a shambles in the kitchen; c'era un macello di gente alla festa, there were hordes of people at the party; che macello!, what a shambles!* * *[ma'tʃɛllo]sostantivo maschile1) (mattatoio) slaughterhouse, abattoir BE2) (strage) slaughter, massacre3) colloq. (disastro)••mandare qcn. al macello — to send sb. to his, her death
* * *macello/ma't∫εllo/sostantivo m.2 (strage) slaughter, massacre3 colloq. (disastro) l'esame sarà un macello the exam will be a disaster; hai fatto un macello in cucina you've made a shambles of the kitchencarne da macello cannon fodder; mandare qcn. al macello to send sb. to his, her death. -
6 scannamento
1 ( sgozzamento) throat-cutting
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