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1 disgrace
I [dɪs'greɪs]1) (shame) vergogna f., disonore m.to bring disgrace on sb. — disonorare qcn.
2) (scandal) vergogna f.II 1. [dɪs'greɪs]verbo transitivo disonorare [team, family]2.* * *[dis'ɡreis] 1. noun1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) disgrazia, sfavore2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) disonore3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) vergogna2. verb1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) svergognare2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) far cadere in disgrazia•- disgracefully* * *disgrace /dɪsˈgreɪs/n. [u]1 disgrazia, perdita di favore: The courtier was in disgrace with the queen, il cortigiano era in disgrazia presso la regina; to fall into disgrace, cadere in disgrazia; to bring disgrace on one's family, disonorare la famiglia2 ( di cosa, situazione) vergogna, scandalo: There's no disgrace in admitting you're wrong, non è una vergogna ammettere di aver torto; It's a disgrace that children are still dying, è una vergogna che dei bambini continuino a morire; The health service is a national disgrace, la sanità pubblica è uno scandalo nazionale; Your bedroom is a disgrace!, la tua camera da letto è vergognosa!3 ( di persona) vergogna; disonore: You're a disgrace to your family!, sei la vergogna della famiglia!: He's a disgrace to the profession, disonora la sua professioneFALSI AMICI: disgrace non significa disgrazia nel senso di sventura, calamità o sciagura. (to) disgrace /dɪsˈgreɪs/v. t.2 (di solito al passivo) svergognare: He was publicly disgraced when the truth came out, è stato svergognato pubblicamente quando la verità è emersa; a disgraced politician, un politico in disgrazia● to disgrace oneself, coprirsi di vergogna: She disgraced herself by getting drunk, si è coperta di vergogna ubriacandosi.* * *I [dɪs'greɪs]1) (shame) vergogna f., disonore m.to bring disgrace on sb. — disonorare qcn.
2) (scandal) vergogna f.II 1. [dɪs'greɪs]verbo transitivo disonorare [team, family]2. -
2 disgrace
disgrace [dɪs'greɪs]1 noun(a) (dishonour) disgrâce f;∎ it will bring disgrace on or to the family cela fera tomber la famille dans la disgrâce, cela déshonorera la famille;∎ there's no disgrace in not knowing il n'y a pas de honte à ne pas savoir;∎ it's no disgrace to be poor il n'y a pas de honte à être pauvre(b) (disfavour) disgrâce f, défaveur f;∎ to be in disgrace (with sb) être en disgrâce (auprès de qn)(c) (shameful example or thing) honte f;∎ it's a disgrace c'est une honte, c'est honteux;∎ it's a disgrace that they weren't allowed into the country il est honteux ou c'est une honte qu'on leur ait interdit l'entrée dans le pays;∎ these streets are a disgrace ces rues sont une honte;∎ house prices are a disgrace c'est une honte de vendre les maisons si cher;∎ look at you, you're a disgrace! regarde-toi, tu fais honte (à voir)!;∎ that jacket is a disgrace! cette veste est une vraie guenille!;∎ look at you, your hair's a disgrace regarde-toi, tu es coiffé n'importe comment;∎ he's a disgrace to his profession il déshonore sa profession;∎ you're a disgrace to your family tu déshonores ta famille, tu es la honte de ta famille(a) (bring shame on) faire honte à, couvrir de honte, déshonorer;∎ to disgrace oneself se couvrir de honte;∎ you disgraced me in front of all those people tu m'as couvert de honte devant tous ces gens(b) (usu passive) (discredit) disgracier;∎ to be disgraced être disgrâcié -
3 discredit
dis'kredit
1. noun((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) descrédito, deshonor, desprestigio
2. verb1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) desacreditar2) (to disgrace.) deshonrar•- discreditably
tr[dɪs'kredɪt]1 (dishonour, disgrace) descrédito■ the English hooligans brought discredit on their team los hinchas ingleses trajeron el descrédito a su equipo2 (person, thing) vergüenza (to, para)3 (disbelief, doubt) duda1 (theory, claim) desacreditar; (person, government) desacreditar, desprestigiar2 (refuse to believe) poner en duda, poner en tela de juicio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be to somebody's discredit ir en descrédito de alguiendiscredit [dɪs'krɛdət] vt1) disbelieve: no creer, dudar2) : desacreditar, desprestigiar, poner en dudathey discredited his research: desacreditaron sus investigaciones1) disrepute: descrédito m, desprestigio m2) doubt: duda fadj.• desautorizado, -a adj.n.• descrédito s.m.• mengua s.f.• menoscabo s.m.v.• desacreditar v.• deslucir v.• deslustrar v.• dudar v.• infamar v.• menoscabar v.
I dɪs'kredət, dɪs'kredɪttransitive verb desacreditar
II
mass noun descrédito m[dɪs'kredɪt]to bring discredit on o upon somebody/something — traer* el descrédito a alguien/algo
1.N (=dishonour) descrédito m, deshonor mit was to the general's discredit that... — fue un descrédito para el general que...
to bring discredit (up)on sth/sb — desacreditar algo/a algn, suponer un descrédito para algo/algn
2. VT1) (=prove untrue) [+ theory] rebatir, refutarthat theory is now discredited — esa teoría ya ha sido rebatida or refutada
2) (=cast doubt upon) poner en duda3) (=sully reputation of) [+ family] deshonrar, desacreditar; [+ organization, profession] desacreditar* * *
I [dɪs'kredət, dɪs'kredɪt]transitive verb desacreditar
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mass noun descrédito mto bring discredit on o upon somebody/something — traer* el descrédito a alguien/algo
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4 degrade
[dɪ'greɪd]гл.1) унижать; подрывать авторитет; позоритьto degrade smb. — унизить кого-л.
It would degrade me to marry him. — Брак с ним был бы для меня унизительным.
The whole was a concerted scheme to depress and degrade every member of the Waverley family. (W. Scott) — Это был хорошо скоординированный план, рассчитанный на то, чтобы подавить и унизить каждого члена семьи Уэверли.
You can't help thinking badly of any man who would degrade himself like that. — Невозможно хорошо относиться к человеку, который так унижается.
He did not name names but said chefs who appeared on television shows degraded the profession. — Он не называл имён, но сказал, что повара, которые участвуют в развлекательных телепрограммах, позорят свою профессию.
Syn:2) книжн.Syn:б) понижать, снижать, убавлять (цену, силу)He proposed to degrade prices instead of aiming to sustain them. — Он предложил понизить цены, вместо того чтобы стараться сохранить их на том же уровне.
Syn:3) хим.а) разлагать, вызывать распадIn fact, compounds such as DDT, PCBs, and asphalt were purposefully designed not to be degraded by microorganisms in the environment. — Между прочим, такие соединения как ДДТ, ПХБ и асфальт были специально рассчитаны на то, чтобы не разлагаться под воздействием природных микроорганизмов.
б) разлагаться, распадатьсяMany vitamins begin to degrade within a week after picking. — Многие витамины начинают разрушаться в течение недели после сбора.
Some fire retardants degrade into toxic compounds. — Некоторые ингибиторы горения образуют при распаде ядовитые соединения.
•Syn:4) уст. понижать в звании, ранге, статусе; разжаловать; лишать санаHe was formally degraded from the priesthood. — Он был официально лишён духовного сана.
Syn:5) геол. размывать, разрушать6) биол. деградировать
См. также в других словарях:
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