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1 assassination
[əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn] [AE -sə'neɪʃn]nome assassinio m.* * *noun assassinio* * *assassination► to assassinate* * *[əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn] [AE -sə'neɪʃn]nome assassinio m. -
2 assassination as·sas·si·na·tion n
[əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]English-Italian dictionary > assassination as·sas·si·na·tion n
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3 -assassin, assassination, to assassinate-
Nota d'usoAssassin e to assassinate significano “assassino” e “assassinare”, però nell'inglese moderno si usano solo in riferimento all'assassinio di un personaggio di un certo rilievo per motivi politici o religiosi: Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated, Benazir Bhutto è stata assassinata; the attempted assassination of the Pope, il tentato assassinio del Papa. In altri contesti si usano murder, murderer e derivati.English-Italian dictionary > -assassin, assassination, to assassinate-
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4 character assassination
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5 contract
I 1. ['kɒntrækt]1) (agreement) contratto m.employment contract o contract of employment contratto di lavoro; to enter into a contract with fare o stipulare un contratto con; to be on a contract essere sotto contratto; to be under contract to — lavorare a contratto per
2) comm. (tender) (contratto di) appalto m.to place a contract for sth. with — assegnare un appalto per qcs. a
3) pop. (for assassination)2.to put out a contract on sb. — fare uccidere qcn. su commissione
modificatore [labour, worker] a contrattoII 1. [kən'trækt]1) med. contrarre [ disease]2) dir. (arrange) contrarre [marriage, debt, loan]3) comm. dir.2.1) comm. dir. (undertake)•* * *1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrarre2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) fare un contratto, impegnarsi3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrarre4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrarre matrimonio2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contratto- contractor* * *I 1. ['kɒntrækt]1) (agreement) contratto m.employment contract o contract of employment contratto di lavoro; to enter into a contract with fare o stipulare un contratto con; to be on a contract essere sotto contratto; to be under contract to — lavorare a contratto per
2) comm. (tender) (contratto di) appalto m.to place a contract for sth. with — assegnare un appalto per qcs. a
3) pop. (for assassination)2.to put out a contract on sb. — fare uccidere qcn. su commissione
modificatore [labour, worker] a contrattoII 1. [kən'trækt]1) med. contrarre [ disease]2) dir. (arrange) contrarre [marriage, debt, loan]3) comm. dir.2.1) comm. dir. (undertake)• -
6 assassin
[ə'sæsɪn] [AE -sn]nome assassino m. (-a), sicario m.* * *noun (a person who assassinates.) assassino* * *assassin /əˈsæsɪn/n.NOTA D'USO: - assassin, assassination, to assassinate-* * *[ə'sæsɪn] [AE -sn]nome assassino m. (-a), sicario m. -
7 (to) assassinate
(to) assassinate /əˈsæsɪneɪt/v. t.assassinare ( un personaggio politico, ecc.)assassinationn. [uc]assassinio. -
8 ♦ character
♦ character /ˈkærəktə(r)/A n.1 carattere; natura: the two sides of his character, i due lati del suo carattere; the British national character, il carattere nazionale britannico; to be a good judge of character, saper giudicare il carattere delle persone; strength of character, forza di carattere; in character, tipico di q.; da lui [lei, ecc.]; out of character, in contrasto col proprio carattere; non da lui [lei, ecc.]; (in modo) insolito; (in modo) sorprendente; It's in keeping with his character, è nel suo carattere; è da lui; a man of character, un uomo di carattere2 carattere distintivo; atmosfera; personalità: a village full of character, un paesino pieno di atmosfera3 [u] reputazione; buon nome: an attack on his character, un attacco al suo buon nome; character reference, referenze (pl.); character assassination, campagna diffamatoria; (leg.) character witness, testimone della buona reputazione di q.4 personaggio ( di romanzo, film, ecc.): a cartoon character, un personaggio dei fumetti; a colourful character, un personaggio pittoresco; a fictional character, un personaggio inventato (o di fantasia); He plays a character named Joe, interpreta un personaggio di nome Joe; the main character, il protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-5 individuo; tipo; personaggio; soggetto: a suspicious character, un individuo sospetto; a bad character, un cattivo soggetto; un brutto tipo; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco8 (comput., tipogr.) carattere9 (biol.) carattere10 (antiq.) attestato di servizio; benservito; referenze (pl.): The maid was given an excellent character, la cameriera ricevette un ottimo benservitoB a. attr.2 (psic.) caratteriale; caratterologico3 (comput., tipogr.) di, dei caratteri: character encoding, codifica dei caratteri; character map, mappa dei caratteri; character recognition, riconoscimento dei caratteri● (cinem.) character actor [actress], caratterista □ character builder, cosa (esperienza, ecc.) che serve a formare il carattere □ (cinem.) character part, parte da caratterista. -
9 (to) assassinate
(to) assassinate /əˈsæsɪneɪt/v. t.assassinare ( un personaggio politico, ecc.)assassinationn. [uc]assassinio. -
10 assassinate
[ə'sæsɪneɪt] [AE -sən-]verbo transitivo assassinare* * *[ə'sæsineit](to murder, especially for political reasons: The president was assassinated by terrorists.) assassinare- assassin* * *[ə'sæsɪneɪt] [AE -sən-]verbo transitivo assassinare
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