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1 chastity
['tʃæstətɪ]nome castità f.* * *[' æstəti]noun castità* * *chastity /ˈtʃæstətɪ/n. [u]1 castità; purezza● (stor.) chastity belt, cintura di castità.* * *['tʃæstətɪ]nome castità f. -
2 chasteness
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3 virtue
['vɜːtʃuː]1) (goodness, good quality, chastity) virtù f.2) (advantage) vantaggio m., merito m.to extol the virtues of sth. — vantare le virtù di qcs
3) by virtue of in virtù di* * *['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) virtù2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) vantaggio3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) virtù•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *['vɜːtʃuː]1) (goodness, good quality, chastity) virtù f.2) (advantage) vantaggio m., merito m.to extol the virtues of sth. — vantare le virtù di qcs
3) by virtue of in virtù di -
4 vow
I 1. [vaʊ]2.to be under a vow of silence — (secrecy) avere giurato di mantenere il segreto
1) relig. voti m.2)II [vaʊ]verbo transitivo giurare [revenge, love]to vow to do — giurare o promettere solennemente di fare; (privately) ripromettersi di fare
* * *1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) voto2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) giurare, fare voto2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) giurare* * *[vaʊ]1. nto take or make a vow to do sth — fare voto di fare qc
2. vt(obedience, allegiance) giurareto vow to do sth/that — giurare di fare qc/che
* * *vow /vaʊ/n.voto; promessa solenne: vow of chastity, voto di castità; marriage vows, promesse matrimoniali; to take a vow, fare un voto; to break a vow, infrangere un voto; to fulfil [to perform] a vow, adempiere [sciogliere] un voto; He made a vow that he would never be vulnerable again, ha giurato di non essere mai più vulnerabile● (relig.) to take the vows, pronunciare i voti; to be under a vow of silence, aver fatto voto di silenzio.(to) vow /vaʊ/v. t.1 far voto di; giurare: to vow vengeance against sb., giurare di vendicarsi di q.; I have vowed that I won't lend him any more money, ho giurato di non prestargli mai più dei soldi● to vow and declare, dichiarare solennemente; giurare.* * *I 1. [vaʊ]2.to be under a vow of silence — (secrecy) avere giurato di mantenere il segreto
1) relig. voti m.2)II [vaʊ]verbo transitivo giurare [revenge, love]to vow to do — giurare o promettere solennemente di fare; (privately) ripromettersi di fare
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