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1 strozzare
"to draw in;Abdrosseln;estrangular"* * *strangle* * *strozzare v.tr.1 ( uccidere strangolando) to strangle, to throttle: fu strozzato da un ladro, he was strangled (o throttled) by a thief // se lo incontro lo strozzo, (fam.) if I see him I'll kill him2 ( soffocare) to choke: per poco il pezzo di pane non lo strozzava, the piece of bread nearly choked him; la cravatta mi strozza, the tie is choking me; (metall.) strozzare le colate, to choke runners3 ( comprimere, occludere) to block, to obstruct; (med.) to strangulate: un masso strozza il passaggio, a rock blocks the pass4 (fig.) ( far fallire) to stifle, to wreck, to kill: strozzare una iniziativa, to kill an initiative; strozzare una trattativa, to wreck negotiations5 ( esigere un prezzo esagerato) to fleece, (fam.) to rip off: gli usurai strozzano la povera gente, loan-sharks fleece poor people; ti strozzano in quel negozio, they rip you off in that shop.◘ strozzarsi v.intr.pron.2 ( restringersi) to narrow: a un certo punto la strada si strozza, at a certain point the road narrows.* * *[strot'tsare]1. vt2. vip (strozzarsi)* * *[strot'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to strangle, to choke, to throttle [ vittima]; fig. [colletto, cravatta] to choke, to throttlel'avrei strozzato! — scherz. I could have strangled him!
2) (occludere) to block, to throttle [ tubo]; med. to strangulate2.verbo pronominale strozzarsi2) (restringersi) [ strada] to narrow* * *strozzare/strot'tsare/ [1]1 to strangle, to choke, to throttle [ vittima]; fig. [colletto, cravatta] to choke, to throttle; l'avrei strozzato! scherz. I could have strangled him!II strozzarsi verbo pronominale1 to strangle oneself2 (restringersi) [ strada] to narrow. -
2 tacere
1. v/t keep quiet about, say nothing about2. v/i not say anything, be silent* * *tacere v. intr.1 to be silent, to keep* silent, to hold* one's tongue: tacque tutto il giorno, he was silent all day through; sa tacere, he knows when to keep silent; tacete!, be (o keep) quiet! (o hold your tongue! o sl. shut up! o quiet here!); l'ho pregato di scrivermi ma lui tace, I begged him to write but there hasn't been a word from him // a questo riguardo la legge tace, the law is silent on this point // far tacere qlcu., qlco., to silence s.o., sthg. (o to reduce s.o., sthg. to silence): far tacere un bambino, to hush a child (o to keep a child quiet); far tacere i cannoni nemici, to silence the enemy's guns; far tacere la voce della coscienza, to silence the voice of conscience // mettere a tacere uno scandalo, to hush up a scandal // chi tace acconsente, (prov.) silence means consent // un bel tacer non fu mai scritto, (prov.) silence is often the best answer2 ( stare quieto, non far rumore) to be still: tutto tace, all is still; il bosco taceva, the wood was still◆ v.tr.1 to be silent about (sthg.), to keep* silent about (sthg.); to say* nothing about (sthg.): tacque tutto questo, he said nothing about all this2 ( tralasciare, non dire) to leave* out; to pass over in silence; to suppress: tacere un nome, to leave out a name; la stampa ha volutamente taciuto alcuni particolari della vicenda, the press deliberately hushed up (o suppressed) certain details of the affair.* * *1. [ta'tʃere]vb irreg vitutto taceva — all was silent o quiet
2. vt(particolare, accaduto) to keep silent about, keep to oneself, say nothing about* * *[ta'tʃere] 1.verbo transitivo not to tell*, not to reveal, to keep* silent about [segreto, verità]; to leave* out, to omit, not to mention [nome, particolare]2.1) (essere silenzioso) [ persona] to be* silent; [natura, bosco] to be* still; (stare in silenzio) [ persona] to keep* quiet; (diventare silenzioso) [ persona] to shut* up; [natura, bosco] to fall* silenttacere su qcs. — not to say sth.
avresti fatto meglio a tacere — you should have kept quiet o your mouth shut
fare tacere — to hush (up), to quieten down, to shush [persona, allievi]
mettere a tacere — to hush up, to check, to lay, to spike, to suppress [pettegolezzo, scandalo]; to choke off, to cry down, to silence, to still [opposizione, scettici]
2) (cessare) [rumore, musica] to stop••chi tace acconsente — prov. = silence means consent
* * *tacere/ta't∫ere/ [54]not to tell*, not to reveal, to keep* silent about [segreto, verità]; to leave* out, to omit, not to mention [nome, particolare](aus. avere)1 (essere silenzioso) [ persona] to be* silent; [natura, bosco] to be* still; (stare in silenzio) [ persona] to keep* quiet; (diventare silenzioso) [ persona] to shut* up; [natura, bosco] to fall* silent; tacere su qcs. not to say sth.; avresti fatto meglio a tacere you should have kept quiet o your mouth shut; taci! shut up! hold your tongue! fare tacere to hush (up), to quieten down, to shush [persona, allievi]; mettere a tacere to hush up, to check, to lay, to spike, to suppress [pettegolezzo, scandalo]; to choke off, to cry down, to silence, to still [opposizione, scettici]2 (cessare) [rumore, musica] to stop; l'orchestra tacque the orchestra stopped playingchi tace acconsente prov. = silence means consent.
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