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2 crippling crip·pling adj
['krɪplɪŋ](disease) che provoca invalidità, (taxes, debts) esorbitante -
3 cripple
I ['krɪpl]1) (lame) zoppo m. (-a), storpio m. (-a)2) (inadequate)II ['krɪpl]emotional cripple — = persona incapace di esprimere i propri sentimenti
1) (physically) azzoppare, storpiare; (emotionally) traumatizzare2) fig. paralizzare, bloccare [country, industry]; smantellare, disarmare [ ship]; danneggiare, rendere inefficiente [vehicle, equipment]* * *['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) azzoppare, storpiare2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) paralizzare, rendere inefficiente2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) zoppo, storpio* * *cripple /ˈkrɪpl/n.2 (fig.) incapace; inetto: an emotional cripple, una persona incapace di sentimenti o incapace di esprimerli.(to) cripple /ˈkrɪpl/A v. t.2 (fig.) menomare; handicappare; rendere inefficiente; paralizzare: The basic industries have been hit by crippling strikes, le industrie di base sono state colpite da scioperi paralizzantiB v. i.zoppicare.* * *I ['krɪpl]1) (lame) zoppo m. (-a), storpio m. (-a)2) (inadequate)II ['krɪpl]emotional cripple — = persona incapace di esprimere i propri sentimenti
1) (physically) azzoppare, storpiare; (emotionally) traumatizzare2) fig. paralizzare, bloccare [country, industry]; smantellare, disarmare [ ship]; danneggiare, rendere inefficiente [vehicle, equipment] -
4 ♦ debt
♦ debt /dɛt/n.1 (fin.) debito: to pay one's debts, pagare i debiti; to get (o to run) into debt, fare debiti; indebitarsi; to incur debts, contrarre debiti; to cancel (o to write off) a debt, cancellare un debito; to pay ( off) a debt, rimborsare un debito; to clear (o to settle) a debt, estinguere un debito; He had run up huge gambling debts, aveva accumulato enormi debiti al gioco; to get out of debt, pagare i (propri) debiti; sdebitarsi; to cancel a debt, cancellare un debito; to collect debts, recuperare crediti; to discharge a debt, pagare un debito; to service a debt, servire (o pagare gli interessi su) un debito; to settle sb. 's debts, pagare i debiti di q.; outstanding debts, debiti insoluti2 (fin.) indebitamento: Debt can force companies to operate efficiently, l'indebitamento può costringere le imprese a funzionare in modo efficiente; to be deeply (o heavily) in debt, essere immerso nei debiti; to be up to one's eyeballs (o neck) in debt, essere indebitato fino al collo3 (fin., = national debt o government debt) debito pubblico: debt conversion, conversione del debito pubblico; debt servicing, la gestione del debito pubblico; debt-to-GDP ratio, rapporto debito/PIL; a crippling national debt, un indebitamento pubblico rovinoso4 [cu] (fig.) debito (verso q.): a debt of gratitude, un debito di gratitudine; a debt of honour, un debito d'onore (o di gioco); to acknowledge one's debt to sb., riconoscere il proprio debito verso q.; I owe them a bigger debt than I can say, sono in debito con loro più di quanto possa esprimere NOTA D'USO: - debit o debt?-● debt collecting (o collection, recovery), recupero dei crediti □ debt collector, esattore di crediti □ (fin.) debt consolidation, consolidamento del debito □ (fin.) debt/equity ratio, rapporto capitale di prestito / capitale di rischio □ (fin.) debt financing, finanziamento con capitale di debito (o di terzi) □ debt owing, credito esigibile □ debt-ridden, pieno di debiti, indebitato fino al collo □ debt relief, cancellazione del debito ( dei paesi poveri) □ (leg.) debt proved in bankruptcy, debito ammesso al passivo fallimentare □ debt swap, conversione del debito (estero) □ (fin.) debt to net worth ratio, rapporto d'indebitamento ( di una società) □ bad debt, credito inesigibile □ to be out of debt, non avere più debiti; essersi sdebitato. -
5 stricken
I 1. ['strɪkən] 2.1) (afflicted) [face, look] afflitto2) (affected) [ area] disastratostricken with stricken by preso da, in preda a [ fear]; colpito da [ illness]; affetto da [ chronic illness]; guilt-stricken — divorato dal senso di colpa
3) [plane, ship] in avariaII ['strɪkən]* * *['strikən](deeply affected, overwhelmed or afflicted: In his youth he was stricken with a crippling disease; grief-stricken parents; panic-stricken crowds.) colpito* * *stricken /ˈstrɪkən/B a.1 colpito; ferito: stricken with paralysis [fever], colpito dalla paralisi [dalla febbre]2 affranto; provato ( dal dolore, ecc.); straziato: a stricken heart, un cuore affranto (o straziato)● stricken in years, carico d'anni; debole e vecchio □ (naut.) a stricken ship, una nave in disarmo □ (med.) stricken with polio, colpito dalla poliomielite; poliomielitico □ panic-stricken, atterrito; in preda al panico.* * *I 1. ['strɪkən] 2.1) (afflicted) [face, look] afflitto2) (affected) [ area] disastratostricken with stricken by preso da, in preda a [ fear]; colpito da [ illness]; affetto da [ chronic illness]; guilt-stricken — divorato dal senso di colpa
3) [plane, ship] in avariaII ['strɪkən]
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