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1 ♦ enemy
♦ enemy /ˈɛnəmɪ/A n.1 ( anche fig.) nemico: He has made a lot of enemies, si è fatto molti nemici; an enemy of progress, un nemico del progresso; deadly (o mortal) enemies, nemici mortali2 – (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) the enemy (il) nemico; (i) nemici: The enemy were ( o was) advancing, il nemico avanzavaB a.nemico; del nemico: enemy aircraft, aerei nemici; behind the enemy lines, dietro le linee nemiche; to fall into enemy hands, cadere in mano al nemico● enemy alien, residente straniero di nazionalità nemica ( in tempo di guerra) □ (mil.) enemy combatant, combattente nemico □ to be one's own worst enemy, essere il peggior nemico di se stesso □ (scherz., antiq.) How goes the enemy?, che ora è? -
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I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ]* * *1) (causing death: a deadly poison.) mortale2) (very great: He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious).) grande3) (very dull or uninteresting: What a deadly job this is.) insopportabile* * *deadly (1) /ˈdɛdlɪ/a.1 mortale; micidiale: deadly poison, veleno micidiale; deadly enemies, nemici mortali; a deadly attack [disease, weapon], un attentato [una malattia, un'arma] mortale; a deadly sin, un peccato capitale; a deadly threat, una minaccia di morte4 (fam.) micidiale (fig.): deadly accuracy, precisione micidiale; a deadly aim, una mira infallibile● (bot.) deadly nightshade, ( Atropa belladonna) belladonna; ( Solanum nigrum) morella, ballerina □ a deadly secret, un segreto assoluto □ a deadly silence, un silenzio di tomba □ (relig.) the seven Deadly Sins, i sette vizi capitali □ to be in deadly earnest, fare proprio sul serio.deadly (2) /ˈdɛdlɪ/avv.2 estremamente; tremendamente: deadly serious, estremamente serio; deadly boring (o dull) tremendamente noioso; deadly tired, stanco morto.* * *I ['dedlɪ]1) (lethal) [disease, sin] mortale; [poison, weapon] letale; fig. [enemy, hatred] mortale; [ rivalry] accanito2) (absolute)3) colloq. (boring) [person, event] noiosissimoII ['dedlɪ]
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