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I ['pɔɪzn]nome veleno m. (anche fig.)II ['pɔɪzn]verbo transitivo [ person] avvelenare [person, animal]; [lead, fumes] intossicare; (make poisonous) mettere del veleno in, avvelenare [foodstuffs, water]; (contaminate) contaminare, inquinare [environment, air, rivers]; fig. (damage) rovinare, avvelenare [relationship, life]to poison sb.'s mind — corrompere l'animo di qcn
* * *['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) veleno2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) avvelenare2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) avvelenare•- poisoner- poisonous
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- poison-pen letter* * *poison /ˈpɔɪzn/n. [uc]( anche fig.) veleno: rat poison, veleno per topi; slow poison, veleno lento ( ad azione lenta); deadly poison, veleno micidiale; the poison of envy, il veleno dell'invidia● (zool.) poison fang, dente velenifero □ poison gas, gas tossico; gas asfissiante □ (bot.) poison-ivy ( Rhus toxicodendron), edera del Canada □ (fig.) poison pen, chi scrive lettere anonime calunniose (offensive, ecc.); corvo (fig.) □ (fig.) poison-pen letter, lettera anonima calunniosa (offensiva, ecc.); lettera di un corvo (fig.) □ ( anche econ.) poison pill, pillola avvelenata □ to hate sb. like poison, essere pieno di veleno contro q. □ (fam.) What's your poison?, ( anche: Name your poison!), e tu che cosa (o quale liquore) bevi?(to) poison /ˈpɔɪzn/v. t.1 avvelenare; intossicare2 inquinare: The river has been poisoned by industrial waste, il fiume è stato inquinato (o contaminato) dagli scarichi industriali3 (fig.) corrompere; guastare; pervertire: That sad event poisoned his life for ever, quel fatto doloroso gli ha avvelenato la vita per sempre; He's trying to poison your mind against me, sta cercando di inculcarti odio verso di me● poisoned chalice, calice avvelenato.* * *I ['pɔɪzn]nome veleno m. (anche fig.)II ['pɔɪzn]verbo transitivo [ person] avvelenare [person, animal]; [lead, fumes] intossicare; (make poisonous) mettere del veleno in, avvelenare [foodstuffs, water]; (contaminate) contaminare, inquinare [environment, air, rivers]; fig. (damage) rovinare, avvelenare [relationship, life]to poison sb.'s mind — corrompere l'animo di qcn
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