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1 demoralize
[dɪ'mɒrəlaɪz] [AE -'mɔːr-]verbo transitivo demoralizzare* * *(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralizzare* * *[dɪ'mɒrəlaɪz] [AE -'mɔːr-]verbo transitivo demoralizzare -
2 demoralize de·mor·al·ize vt
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3 (to) demoralize
(to) demoralize /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz/v. t.1 demoralizzare; scoraggiare2 (arc.) corrompere; depravaredemoralizationn. [u]1 demoralizzazione; scoraggiamento2 (arc.) corruzione; depravazionedemoralizeda.demoralizzato, scoraggiato. -
4 (to) demoralize
(to) demoralize /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz/v. t.1 demoralizzare; scoraggiare2 (arc.) corrompere; depravaredemoralizationn. [u]1 demoralizzazione; scoraggiamento2 (arc.) corruzione; depravazionedemoralizeda.demoralizzato, scoraggiato. -
5 finish
I ['fɪnɪʃ]1) (end) fine f.2) sport finale m., arrivo m.it was a close finish — fu un arrivo serrato o al fotofinish
3) (surface) (of clothing, wood, car) finitura f.; (of fabric, leather) appretto m.II 1. ['fɪnɪʃ]paint with a matt, silk finish — vernice opaca, satinata
1) (complete) finire [sentence, task]; finire, terminare, portare a termine [building, novel, sculpture, opera]3) (consume) finire [cigarette, drink, meal]4) (put an end to) porre fine a, troncare [ career]2.1) (end) [conference, holidays] finire, terminare2) (reach end of race) finire, arrivare3) (conclude) [ speaker] concludere•* * *['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) finire2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) finire2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) rifinitura2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) finale•- finished- finish off
- finish up* * *finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/n.2 ( sport: nelle corse) (tratto) finale; finish; arrivo: a close finish, un finale combattuto; a tight finish, un finale tirato8 [u] raffinatezza; perfezione.♦ (to) finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/A v. t.1 finire; completare; terminare; portare a termine; concludere: to finish doing st., finire di fare qc.; to finish one's work, finire il proprio lavoro; to finish work at 5 p.m., smettere di lavorare alle 17 NOTA D'USO: - finire di lavorare-; We finished the meeting with a handshake, concludemmo l'incontro con una stretta di mano2 ► finish off3 finire; rovinare; distruggere: That scandal will finish him as a politician, quello scandalo distruggerà la sua carriera politicaB v. i.4 ( di malattia) avere un esito: to finish fatally, avere un esito letale NOTA D'USO: - to finish o to end up?-.* * *I ['fɪnɪʃ]1) (end) fine f.2) sport finale m., arrivo m.it was a close finish — fu un arrivo serrato o al fotofinish
3) (surface) (of clothing, wood, car) finitura f.; (of fabric, leather) appretto m.II 1. ['fɪnɪʃ]paint with a matt, silk finish — vernice opaca, satinata
1) (complete) finire [sentence, task]; finire, terminare, portare a termine [building, novel, sculpture, opera]3) (consume) finire [cigarette, drink, meal]4) (put an end to) porre fine a, troncare [ career]2.1) (end) [conference, holidays] finire, terminare2) (reach end of race) finire, arrivare3) (conclude) [ speaker] concludere• -
6 finish off
finish [sth.] off, finish off [sth.] finire, terminare [letter, task]; finire [food, meal]; finish [sb.] off1) (exhaust) sfinire, distruggere; (demoralize) distruggere [ person]2) (kill) finire [person, animal]* * *1) (to complete: She finished off the job yesterday.) completare2) (to use, eat etc the last of: We've finished off the cake.) finire3) (to kill (a person): His last illness nearly finished him off.) uccidere* * *vt + advfinire, (kill) uccidere* * *finish [sth.] off, finish off [sth.] finire, terminare [letter, task]; finire [food, meal]; finish [sb.] off1) (exhaust) sfinire, distruggere; (demoralize) distruggere [ person]2) (kill) finire [person, animal] -
7 demoralization
[dɪˌmɒrəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE dɪˌmɔːrəlɪ'zeɪʃn]nome demoralizzazione f.* * *demoralization► to demoralize* * *[dɪˌmɒrəlaɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE dɪˌmɔːrəlɪ'zeɪʃn]nome demoralizzazione f. -
8 demoralized
demoralized► to demoralize
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demoralize — [v1] depress, unnerve abash, blow out, blow up, chill, cripple, damp, dampen, daunt, debilitate, deject, disarrange, disconcert, discountenance, discourage, dishearten, disorder, disorganize, disparage, dispirit, disturb, embarrass, enfeeble, get … New thesaurus
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demoralize — index brutalize, debase, deteriorate, discompose, discourage, disgrace, pervert, subvert, taint ( … Law dictionary
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demoralize — (Amer.) de·mor·al·ize || dɪ mÉ’rÉ™laɪz v. cause despair, lower morale; corrupt morals (also demoralise) … English contemporary dictionary
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demoralize — sf., Fr. démoralise Moralini bozmak anlamındaki demoralize etmek, morali bozulmak anlamındaki demoralize olmak birleşik fiillerinde geçen bir söz … Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük
demoralize — UK [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz] / US [dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms demoralize : present tense I/you/we/they demoralize he/she/it demoralizes present participle demoralizing past tense demoralized past participle demoralized to make someone lose… … English dictionary
demoralize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disconcert, dishearten; disorganize, confuse; corrupt, deprave. See impotence, dejection, improbity.Ant., boost, encourage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dispirit, daunt, unnerve, destroy the morale of;… … English dictionary for students
demoralize — [[t]dɪmɒ̱rəlaɪz, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] demoralizes, demoralizing, demoralized VERB If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up. [V n] Clearly, one of the objectives is to… … English dictionary