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1 estorcere
denaro extort* * *estorcere v.tr. to extort; to extract, to wring*; (fam.) ( denaro) to soak, to squeeze: estorcere una confessione a qlcu., to wring a confession out of s.o.; estorcere denaro a qlcu., to extort (o to extract) money from s.o.; estorcere una promessa con lusinghe, to flatter s.o. into making a promise; estorcere a qlcu. una dichiarazione con ricatto, to blackmail s.o. into making a statement.* * *[es'tɔrtʃere]verbo transitivo to extort, to wring* [ denaro] (a qcn. from sb.); to draw* out [ confessione]; to extract [ promessa] (a qcn. from sb.)* * *estorcere/es'tɔrt∫ere/ [94]to extort, to wring* [ denaro] (a qcn. from sb.); to draw* out [ confessione]; to extract [ promessa] (a qcn. from sb.). -
2 taglieggiare
taglieggiare v.tr. to tax; to levy taxes on (s.o., sthg.); to extort money from (s.o.).* * *[taʎʎed'dʒare]verbo transitivotaglieggiare qcn. — to extort money from sb
* * *taglieggiare/taλλed'dʒare/ [1]taglieggiare qcn. to extort money from sb. -
3 carpire
carpire qualcosa a qualcuno get something out of s.o.* * *carpire v.tr.1 ( sottrarre con violenza) to snatch, to extort, to seize: gli carpì di mano la rivoltella, he snatched the revolver from his hand2 ( estorcere con astuzia) to swindle, to cheat; (fam.) to do (s.o.) out of (sthg.), to diddle (s.o.) out of (sthg.): carpire denaro a qlcu., to do s.o. out of money; carpire un segreto, to worm out a secret.* * *[kar'pire]verbo transitivo to steal*, to worm out [ segreto]; to extract, to wangle colloq. [ promessa]; to extract, to wring* [ confessione]* * *carpire/kar'pire/ [102]to steal*, to worm out [ segreto]; to extract, to wangle colloq. [ promessa]; to extract, to wring* [ confessione]. -
4 taglieggiare qcn.
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5 estorcere vt irreg
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6 taglieggiare vt
[taʎʎed'dʒare]to extort money from, Storia to exact a tribute from -
7 estorcere
vt irreg [es'tɔrtʃere] -
8 taglieggiare
vt [taʎʎed'dʒare]to extort money from, Storia to exact a tribute from
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extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… … Law dictionary
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Extort — Ex*tort , v. i. To practice extortion. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extort — Ex*tort , p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extort — 1520s (as a pp. adj. from early 15c.), from L. extortus, pp. of extorquere (see EXTORTION (Cf. extortion)). Related: Extorted; extorting … Etymology dictionary
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extort — ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist … English terms dictionary
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