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[den]1) (of lion, fox) tana f.2) fig. spreg. (of thieves, gamblers) covo m.3) fig. (room) topaia f.* * *[den]1) (the home of a wild beast: a lion's den.) tana2) (a private room for working in etc.) cameretta* * *den /dɛn/n.2 (fig.) covo; ( di bambini) rifugio segreto: a den of thieves, un covo di ladri; They made themselves a den in the woods, si sono fatti un rifugio segreto nel bosco; a gambling den, una bisca clandestina; den of iniquity (o of vice) luogo di perdizione3 ( USA) stanza tranquilla ( in cui si legge, si lavora in pace, ecc.); studiolo; soggiorno; (se nel seminterrato, anche) tavernetta* * *[den]1) (of lion, fox) tana f.2) fig. spreg. (of thieves, gamblers) covo m.3) fig. (room) topaia f.
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