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1 scapegoat
['skeɪpgəʊt]* * *['skeipɡəut](a person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes of others: The manager of the football team was made a scapegoat for the team's failure, and was forced to resign.) capro espiatorio* * *scapegoat /ˈskeɪpgəʊt/n.capro espiatorio.(to) scapegoat /ˈskeɪpgəʊt/v. t.indicare (o scegliere) come capro espiatorio; trovare un capro espiatorio in (q. o qc.): He claims he was scapegoated by the management to hide their mistakes, dice di essere stato scelto come capro espiatorio dagli amministratori per coprire i loro errori.* * *['skeɪpgəʊt]
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