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1 ♦ jury
♦ jury (1) /ˈdʒʊərɪ/n.(leg. e in un concorso, ecc.) giuria; giurati (pl.): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, la giuria ha emesso un verdetto di non colpevolezza; to be called for jury duty, essere chiamati a far parte di una giuria; to serve (o to sit) on a jury, fare parte d'una giuria● jury box, banco dei giurati □ jury fixing, corruzione dei giurati □ jury list, lista dei giurati □ coroner's jury, giuria del «coroner» ( che indaga nei casi di morte violenta o innaturale) □ foreman of the jury, presidente della giuria □ hung jury ► hung □ The jury is still out, la giuria non ha ancora deliberato; (fig.) la questione è ancora aperta, è ancora da vedere.NOTA D'USO: - the jury is o the jury are?- jury (2) /ˈdʒʊərɪ/a.(naut.) di fortuna: jury mast [rudder], albero [timone] di fortuna; jury-rigged, con attrezzatura di fortuna; (fig.) improvvisato, provvisorio, di ripiego. -
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[hʌŋ] 1. 2.aggettivo pol. [jury, parliament] = in cui nessuna parte riesce a raggiungere la maggioranza* * *past tense, past participle; = hang* * *[hʌŋ]1. pt, ppSee:2. adj* * *hung /hʌŋ/A pass. e p. p. di to hangB a.● (leg.) hung jury, giuria che non riesce a raggiungere un verdetto unanime □ (fam.) to be hung over, essere ancora sotto l'effetto dell'alcol; soffrire per i postumi di una sbornia □ (polit.) hung Parliament, parlamento in cui nessun partito ha la maggioranza assoluta (in GB): DIALOGO → - Discussing an election- If there's a big swing to the Lib Dems there could be a hung parliament, se ci fosse un grosso spostamento verso i liberal democratici potrebbe essere difficile raggiungere una maggioranza □ (fam.) hung up, ansioso, in difficoltà, pieno di problemi; infatuato, (tutto) preso (fig.); ossessionato: to be hung up on (o about) st., essere ossessionato da qc.; farsi una croce di qc.; to be hung up on sb., essere infatuato di q.* * *[hʌŋ] 1. 2.aggettivo pol. [jury, parliament] = in cui nessuna parte riesce a raggiungere la maggioranza
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