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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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Social1 Discussing an electionThe election is next Thursday. Le elezioni sono giovedì prossimo.Who are you going to vote for? Per chi voterai?I haven't decided if I'll vote or not yet. Non ho ancora deciso se votare o no.I live in a safe Labour seat, and I don't think there's much point voting. Abito in una circoscrizione che rappresenta un seggio sicuro dei laburisti, non ha molto senso votare.If there's a big swing to the Lib Dems there could be a hung parliament. Se ci fosse un grosso spostamento verso i liberaldemocratici potrebbe essere difficile raggiungere una maggioranza.I live in a marginal Tory seat. Abito in una circoscrizione che ha eletto un conservatore con una maggioranza risicata.Every vote counts! Ogni voto è importante!The exit polls are predicting a small Conservative majority. Gli exit poll prevedono una maggioranza scarsa dei conservatori.I haven't made up my mind yet. Non ho ancora preso una decisione.Mind your own business! Fatti gli affari tuoi!
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hung parliament — UK US noun [countable] [singular hung parliament plural hung parliaments] a parliament in which no party has won enough seats to control the parliament and form the government Thesaurus: parliaments … Useful english dictionary
hung parliament — n BrE a parliament in which no political party has more elected representatives than the others added together … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hung parliament — In Parliamentary systems, a hung parliament is one in which no one political party has an outright majority, and means it is most commonly equally balanced. This situation is normal in many legislatures with proportional representation such as… … Wikipedia
Hung parliament — Als hung parliament wird im englischsprachigen Raum die Situation bezeichnet, dass bei einer Parlamentswahl im Mehrheitswahlverfahren keine der beiden Parteien im Zweiparteiensystem eine Mehrheit erreicht. Während diese Situation in Ländern mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hung parliament — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hung parliament : singular hung parliament plural hung parliaments a parliament in which no party has won enough seats to control the parliament and form the government … English dictionary
hung Parliament — A hung Parliament is one where – in the aftermath of a general election – no party has won a majority of the seats. The outcome is uncertain, the differences between the party performances being not very substantial. In February 1974, when the … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
hung parliament — /hʌŋ ˈpaləmənt/ (say hung pahluhmuhnt) noun a parliament in which, since no party has an overall majority of seats, no party is able alone to form a government capable of controlling parliament. {modelled on hung jury} …
hung parliament — noun a parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority … Wiktionary
hung parliament — noun (C) BrE a parliament in which no one political party has more elected representatives than the others added together … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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hung — past and past participle of HANG(Cf. ↑hang). ► ADJECTIVE 1) having no political party with an overall majority: a hung parliament. 2) (of a jury) unable to agree on a verdict. 3) (hung up) informal emotionally confused or disturbed … English terms dictionary
