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1 peste
f plaguepersona pest* * *peste s.f.1 plague, pestilence; (st.) Black Death: peste bubbonica, bubonic plague; la peste si diffuse e infuriò in Europa nel quattordicesimo secolo, the Black Death spread and raged over Europe in the 14th century // (vet.): peste bovina, cattle plague; peste suina, aviaria, swine, fowl plague; peste equina, African horse sickness // peste lo colga!, a plague on him! // dire peste e corna di qlcu., to run s.o. down (o to speak ill of s.o.)3 ( fetore) stench, stink* * *['pɛste]sostantivo femminile1) med. plague; (pestilenza) pestilencenon ho la peste! — colloq. scherz. I haven't got the plague!
2) fig. (male, rovina) plague, cursepiccola peste! — you little pest o terror!
•••evitare qcn., qcs. come la peste — to avoid sb., sth. like the plague
dire peste e corna di qcn. — to tear sb. to bits
* * *peste/'pεste/ ⇒ 7sostantivo f.1 med. plague; (pestilenza) pestilence; morire di peste to die from the plague; non ho la peste! colloq. scherz. I haven't got the plague!2 fig. (male, rovina) plague, curseevitare qcn., qcs. come la peste to avoid sb., sth. like the plague; dire peste e corna di qcn. to tear sb. to bits\ -
2 fuggire
flee* * *fuggire v. intr.1 to fly* (spec. all'inf., p.pr., indic. pres.), to flee* (non usato nell'indic. pres.); to run* away; to escape: fuggire di corsa, to run away; il ladro fuggì davanti al cane infuriato, the thief ran away (o fled) from the angry dog; dovettero fuggire dalla loro patria, they had to flee from their country; fuggì col suo amante, she eloped with her lover; fuggì appena in tempo, he escaped (o got away) just in time; i nemici fuggirono disordinatamente, the enemy fled in disorder; il tempo fugge, time flies // fuggire dalla prigione, to escape from (o to break out of) prison; fuggire di casa, to run away from home // scusate, ma devo proprio fuggire, sorry, but I've really got to fly (o to shoot off) // alla scappa e fuggi, at top speed (o pell-mell o in a tearing hurry) // (mar.) fuggire il vento, to flee before the wind2 ( rifuggire) to avoid (sthg., doing), to shun (sthg., s.o.): fuggire dalle cattive compagnie, to avoid (o to shun) bad company3 (sport) to make* a break◆ v.tr. ( evitare) to avoid, to shun; ( sottrarsi a) to shirk: fuggire qlcu. come la peste, to shun s.o. like the plague; fuggire un pericolo, to flee (from) a danger.* * *[fud'dʒire]1. vt(anche), fig to avoid, shun2. vi* * *[fud'dʒire] 1. 2.1) (andare via) to flee*, to run* awayfuggire in Cina, all'estero — to flee to China, abroad
fuggire davanti alle proprie responsabilità — to run o walk away from one's responsibilities
* * *fuggire/fud'dʒire/ [3](aus. essere)1 (andare via) to flee*, to run* away; fuggire in Cina, all'estero to flee to China, abroad; fuggire di prigione to escape from prison2 (sottrarsi a) fuggire davanti alle proprie responsabilità to run o walk away from one's responsibilities -
3 evitare qcn., qcs. come la peste
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