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1 obey
[ə'beɪ] 1.verbo transitivo obbedire a [ person]; obbidire a, attenersi a [ law]; seguire [ instructions]; dir. ottemperare a [ order]2.verbo intransitivo obbedire* * *[ə'bei, ]( American[) ou-](to do what one is told to do: I obeyed the order.) obbedire- obedient
- obediently* * *[ə'beɪ]1. vt2. vi* * *[ə'beɪ] 1.verbo transitivo obbedire a [ person]; obbidire a, attenersi a [ law]; seguire [ instructions]; dir. ottemperare a [ order]2.verbo intransitivo obbedire -
2 be a law unto oneself
(to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions.) trasgredire -
3 flout
[flaʊt]verbo transitivo sfidare, farsi beffe di [convention, rules]* * *(to refuse to respect or obey: He flouted the headmaster's authority.) disprezzare, schernire* * *flout /flaʊt/n.beffa; atto di scherno; derisione; dileggio.(to) flout /flaʊt/A v. t.trasgredire intenzionalmente; ignorare apertamente; sfidare; farsi beffe di: to flout the rules, ignorare apertamente il regolamento; to flout convention, sfidare le convenzioniB v. i.(arc.) deridere; schernire; farsi beffe (di); sbeffeggiare: to flout at sb., deridere q.; schernire q.; farsi beffe di q. NOTA D'USO: - to flaunt o to flout?-.* * *[flaʊt]verbo transitivo sfidare, farsi beffe di [convention, rules] -
4 ♦ failure
♦ failure /ˈfeɪlɪə(r)/n.1 [cu] insuccesso, fallimento; fiasco; disastro: The party was a total failure, la festa è stata un fiasco completo (o un disastro); a miserable failure, un insuccesso clamoroso; an abject failure, un miserevole fallimento; un fallimento totale; doomed to failure, destinato (o condannato) al fallimento; to end in failure, fallire; fare fiasco; finire male; to meet with failure, fallire; non avere successo; fare fiasco2 ( di persona) fallito, fallita; fallimento; disastro; frana (fam.): He thinks of himself as a failure, si considera un fallito; He's a failure as a teacher, come insegnante, è un disastro3 [uc] (il) non fare qc.; mancanza; inadempienza; omissione: failure to obey the rules, l'inosservanza del regolamento; the government's failure to address the problem, l'inerzia del governo riguardo a questo problema; his failure to understand, la sua incapacità di capire; il fatto che non capisca; your failure to be elected, la tua mancata elezione5 (med.) collasso: cardiac failure, insufficienza cardiaca; heart failure, collasso (o arresto) cardiaco; liver failure, insufficienza epatica; kidney failure, insufficienza renale7 (comput., mecc.) guasto, panne; avaria; malfunzionamento; interruzione: engine failure, guasto al motore; (elettr.) power failure, interruzione della corrente; (comput.) failure recovery, ripristino dopo un malfunzionamento8 [uc] (fin., leg.) fallimento10 esame fallito; studente bocciato● (leg.) failure of issue, mancanza di discendenti (o d'eredi) □ (leg.) failure to appear, mancata comparizione in giudizio; contumacia □ (leg.) failure to perform, mancata esecuzione; inadempimento contrattuale. -
5 rebellion
[rɪ'belɪən]nome ribellione f., rivolta f.* * *[rə'beljən]1) (an open or armed fight against a government etc.) ribellione2) (a refusal to obey orders or to accept rules etc.) ribellione, rivolta* * *rebellion /rɪˈbɛlɪən/n.ribellione; rivolta: The methods employed by the regime to put down the rebellion were ruthless, i metodi impiegati dal regime per schiacciare la rivolta sono stati spietati; teenage rebellion, ribellione adolescenziale; to suppress a rebellion, reprimere (o domare) una rivolta.* * *[rɪ'belɪən]nome ribellione f., rivolta f. -
6 observe
[əb'zɜːv]1) (see, notice) osservare, notare2) (watch) [ police] osservare, sorvegliare; [ doctor] tenere sotto osservazione; [scientist, researcher] osservare3) (remark) (fare) osservare, (fare) notare4) (adhere to) osservare, rispettare [law, custom, Sabbath]* * *[əb'zə:v]1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) notare2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) osservare3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) osservare, rispettare4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) osservare•- observant
- observation
- observatory
- observer* * *[əb'zɜːv]1) (see, notice) osservare, notare2) (watch) [ police] osservare, sorvegliare; [ doctor] tenere sotto osservazione; [scientist, researcher] osservare3) (remark) (fare) osservare, (fare) notare4) (adhere to) osservare, rispettare [law, custom, Sabbath]
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