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1 insanity
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2 insanity in·san·ity n
[ɪn'sænɪtɪ]Med infermità mentale, (gen) pazzia, follia -
3 plead
[pliːd] 1.1) (beg) implorare, supplicare2) (argue) perorare, patrocinareto plead sb.'s case — dir. perorare o patrocinare la causa di qcn. (anche fig.)
2.to plead insanity — dir. chiedere che venga riconosciuta l'infermità mentale
1) (beg) supplicareto plead with sb. — supplicare qcn. ( to do perché faccia)
to plead with sb. for more time — supplicare qcn. di concedere più tempo
2) dir. dichiararsito plead guilty, not guilty (to a charge) — dichiararsi colpevole, innocente
* * *[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') dichiararsi2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) patrocinare (una causa)3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) supplicare* * *[pliːd] pleaded pled (esp Am) pt, pp1. vt1)to plead sb's case (Law); to plead sb's cause fig — perorare la causa di qn
2) (as excuse: ignorance) addurre come (or a) pretesto2. vi1)to plead with sb (to do sth) — supplicare or implorare qn (di fare qc)to plead for sth — (beg for) implorare qc, (make speech in favour of) parlare in favore di qc
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Law: lawyer) to plead for — perorare in favore dito plead guilty/not guilty — (defendant) dichiararsi colpevole/innocente
* * *[pliːd] 1.1) (beg) implorare, supplicare2) (argue) perorare, patrocinareto plead sb.'s case — dir. perorare o patrocinare la causa di qcn. (anche fig.)
2.to plead insanity — dir. chiedere che venga riconosciuta l'infermità mentale
1) (beg) supplicareto plead with sb. — supplicare qcn. ( to do perché faccia)
to plead with sb. for more time — supplicare qcn. di concedere più tempo
2) dir. dichiararsito plead guilty, not guilty (to a charge) — dichiararsi colpevole, innocente
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4 taint
I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure]* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) guastare, contaminare2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) corrompere, guastare2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) ombra, macchia- tainted* * *[teɪnt]1. nfig macchia2. vt(meat, food) far avariare, (fig: reputation) infangare* * *taint /teɪnt/n.1 [cu] macchia (fig.); ombra, ramo, traccia; corruzione, contaminazione: There was a taint of madness in the royal family, c'era un ramo di pazzia nella famiglia reale; moral taint, corruzione morale; a reputation without taint, una reputazione senza macchia2 (med.) infezione3 (med.) tara ereditaria.(to) taint /teɪnt/A v. t.1 contaminare; corrompere; guastare, infettare; lordare, macchiare: He taints everything he touches, contamina (o sporca) tutto ciò che tocca2 (ecol.) inquinareB v. i.corrompersi; guastarsi; infettarsi: Meat taints easily in hot weather, la carne col caldo si guasta facilmentetainteda.2 (ecol.) inquinato.* * *I [teɪnt]1) (mark) (of crime, corruption, cowardice) macchia f.; (of insanity) tara f.2) (trace) (of contamination, infection) traccia f.II [teɪnt]1) (sully) macchiare [ reputation]; infangare [ public figure] -
5 borderline
['bɔːdəlaɪn] 1.nome linea f. di confine, confine m.2.modificatore [ case] limite* * *adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) (caso) limite* * *borderline /ˈbɔ:dəlaɪn/A n.2 (fig.) linea di separazione; linea di confine: the borderline between sanity and insanity, la linea di confine tra la salute mentale e la folliaB a. attr.2 che è difficile collocare in una di due categorie; dubbio; incerto: borderline choice, scelta difficile3 (scient.) borderline.* * *['bɔːdəlaɪn] 1.nome linea f. di confine, confine m.2.modificatore [ case] limite -
6 insane
[ɪn'seɪn]to go o become insane perdere la ragione; to drive sb. insane — fare impazzire qcn
* * *[in'sein]1) (mad; mentally ill.) demente, pazzo2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) insensato•- insanity* * *insane /ɪnˈseɪn/a.1 insano; alienato; demente; folle; matto; pazzo: insane jealousy, insana gelosia; an insane person, un alienato; un dementeinsanely avv. insaneness n. [u].* * *[ɪn'seɪn]to go o become insane perdere la ragione; to drive sb. insane — fare impazzire qcn
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7 lunacy
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8 (to) plead
(to) plead /pli:d/A v. i.2 (leg.: d'imputato) rispondere a un'accusa; dichiararsi, riconoscersi: to plead not guilty, dichiararsi innocente; to plead guilty ( of a crime, etc.), dichiararsi colpevole (di un delitto, ecc.)3 – to plead for, chiedere; implorare; invocare; supplicare: to plead for mercy, chiedere misericordia; implorare pietàB v. t.1 (leg. e fig.) patrocinare, perorare, difendere ( una causa): to plead a case in court, perorare una causa in tribunale2 (leg.) accampare; allegare; eccepire3 (fig.) addurre (o accampare) a giustificazione (o a pretesto): I can only plead inexperience, a mia giustificazione posso addurre soltanto la mia inesperienza● (leg.) to plead an alibi, invocare un alibi □ (leg.) to plead a counterclaim, sollevare un'eccezione riconvenzionale □ (leg.) to plead insanity, invocare l'infermità mentale □ to plead with sb. for a person, intercedere presso q. in favore d'una persona □ to plead with sb. to change his mind, supplicare q. di voler tornare sulle sue decisioni. -
9 schizophrenia
[ˌskɪtsəʊ'friːnɪə]nome schizofrenia f.* * *[ski ə'fri:niə](a form of insanity in which the patient becomes severely withdrawn from reality, has delusions etc.) schizofrenia* * *schizophrenia /skɪtsəʊˈfri:nɪə/ (psic.)n. [u]schizophrenica. e n.schizofrenico ( anche fig.).* * *[ˌskɪtsəʊ'friːnɪə]nome schizofrenia f. -
10 (to) plead
(to) plead /pli:d/A v. i.2 (leg.: d'imputato) rispondere a un'accusa; dichiararsi, riconoscersi: to plead not guilty, dichiararsi innocente; to plead guilty ( of a crime, etc.), dichiararsi colpevole (di un delitto, ecc.)3 – to plead for, chiedere; implorare; invocare; supplicare: to plead for mercy, chiedere misericordia; implorare pietàB v. t.1 (leg. e fig.) patrocinare, perorare, difendere ( una causa): to plead a case in court, perorare una causa in tribunale2 (leg.) accampare; allegare; eccepire3 (fig.) addurre (o accampare) a giustificazione (o a pretesto): I can only plead inexperience, a mia giustificazione posso addurre soltanto la mia inesperienza● (leg.) to plead an alibi, invocare un alibi □ (leg.) to plead a counterclaim, sollevare un'eccezione riconvenzionale □ (leg.) to plead insanity, invocare l'infermità mentale □ to plead with sb. for a person, intercedere presso q. in favore d'una persona □ to plead with sb. to change his mind, supplicare q. di voler tornare sulle sue decisioni. -
11 verge
I [vɜːdʒ]1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.2) (brink)on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare
II [vɜːdʒ]to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]
* * *[və:‹] 1. noun(the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) orlo2. verb(to be on the border (of): She is verging on insanity.) avvicinarsi* * *verge /vɜ:dʒ/n.1 margine; limitare; orlo ( anche fig.): on the verge of the cliff, sull'orlo del precipizio; on the verge of despair, sull'orlo della disperazione; on the verge of tears, sul punto di scoppiare in lacrime; on the verge of sixty, sulla soglia dei sessant'anni; to be on the verge of collapse, essere sull'orlo di un collasso; I was on the verge of accepting, ero sul punto d'accettare2 bordo; ciglio (erboso) ( di una strada): Do not park on the verge, vietato parcheggiare sul ciglio della strada; a grass verge, un bordo erboso lungo la strada(to) verge (1) /vɜ:dʒ/v. t.fare da confine (o da limite, da bordo) a; costeggiare: The road is verged with plane trees, la strada è costeggiata da platani.(to) verge (2) /vɜ:dʒ/v. i. (arc.)1 tendere; volgere3 (fig.) avvicinarsi (a)● to verge into (o on), tendere a: a hue verging on green, una tinta che tende al verde; The dusk was verging into the night, il crepuscolo stava lasciando il posto alla notte.* * *I [vɜːdʒ]1) BE (by road) ciglio m., bordo m.2) (brink)on the verge of tears, success — sul punto di piangere, sfondare
II [vɜːdʒ]to bring o drive sb. to the verge of portare qcn. sull'orlo di [bankruptcy, despair, suicide]; to bring o drive sb. to the verge of doing — portare qcn. sul punto di fare
to verge on — rasentare [panic, stupidity]
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