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1 morals
noun plural (one's principles and behaviour: He has no morals and will do anything for money.) moralità, principi morali -
2 moral
['mɒrəl] [AE 'mɔːrəl] 1.aggettivo morale2.nome morale f.3.to draw a moral from sth. — trarre la morale da qcs
* * *['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) morale2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) morale- morally- morality
- morals* * *['mɒrəl] [AE 'mɔːrəl] 1.aggettivo morale2.nome morale f.3.to draw a moral from sth. — trarre la morale da qcs
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3 lax
[læks]* * *[læks](careless or not strict in discipline or morals: Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently.) lassista, negligente- laxity- laxness* * *lax /læks/a.1 fiacco ( moralmente); lassista; lasso; troppo permissivo; negligente; snervato: lax conduct, condotta negligente; lax morals, morale lassista5 (fon.) rilassatolaxly avv.* * *[læks] -
4 looseness
['luːsnɪs]1) (of knot, fastening, screw) allentamento m.; (of joint) gioco m.; (of clothing) ampiezza f., larghezza f.2) fig. (of translation) imprecisione f.; (of argument) inesattezza f., mancanza f. di rigore; (of morals) rilassamento m.; (of person) dissolutezza f.* * *noun scioltezza* * *looseness /ˈlu:snəs/n. [u]1 scioltezza; mollezza5 (fig.) rilassamento6 dissolutezza; licenziosità● (med.) looseness of the bowels, dissenteria; diarrea.* * *['luːsnɪs]1) (of knot, fastening, screw) allentamento m.; (of joint) gioco m.; (of clothing) ampiezza f., larghezza f.2) fig. (of translation) imprecisione f.; (of argument) inesattezza f., mancanza f. di rigore; (of morals) rilassamento m.; (of person) dissolutezza f. -
5 ♦ moral
♦ moral /ˈmɒrəl/A a.1 morale; etico; onesto; serio; virtuoso: moral law, legge morale; moral sense, senso morale; a moral man, un uomo virtuoso; to be under a moral obligation to do st., avere l'obbligo morale di fare qc.B n.2 (pl.) moralità; costumi; principi morali: loose morals, costumi dissoluti; He has no morals, non ha principi morali● a moral certainty, una certezza morale (o quasi assoluta) □ (leg.) moral damages, risarcimento dei danni morali □ (econ.) moral hazard, azzardo morale □ ( USA, polit.) moral majority, la maggioranza ( presunta) conservatrice; ( USA, polit.) Moral Majority, Moral Majority ( organizzazione per la difesa dei valori cristiani e conservatori) □ (polit.) moral suasion, moral suasion (tattica di persuasione usata dalle autorità per indurre all'adesione a politiche o provvedimenti) □ moral support, aiuto morale □ moral victory, vittoria morale □ to point a moral, illustrare un principio morale. -
6 unimpeachable
[ˌʌnɪm'piːtʃəbl]* * *unimpeachable /ʌnɪmˈpi:tʃəbl/a.1 irreprensibile; inattaccabileunimpeachableness n. [u] unimpeachably avv.* * *[ˌʌnɪm'piːtʃəbl] -
7 loose
I [luːs]on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà
II [luːs]there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — c'è una banda di teppisti che scorrazzano per la città
1) (not firm or tight) [ knot] largo, allentato; [ screw] allentato; [ handle] che si stacca; [ component] fissato male; [ button] che si stacca, penzolante; [ tooth] che dondolato come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare
2) (free)to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)
to cut sb. loose — liberare qcn.
to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]
3) comm. (not packed) [tea, sweets] sfuso4) (that has come apart) [ page] staccato, volante; [ fragment] staccato; [ paint] che si stacca, si scrostato come loose — [ pages] staccarsi
"loose chippings" — BE
"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"
5) (not tight) [jacket, trousers] largo, ampio; [ collar] (troppo) largo; (flaccid) [ skin] flaccido6) (not compacted) [ soil] smosso; [ link] lasco, tenue; [ weave] a trama largato have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea
7) (not strict or exact) [ translation] approssimativo; [ wording] impreciso; [ interpretation] libero; [ guideline] vago; [ style] trasandato8) (dissolute) [ morals] dissoluto, licenzioso••to be at a loose end — BE o
III [luːs]at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare
verbo transitivo lett.1) (release) liberare* * *[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) largo2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) sciolto3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) slegato, in libertà4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) sfuso•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *I [luːs]on the loose — [criminal, animal] libero, in libertà
II [luːs]there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town — c'è una banda di teppisti che scorrazzano per la città
1) (not firm or tight) [ knot] largo, allentato; [ screw] allentato; [ handle] che si stacca; [ component] fissato male; [ button] che si stacca, penzolante; [ tooth] che dondolato come o work loose [knot, screw] allentarsi; [ handle] stare per staccarsi; [ tooth] dondolare; to hang loose — [ hair] essere sciolto; [ thread] penzolare
2) (free)to break loose — [ animal] slegarsi ( from da); fig. rompere ( from con), staccarsi ( from da)
to cut sb. loose — liberare qcn.
to let o set o turn loose — liberare [animal, prisoner]
3) comm. (not packed) [tea, sweets] sfuso4) (that has come apart) [ page] staccato, volante; [ fragment] staccato; [ paint] che si stacca, si scrostato come loose — [ pages] staccarsi
"loose chippings" — BE
"loose gravel" — AE (roadsign) "materiale instabile sulla strada"
5) (not tight) [jacket, trousers] largo, ampio; [ collar] (troppo) largo; (flaccid) [ skin] flaccido6) (not compacted) [ soil] smosso; [ link] lasco, tenue; [ weave] a trama largato have loose bowels — avere la dissenteria o diarrea
7) (not strict or exact) [ translation] approssimativo; [ wording] impreciso; [ interpretation] libero; [ guideline] vago; [ style] trasandato8) (dissolute) [ morals] dissoluto, licenzioso••to be at a loose end — BE o
III [luːs]at loose ends — AE non sapere che cosa fare
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8 decadence
['dekədəns]nome decadenza f.* * *['dekədəns]1) (a falling from high to low standards in morals or the arts: the decadence of the late Roman empire.) decadenza2) (the state of having low or incorrect standards of behaviour; immorality: He lived a life of decadence.) decadenza•- decadent* * *decadence /ˈdɛkədəns/, decadency /ˈdɛkədənsɪ/n. [u]* * *['dekədəns]nome decadenza f. -
9 elevating
adjective (that improves one's mind or morals: an elevating experience.) (che eleva)* * *elevating /ˈɛlɪveɪtɪŋ/a.● elevating arc, settore di elevazione; (mil.) alzo ( d'arma da fuoco) □ (aeron.) elevating power, forza ascensionale. -
10 ethical
['eθɪkl]aggettivo [problem, objection] etico, morale* * *1) (of or concerning morals, justice or duty.) etico, morale2) ((negative unethical) morally right.) etico* * *ethical /ˈɛɵɪkl/a.etico; morale: ethical standards, principi etici● (gramm.) ethical dative, dativo etico □ (farm.) ethical drug, medicina soggetta a prescrizione medica; farmaco etico □ (fin.) ethical investment, investimento etico ( in titoli di società che l'investitore approva moralmente)ethically avv. ethicalness n. [u].* * *['eθɪkl]aggettivo [problem, objection] etico, morale -
11 ethics
['eθɪks]1) + verbo sing. filos. etica f.2) + verbo pl. (moral code) morale f.; (of group, profession) etica f.* * *['eƟiks] 1. noun singular(the study or the science of morals.) etica2. noun plural(rules or principles of behaviour.)- ethical- ethically* * *ethics /ˈɛɵɪks/n. pl.1 (col verbo al sing.) etica; filosofia morale2 (col verbo al pl. o al sing.) etica; sistema di valori; codice morale; deontologia: a question of ethics, una questione morale; code of ethics, codice etico; codice di valori; professional ethics, etica (o deontologia) professionale; business ethics, comportamento professionale; deontologia; medical ethics, deontologia medica; ethics committee, comitato etico.* * *['eθɪks]1) + verbo sing. filos. etica f.2) + verbo pl. (moral code) morale f.; (of group, profession) etica f. -
12 ♦ strict
♦ strict /strɪkt/a.1 stretto (fig.); severo; rigoroso; rigido; austero: (med.) to be on a strict diet, essere a dieta stretta; strict medical supervision, stretto controllo medico; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- The teachers are very strict, gli insegnanti sono molto severi; strict rules, regole rigide; strict discipline, disciplina rigorosa; strict morals, morale austera NOTA D'USO: - strict o severe?-2 stretto; esatto; preciso: in the strict sense of the word, nel senso stretto della parola; (mus.) strict time, tempo esatto; to give strict orders, dare ordini precisi (o rigorosi, severi)● (leg.) a strict construction, un'interpretazione restrittiva ( della legge) □ (leg.) strict law, diritto positivo □ (leg.) strict liability, responsabilità assoluta; ( anche) presunzione di colpa □ the strict truth, la pura verità □ strict watch, stretta sorveglianza □ in strict confidence (o secret), in confidenza; in gran segreto □ to keep strict watch on sb. [st.], far buona guardia a q. [a qc.] NOTA D'USO: - parlare stretto-.NOTA D'USO: - strict o close?- -
13 Victorian
[vɪk'tɔːrɪən] 1. 2.nome = persona vissuta in epoca vittoriana* * *[vik'to:riən] 1. adjective1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) vittoriano2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) vittoriano2. noun(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) vittoriano* * *Victorian (1) /vɪkˈtɔ:rɪən/A a.1 (stor., arte, letter., ecc.) vittoriano: Victorian furniture, mobili vittoriani; the Victorian age, l'età vittoriana ( della Regina Vittoria)2 (spreg.) vittoriano; moralista: Victorian hypocrisy, ipocrisia vittoriana; Victorian attitudes, atteggiamenti moralisticiB n.(stor., letter.) vittoriano: great Victorians, grandi vittorianiVictorianismn. [u](stor., letter., ecc.) «vittorianesimo»; carattere (o gusto, ecc.) vittoriano.Victorian (2) /vɪkˈtɔ:rɪən/a. e n.(abitante, nativo) dello Stato di Victoria (in Austral.).* * *[vɪk'tɔːrɪən] 1. 2.nome = persona vissuta in epoca vittoriana -
14 debauched de·bauched adj
[dɪ'bɔːtʃt]old (person) debosciato (-a), (taste, morals) dissoluto (-a), vizioso (-a) -
15 degenerate de·gen·er·ate vb adj , n
English-Italian dictionary > degenerate de·gen·er·ate vb adj , n
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16 loose ***
[luːs]1) (not firm, attached: plaster, button) che si stacca, (knot, shoelace, screw) allentato (-a), (hair) sciolto (-a), (skin) floscio (-a), (tooth) che tentenna, (page) staccato (-a), (sheet of paper) volante, (stone) sconnesso (-a), (animal) in libertà, scappato (-a)to come or work loose — allentarsi
to get loose — (animal) scappare
loose chippings Auto — ghiaino
2) (not tight: clothes) ampio (-a), largo (-a)loose weave — a trama or maglia larga
3) (not packed: fruit, cheese) non confezionato (-a), sfuso (-a)4) (fig: translation) libero (-a), (style) prolisso (-a), (discipline) rilassato (-a), (associations, links, thinking) vago (-a), poco rigoroso (-a), (life, morals) dissoluto (-a)2. nto be on the loose — (criminal, animal) essere in libertà
3. vtto loose one's gun (off) at — sparare a or contro
to loose the dogs on or at sb — sguinzagliare i cani dietro a or contro qn
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17 moral *** mor·al
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18 reform **** re·form
[rɪ'fɔːm]1. n2. vt(society, morals) riformare, (criminal) rieducare, ricuperare socialmente, (person's character) correggere3. vi(person) emendarsi -
19 reformed re·formed adj
[rɪ'fɔːmd](criminal) rieducato (-a), ricuperato (-a) alla società, (morals) riformato (-a) -
20 edify
['edɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo edificare* * *(to improve the mind or morals of.) edificare, ammaestrare- edifying* * *['edɪfaɪ]verbo transitivo edificare
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