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1 offensive
[ə'fensɪv] 1.1) (insulting) [remark, behaviour] offensivo (to per, nei confronti di)2) (vulgar) [language, gesture] offensivo, volgare3) (revolting) [ smell] rivoltante; [behaviour, idea] ripugnante4) mil. sport [action, play] offensivo2.1) mil. pol. sport offensiva f.to be, go on the offensive — essere sull'offensiva, passare all'offensiva
2) comm.advertising, sales offensive — campagna pubblicitaria, commerciale
* * *[-siv]1) (insulting: offensive remarks.) offensivo2) (disgusting: an offensive smell.) sgradevole, ripugnante3) (used to attack: an offensive weapon.) offensivo* * *[ə'fensɪv] 1.1) (insulting) [remark, behaviour] offensivo (to per, nei confronti di)2) (vulgar) [language, gesture] offensivo, volgare3) (revolting) [ smell] rivoltante; [behaviour, idea] ripugnante4) mil. sport [action, play] offensivo2.1) mil. pol. sport offensiva f.to be, go on the offensive — essere sull'offensiva, passare all'offensiva
2) comm.advertising, sales offensive — campagna pubblicitaria, commerciale
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2 offensive *** of·fen·sive
[ə'fɛnsɪv]1. adj1) (causing offence, unpleasant: behaviour, remark) offensivo (-a), (person) antipatico (-a), (smell, sight) sgradevole2) (attacking) offensivo (-a)2. nMil, Sport offensivato go over to or go on or take the offensive — passare all'offensiva
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3 indecent
[ɪn'diːsnt]1) (offensive) indecente, osceno2) (inappropriate) [ haste] sconveniente, esagerato* * *[in'di:snt](offending against accepted standards of sexual or moral behaviour; not modest: indecent clothing.) indecente* * *indecent /ɪnˈdi:snt/a.indecente; immodesto; osceno; sconveniente: indecent behaviour, comportamento indecente; (leg.) atti osceni; oltraggio al pudore; indecent books, libri osceni; indecent haste, fretta sconveniente● (leg.) indecent assault, tentata violenza carnale □ (leg.) indecent exposure, (atto di) esibizionismo degli organi sessuali □ (fam.) indecent wages, salario troppo basso; salario indecenteindecently avv.* * *[ɪn'diːsnt]1) (offensive) indecente, osceno2) (inappropriate) [ haste] sconveniente, esagerato -
4 obnoxious
[əb'nɒkʃəs]* * *[əb'nokʃəs](offensive: an obnoxious man; The smell of that mixture is really obnoxious.) odioso, disgustoso* * *obnoxious /əbˈnɒkʃəs/a.1 disgustoso; sgradevole; odioso2 riprovevole; biasimevoleobnoxiously avv. obnoxiousness n. [u].* * *[əb'nɒkʃəs] -
5 queer
I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
* * *[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) bizzarro, strano2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) indisposto, male3) ((slang) homosexual.) omosessuale2. noun(a homosexual.) omosessuale- queerly- queerness* * *[kwɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano (-a), curioso (-a), singolarethere's something queer going on here — qui c'è qualcosa che non va, qui sta succedendo qc di strano
queer in the head fam — tocco (-a), picchiato (-a)
2) (ill) strano (-a), non giusto (-a)3) fam, (offensive: homosexual) omosessuale4) (suspicious) dubbio (-a), sospetto (-a)2. n oldfam, (offensive: male homosexual) finocchio3. vtto queer sb's pitch fam — rovinare tutto a qn, rompere le uova nel paniere a qn
* * *queer /kwɪə(r)/A a.1 strano; bizzarro; curioso; singolare; eccentrico: a queer way of pronouncing English, uno strano modo di pronunciare l'inglese2 dubbio; di dubbia moralità; sospetto; poco chiaro: a queer fellow, un tipo di dubbia moralità; queer money, denaro di dubbia provenienzaB n.(spreg.) finocchio, frocio, checca (pop.)● queer-bashing, pestaggio degli omosessuali □ (fam.) a queer fish, un tipo strano; un eccentrico □ (fam.) queer in the head, matto da legare; pazzo □ queer theory, discussione sulla sessualità non eterosessuale; ‘queer theory’ □ to feel queer, sentirsi indisposto; star poco bene □ ( slang ingl., antiq.) in Queer Street, inguaiato (pop.); pieno di debitiqueerly avv. queerness n. [u]. (to) queer /kwɪə(r)/v. t. ( slang)1 guastare; rovinare; sciupare* * *I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
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6 insolent
['ɪnsələnt]aggettivo insolente* * *['insələnt]((of a person or his behaviour) insulting or offensive: an insolent stare/remark.) insolente- insolence* * *insolent /ˈɪnsələnt/a.insolente; arrogante; impertinenteinsolently avv.* * *['ɪnsələnt]aggettivo insolente -
7 outrageous out·ra·geous adj
[aʊt'reɪdʒəs]it's outrageous that... — è scandaloso che...
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8 politically correct
aggettivo politically correct, politicamente corretto* * *adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.) politicamente corretto* * *adjCultural note: POLITICALLY CORRECT Si dicono politically correct (o PC) persone, termini e attività che sostituiscono espressioni considerate sessiste, razziste ecc. con altre più accettabili e non offensive. L'appellativo politically correct viene usato quasi come un insulto da coloro che invece ridicolizzano questo tipo di atteggiamento. Alcuni esempi di termini politically correct sono: "Native American" invece di "Red Indian" e "visually impaired" invece di "blind".* * *aggettivo politically correct, politicamente corretto
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