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poi·soned[ˈpɔɪzənd]adj vergiftet\poisoned arrow Giftpfeil mthe new party leader had been handed a \poisoned chalice der neue Parteiführer hatte die Katze im Sack gekauft* * *['pɔɪznd]adj1) food, arrow vergiftet2) (= contaminated) air, water, soil vergiftet3) (MED: infected) infiziert* * *adj.vergiftet adj.vergifteten adj. -
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vergiftet;\poisoned arrow Giftpfeil m;the new party leader had been handed a \poisoned chalice der neue Parteiführer hatte die Katze im Sack gekauft -
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{'tJaelis}
1. винена чаша със столче, бокал
2. църк. чаша за причастие, потир
3. поет. чашка на цвят* * *{'tJaelis} n 1. винена чаша със столче; бокал; 2. цьрк. чаша* * *чаша; чашка; бокал;* * *1. винена чаша със столче, бокал 2. поет. чашка на цвят 3. църк. чаша за причастие, потир* * *chalice[´tʃælis] n 1. поет. чаша, бокал; 2. рел. потир; 3. бот. чашка (на цвят); a poisoned \chalice нещо, което изглежда примамливо, а води до провал. -
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1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; (also adjective) poison gas.) veneno
2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) envenenar2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) envenenar•- poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
- poison-pen letter
poison1 n venenopoison2 vb envenenartr['pɔɪzən]1 veneno1 (harm, kill - person, animal) envenenar; (make ill) intoxicar; (river) contaminar; (arrow, dart) envenenar2 (corrupt) envenenar, corromper\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhat's your poison? ¿qué quieres tomar?to take poison envenenarsepoison ivy hiedra venenosapoison ['pɔɪzən] vt1) : envenenar, intoxicar2) corrupt: corromperpoison n: veneno madj.• venenoso, -a adj.n.• ponzoña s.f.• tósigo s.m.• veneno s.m.v.• atosigar v.• emponzoñar v.• enconar v.• entosigar v.• envenenar v.• intoxicar v.
I 'pɔɪzṇcount & mass noun veneno mrat poison — matarratas m
what's your poison? — (colloq & hum) ¿qué vas a tomar?; (before n)
poison gas — gas m tóxico
II
a) ( with poison) envenenar; ( make ill) intoxicar*; \<\<river/soil\>\> contaminarb) ( corrupt) \<\<mind/society\>\> corromper; \<\<relationship/atmosphere\>\> dañar, estropear['pɔɪzn]to poison somebody's mind against somebody — indisponer* a alguien contra alguien
1.N (lit, fig) veneno m2. VT1) envenenar; (chemically) intoxicar2) (fig) envenenar, emponzoñarto poison sb's mind (against sth/sb) — envenenar la mente de algn (contra algo/algn)
a poisoned chalice — (esp Brit) un arma de doble filo
3.CPDpoison gas N — gas m tóxico
poison ivy N — (=plant) hiedra f venenosa; (=rash) urticaria f
= poison ivypoison oak N — (=plant) zumaque m venenoso (loosely)
poison pen letter N — anónimo m ofensivo
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I ['pɔɪzṇ]count & mass noun veneno mrat poison — matarratas m
what's your poison? — (colloq & hum) ¿qué vas a tomar?; (before n)
poison gas — gas m tóxico
II
a) ( with poison) envenenar; ( make ill) intoxicar*; \<\<river/soil\>\> contaminarb) ( corrupt) \<\<mind/society\>\> corromper; \<\<relationship/atmosphere\>\> dañar, estropearto poison somebody's mind against somebody — indisponer* a alguien contra alguien
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I ['pɔɪzn]nome veleno m. (anche fig.)II ['pɔɪzn]verbo transitivo [ person] avvelenare [person, animal]; [lead, fumes] intossicare; (make poisonous) mettere del veleno in, avvelenare [foodstuffs, water]; (contaminate) contaminare, inquinare [environment, air, rivers]; fig. (damage) rovinare, avvelenare [relationship, life]to poison sb.'s mind — corrompere l'animo di qcn
* * *['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) veleno2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) avvelenare2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) avvelenare•- poisoner- poisonous
- poisonously
- poison-pen letter* * *poison /ˈpɔɪzn/n. [uc]( anche fig.) veleno: rat poison, veleno per topi; slow poison, veleno lento ( ad azione lenta); deadly poison, veleno micidiale; the poison of envy, il veleno dell'invidia● (zool.) poison fang, dente velenifero □ poison gas, gas tossico; gas asfissiante □ (bot.) poison-ivy ( Rhus toxicodendron), edera del Canada □ (fig.) poison pen, chi scrive lettere anonime calunniose (offensive, ecc.); corvo (fig.) □ (fig.) poison-pen letter, lettera anonima calunniosa (offensiva, ecc.); lettera di un corvo (fig.) □ ( anche econ.) poison pill, pillola avvelenata □ to hate sb. like poison, essere pieno di veleno contro q. □ (fam.) What's your poison?, ( anche: Name your poison!), e tu che cosa (o quale liquore) bevi?(to) poison /ˈpɔɪzn/v. t.1 avvelenare; intossicare2 inquinare: The river has been poisoned by industrial waste, il fiume è stato inquinato (o contaminato) dagli scarichi industriali3 (fig.) corrompere; guastare; pervertire: That sad event poisoned his life for ever, quel fatto doloroso gli ha avvelenato la vita per sempre; He's trying to poison your mind against me, sta cercando di inculcarti odio verso di me● poisoned chalice, calice avvelenato.* * *I ['pɔɪzn]nome veleno m. (anche fig.)II ['pɔɪzn]verbo transitivo [ person] avvelenare [person, animal]; [lead, fumes] intossicare; (make poisonous) mettere del veleno in, avvelenare [foodstuffs, water]; (contaminate) contaminare, inquinare [environment, air, rivers]; fig. (damage) rovinare, avvelenare [relationship, life]to poison sb.'s mind — corrompere l'animo di qcn
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poison ['pɔɪzən]1 noun(b) figurative poison m, venin m;∎ the poison spreading through our society le mal qui se propage dans notre société;∎ they hate each other like poison ils se détestent cordialement;∎ familiar he's absolute poison! c'est un vrai poison!;∎ familiar humorous name your poison, British what's your poison? qu'est-ce que tu bois?□, qu'est-ce que je t'offre?□(mushroom, plant) vénéneux; (gas) toxique(a) (give poison to) empoisonner;∎ to poison sb with sth empoisonner qn à qch;∎ a poisoned arrow/drink une flèche/boisson empoisonnée;∎ all these pesticides are poisoning the air tous ces pesticides empoisonnent l'atmosphère(b) figurative envenimer, gâcher;∎ his arrival poisoned the atmosphere son arrivée rendit l'atmosphère insupportable;∎ they are poisoning his mind ils sont en train de le corrompre;∎ he poisoned our minds against her il nous a montés contre elle►► figurative poisoned chalice cadeau m empoisonné;Zoology poison gland glande f à venin;Botany poison ivy sumac m vénéneux, French Canadian herbe f à puces ou à la puce;familiar Finance poison pill (strategy) pilule f empoisonnée -
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poison [ˈpɔɪzn]1. nounpoison m[+ person, food] empoisonner ; [+ air, water, land] contaminer3. compounds* * *['pɔɪzn] 1.noun lit, fig poison m2.transitive verb1) ( give poison to) [person] empoisonner [person, animal] ( with avec); [lead, fumes] intoxiquer2) ( make poisonous) mettre du poison dans [foodstuffs, water]; Ecology ( contaminate) empoisonner [environment, air, rivers] ( with avec); fig ( damage) empoisonner [relationship, life]; corrompre [mind]
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