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1 hue and cry
to raise a hue and cry against o about sth. — sollevare l'indignazione popolare contro qcs
* * *n* * *hue and cry /ˈhju:ənˈkraɪ/loc. n.1 (stor.) clamore, grida, frastuono di chi insegue un criminale, ecc.; (il) dagli, dagli!2 (stor.) proclama per la cattura d'un criminale3 (fig.) caccia spietata4 (fig.) accesa protesta; violenta contestazione● (fig.) to raise a hue and cry ( against o over st.), gridare allo scandalo, fare il diavolo a quattro (per qc.) □ (fig.) to raise a hue and cry against sb., sollevare l'indignazione popolare contro q.; fare una campagna ( politica) contro q.* * *to raise a hue and cry against o about sth. — sollevare l'indignazione popolare contro qcs
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2 outcry out·cry n
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3 laugh
I [lɑːf] [AE læf]1) risata f., riso m.with a laugh — ridendo, con una risata
she likes a good laugh — le piace ridere, ride volentieri
to get o raise a laugh — fare ridere, suscitare una risata
to do sth. for a laugh o for laughs colloq. fare qcs. per ridere o per scherzo; their brother is a real laugh loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh colloq. andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi; the script isn't exactly full of laughs — il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti
••II [lɑːf] [AE læf]to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo
verbo intransitivo ridere (about, over di)to make sb. laugh — fare ridere qcn.
to laugh out loud — scoppiare a ridere, ridere fragorosamente
to laugh at sb., sth. — ridere di qcn., qcs.
to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi
••he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo
to laugh in sb.'s face — ridere in faccia a qcn.
to laugh oneself sick o silly — ridere a crepapelle, non poterne più dal ridere
* * *1. verb(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) ridere2. noun(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) risata- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at* * *I [lɑːf] [AE læf]1) risata f., riso m.with a laugh — ridendo, con una risata
she likes a good laugh — le piace ridere, ride volentieri
to get o raise a laugh — fare ridere, suscitare una risata
to do sth. for a laugh o for laughs colloq. fare qcs. per ridere o per scherzo; their brother is a real laugh loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh colloq. andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi; the script isn't exactly full of laughs — il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti
••II [lɑːf] [AE læf]to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo
verbo intransitivo ridere (about, over di)to make sb. laugh — fare ridere qcn.
to laugh out loud — scoppiare a ridere, ridere fragorosamente
to laugh at sb., sth. — ridere di qcn., qcs.
to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi
••he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo
to laugh in sb.'s face — ridere in faccia a qcn.
to laugh oneself sick o silly — ridere a crepapelle, non poterne più dal ridere
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