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♦ riot /ˈraɪət/n.1 sommossa; sollevazione: Riots broke out after the police shot dead a suspect, sono scoppiate delle sommosse in seguito all'uccisione di un sospetto da parte della polizia; to start (o to spark, to provoke) a riot, scatenare una sommossa; to quell a riot, sedare una sommossa; race riot, sommossa razziale2 tumulto; protesta3 (fig.) orgia: a riot of colours [of emotions], un'orgia di colori [di emozioni]4 (fam.) cannonata (fig. fam.); successone: Last night's performance was a riot, la rappresentazione di ieri sera è stata un successone● (stor.) the Riot Act, la legge contro le sommosse (o i tumulti popolari: del 1715, abrogata nel 1967) □ (fig.) to read (sb. ) the Riot Act, dare una severa ammonizione (a q.) □ riot gear, tenuta da sommossa, equipaggiamento antisommossa ( elmetti, scudi, ecc.) □ riot gun, fucile antisommossa □ riot police, polizia antisommossa □ (ass.) riot risk, rischio di sommosse popolari □ riot shield, scudo antisommossa □ riot squad, reparto antisommossa □ to run riot, scatenarsi ( anche fig.); ( di piante) crescere con eccessivo rigoglio, lussureggiare: On holiday the children ran riot, in vacanza, i bambini si sono scatenati; Her imagination ran riot, la sua fantasia si è sbizzarrita.(to) riot /ˈraɪət/v. i.1 insorgere; sollevarsi: Inmates rioted in protest against the harsh detention conditions, i carcerati si sono sollevati per protestare contro le dure condizioni carcerarie3 (arc.) darsi agli stravizi● to riot in, indulgere (o abbandonarsi, darsi) a □ to riot one's money [time] away, sprecare il denaro [il tempo] in bagordi. -
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♦ police /pəˈli:s/n.1 (collett., col verbo al pl.) polizia; forza pubblica; pubblica sicurezza: The police are on his tracks, la polizia è sulle sue tracce; riot police, polizia antisommossa; to call the police, chiamare la polizia● ( un tempo) police box, cabina telefonica per chiamare la polizia □ police car, auto della polizia □ (in GB) police constable, agente (m. e f.) di polizia; poliziotto, poliziotta □ (leg.) police court, corte di giustizia di primo grado ( competente per reati di minore importanza) □ police dog, cane poliziotto □ police headquarters, comando della polizia □ (leg.) police magistrate, giudice di una ► «police court» ( sopra) □ police office, posto (o ufficio) di polizia; commissariato □ police officer, agente (m. e f.) di polizia; poliziotto, poliziotta □ «Police parking only» ( cartello), ‘riservato alle auto della polizia’ □ (leg.) police record, fedina penale □ police recruits, reclute della polizia; poliziotti nuovi □ police state, Stato di polizia □ police station, ufficio (o posto) di polizia; commissariato □ police van, (furgone) cellulare.(to) police /pəˈli:s/v. t.1 presidiare, proteggere ( con la polizia); sorvegliare; vigilare: to police the streets of a town, presidiare con la polizia le strade d'una città3 (fig.) vigilare su; tenere in ordine. -
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I 1. [gæs]1) (fuel) gas m.to turn up, turn down the gas — alzare, abbassare il gas
on a low gas — (in cooking) a fuoco lento, a fiamma bassa
2) chim. gas m.3) med. (anaesthetic) anestetico m.4) mil. gas m. (asfissiante)5) AE (petrol) benzina f.6) AE colloq. (anche gas pedal) acceleratore m.2.modificatore [industry, company, pipe] del gas; [ explosion] di gas••II 1. [gæs] 2. 3.- gas up* * *[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) gas2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) gas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) gas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) avvelenare col gas- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks* * *I 1. [gæs]1) (fuel) gas m.to turn up, turn down the gas — alzare, abbassare il gas
on a low gas — (in cooking) a fuoco lento, a fiamma bassa
2) chim. gas m.3) med. (anaesthetic) anestetico m.4) mil. gas m. (asfissiante)5) AE (petrol) benzina f.6) AE colloq. (anche gas pedal) acceleratore m.2.modificatore [industry, company, pipe] del gas; [ explosion] di gas••II 1. [gæs] 2. 3.- gas up
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