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1 ruthless
['ruːθlɪs]aggettivo spietato, crudele* * *['ru:Ɵlis](without pity: a ruthless attack; a ruthless tyrant.) spietato- ruthlessness* * *ruthless /ˈru:ɵləs/a.1 spietato; crudele: a ruthless tyrant, un crudele tiranno; a ruthless killer, uno spietato assassino2 inflessibile; ostinato: ruthless determination [ambition], ostinata determinazione [ambizione]ruthlessly avv. ruthlessness n. [u].* * *['ruːθlɪs]aggettivo spietato, crudele -
2 ruthless ruth·less adj
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3 tough
I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) duro3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) forte4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) duro, difficile2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) duro, violento- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
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4 ♦ determination
♦ determination /dɪtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn/n. [u]1 determinazione, risolutezza: They acted with great determination, hanno agito con grande determinazione; to show [to lack] determination, far prova [mancare] di determinazione; ruthless determination, ostinata determinazione; I admire her determination, ammiro la sua determinazione; her determination to become a doctor, la sua determinazione a diventare medico2 (form.) determinazione; definizione: the determination of policy, la definizione di una strategia; the role of the regulator in price determination, il ruolo del garante nella determinazione dei prezzi4 [uc] (scient.) determinazione; calcolo: the determination of the orbit of a satellite, la determinazione dell'orbita di un satellite6 (leg.) risoluzione; rescissione● (leg.) determination clause, clausola risolutiva. -
5 rebellion
[rɪ'belɪən]nome ribellione f., rivolta f.* * *[rə'beljən]1) (an open or armed fight against a government etc.) ribellione2) (a refusal to obey orders or to accept rules etc.) ribellione, rivolta* * *rebellion /rɪˈbɛlɪən/n.ribellione; rivolta: The methods employed by the regime to put down the rebellion were ruthless, i metodi impiegati dal regime per schiacciare la rivolta sono stati spietati; teenage rebellion, ribellione adolescenziale; to suppress a rebellion, reprimere (o domare) una rivolta.* * *[rɪ'belɪən]nome ribellione f., rivolta f. -
6 ruthlessly
['ruːθlɪslɪ]avverbio spietatamente, in modo spietato* * *adverb spietatamente* * *ruthlessly► ruthless* * *['ruːθlɪslɪ]avverbio spietatamente, in modo spietato -
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8 cut
I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••
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