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1 sacking
['sækɪŋ]1) tess. tela f. da sacco; (jute) tela f. di iuta2) colloq. (dismissal) licenziamento m.* * *noun (a type of coarse cloth for making sacks.) (tela da sacchi)* * *sacking /ˈsækɪŋ/n.1 [u] tela da sacchi3 (fam.) licenziamento.* * *['sækɪŋ]1) tess. tela f. da sacco; (jute) tela f. di iuta2) colloq. (dismissal) licenziamento m. -
2 sacking sack·ing n
['sækɪŋ]1) (cloth) tela di sacco2) (fam: dismissal) licenziamento -
3 ♦ serious
♦ serious /ˈsɪərɪəs/A a.1 serio; che fa (o dice) sul serio: Are you serious about sacking him?, fai sul serio a volerlo licenziare?; to give st. serious thought, pensare a qc. sul serio3 serio; preoccupato; triste: She's looking serious today, oggi ha un'aria seria; a serious look, uno sguardo serio; ( anche) un aspetto triste (o preoccupato)5 serio; grave; preoccupante: a serious illness, una malattia grave; serious damages, danni gravi; a serious crisis, una crisi seria; a serious offence, (leg.) un reato grave; ( sport) un fallo (o un'infrazione) grave; a serious situation, una situazione preoccupante NOTA D'USO: - grave o serious?-B avv.(fam.) sul serio: to take things serious, prendere le cose sul serio● ( di persona) serious-minded, serio; riflessivo. -
4 sack
I [sæk]1) (bag) sacco m.2) colloq. (dismissal)to give sb. the sack — licenziare o mandare a spasso qcn.
3) colloq. (bed)II [sæk] III [sæk] IV [sæk]to hit the sack — andarsene a letto, mettersi a cuccia
* * *I [sæk] noun(a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic: The potatoes were put into sacks.)- sacking- sackcloth II [sæk] verb(to dismiss (a person) from his job: One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.)* * *I [sæk]1) (bag) sacco m.2) colloq. (dismissal)to give sb. the sack — licenziare o mandare a spasso qcn.
3) colloq. (bed)II [sæk] III [sæk] IV [sæk]to hit the sack — andarsene a letto, mettersi a cuccia
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5 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) (pensarci su due volte)English-Italian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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6 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) (pensarci su due volte)English-Italian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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