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1 ♦ crime
♦ crime /kraɪm/n.1 (leg.) reato; crimine; delitto: lesser crime, reato minore; serious crime, reato grave; crimine; capital crime, delitto capitale; a ghastly crime, un crimine orribile; a heinous crime, un crimine efferato; a monstrous crime, un delitto mostruoso; crime of passion, delitto passionale; a crime against humanity, un crimine contro l'umanità; motiveless crime, delitto senza movente; war crimes, crimini di guerra; the scene of the crime, la scena del delitto; to commit a crime, commettere un delitto; to perpetrate a crime, perpetrare un delitto2 (fig.) delitto; peccato: an unforgivable crime, un delitto imperdonabile; a foul crime, un infame delitto; It would be a crime to throw it away, sarebbe un delitto buttarlo via3 [u] crimine, crimini (pl.); criminalità: to prevent crime, prevenire il crimine; to combat (o to fight) crime, combattere il crimine (o la criminalità); Crime is on the increase, la criminalità è in aumento; organized crime, crimine organizzato; criminalità organizzata; juvenile crime, criminalità minorile; violent crime, crimini violenti; crime rate, tasso di criminalità; crime figures, statistiche relative alla criminalità; partner in crime, complice● crime and punishment, delitto e castigo □ crime fiction, narrativa gialla; giallistica □ crime-fighting, lotta contro il crimine □ crime-fighter, agente della polizia criminale □ ( USA) crime lab, (polizia) scientifica □ crime lord, signore del crimine; pezzo grosso della malavita □ (in GB) crime management unit, sezione investigativa ( della polizia) □ crime novel, giallo □ crime prevention, prevenzione del crimine □ (in GB) crime report number, numero della denuncia del reato □ (giorn.) crime reporter, cronista di cronaca nera □ (mil.) crime sheet, foglio delle punizioni □ crime squad, squadra anticrimine □ crime wave, ondata di delitti □ crime writer, scrittore di gialli; giallista □ a life in crime, una vita da criminale □ (prov.) Crime doesn't pay, il delitto non paga. -
2 serious
['sɪərɪəs]1) (not frivolous) serioto give serious thought to sth. — pensare seriamente a qcs.
you can't be serious — non dirai sul serio, non scherzare
to spend serious money — colloq. spendere un sacco di soldi
if you want to do some serious surfing... — colloq. se vuoi fare surf come si deve
2) (grave) [accident, problem] serio, grave; [crime, error] grave; [concern, doubt] serio* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) serio2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) serio3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) serio4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) serio•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *['sɪərɪəs]1) (not frivolous) serioto give serious thought to sth. — pensare seriamente a qcs.
you can't be serious — non dirai sul serio, non scherzare
to spend serious money — colloq. spendere un sacco di soldi
if you want to do some serious surfing... — colloq. se vuoi fare surf come si deve
2) (grave) [accident, problem] serio, grave; [crime, error] grave; [concern, doubt] serio -
3 crime
[kraɪm] 1.1) (offence) (minor) reato m.; (serious) crimine m., delitto m. ( against contro)2) U (criminal activity) criminalità f.3) fig. (immoral act) crimine m., vergogna f.2.modificatore [fiction, novel, writing] poliziesco, giallo; [wave, rate] di criminalità* * *1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crimine; criminalità2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) crimine•- criminal2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) criminale* * *[kraɪm] 1.1) (offence) (minor) reato m.; (serious) crimine m., delitto m. ( against contro)2) U (criminal activity) criminalità f.3) fig. (immoral act) crimine m., vergogna f.2.modificatore [fiction, novel, writing] poliziesco, giallo; [wave, rate] di criminalità -
4 felon
['felən]* * *['felən](a person who is guilty of a serious crime.) criminale- felony* * *felon (1) /ˈfɛlən/A n.(leg.) colpevole del reato di ► felony; criminaleB a.(poet.) crudele; malvagio; scellerato.felon (2) /ˈfɛlən/n.(med. antiq.) patereccio; giradito.* * *['felən] -
5 felony
['felənɪ]1) dir. crimine m.2) stor. fellonia f.* * *plural - felonies; noun (a serious crime: He committed a felony.) crimine* * *felony /ˈfɛlənɪ/n. (leg.)* * *['felənɪ]1) dir. crimine m.2) stor. fellonia f. -
6 robbery
['rɒbərɪ]nome rapina f., furto m.it's sheer robbery! — fig. è un vero furto!
* * *plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) furto, rapina* * *robbery /ˈrɒbərɪ/n.1 rapina; furto ( anche fig.): That's downright ( o daylight) robbery!, questo è un furto bell'e buono!● robbery with violence, rapina aggravata □ (leg.) armed robbery, rapina a mano armata.* * *['rɒbərɪ]nome rapina f., furto m.it's sheer robbery! — fig. è un vero furto!
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7 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) farla franca* * *vi + adv + prep1) (steal) dileguarsi con2)(
fam: go unpunished) to get away with sth/with doing sth — fare qc e passarla liscia -
8 nasty
['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2.* * *1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) sgradevole2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) scortese3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) cattivo, brutto4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) brutto5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) brutto6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) brutto•- nastily- nastiness* * *['nɑːstɪ] 1.aggettivo colloq.1) (unpleasant) [ crime] orribile, terribile; [suspicion, surprise, habit, experience, stain, weather] brutto; [sight, feeling, task, rumour] sgradevole; [ expression] cattivo; [ taste] disgustoso, nauseante; [affair, business] brutto, sporcoto taste nasty — essere disgustoso, avere un gusto schifoso
to turn nasty — [ dog] diventare cattivo; [ person] incattivirsi; [ weather] guastarsi
3) (serious) [cut, cold, accident, crack] brutto4) (ugly) [colour, shape] bruttissimo, orrendo2. -
9 implication *** im·pli·ca·tion n
[ˌɪmplɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]1) (hint, suggestion) insinuazione fthe implication of your remark is that... — la tua osservazione implica che...
2) (in crime, scandal) implicazione f3)implications npl — (repercussions) conseguenze fpl, ripercussioni fpl
English-Italian dictionary > implication *** im·pli·ca·tion n
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