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♦ sex /sɛks/A n.1 (biol.) sesso: What sex is this chicken?, di che sesso è questo pulcino?; Sex does not matter, non si fa distinzione di sesso; both sexes, ambo i sessi; the opposite sex, l'altro sessoB a. attr.sessuale: (anat.) sex organs, organi sessuali; (biol.) sex chromosome, cromosoma sessuale NOTA D'USO: - sexy shop o sex shop?-● sex antagonism, antagonismo fra i due sessi □ sex appeal, sex appeal; fascino sessuale; attrattiva fisica □ ( zootecnia) sex assesser, sessatore □ (fig.) sex bomb, bomba del sesso; donna conturbante □ (biol.) sex cell, gamete □ sex change, cambiamento di sesso □ sex discrimination, discriminazione in base al sesso □ sex drive, impulso sessuale □ sex education, educazione sessuale □ (fig.) sex goddess, bomba sexy; diva sexy □ sex industry, industria del sesso □ (fam.) sex kitten, gatta (fig.); ninfetta □ sex life, vita sessuale □ sex-linked, legato al sesso □ (biol.) sex-linked gene, gene sesso-specifico □ sex maniac, maniaco sessuale □ sex object, oggetto (del desiderio) sessuale □ (spec. di uomo) sex pest, molestatore, tormentatore ( con fini sessuali) □ sex romps, orge; giochi audaci (eufem.) □ sex shop, sex shop □ sex starved, affamato di sesso □ (fam.) sex swap = sex change ► sopra □ sex symbol, ‘sex symbol’; simbolo erotico □ sex tourism, turismo sessuale □ sex toy, sex toy; giocattolo erotico □ sex work, prostituzione; lavoro che appartiene all'industria del sesso □ sex worker, prostituta; lavoratore del sesso (pornostar, ballerino di lap dance, spogliarellista, ecc.) □ the fair sex, il gentil sesso; le donne (collett.) □ for sex, per fare sesso; per andarci a letto insieme: The boss visits her regularly for sex, il boss va a trovarla a intervalli regolari per andarci a letto □ to have sex, fare sesso □ the sterner sex, il sesso forte; gli uomini (collett.) □ the weaker sex, il sesso debole; le donne (collett.) □ She is the fairest of her sex, è la donna più bella del mondo.(to) sex /sɛks/v. t. -
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I 1. [seks]1) (gender) sesso m.2) (intercourse) (one act) rapporto m. sessuale; (repeated) sesso m., rapporti m.pl. sessuali2.to have sex with sb. — fare (del) sesso con qcn., avere dei rapporti sessuali con qcn
modificatore [act, organ, life, education, discrimination, abuse] sessualeII [seks]verbo transitivo sessare [ animal]* * *[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) sesso2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) sesso•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse* * *I 1. [seks]1) (gender) sesso m.2) (intercourse) (one act) rapporto m. sessuale; (repeated) sesso m., rapporti m.pl. sessuali2.to have sex with sb. — fare (del) sesso con qcn., avere dei rapporti sessuali con qcn
modificatore [act, organ, life, education, discrimination, abuse] sessualeII [seks]verbo transitivo sessare [ animal] -
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[dɪˌskrɪmɪ'neɪʃn]1) (prejudice) discriminazione f.2) (taste) discernimento m., giudizio m.3) (ability to differentiate) capacità f. di discriminare* * *noun discriminazione* * *discrimination /dɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/n. [u]1 discriminazione: racial discrimination, discriminazione razziale; sex [age] discrimination, discriminazione di sesso [d'età]; discrimination against [in favour of] minorities, discriminazione nei confronti [a vantaggio] delle minoranze2 (comm. est.) differenziazione* * *[dɪˌskrɪmɪ'neɪʃn]1) (prejudice) discriminazione f.2) (taste) discernimento m., giudizio m.3) (ability to differentiate) capacità f. di discriminare -
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[sɛks]1. n(gender) sesso, (sexual intercourse) rapporti mpl sessualiall he ever thinks about is sex — non pensa che al sesso or a quello
2. adj(discrimination) sessuale -
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['sɛksjʊəl]sexual discrimination — discriminazione f sessuale
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[dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]1) (act with prejudice) fare discriminazionito discriminate against sb. — discriminare qcn
2) (distinguish) discriminare, distinguere ( between tra)* * *[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) distinguere2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) discriminare•* * *discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/a.discriminato; distinto.(to) discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/v. t. e i.1 discriminare; fare discriminazioni: It is illegal to discriminate on the grounds of race, sex or age, è illegale discriminare in base alla razza, al sesso o all'età; The court found that her employer had discriminated against her because she was a woman, il tribunale ha giudicato il suo datore di lavore colpevole di discriminazione nei suoi confronti perché era una donna2 discernere; distinguere: He cannot discriminate good films from bad, non sa distinguere un film buono da uno cattivo; Some people can't discriminate between red and green, alcune persone non distinguono il rosso dal verde.* * *[dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]1) (act with prejudice) fare discriminazionito discriminate against sb. — discriminare qcn
2) (distinguish) discriminare, distinguere ( between tra)
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