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1 smallpox
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2 smallpox small·pox n
['smɔːlˌpɒks]Med vaiolo -
3 (to) inoculate
(to) inoculate /ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt/v. t.1 inoculare (med. e fig.); iniettare; instillare: to inoculate sb. with smallpox vaccine, inoculare il vaccino del vaiolo a q.2 (med.) immunizzare ( con inoculazione di vaccino, siero, ecc.); vaccinare: to inoculate children against polio, vaccinare i bambini contro la poliomielite. -
4 ♦ pit
♦ pit (1) /pɪt/n.2 abisso; burrone5 miniera; pozzo di miniera: a coal-pit, una miniera di carbone; a surface pit, una miniera a cielo aperto9 ( corse automobilistiche) box: pit stop, sosta ai box; (fig.) sosta a una stazione di servizio ( in autostrada, ecc.); the pit straight, il rettilineo dei box; the pit crew, la squadra degli addetti al box; the pit lane, la corsia dei box● pit bull, pit bull ( cane) □ pit coal, carbon fossile □ pit dwelling, caverna ( abitata da uomini nella preistoria) □ ( un tempo) pit pony, cavallino da miniera □ (tecn.) pit saw, segone; sega per tronchi abbattuti ( da usare in due) □ pit stop = def. 9 ► sopra □ (fig.) to dig a pit for sb., tendere un tranello (o preparare una trappola) a q. □ (fam.) That film is the pits!, quel film è una schifezza!pit (2) /pɪt/n.(to) pit (1) /pɪt/A v. t.4 intaccare; bucherellareB v. i.● to pit against, aizzare ( un animale contro un altro); (fig.) opporre, contrapporre ( una persona, un'idea, una qualità, ecc. a un'altra).(to) pit (2) /pɪt/v. t. -
5 pockmark
(a scar or small dent in the skin caused by smallpox etc.) buttero* * *pockmark /ˈpɒkmɑ:k/n.1 (med.) cicatrice; buttero2 (pl.) (med.) butteratura3 (piccolo) buco; foro.(to) pockmark /ˈpɒkmɑ:k/v. t.1 (med.) butterarepockmarkeda.2 bucherellato. -
6 (to) ravage
(to) ravage /ˈrævɪdʒ/v. t. e i. -
7 scare
I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
* * *[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) spaventare2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) spavento2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panico•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *['skɛə(r)]1. nspavento, paurato give sb a scare — far prendere uno spavento a qn, mettere paura a qn
2. vtspaventare, impaurireto scare sb to death; scare sb stiff fam — spaventare qn a morte
•* * *scare /skɛə(r)/n.spavento; sgomento; sbigottimento; panico; spaghetto, strizza (fam.): to give sb. a scare, mettere (o fare) paura a q.● scare-heading (o scare headline), titolo allarmistico ( di giornale) □ scare moment, momento di panico □ scare story, notizia (o voce) allarmistica.(to) scare /skɛə(r)/v. t.spaventare; atterrire; sbigottire; sgomentare; impaurire● to scare away (o off), far fuggire (dallo spavento); mettere in fuga (spaventando); scoraggiare, far allontanare ( clienti, ecc.): The police scared away the kidnappers, la polizia ha messo in fuga i rapitori □ (fam.) to scare sb. stiff, spaventare a morte q. □ (fam.) to scare the hell out of sb., far prendere a q. una paura del diavolo □ (volg.) to scare the shit out of sb. (o to scare sb. shitless), fare in modo che q. se la faccia sotto per la paura; fare prendere una strizza a q. □ (fam. USA) to scare up, mettere insieme, improvvisare ( un pasto, ecc.); raggranellare, racimolare ( soldi, ecc.).* * *I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
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8 scourge
I [skɜːdʒ]nome sferza f., frusta f., flagello m. (anche fig.)II [skɜːdʒ]1) sferzare, frustare, flagellare2) fig. [ ruler] opprimere; [disease, war] affliggere, flagellare* * *[skə:‹](a cause of great suffering to many people: Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox.) flagello* * *[skɜːdʒ]1. n(also), fig flagello2. vt(beat) flagellare, (fig: bedevil) tormentare* * *scourge /skɜ:dʒ/n.(to) scourge /skɜ:dʒ/v. t.1 flagellare; sferzare; frustare2 (fig.) castigare; punire; affliggere; opprimere; tormentarescourgern.(stor. e fig.) fustigatorescourgingn. [uc]flagellazione; fustigazione.* * *I [skɜːdʒ]nome sferza f., frusta f., flagello m. (anche fig.)II [skɜːdʒ]1) sferzare, frustare, flagellare2) fig. [ ruler] opprimere; [disease, war] affliggere, flagellare -
9 (to) inoculate
(to) inoculate /ɪˈnɒkjʊleɪt/v. t.1 inoculare (med. e fig.); iniettare; instillare: to inoculate sb. with smallpox vaccine, inoculare il vaccino del vaiolo a q.2 (med.) immunizzare ( con inoculazione di vaccino, siero, ecc.); vaccinare: to inoculate children against polio, vaccinare i bambini contro la poliomielite. -
10 (to) ravage
(to) ravage /ˈrævɪdʒ/v. t. e i. -
11 vaccine
['væksiːn] [AE væk'siːn]* * *['væksi:n](a substance made from the germs that cause a particular disease, especially smallpox, and given to a person or animal to prevent him from catching that disease.) vaccino- vaccination* * *vaccine /ˈvæksi:n, USA vækˈsi:n/A n.(med.) vaccino: polio vaccine, vaccino antipolioB a.1 vaccino; di vacca2 (med.) vaccinico● (med.) vaccine point, lancetta per vaccinazione; vaccinostilo □ (med.) vaccine therapy, vaccino terapia.* * *['væksiːn] [AE væk'siːn] -
12 ♦ virus
♦ virus /ˈvaɪərəs/n.1 (biol.) virus: the smallpox virus, il virus del vaiolo; filterable virus, virus filtrabile; (med.) virus infection, infezione virale2 (fig.) virus; influsso pericoloso: He referred to religion as a virus of the mind, parlava della religione come di un virus mentale● (biol.) virus reproduction, virogenesi. -
13 eradicate
[ɪ'rædɪkeɪt]verbo transitivo sradicare, estirpare (anche fig.)* * *(to get rid of completely: Smallpox has almost been eradicated.) sradicare* * *[ɪ'rædɪkeɪt]verbo transitivo sradicare, estirpare (anche fig.) -
14 small
I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) piccolo2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) piccolo3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscolo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
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15 vaccinate
['væksɪneɪt]verbo transitivo vaccinare ( against contro)* * *[-ksi-]verb (to protect (a person etc) against a disease by putting vaccine into his blood: Has your child been vaccinated against smallpox?) vaccinare* * *['væksɪneɪt]verbo transitivo vaccinare ( against contro)
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