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1 scandal
['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) scandalo2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) scandalo3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pettegolezzi•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously* * *scandal /ˈskændl/n.1 scandalo2 vergogna; obbrobrio; onta: Those slum dwellings are a scandal, quelle catapecchie sono un obbrobrio4 [u] maldicenza; pettegolezzi: to talk scandal, fare della maldicenza; to be the object of scandal, essere oggetto di pettegolezzi5 scandalo; individuo (discorso, ecc.) scandaloso: His conduct is a scandal, la sua condotta è scandalosa6 (leg.) diffamazione● scandal-plagued (o tainted by scandal), infestato di scandali □ to give rise to scandal, fare scandalo; provocare uno scandalo □ to hush up a scandal, soffocare uno scandalo □ to make a scandal out of st., sollevare uno scandalo (o gridare allo scandalo) per qc.* * *['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche -
2 whiff
[wɪf] [AE hwɪf]nome (of perfume) ondata f.; (of food) profumo m.; spreg. zaffata f.; (of smoke) sbuffo m.; fig. (of danger) pizzico m.; (of controversy) ombra f.* * *[wif](a sudden puff (of air, smoke, smell etc): a whiff of petrol; a whiff of cigar smoke.) folata; zaffata* * *whiff (1) /wɪf/n.1 alito; soffio; folata; buffata; buffo; sbuffo: a whiff of wind, un alito di vento; a whiff of fresh air, un soffio (o una boccata) di aria fresca4 (fam.) piccolo sigaro; sigarillo6 (naut.) sandolinowhiff (2) /wɪf/n.(zool.) pesce piatto; pleuronettide ( in genere).(to) whiff (1) /wɪf/A v. t.1 soffiare su; spegnere soffiando5 annusare; fiutareB v. i.1 soffiare a folate (o a buffi): The wind whiffed through the trees, il vento soffiava a buffi tra gli alberi(to) whiff (2) /wɪf/v. i.pescare con la lenza, tenendo l'esca a fior d'acqua.* * *[wɪf] [AE hwɪf]nome (of perfume) ondata f.; (of food) profumo m.; spreg. zaffata f.; (of smoke) sbuffo m.; fig. (of danger) pizzico m.; (of controversy) ombra f. -
3 sniff
I [snɪf]1) (with cold, crying) (il) tirare su col naso; (of disgust, disdain) smorfia f.2) (inhalation) fiutata f.; (of drug) sniffata f.to take a sniff of — annusare [ perfume]
3) fig. (slight scent)II 1. [snɪf]verbo transitivo fiutare [ air]; annusare [perfume, food]; sniffare [glue, cocaine]2.to sniff at — annusare; fig. arricciare o storcere il naso di fronte a [idea, dish]
* * *[snif] 1. verb1) (to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise.) annusare, (tirare su col naso)2) (to do this in an attempt to smell something: The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke.) annusare, fiutare2. noun(an act of sniffing.) annusata, fiutata* * *[snɪf]1. n(sound) annusata, fiutata2. vt3. vi(person) tirare su col naso, (in contempt) arricciare il naso•- sniff at* * *sniff /snɪf/n.4 odore; profumo; sentore5 (fig.) sentore; accenno; indizio; allusione: They ran away at the first sniff of trouble, sono scappati al primo sentore di violenza6 (spec. sport) piccola possibilità; piccola chance: He didn't even get a sniff at goal, non ha avuto la benché minima possibilità di segnare(to) sniff /snɪf/v. i. e t.1 annusare; aspirare; fiutare; sniffare (pop.); inalare; respirare rumorosamente (o tirare su) col naso: Don't sniff!, non tirare su col naso!; to sniff medicine, inalare una medicina; to sniff cocaine, fiutare (o sniffare) cocaina; to sniff the sea air, aspirare (o fiutare) l'aria marina● to sniff around, ( di cani, ecc.) fiutare qua e là; (fig.) indagare di nascosto □ to sniff at st., annusare, fiutare qc.; (fig.) arricciare il naso per qc.; mostrare disprezzo per qc., disapprovare qc. □ ( dei cani) to sniff out illicit drugs, fiutare la droga abusiva ( negli aeroporti, ecc.) □ to sniff out information, scovare informazioni □ to sniff up, tirare su col naso, aspirare; annusare, fiutare □ That offer is not to be sniffed at, quell'offerta non è affatto disprezzabile (o da disprezzare).* * *I [snɪf]1) (with cold, crying) (il) tirare su col naso; (of disgust, disdain) smorfia f.2) (inhalation) fiutata f.; (of drug) sniffata f.to take a sniff of — annusare [ perfume]
3) fig. (slight scent)II 1. [snɪf]verbo transitivo fiutare [ air]; annusare [perfume, food]; sniffare [glue, cocaine]2.to sniff at — annusare; fig. arricciare o storcere il naso di fronte a [idea, dish]
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