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the Riot Act

  • 1 Riot Act

    nome GB dir. stor. = legge che imponeva ai rivoltosi di disperdersi entro un'ora dalla lettura della legge stessa da parte di un magistrato
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    to read the riot act to sb. — ammonire qcn., richiamare all'ordine qcn

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    nome GB dir. stor. = legge che imponeva ai rivoltosi di disperdersi entro un'ora dalla lettura della legge stessa da parte di un magistrato
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    to read the riot act to sb. — ammonire qcn., richiamare all'ordine qcn

    English-Italian dictionary > Riot Act

  • 2 ♦ riot

    ♦ riot /ˈraɪət/
    n.
    1 sommossa; sollevazione: Riots broke out after the police shot dead a suspect, sono scoppiate delle sommosse in seguito all'uccisione di un sospetto da parte della polizia; to start (o to spark, to provoke) a riot, scatenare una sommossa; to quell a riot, sedare una sommossa; race riot, sommossa razziale
    2 tumulto; protesta
    3 (fig.) orgia: a riot of colours [of emotions], un'orgia di colori [di emozioni]
    4 (fam.) cannonata (fig. fam.); successone: Last night's performance was a riot, la rappresentazione di ieri sera è stata un successone
    5 (fam.) spasso: This guy is a riot, quel tipo è un vero spasso
    ● (stor.) the Riot Act, la legge contro le sommosse (o i tumulti popolari: del 1715, abrogata nel 1967) □ (fig.) to read (sb. ) the Riot Act, dare una severa ammonizione (a q.) □ riot gear, tenuta da sommossa, equipaggiamento antisommossa ( elmetti, scudi, ecc.) □ riot gun, fucile antisommossa □ riot police, polizia antisommossa □ (ass.) riot risk, rischio di sommosse popolari □ riot shield, scudo antisommossa □ riot squad, reparto antisommossa □ to run riot, scatenarsi ( anche fig.); ( di piante) crescere con eccessivo rigoglio, lussureggiare: On holiday the children ran riot, in vacanza, i bambini si sono scatenati; Her imagination ran riot, la sua fantasia si è sbizzarrita.
    (to) riot /ˈraɪət/
    v. i.
    1 insorgere; sollevarsi: Inmates rioted in protest against the harsh detention conditions, i carcerati si sono sollevati per protestare contro le dure condizioni carcerarie
    2 scatenarsi ( anche fig.)
    ● to riot in, indulgere (o abbandonarsi, darsi) a □ to riot one's money [time] away, sprecare il denaro [il tempo] in bagordi.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ riot

  • 3 riot ***

    ['raɪət]
    1. n
    2. vi
    tumultuare, manifestare violentemente

    English-Italian dictionary > riot ***

  • 4 control

    I 1. [kən'trəʊl]
    1) U (domination) controllo m. (of di); (of operation, project) controllo m., direzione f. (of di); (of life, fate) dominio m. (of, over su); (of disease, social problem) lotta f. (of contro), contenimento m. (of di)

    to be in control of — controllare [ territory]; controllare, dirigere [operation, organization]; avere padronanza di, avere sotto controllo [ problem]

    to have control over — controllare [ territory]; avere autorità su [ person]; essere padrone o arbitro di [fate, life]

    to take control of — assumere il controllo di [territory, operation]; prendere in mano [ situation]

    to be under sb.'s control — [ person] essere sotto il controllo o in balia di qcn.; [organization, party] essere sotto il controllo di qcn.

    to be under control — [fire, problem] essere sotto controllo

    to bring o get o keep [sth.] under control tenere sotto controllo [animals, riot]; circoscrivere [fire, problem]; to be out of control [crowd, riot] essere incontrollabile; [ fire] non essere più controllabile, essere ingovernabile; to lose control of sth. perdere il controllo di qcs.; the situation is out of o beyond control la situazione è sfuggita di mano; due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo o indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

    2) U (restraint) (of self, emotion, urge) controllo m., dominio m., freno m.

    to have control over sth. controllare o dominare qcs.; to keep control of oneself o to be in control of oneself controllarsi, dominarsi; to lose control (of oneself) — perdere il controllo

    3) U (physical mastery) (of vehicle, machine, ball, body) controllo m.

    to keep, lose control of a car — mantenere, perdere il controllo di un'automobile

    to take control — (of car) mettersi al o prendere il volante; (of plane) prendere i comandi

    4) spesso pl. (lever, switch) (on vehicle, equipment) comando m., controllo m.

    brightness, volume control — telev. regolatore della luminosità, del volume

    to be at the controls — essere ai comandi; fig. avere il comando

    5) amm. econ. (regulation) controllo m., regolamentazione f. (on di)
    6) (in experiment) controllo m., verifica f.
    2.
    modificatore [button, switch] di comando
    II 1. [kən'trəʊl]
    verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll-)
    1) (dominate) controllare, tenere sotto controllo [situation, market, territory]; controllare, dirigere [traffic, project]
    2) (discipline) tenere sotto controllo [person, animal, temper, riot]; controllare, circoscrivere [ fire]; contenere [pain, inflation]; arginare [disease, epidemic]; controllare, dominare [emotion, impulse]; trattenere, frenare [laughter, tears]
    3) (operate) controllare, manovrare [machine, system]; azionare [lever, process]; manovrare [boat, vehicle]; pilotare [ plane]; controllare [ ball]
    4) (regulate) regolare [speed, volume, temperature]; regolamentare, controllare [immigration, prices]
    5) (check) controllare [ quality]; controllare, verificare [ accounts]
    2.
    verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll-)
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    [kən'trəul] 1. noun
    1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) controllo, autorità
    2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) controllo
    3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) dispositivo di comando
    4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) controllo
    2. verb
    1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) controllare, tenere sotto il proprio controllo
    2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) controllarsi
    3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) controllare
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    - control-tower
    - in control of
    - in control
    - out of control
    - under control
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    I 1. [kən'trəʊl]
    1) U (domination) controllo m. (of di); (of operation, project) controllo m., direzione f. (of di); (of life, fate) dominio m. (of, over su); (of disease, social problem) lotta f. (of contro), contenimento m. (of di)

    to be in control of — controllare [ territory]; controllare, dirigere [operation, organization]; avere padronanza di, avere sotto controllo [ problem]

    to have control over — controllare [ territory]; avere autorità su [ person]; essere padrone o arbitro di [fate, life]

    to take control of — assumere il controllo di [territory, operation]; prendere in mano [ situation]

    to be under sb.'s control — [ person] essere sotto il controllo o in balia di qcn.; [organization, party] essere sotto il controllo di qcn.

    to be under control — [fire, problem] essere sotto controllo

    to bring o get o keep [sth.] under control tenere sotto controllo [animals, riot]; circoscrivere [fire, problem]; to be out of control [crowd, riot] essere incontrollabile; [ fire] non essere più controllabile, essere ingovernabile; to lose control of sth. perdere il controllo di qcs.; the situation is out of o beyond control la situazione è sfuggita di mano; due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo o indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

    2) U (restraint) (of self, emotion, urge) controllo m., dominio m., freno m.

    to have control over sth. controllare o dominare qcs.; to keep control of oneself o to be in control of oneself controllarsi, dominarsi; to lose control (of oneself) — perdere il controllo

    3) U (physical mastery) (of vehicle, machine, ball, body) controllo m.

    to keep, lose control of a car — mantenere, perdere il controllo di un'automobile

    to take control — (of car) mettersi al o prendere il volante; (of plane) prendere i comandi

    4) spesso pl. (lever, switch) (on vehicle, equipment) comando m., controllo m.

    brightness, volume control — telev. regolatore della luminosità, del volume

    to be at the controls — essere ai comandi; fig. avere il comando

    5) amm. econ. (regulation) controllo m., regolamentazione f. (on di)
    6) (in experiment) controllo m., verifica f.
    2.
    modificatore [button, switch] di comando
    II 1. [kən'trəʊl]
    verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll-)
    1) (dominate) controllare, tenere sotto controllo [situation, market, territory]; controllare, dirigere [traffic, project]
    2) (discipline) tenere sotto controllo [person, animal, temper, riot]; controllare, circoscrivere [ fire]; contenere [pain, inflation]; arginare [disease, epidemic]; controllare, dominare [emotion, impulse]; trattenere, frenare [laughter, tears]
    3) (operate) controllare, manovrare [machine, system]; azionare [lever, process]; manovrare [boat, vehicle]; pilotare [ plane]; controllare [ ball]
    4) (regulate) regolare [speed, volume, temperature]; regolamentare, controllare [immigration, prices]
    5) (check) controllare [ quality]; controllare, verificare [ accounts]
    2.
    verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll-)

    English-Italian dictionary > control

  • 5 disturbance

    [dɪ'stɜːbəns]
    1) (interruption, inconvenience) disturbo m.
    2) (riot) disordini m.pl., tumulto m.; (fight) litigio m.
    3) meteor. perturbazione f.
    4) psic. disturbo m.
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    1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) tumulto
    2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) interruzione
    3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) disturbo, turbamento
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    disturbance /dɪˈstɜ:bəns/
    n. [uc]
    1 disturbo: the disturbance caused by road works, il disturbo causato dai lavori stradali; They needed a place where they could work free from disturbance, gli serviva un posto dove potessero lavorare senza essere disturbati; I don't want any disturbances this afternoon, non voglio essere disturbato per nessun motivo oggi pomeriggio; The disturbance of wildlife is strictly prohibited, è severamente vietato disturbare gli animali
    2 agitazione; disordine: There were violent disturbances in the streets, ci sono stati violenti disordini nelle strade; The elections were followed by weeks of civil disturbance, alle elezioni sono seguite settimane di agitazioni civili
    3 (leg.) turbativa: disturbance of possession, turbativa di possesso
    4 (meteor. e fig.) perturbazione: atmospheric disturbance caused by solar flares, perturbazioni atmosferiche dovute a brillamenti solari
    5 (med., psic.) disturbo, disfunzione: visual [intestinal] disturbances, disturbi visivi [intestinali]; mental [psychological] disturbance, disturbi psichici [psicologici]
    6 ( radio, TV) disturbo
    ● (leg.) disturbance of the peace, disturbo della quiete pubblica □ (leg.) to cause (o to create) a disturbance, turbare l'ordine pubblico (o la quiete pubblica).
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    [dɪ'stɜːbəns]
    1) (interruption, inconvenience) disturbo m.
    2) (riot) disordini m.pl., tumulto m.; (fight) litigio m.
    3) meteor. perturbazione f.
    4) psic. disturbo m.

    English-Italian dictionary > disturbance

См. также в других словарях:

  • (the) Riot Act — the Riot Act [the Riot Act] a British ↑Act of Parliament, passed in 1715, which allowed the government to use force to control public protest or disorder. During any such disturbance an official could read part of the Act ordering people to leave …   Useful english dictionary

  • read the riot act — phrasal 1. : to order (as a mob) to disperse 2. a. : to issue a peremptory order or warning to cease doing something b. : to protest vehemently : express great objection c. : to reprimand severely * * * read the …   Useful english dictionary

  • read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to strongly warn someone to stop behaving badly. Alice read Randi the riot act, telling her, “If you don t like it here, you can just go back where you came from.” The secretary of state said she plans to read the riot …   New idioms dictionary

  • read the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to strongly warn someone to stop behaving badly. Alice read Randi the riot act, telling her, “If you don t like it here, you can just go back where you came from.” The secretary of state said she plans to read the riot …   New idioms dictionary

  • read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act see ↑riot, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑read read (someone) the riot act : to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong) : to tell (someone) that bad behavior will be severely punished if it… …   Useful english dictionary

  • read the riot act — Meaning Warn roudy characters to stop behaving badly. Origin In English law the control of unruly citizens was the responsibility of local magistrates. If more than twelve people didn t disperse after the Riot Act was read to them the magistrate… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • read the riot act —    If you declare with force and authority that something must stop, and announce the consequences if it happens again, you read the riot act.     Dad read us the riot act when we messed up his tool shed …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn them that they will be punished if they do it again. He d put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot …   New idioms dictionary

  • read the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to speak angrily to someone about something they have done and warn them that they will be punished if they do it again. He d put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot …   New idioms dictionary

  • read someone the riot act — If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don t stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • read the Riot Act — ► read the Riot Act give a severe warning or reprimand. [ORIGIN: from the name of a former act partly read out to disperse rioters.] Main Entry: ↑riot …   English terms dictionary

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