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1 ♦ supreme
♦ supreme /su:ˈpri:m/a.supremo; altissimo; massimo; sommo: the supreme sacrifice, il sacrificio supremo; supreme happiness, felicità suprema; (relig.) the Supreme Pontiff, il Sommo Pontefice● the Supreme Being (o the Supreme), l'Ente Supremo; Dio; l'Altissimo □ (leg.) the Supreme Court, la Corte Suprema NOTE DI CULTURA: Supreme Court: con questo nome negli USA viene indicata: la corte suprema federale composta da nove giudici nominati a vita dal Presidente, che è la più alta corte d'appello del paese e si pronuncia sulla legittimità costituzionale delle leggi federali e statali; la corte suprema dei singoli Stati □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) the Supreme Court of Judicature, la Suprema Corte di Giustizia NOTE DI CULTURA: Supreme Court of Judicature: è la corte più alta dopo la House of Lords ed è formata dalla Court of Appeal ( Corte d'appello), dalla High Court of Justice ( Alta corte di giustizia) e dalla Crown Court nella loro funzione di corti d'appello □ a supreme fool, il più grande degli stupidisupremely avv. -
2 ♦ sacrifice
♦ sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/n. [cu]1 sacrificio; (fig.) rinuncia; privazione, scapito: They killed an ox as a sacrifice, hanno immolato un bue in sacrificio; to make sacrifices for one's children, far sacrifici (o sopportare privazioni) per i figli; at some sacrifice of accuracy, a scapito della precisione; the supreme sacrifice, il sacrificio supremo3 (relig.) fioretto4 (comm.) perdita; scapito: to sell at a sacrifice, vendere in perdita; to sell goods at a large sacrifice, vendere merci con grave scapito● ( baseball) sacrifice fly, volata di sacrificio □ (fisc.) sacrifice tax theory, teoria fiscale del sacrificio □ to give one's life as a sacrifice, fare olocausto della vita □ self-sacrifice, sacrificio di sé; abnegazione.(to) sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/A v. t.1 sacrificare; offrire in sacrificio; immolare; (fig.) sacrificare, rinunciare a: to sacrifice a lamb, sacrificare un agnello ( agli dei); to sacrifice one's life, immolare la vita; to sacrifice one's holidays to get a promotion, rinunciare alle vacanze per avere una promozioneB v. i.sacrificare; offrire sacrifici● to sacrifice oneself, sacrificarsi; immolarsi. -
3 supreme
[suː'priːm, sjuː-]aggettivo [ruler, power, achievement, courage] supremo; [ importance] sommo, supremo; [stupidity, arrogance] estremoto reign supreme — avere il potere supremo; fig. regnare sovrano
to make the supreme sacrifice — compiere il sacrificio supremo, immolarsi
* * *[su'pri:m]1) (the highest, greatest, or most powerful: the supreme ruler.) supremo2) (the greatest possible: an act of supreme courage.) supremo•- supremacy
- the Supreme Court* * *[suː'priːm, sjuː-]aggettivo [ruler, power, achievement, courage] supremo; [ importance] sommo, supremo; [stupidity, arrogance] estremoto reign supreme — avere il potere supremo; fig. regnare sovrano
to make the supreme sacrifice — compiere il sacrificio supremo, immolarsi
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4 supreme **** su·preme adj
[sʊ'priːm](in authority) supremo (-a), (very great) sommo (-a), massimo (-a)to reign supreme fig — dominare
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supreme sacrifice — n. the sacrifice of one s life … English World dictionary
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