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1 ♦ death
♦ death /dɛɵ/n. [uc]1 morte ( anche fig.); decesso: The cause of death was given as asphyxiation, hanno dichiarato che la causa della morte è stata l'asfissia; death by drowning, morte per annegamento; to bleed to death, morire dissanguato; to be burned to death, essere arso vivo; morire (in un incendio): Many people were burnt to death in the fire, molte persone perirono nell'incendio; to beat sb. to death, picchiare a morte q.; to choke to death, morire soffocato; to crush to death, uccidere ( schiacciando); stritolare; bored to death, annoiato a morte; to condemn (o to sentence) to death, condannare a morte; sudden death, morte improvvisa; untimely death, morte prematura; violent death, morte violenta; They escaped death by inches, sono scampati alla morte per pochissimo; Deaths from cancer have risen sharply, le morti per cancro sono aumentate notevolmente; the death of my hopes, la fine delle mie speranze; the death of Communism, la morte del comunismo; The factory closures spelled the death of the town, la chiusura delle fabbriche ha segnato la fine della città; at the point of death, in punto di morte; (leg.) death certificate, certificato di morte● (zool.) death adder ( Acanthophis antarcticus), vipera della morte □ death benefit, indennità per morte ( sul lavoro o per causa di servizio); assegno funerario; prestazione per il caso di morte ( a vantaggio del beneficiario di una polizza vita) □ ( anche fig.) death blow, colpo mortale □ death camp, campo di sterminio □ death cap ( Amanita phalloides), tignosa verdognola □ death cell, cella della morte □ (fisc., stor., in GB) death duty, imposta di successione □ (in GB) death grant, indennità per morte; assegno funerario ( per la morte di un congiunto) □ death's-head, testa di morto, teschio □ (zool.) death's-head moth ( Acherontia atropos), acheronzia; sfinge testa di morto □ death knell, rintocco funebre: (fig.) The arrival of automation sounded the death knell of traditional farming, l'avvento dell'automazione ha segnato la condanna a morte delle tecniche di coltivazione tradizionali □ death mask, maschera mortuaria □ death notice, necrologio □ (leg.) death penalty, pena capitale; pena di morte □ (demogr.) death rate, tasso di mortalità □ death rattle, rantolo della morte □ ( nelle carceri) death row, braccio della morte □ (autom., slang USA) death seat, il “posto del morto” ( quello accanto al guidatore, considerato il più pericoloso) □ (leg., fig.) death sentence, sentenza di morte; sentenza capitale □ (polit.) death squad, squadra della morte □ death-stricken, colpito a morte □ (fisc., in USA) death tax, imposta di successione □ death threat, minaccia di morte □ death throes, agonia □ death toll, numero dei morti; bilancio delle vittime ( in un incidente, ecc.) □ death trap, ( di edificio, veicolo, ecc.) trappola mortale □ (leg.) death warrant, ordine di esecuzione di una condanna a morte □ (fig.) to sign sb. 's death warrant, segnare la condanna a morte di q.: This decision in effect signed his death warrant, questa decisione in pratica ha segnato la sua condanna a morte □ (psic.) death wish, desiderio di morire □ ( anche fig.) to be the death of sb., far morire q.: That girl be the death of me, quella ragazza mi farà morire (di crepacuore); If he doesn't slow down, this job will be the death of him, se non rallenta il ritmo, quel lavoro gli costerà la vita □ to be at death's door, avere la morte all'uscio; avere un piede nella fossa □ to catch one's death ( of cold), prendersi un malanno □ (antiq.) to do sb. to death, uccidere q. □ to do st. to death, fare (suonare, ecc.) fino alla nausea: That tune has been done to death, quel motivo è stato suonato fino alla nausea □ (fam.) to feel [look] like death warmed up, sentirsi [sembrare] uno straccio □ to frighten sb. to death, spaventare a morte q. □ to be frozen to death, morire di freddo □ to hold on (o to hung on) like grim death, tener duro; stare attaccato (o aggrappato) disperatamente □ to be in at the death, ( caccia) essere presente al momento dell'uccisione della volpe; (fig.) essere presente nel momento culminante d'un evento o al compimento di un'impresa □ to put sb. to death, mettere a morte q. □ to death, fino a morire; (fig.) da morire: to be starved to death, morire di fame; to be stoned to death, essere lapidato; to be bored to death, annoiarsi a morte; to be scared to death, essere morto di paura; to be sick to death of sb. [st.], essere stufo marcio di q. [qc.] □ to the death, fino alla morte; (fig.) all'ultimo sangue: a fight to the death, un combattimento all'ultimo sangue □ to work oneself to death, ammazzarsi di lavoro □ It is as sure as death, è più che sicuro. -
2 burn
I [bɜːn]nome bruciatura f., scottatura f.; med. ustione f.II 1. [bɜːn]1) (damage by heat or fire) bruciare [ papers]; dare fuoco a, incendiare [ building]; [ sun] bruciare [ skin]; [ acid] corrodere, bruciare [ surface]; [alcohol, food] bruciare [ mouth]to be burned to the ground, to ashes — essere distrutto dal fuoco, incenerito
2) (use)to burn coal, gas — [ boiler] andare a carbone, a gas
3) inform. gerg. masterizzare [CD]2.1) (be consumed by fire) bruciare2) (be turned on) [ light] essere acceso3) (be painful) [blister, wound] bruciare; (from sun) [ skin] scottarsihis cheeks were burning — aveva il viso rosso, era tutto rosso
4) gastr. [toast, meat] bruciarsi; [ sauce] attaccarsi5) fig. (be eager)3.to be burning with desire — bruciare o ardere di desiderio
- burn off- burn out- burn up••* * *[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) bruciare2) (to use as fuel.) infiammare3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) consumare4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) bruciare2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) ustione- burner* * *I [bɜːn]nome bruciatura f., scottatura f.; med. ustione f.II 1. [bɜːn]1) (damage by heat or fire) bruciare [ papers]; dare fuoco a, incendiare [ building]; [ sun] bruciare [ skin]; [ acid] corrodere, bruciare [ surface]; [alcohol, food] bruciare [ mouth]to be burned to the ground, to ashes — essere distrutto dal fuoco, incenerito
2) (use)to burn coal, gas — [ boiler] andare a carbone, a gas
3) inform. gerg. masterizzare [CD]2.1) (be consumed by fire) bruciare2) (be turned on) [ light] essere acceso3) (be painful) [blister, wound] bruciare; (from sun) [ skin] scottarsihis cheeks were burning — aveva il viso rosso, era tutto rosso
4) gastr. [toast, meat] bruciarsi; [ sauce] attaccarsi5) fig. (be eager)3.to be burning with desire — bruciare o ardere di desiderio
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3 burn ****
[bɜːn] burned or burnt vb: pt, pp1. n(gen) bruciatura, (superficial) scottatura, Med ustione f2. vt1) (gen) bruciare, (set fire to) incendiare, (person, skin: also of sun) bruciare, scottare, (toast, meat etc) (far) bruciareto burn wood/coal — (use as fuel: boiler etc) andare a legna/carbone
to be burnt to death — morire tra le fiamme, morire bruciato (-a) or carbonizzato (-a), (at stake) essere bruciato (-a) vivo (-a)
to burn one's boats or bridges fig — bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle
he's been burning the candle at both ends for too long fig — è da troppo tempo che abusa delle proprie energie
2) Comput masterizzareto burn a CD — masterizzare un CD, vi, (gen) bruciare, (fire) ardere, (skin, person) bruciarsi, scottarsi, (meat, pastry etc) bruciarsi, (light, gas) essere or rimanere acceso (-a)
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4 revenge
I [rɪ'vendʒ]1) (punitive act) vendetta f.in revenge for sth. — per vendicare qcs.
to take o get one's revenge — ottenere o ricevere vendetta
2) (getting even) rivincita f.••II [rɪ'vendʒ]revenge is sweet — = vendicarsi dà soddisfazione
to revenge oneself — vendicarsi (on di, su)
* * *[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vendetta2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vendetta2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vendicarsi (di)* * *revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/n. [u]1 vendetta: to do st. for revenge, fare qc. per vendetta; He did it in revenge for his brother's murder, lo ha fatto per vendicare l'omicidio del fratello; He wanted revenge for his son's death, voleva vendicarsi della morte del figlio; to take revenge on (o against) sb., vendicarsi di q.2 desiderio di vendetta; spirito vendicativo: He was motivated by revenge, era motivato dal desiderio di vendetta3 ( al gioco) rivincita: to give sb. his revenge, dare la rivincita a q.; He is looking for revenge, vuole rifarsi della sconfitta; to have one's revenge, prendersi la rivincita● a revenge attack, un'aggressione a scopo di vendetta.(to) revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/v. t.vendicare; vendicarsi di: to revenge an injustice, vendicarsi di un'ingiustizia; to revenge one's father, vendicare il proprio padre; to revenge an offence [an insult], vendicare un'offesa [vendicarsi di un'ingiuria]revengern.vendicatore, vendicatrice.* * *I [rɪ'vendʒ]1) (punitive act) vendetta f.in revenge for sth. — per vendicare qcs.
to take o get one's revenge — ottenere o ricevere vendetta
2) (getting even) rivincita f.••II [rɪ'vendʒ]revenge is sweet — = vendicarsi dà soddisfazione
to revenge oneself — vendicarsi (on di, su)
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