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1 testimony
['testɪmənɪ] [AE -məʊnɪ]1) (true statement) testimonianza f.; dir. deposizione f.to give testimony — fare una deposizione, deporre
2) (evidence) prova f., dimostrazione f. (to di)* * *['testiməni]plural - testimonies; noun(the statement(s) made by a person or people who testify in a law-court; evidence: The jury listened to his testimony.) testimonianza* * *testimony /ˈtɛstɪmənɪ/n. [uc]1 testimonianza; deposizione (leg.); attestazione; dichiarazione; prova: to give testimony, fare una deposizione (rendere una testimonianza); to bear testimony to, attestare, fare testimonianza di; essere la prova di; (leg.) deporre, testimoniare ( un fatto, ecc.); His works are (a) testimony to his learning, le sue opere testimoniano la sua erudizione2 (relig.) professione di fede● (leg.) to give false testimony, deporre il falso □ (leg.) in testimony whereof, in fede di ciòFALSI AMICI: testimony non significa testimone.* * *['testɪmənɪ] [AE -məʊnɪ]1) (true statement) testimonianza f.; dir. deposizione f.to give testimony — fare una deposizione, deporre
2) (evidence) prova f., dimostrazione f. (to di) -
2 witness
I ['wɪtnɪs]1) testimone m. e f. (anche dir.)witness for the prosecution, the defence — testimone a carico, a discarico
to call sb. as a witness — chiamare qcn. a testimoniare
2) (testimony) testimonianza f.II ['wɪtnɪs]to be o bear witness to sth. — deporre su qcs.; fig. essere un segno o una prova di qcs
1) (see) assistere a, essere testimone di [incident, burglary]2) (at official occasion) sottoscrivere (come testimone) [document, treaty]; fare da testimone a [ marriage]3) fig.we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — stiamo per essere testimoni di una trasformazione dell'economia
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — il suo duro lavoro ha dato buoni risultati, come testimonia l'esito del suo esame
* * *['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testimone2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testimone3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testimone2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) essere testimone di2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) attestare•- bear witness* * *I ['wɪtnɪs]1) testimone m. e f. (anche dir.)witness for the prosecution, the defence — testimone a carico, a discarico
to call sb. as a witness — chiamare qcn. a testimoniare
2) (testimony) testimonianza f.II ['wɪtnɪs]to be o bear witness to sth. — deporre su qcs.; fig. essere un segno o una prova di qcs
1) (see) assistere a, essere testimone di [incident, burglary]2) (at official occasion) sottoscrivere (come testimone) [document, treaty]; fare da testimone a [ marriage]3) fig.we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — stiamo per essere testimoni di una trasformazione dell'economia
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — il suo duro lavoro ha dato buoni risultati, come testimonia l'esito del suo esame
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