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1 browbeat
browbeat [ˈbraʊbi:t]* * *['braʊbiːt] -
2 browbeat
A ( prét - beat ; pp - beaten) vtr intimider ; to browbeat sb into doing forcer qn à faire ; to browbeat sb into submission forcer qn à se soumettre ; to browbeat sb into silence réduire qn au silence. -
3 browbeat
['braʊbiːt]to browbeat sb. into doing — costringere qcn. a fare, intimare a qcn. di fare
to browbeat sb. into silence — ridurre qcn. al silenzio
* * *['braʊbiːt]to browbeat sb. into doing — costringere qcn. a fare, intimare a qcn. di fare
to browbeat sb. into silence — ridurre qcn. al silenzio
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4 (to) browbeat
(to) browbeat /ˈbraʊbi:t/(pass. browbeat, p. p. browbeaten), v. t.intimidire; intimorire; minacciare: to browbeat sb. into doing st., costringere q. a fare qc. con minacce (o prepotenze); to be browbeaten into silence, essere ridotto al silenzio. -
5 (to) browbeat
(to) browbeat /ˈbraʊbi:t/(pass. browbeat, p. p. browbeaten), v. t.intimidire; intimorire; minacciare: to browbeat sb. into doing st., costringere q. a fare qc. con minacce (o prepotenze); to be browbeaten into silence, essere ridotto al silenzio.
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