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1 ♦ peace
♦ peace /pi:s/n. [u]1 pace; calma; quiete; serenità; tranquillità: to be at peace, ( di una nazione) essere in pace; ( di una persona) essere in pace, essere sereno; ( anche, eufem.) giacere in pace, essere morto; peace of mind, pace dello spirito; tranquillità d'animo; peace with honour, pace onorevole; to have peace, essere in pace ( non in guerra); to keep peace, mantenere la pace; to leave sb. in peace, lasciare in pace q.; to make peace, fare la pace; firmare un trattato di pace; a lasting peace, una pace durevole2 (leg., polit.) ordine pubblico: to disturb the peace, turbare l'ordine pubblico; breach of the peace, turbamento dell'ordine pubblico● (polit.) peace accord (o peace agreement), accordo di pace; trattato di pace □ peace camp, campo di pacifisti ( all'esterno di una base militare) □ (in USA) Peace Corps, Corpo dei Volontari della Pace □ (fig.) peace dividend, dividendo della pace □ (polit.) peace enforcement, imposizione della pace con le armi ( a due belligeranti) □ peace-loving, amante della pace □ peace march, marcia della pace □ peace movement, movimento pacifista □ peace offering, (relig.) sacrificio propiziatorio; (fig.) dono di riconciliazione, offerta di pace □ peace officer, poliziotto; sceriffo □ peace process, processo di pace □ peace sign, (gesto fatto in) segno di pace □ to hold (o to keep) one's peace, starsene zitto; tacere; non protestare □ to keep the peace (o the King's peace, the Queen's peace), mantenere la quiete pubblica (o l'ordine pubblico) □ to make one's peace with sb., far la pace con q.; rappacificarsi (o riconciliarsi) con q. □ (relig.) Peace be with you!, la pace sia con te! -
2 disturb
[dɪ'stɜːb]1) (interrupt) disturbare [person, work, sleep]to disturb the peace — dir. turbare la quiete pubblica
3) (disarrange) mettere in disordine; buttare all'aria [papers, bedclothes]; agitare [surface of water, sediment]* * *[di'stə:b]1) (to interrupt or take attention away from: I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?) disturbare2) (to worry or make anxious: This news has disturbed me very much.) turbare3) (to stir up or throw into confusion: A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake.) mettere in disordine, scompigliare•* * *[dɪ'stɜːb]1) (interrupt) disturbare [person, work, sleep]to disturb the peace — dir. turbare la quiete pubblica
3) (disarrange) mettere in disordine; buttare all'aria [papers, bedclothes]; agitare [surface of water, sediment] -
3 ♦ (to) disturb
♦ (to) disturb /dɪˈstɜ:b/v. t.1 disturbare, interrompere: Sorry to disturb you, mi dispiace disturbarti; I don't want to disturb him while he's in a meeting, non voglio disturbarlo mentre è in riunione; They disturbed a burglar, who fled through the back door, hanno disturbato un ladro, che è scappato dalla porta sul retro; «do not disturb», ( cartello) «non disturbare»; Their sleep was disturbed night after night by traffic noise, il loro sonno era disturbato tutte le notti dal rumore del traffico2 disturbare; turbare: The incident disturbed her deeply, l'incidente l'ha profondamente turbata; It disturbs me that so many children grow up in homes without books, mi disturba l'idea che molti bambini crescano in famiglie che non hanno libri3 muovere; spostare: The papers on her desk had been disturbed, but nothing was taken, i fogli sulla sua scrivania sono stati spostati, ma non hanno preso niente; The divers disturbed the mud at the bottom of the river, i sommozzatori hanno mosso il fango sul fondale del fiume4 disturbare, far paura a ( un animale): Do not disturb nesting birds, non disturbare gli uccelli che covano● to disturb oneself, disturbarsi (per q.): Please don't disturb yourself on my account, non si disturbi per me □ (leg.) to disturb the peace, turbare l'ordine pubblico. -
4 ♦ (to) disturb
♦ (to) disturb /dɪˈstɜ:b/v. t.1 disturbare, interrompere: Sorry to disturb you, mi dispiace disturbarti; I don't want to disturb him while he's in a meeting, non voglio disturbarlo mentre è in riunione; They disturbed a burglar, who fled through the back door, hanno disturbato un ladro, che è scappato dalla porta sul retro; «do not disturb», ( cartello) «non disturbare»; Their sleep was disturbed night after night by traffic noise, il loro sonno era disturbato tutte le notti dal rumore del traffico2 disturbare; turbare: The incident disturbed her deeply, l'incidente l'ha profondamente turbata; It disturbs me that so many children grow up in homes without books, mi disturba l'idea che molti bambini crescano in famiglie che non hanno libri3 muovere; spostare: The papers on her desk had been disturbed, but nothing was taken, i fogli sulla sua scrivania sono stati spostati, ma non hanno preso niente; The divers disturbed the mud at the bottom of the river, i sommozzatori hanno mosso il fango sul fondale del fiume4 disturbare, far paura a ( un animale): Do not disturb nesting birds, non disturbare gli uccelli che covano● to disturb oneself, disturbarsi (per q.): Please don't disturb yourself on my account, non si disturbi per me □ (leg.) to disturb the peace, turbare l'ordine pubblico.
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disturb the peace — legal phrase to commit the illegal act of behaving in a noisy way in public, especially late at night Thesaurus: to commit a specific crimehyponym general words for crimessynonym Main entry: disturb … Useful english dictionary
disturb the peace — disrupt public order, disturb other citizens … English contemporary dictionary
disturb the peace — legal to commit the illegal act of behaving in a noisy way in public, especially late at night … English dictionary
breach of the peace — 1: a disturbance of public peace or order insulting language causing a breach of the peace see also fighting words 2: the offense of causing a breach of the peace compare disorderly conduct … Law dictionary
peace — W2S2 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no war)¦ 2¦(no noise/interruptions)¦ 3¦(calm/not worried)¦ 4 make (your) peace with somebody 5 keep the peace 6 hold/keep your peace 7 disturb the peace 8 rest in peace ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
disturb — dis·turb vt 1: to destroy the tranquillity or composure of 2: to throw into disorder vi: to cause disturbance disturb the peace: to cause a disturbance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
peace — [[t]pi͟ːs[/t]] ♦ 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N n If countries or groups involved in a war or violent conflict are discussing peace, they are talking to each other in order to try to end the conflict. The agreement was reached during peace talks sponsored… … English dictionary
disturb — dis|turb [dıˈstə:b US ə:rb] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(interrupt)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(move)¦ 4¦(change)¦ 5 disturb the peace ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: destourber, from Latin turbare to put into disorder ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
disturb */*/ — UK [dɪˈstɜː(r)b] / US [dɪˈstɜrb] verb [transitive] Word forms disturb : present tense I/you/we/they disturb he/she/it disturbs present participle disturbing past tense disturbed past participle disturbed 1) to interrupt someone and stop them from … English dictionary
peace — /pi:s/ noun 1 NO WAR a) (U) a situation in which there is no war between countries or in a country: world peace: a dangerous situation that threatens world peace | peace agreement/treaty etc: the Geneva peace talks | be at peace with: Germany has … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
disturb — dis|turb [ dı stɜrb ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to interrupt someone and stop them from continuing what they were doing: I didn t want to disturb you in the middle of a meeting. Sorry to disturb you, but do you know where Miss Springer is? Her… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English