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1 hush
I 1. [hʌʃ]nome silenzio m.2.interiezione silenzioII 1. [hʌʃ] 2.verbo intransitivo [ person] tacere- hush up* * *1. interjection(be quiet; silence: Hush! Don't wake the baby.) zitto!, silenzio!2. noun(silence: A hush came over the room.) silenzio- hushed- hush up* * *[hʌʃ]1. nsilenzio, calma, pace fhush! — silenzio!, zitto (-a)!
2. vtquietare, calmare•- hush up* * *hush /hʌʃ/A n. [u]silenzio; calma; quiete: (fam. GB) Can we have a bit of hush?, si può avere un po' di silenzio?; in the hush of the night, nel silenzio della notteB inter.zitto!; zitti!; silenzio!● hush money, prezzo del silenzio; denaro pagato a qualcuno perché taccia (non vada a testimoniare, ecc.) □ ( USA) hush puppy, focaccina di farina di mais ( negli Stati del Sud).(to) hush /hʌʃ/A v. t.2 calmare; sopire; placareB v. i.● to hush to sleep, cullare; ninnare □ to hush up, mettere a tacere; nascondere; soffocare (fig.): to hush up a scandal, mettere a tacere uno scandalo.* * *I 1. [hʌʃ]nome silenzio m.2.interiezione silenzioII 1. [hʌʃ] 2.verbo intransitivo [ person] tacere- hush up -
2 scandal
['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) scandalo2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) scandalo3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pettegolezzi•- scandalise
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- scandalously* * *scandal /ˈskændl/n.1 scandalo2 vergogna; obbrobrio; onta: Those slum dwellings are a scandal, quelle catapecchie sono un obbrobrio4 [u] maldicenza; pettegolezzi: to talk scandal, fare della maldicenza; to be the object of scandal, essere oggetto di pettegolezzi5 scandalo; individuo (discorso, ecc.) scandaloso: His conduct is a scandal, la sua condotta è scandalosa6 (leg.) diffamazione● scandal-plagued (o tainted by scandal), infestato di scandali □ to give rise to scandal, fare scandalo; provocare uno scandalo □ to hush up a scandal, soffocare uno scandalo □ to make a scandal out of st., sollevare uno scandalo (o gridare allo scandalo) per qc.* * *['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche -
3 hush up
hush up tacere; hush up [sth.] mettere a tacere [ scandal]; hush up [sb.], hush [sb.] up fare tacere [ person]* * *(to prevent from becoming known to the general public: The affair was hushed up.) soffocare, mettere a tacere* * *vt + adv(fact) cercare di far passare sotto silenzio, (scandal) mettere a tacere, (person) far star zitto (-a), zittire* * *
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hush up — {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. * /It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal./ 2. {informal} To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command.… … Dictionary of American idioms
hush up — {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. * /It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal./ 2. {informal} To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command.… … Dictionary of American idioms
hush — [[t]hʌʃ[/t]] interj. v. hushed, hush•ing, n. interj. 1) (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) 2) to become or be silent or quiet 3) to make silent; silence 4) to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): to hush up a… … From formal English to slang
hush\ up — v 1. To keep news of (smth) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal. 2. informal To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command. Hush up,… … Словарь американских идиом
Scandal (novel) — Scandal, or Priscilla s Kindness is a satirical novel by A. N. Wilson first published in 1983 about a British politician s rise and fall, the latter caused by a relationship with a prostitute. Although the title is the same and there are… … Wikipedia
scandal — n. 1) to cause, create a scandal 2) to cover up, hush up; uncover a scandal 3) a juicy, sensational scandal 4) an open; political; public scandal 5) a scandal bursts, erupts 6) a breath, hint, suggestion of scandal 7) a scandal that + clause (it… … Combinatory dictionary
hush up — verb 1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error Let s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin She tried to gloss over her mistakes • Syn: ↑whitewash, ↑gloss over, ↑sleek over • Derivationally related forms: ↑whitewash … Useful english dictionary
scandal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, major ▪ current, recent ▪ national, public ▪ abuse … Collocations dictionary
hush up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone hushes something up, they prevent other people from knowing about it. [V n P] The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up... [V P n (not pron)] The Ministry… … English dictionary
hush — hushedly /hush id lee, husht lee/, adv. hushful, adj. hushfully, adv. /hush/, interj. 1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) v.i. 2. to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. v.t. 3. to make silent; silence. 4.… … Universalium
hush money — noun A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime). The scandal was even greater when it was announced that hush money had been paid to keep the faulty products unannounced … Wiktionary