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1 pena
f ( sofferenza) pain, suffering( punizione) punishmentpena di morte death penaltystare in pena per qualcuno worry about someonevale la pena soffrire tanto? is it worth suffering so much?non ne vale la pena it's not worth itmi fa pena I feel sorry for him/hera mala pena hardly* * *pena s.f.1 (dir.) ( punizione) punishment; penalty; sanction; sentence: pena capitale, capital punishment; pena di morte, death penalty (o sentence); chiedere la pena di morte, to invoke the death sentence (o penalty); il massimo, minimo della pena, the maximum, minimum penalty (o of the penalty); il codice stabilisce le pene, punishments (o penalties) are laid down by law; infliggere una pena, to inflict a punishment (o a penalty); scontare una pena, to serve a sentence (o to undergo a term of punishment); condonare una pena, to remit a penalty; passibile di pena, subject to penalty; fu condannato a una pena pecuniaria, he was fined (o sentenced to a fine) // pena del contrappasso, punishment fitting the crime // sotto pena di, under penalty (o pain) of (o on pain of): gli proibirono di tornare in patria ( sotto) pena ( del) la vita, he was forbidden to return to his country under pain of death // pena eterna, eternal punishment2 ( patimento, dolore fisico) pain, suffering; ( afflizione, angoscia) pain, pang; sorrow; affliction; grief; suffering: le pene d'amore, del rimorso, the pains (o pangs) of love, of remorse; nessuno può immaginarsi la mia pena, nobody can imagine my sorrow; ha sopportato con pazienza le sue pene, he bore his sufferings patiently; che cosa ti dà pena?, what is worrying you?; non darti pena per me, me la caverò!, don't worry about me, I'll manage; sono in pena per lui, I am anxious (o worried) about him; sto sempre in pena quando ritardano la sera, I always worry when they are late in the evening; sentire, aver pena per qlco., qlcu., to grieve at sthg., for s.o.; mi fa pena, I feel sorry (o pity) for him // la squadra oggi faceva pena!, it was painful to watch the team today (o the team was dreadful today) // è un'anima in pena, he is a soul in torment; vuoi stare fermo?, mi sembri un'anima in pena, will you keep still? you're like a bag full of cats // soffrire le pene dell'inferno, to suffer the torments (o pains) of hell3 ( fatica, disturbo) trouble: non ne vale la pena, it isn't worth it; non vale la pena di andare, it isn't worth going // darsi la pena di fare qlco., to take the trouble to do sthg.: mi sono dato la pena di informarlo, ma non mi ha neppure ringraziato, I took the trouble to inform him and he never even thanked me.* * *['pena]sostantivo femminile1) (pietà) pitypovera Anna, mi fa pena — poor Anna, I feel sorry for her
2) (sofferenza) pain, sorrowpena d'amore — love pang, heartache
confidare le proprie -e a qcn. — to tell sb. of one's afflictions
3) dir. (punizione) punishment, sentence, penaltysotto pena di — on o under penalty of
4) (sforzo)darsi la pena di fare qcs. — to take the trouble o to be at pains to do sth.
essere, stare in pena per qcn. — to be worried for sb
•pena detentiva — custodial o prison sentence, detention
* * *pena/'pena/sostantivo f.1 (pietà) pity; povera Anna, mi fa pena poor Anna, I feel sorry for her; mi fa pena vederlo così triste it hurts me to see him so sad; faceva pena vedere una cosa simile it was sad to see such a thing2 (sofferenza) pain, sorrow; pena d'amore love pang, heartache; confidare le proprie -e a qcn. to tell sb. of one's afflictions3 dir. (punizione) punishment, sentence, penalty; sotto pena di on o under penalty of; scontare una pena to serve a sentence; casa di pena prison4 (sforzo) darsi la pena di fare qcs. to take the trouble o to be at pains to do sth.; ne è valsa la pena! it was really worth it! vale la pena fare it's worth doing5 (preoccupazione) essere, stare in pena per qcn. to be worried for sb.pena capitale capital punishment; pena corporale corporal punishment; pena detentiva custodial o prison sentence, detention; pena di morte death penalty; pena pecuniaria fine. -
2 galera
f ( prigione) jail, prison* * *galera s.f.1 (mar.) galley2 ( prigione) prison, jail, gaol; ( carcerazione) imprisonment; ( lavori forzati) hard labour: andare, mandare in galera, to go, to send to prison (o to jail); condannare alla galera, to sentence to hard labour; scontare dieci anni di galera, to serve a ten-year prison sentence; questo ufficio è una galera!, (fig.) this office is a prison!; questa è una galera, (fig.) this is a wretched life; fare una vita da galera, (fig.) to drudge and slave // ha una faccia da galera, he looks like a crook // avanzo di, pezzo da galera, (fam.) jailbird (o gaolbird)3 ( spazzolone) heavy brush for polishing floors.* * *[ga'lɛra]sostantivo femminile1) stor. (galea) galley2) (prigione) jail, prison* * *galera/ga'lεra/sostantivo f.1 stor. (galea) galley2 (prigione) jail, prison; andare in galera to go to jail; farsi 2 anni di galera to serve a two-year prison sentence; avanzo di galera jailbird. -
3 farsi 2 anni di galera
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4 prigione
f prison* * *prigione s.f.1 prison, jail, gaol: andare in prigione, to go to prison (o to jail); evadere dalla prigione, to break out of prison (o to escape from prison); mandare qlcu. in prigione, to send s.o. to prison; mettere qlcu. in prigione, to put s.o. into prison // questa casa è una prigione, this house is like a prison2 ( pena) imprisonment, incarceration; confinement: cinque anni di prigione, five years' imprisonment; condannare alla prigione, to sentence to prison3 (mil.) detention4 ( di giochi) jail, prison.* * *[pri'dʒone]sostantivo femminile prison, jailessere, andare in prigione — to be in, go to jail o prison
fare o scontare tre anni di prigione to go to jail for three years, to serve three years; mandare, mettere qcn. in prigione — to send sb. to prison, to put sb. in prison
* * *prigione/pri'dʒone/sostantivo f.prison, jail; essere, andare in prigione to be in, go to jail o prison; fare o scontare tre anni di prigione to go to jail for three years, to serve three years; mandare, mettere qcn. in prigione to send sb. to prison, to put sb. in prison.
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