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1 ♦ injury
♦ injury /ˈɪndʒərɪ/n. [cu]1 danno; lesione; nocumento (lett.); ferita; ingiustizia; male; offesa; torto: to add insult to injury, aggiungere l'offesa (o la beffa) al danno; to suffer injuries to the head, riportare ferite al capo; an injury to sb. 's good name, un'offesa alla reputazione di q.; multiple injuries, ferite multiple; internal injuries, lesioni interne; severe injuries, gravi ferite NOTA D'USO: - riportare ferite-2 (leg.) atto illecito; illecito4 (arc.) ingiuria● injury benefit, assegno d'invalidità (o di malattia) □ ( sport) injury time, recupero; minuti di recuperoFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale injury non significa ingiuria. -
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I ['ɪnsʌlt]nome insulto m., offesa f.II [ɪn'sʌlt]and to add insult to injury... — e come se non bastasse
verbo transitivo insultare, offendere* * *1. verb(to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) insultare2. noun((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) insulto* * *insult /ˈɪnsʌlt/n.insulto ( anche med.); affronto; ingiuria; offesa; oltraggio: to hurl insults at sb., lanciare minacce a q.; to ignore one's insults, far finta di non udire gli insulti di q.(to) insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/v. t.insultare; ingiuriare; insolentire; oltraggiare.* * *I ['ɪnsʌlt]nome insulto m., offesa f.II [ɪn'sʌlt]and to add insult to injury... — e come se non bastasse
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4 ♦ (to) add
♦ (to) add /æd/v. t.1 aggiungere: Add the milk to the mixture, aggiungete il latte al composto; to add a new wing to a building, aggiungere una nuova ala a un edificio; DIALOGO → - Building work- The loft conversion will add £50,000 to the value of the house, la conversione del sottotetto aggiungerà £50 000 al valore della casa; Is there anything to add to that?, c'è altro da aggiungere?; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- Could you add us to your mailing list?, potrebbe aggiungerci alla vostra mailing list?3 aggiungere; soggiungere: «Besides, I don't like it» she added, «e poi non mi piace» aggiunse● to add fuel to the flames (o to the fire), gettare benzina sul fuoco □ to add insult to injury, aggiungere la beffa al danno □ added to that, in aggiunta a ciò. -
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♦ (to) add /æd/v. t.1 aggiungere: Add the milk to the mixture, aggiungete il latte al composto; to add a new wing to a building, aggiungere una nuova ala a un edificio; DIALOGO → - Building work- The loft conversion will add £50,000 to the value of the house, la conversione del sottotetto aggiungerà £50 000 al valore della casa; Is there anything to add to that?, c'è altro da aggiungere?; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- Could you add us to your mailing list?, potrebbe aggiungerci alla vostra mailing list?3 aggiungere; soggiungere: «Besides, I don't like it» she added, «e poi non mi piace» aggiunse● to add fuel to the flames (o to the fire), gettare benzina sul fuoco □ to add insult to injury, aggiungere la beffa al danno □ added to that, in aggiunta a ciò.
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add insult to injury — 1. To treat an affronted person with further indignity 2. To make matters worse • • • Main Entry: ↑insult * * * add insult to injury phrase to make a bad situation even worse, especially by treating someone very badly To add insult to injury,… … Useful english dictionary
add insult to injury — {v. phr.} 1. To hurt someone s feelings after doing him harm. * /He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up./ 2. To make bad trouble worse. * /We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add … Dictionary of American idioms
add insult to injury — {v. phr.} 1. To hurt someone s feelings after doing him harm. * /He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up./ 2. To make bad trouble worse. * /We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add … Dictionary of American idioms
add insult to injury — When people add insult to injury, they make a bad situation even worse … The small dictionary of idiomes
Add Insult to Injury — To add insult to injury is a phrase meaning to compound a problem (or set of problems) with a further problem or problems. Infobox Album | Name = Add Insult to Injury Type = Album Artist = Add N to (X) Released = October 16, 2000 Recorded = ???… … Wikipedia
add insult to injury — When people add insult to injury, they make a bad situation even worse. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To add insult to injury means to make a bad situation worse by harming or upsetting someone you have already harmed in some other… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
add\ insult\ to\ injury — v. phr. 1. To hurt someone s feelings after doing him harm. He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up. 2. To make bad trouble worse. We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add insult… … Словарь американских идиом
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add insult to injury — to make a bad situation even worse for someone by doing something else to upset them. First of all he arrived an hour late and then, to add insult to injury, he proceeded to complain about my choice of restaurant … New idioms dictionary
add insult to injury — to make a bad situation even worse, especially by treating someone very badly To add insult to injury, after cancelling our flight, they asked us to pay extra! … English dictionary
add insult to injury — add another negative, make it worse, put your foot in it If you say his answer is wrong, and then say he can t understand, you ve added insult to injury … English idioms