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1 dissanguare
fig bleed dry, bleed white* * *dissanguare v.tr.1 to bleed*2 (fig.) to bleed* (s.o.) white (o dry), to drain, to squeeze: le tasse ci dissanguano, taxes are bleeding us white; dissanguare le casse dello Stato, to exhaust the Treasury.◘ dissanguarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to bleed* to death, to suffer serious loss of blood: bisogna fermare l'emorragia prima che si dissangui, we need to stop the haemorrhage before he bleeds to death2 (fig.) to bleed* o.s. dry, to ruin o.s.: si è dissanguato per pagare i debiti di gioco, he bled himself white to pay off his gambling debts.* * *[dissan'ɡware]1. vt(fig : persona) to bleed white o dry2. vip (dissanguarsi)Med to lose blood, fig to ruin o.s.* * *[dissan'gware] 1.verbo transitivo1) to bleed*2) fig.2.dissanguare qcn. — to bleed sb. white o dry, to leech sb
verbo pronominale dissanguarsi1) to bleed* to death2) fig. to go* bankrupt-rsi per qcn. — to bleed oneself dry for sb
* * *dissanguare/dissan'gware/ [1]1 to bleed*2 fig. dissanguare qcn. to bleed sb. white o dry, to leech sb.II dissanguarsi verbo pronominale1 to bleed* to death2 fig. to go* bankrupt; -rsi per qcn. to bleed oneself dry for sb. -
2 spremere
squeeze* * *spremere v.tr.1 to squeeze; ( torcere) to wring* out: spremere un'arancia fino all'ultima goccia, to squeeze an orange dry; spremere un limone, il succo di un limone, to squeeze a lemon, the juice out of a lemon; spremere le olive, to press olives // spremere qualche lacrima, to squeeze out a tear; ( costringere a piangere) to wring tears (from s.o.) // spremersi il cervello, le meningi, to cudgel (o to rack) one's brains // spremere il succo da qlco., (fig.) to get the substance out of sthg.2 (fig.) ( sfruttare finanziariamente) to squeeze, to bleed* white: anche se lavora continua a spremere i genitori, even though he has a job he still squeezes money out of his parents; spremere soldi a qlcu., to squeeze money out of s.o.; spremere i contribuenti, to bleed taxpayers white.* * *['sprɛmere] 1.spremere denaro a qcn. — fig. to pump money out of sb.
2.spremere qcn. come un limone — fig. to suck o milk o bleed sb. dry
verbo pronominale spremersi* * *spremere/'sprεmere/ [2]to squeeze [arancia, limone, tubetto]; to press [ olive]; spremere denaro a qcn. fig. to pump money out of sb.; spremere qcn. come un limone fig. to suck o milk o bleed sb. dryII spremersi verbo pronominale-rsi il cervello o le meningi to rack one's brain(s). -
3 dissanguare
[dissan'ɡware]1. vt(fig : persona) to bleed white o dry2. vip (dissanguarsi)Med to lose blood, fig to ruin o.s. -
4 stangare
stangare v.tr.2 ( colpire con una stanga) to hit* with a bar3 ( far pagare troppo) to overcharge, to sting*, to bleed* white; ( danneggiare economicamente) to deal* a blow (to s.o.): stangare i contribuenti, to come down hard on taxpayers // stangare qlcu. a un esame, to fail s.o. in an exam4 (sport) to shoot* (hard).* * *[stan'gare]verbo transitivo1) (far pagare troppo) to fleece, to rip off [ clienti]; to soak [ contribuente]* * *stangare/stan'gare/ [1] -
5 tosare
pecore shear* * *tosare v.tr.1 to shear*, to clip: tosare pecore, to shear sheep; tosare un cane, to clip a dog; tosare una siepe, to clip (o to trim) a hedge // farsi tosare, (scherz.) to have one's hair cut2 ( monete) to clip* * *[to'zare]verbo transitivo1) to clip [ cane]; to shear* [ pecora]; to cut*, to mow, to trim [ prato]; to clip, to trim [ siepe]2) colloq. (rasare)tosare qcn. — to shear (off) sb., to shave sb.'s head
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6 svenare
svenare v.tr.1 to cut* the veins of (s.o.)2 (fig.) ( dissanguare) to bleed* (s.o.) dry: mi vogliono proprio svenare, they really want to bleed me dry.◘ svenarsi v.rifl.1 to cut* one's veins2 (fig.) ( dissanguarsi) to reduce oneself to poverty, to bleed* oneself dry: si è svenato per la sua famiglia, he has bled himself dry for his family.* * *[zve'nare]1. vtto slash the veins of, (fig : privare di tutto) to bleed dry2. vr (svenarsi)to slash one's wrists, fig to reduce o.s. to poverty* * *[zve'nare] 1.verbo transitivo2.svenare qcn. — to cut sb.'s veins; fig. to bleed sb. dry o white
* * *svenare/zve'nare/ [1]svenare qcn. to cut sb.'s veins; fig. to bleed sb. dry o whiteII svenarsi verbo pronominaleto cut* one's veins; fig. to bleed* oneself dry o white. -
7 salassare vt
[salas'sare]Med to bleed, fig to bleed dry o white -
8 salassare
vt [salas'sare]Med to bleed, fig to bleed dry o white -
9 dissanguato
dissanguato agg.1 bloodless, drained of blood: morire dissanguato, to bleed to death2 (fig.) impoverished, bled white.* * *[dissan'gwato] 1.participio passato dissanguare2.1) (esangue) drained of blood2) fig. [paese, economia] drained, bled white* * *dissanguato/dissan'gwato/II aggettivo1 (esangue) drained of blood; stava morendo dissanguato he was bleeding to death2 fig. [paese, economia] drained, bled white. -
10 dissanguare qcn.
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11 svenare qcn.
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