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1 do (someone) an injustice
(to treat or regard (someone) unfairly: You do me an injustice if you think I could tell such a lie.) fare torto a qualcuno -
2 do (someone) an injustice
(to treat or regard (someone) unfairly: You do me an injustice if you think I could tell such a lie.) fare torto a qualcuno -
3 injustice
[ɪn'dʒʌstɪs]nome ingiustizia f.to do sb. an injustice — commettere un'ingiustizia verso qcn., essere ingiusto con qcn
* * *((an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice: He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.) ingiustizia- do someone an injustice- do an injustice* * *injustice /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/n.1 [u] ingiustizia3 [u] (leg.) diniego di giustizia.* * *[ɪn'dʒʌstɪs]nome ingiustizia f.to do sb. an injustice — commettere un'ingiustizia verso qcn., essere ingiusto con qcn
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4 wrong
I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesattoto take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata
to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata
you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero
2) (reprehensible, unjust)it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia
there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?
3) (mistaken)to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi
I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi
to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]
am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?
what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?
••to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno
to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]
to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli
you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...
you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela
••III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) U (evil)2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.3) dir. illecito m.••IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]* * *[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) sbagliato2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) (che sbaglia)3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) sbagliato4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) sbagliato5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) (che non va)2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) male3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) male4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) offendere, fare torto- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong* * *I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesattoto take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata
to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata
you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero
2) (reprehensible, unjust)it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia
there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?
3) (mistaken)to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi
I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi
to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]
am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?
what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?
••to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno
to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]
to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli
you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...
you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela
••III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) U (evil)2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.3) dir. illecito m.••IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family] -
5 revenge
I [rɪ'vendʒ]1) (punitive act) vendetta f.in revenge for sth. — per vendicare qcs.
to take o get one's revenge — ottenere o ricevere vendetta
2) (getting even) rivincita f.••II [rɪ'vendʒ]revenge is sweet — = vendicarsi dà soddisfazione
to revenge oneself — vendicarsi (on di, su)
* * *[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vendetta2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vendetta2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vendicarsi (di)* * *revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/n. [u]1 vendetta: to do st. for revenge, fare qc. per vendetta; He did it in revenge for his brother's murder, lo ha fatto per vendicare l'omicidio del fratello; He wanted revenge for his son's death, voleva vendicarsi della morte del figlio; to take revenge on (o against) sb., vendicarsi di q.2 desiderio di vendetta; spirito vendicativo: He was motivated by revenge, era motivato dal desiderio di vendetta3 ( al gioco) rivincita: to give sb. his revenge, dare la rivincita a q.; He is looking for revenge, vuole rifarsi della sconfitta; to have one's revenge, prendersi la rivincita● a revenge attack, un'aggressione a scopo di vendetta.(to) revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/v. t.vendicare; vendicarsi di: to revenge an injustice, vendicarsi di un'ingiustizia; to revenge one's father, vendicare il proprio padre; to revenge an offence [an insult], vendicare un'offesa [vendicarsi di un'ingiuria]revengern.vendicatore, vendicatrice.* * *I [rɪ'vendʒ]1) (punitive act) vendetta f.in revenge for sth. — per vendicare qcs.
to take o get one's revenge — ottenere o ricevere vendetta
2) (getting even) rivincita f.••II [rɪ'vendʒ]revenge is sweet — = vendicarsi dà soddisfazione
to revenge oneself — vendicarsi (on di, su)
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