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1 swindle
I ['swɪndl]nome truffa f.II ['swɪndl]verbo transitivo truffareto swindle sb. out of sth. — fregare qcs. a qcn
* * *['swindl] 1. verb(to cheat: That shopkeeper has swindled me!; He swindled me out of $4.) imbrogliare2. noun(an act or example of swindling; a fraud: an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle - it's falling to pieces.) imbroglio- swindler* * *swindle /ˈswɪndl/n.2 (fam.) fregatura; bidone (fig.): This gadget is a real swindle, questo aggeggio è una vera fregatura; What a swindle!, che bidone!● ( slang) swindle sheet, nota spese.(to) swindle /ˈswɪndl/A v. t.frodare; imbrogliare; raggirare; truffare; turlupinareB v. i.● to swindle money out of sb., estorcere denaro a q. con l'inganno; fregare soldi a q. (fam.)swindlern.imbroglione; truffatore; turlupinatore; farabutto; mariolo; bidonista (fam.).* * *I ['swɪndl]nome truffa f.II ['swɪndl]verbo transitivo truffareto swindle sb. out of sth. — fregare qcs. a qcn
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2 swindle swin·dle
['swɪndl]1. n2. vtimbrogliare, truffare -
3 fleece
I 1. [fliːs]1) (on animal) vello m.2) tess. tessuto m. felpato; (sportswear) pile m.2.modificatore [ garment] di pileII [fliːs]* * *[fli:s] 1. noun(a sheep's coat of wool.) vello2. verb(to cut wool from (sheep).) tosare- fleecy* * *[fliːs]1. n2. vtfig, (fam: rob) pelare* * *fleece /fli:s/n.1 vello● the Golden Fleece, (mitol.) il Vello d'oro; (stor.) il Toson d'oro.(to) fleece /fli:s/v. t.* * *I 1. [fliːs]1) (on animal) vello m.2) tess. tessuto m. felpato; (sportswear) pile m.2.modificatore [ garment] di pileII [fliːs] -
4 gyp
I [dʒɪp]II [dʒɪp] III [dʒɪp]my back is giving me gyp — mi fa male la schiena, ho la schiena a pezzi
* * *gyp /dʒɪp/n.2 (fam.) imbroglio; truffa● ( slang USA) gyp joint, bottega (o azienda) che frega i clienti □ (pop. ingl.) to give gyp, far male: My head is giving me gyp, mi fa male la testa.(to) gyp /dʒɪp/v. t.(fam.) imbrogliare; truffare.* * *I [dʒɪp]II [dʒɪp] III [dʒɪp]my back is giving me gyp — mi fa male la schiena, ho la schiena a pezzi
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5 racket
I ['rækɪt]nome sport racchetta f.II ['rækɪt]1) colloq. (noise) baccano m., casino m.2) (swindle) imbroglio m.3) (illegal activity) racket m.he's in on the racket — colloq. è del racket
* * *II ['rækit] noun1) (a great deal of noise: What a racket the children are making!)2) (a dishonest way of making money: the drug racket.)* * *racket (1) /ˈrækɪt/n.● racket head, testa della racchetta.racket (2) /ˈrækɪt/n.1 baccano: What a racket!, che baccano!2 racket; giro (spreg.): protection racket, racket (dei protettori); the narcotics racket, il racket della droga; a usury racket, un giro di usurai(to) racket /ˈrækɪt/v. i.* * *I ['rækɪt]nome sport racchetta f.II ['rækɪt]1) colloq. (noise) baccano m., casino m.2) (swindle) imbroglio m.3) (illegal activity) racket m.he's in on the racket — colloq. è del racket
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6 screw
I [skruː]1) tecn. vite f.2) aer. mar. elica f.3) BE colloq. (prison guard) guardia f. carceraria4) volg. (sex)to have a screw — farsi una scopata, chiavare
••to have a screw loose — colloq. essere svitato
II 1. [skruː]to put the screws on sb. — colloq. forzare la mano a qcn
to screw the top on the bottle — mettere il tappo alla bottiglia, chiudere la bottiglia con il tappo
2) colloq. (extort)to screw sth. out of sb. — estorcere qcs. a qcn
4) pop. (have sex with) chiavare, scopare2.1) tecn.to screw onto, into — avvitarsi su, in
2) pop. (have sex) chiavare, scopare•- screw in- screw on- screw up••* * *[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) vite2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) avvitata2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) avvitare2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) avvitare; svitare3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) chiavare, fottere4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) fregare•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *[skruː]1. n1) vite f Brit old, (of sweets) cartocciohe's got a screw loose fig fam — gli manca una rotella
to put the screws on sb fig fam — far pressione su qn
2) (propeller) elica3) (fam: prison officer) secondino4) (fam!: sexual intercourse) chiavata fam!2. vt1) avvitare2) (fam!: have sex with) chiavare fam!3. vi(fam!: have sex) chiavare fam!•- screw up* * *screw /skru:/n.1 (mecc., falegn.) vite: clamping screw, vite di fissaggio; drive screw, vite autofilettante; wood screw, vite da legno; a turn of the screw, un giro di vite ( anche fig.)2 (aeron., naut.) elica4 ( biliardo, ping-pong, ecc.) effetto: to put a bit of screw on the ball, dare un po' d'effetto alla bilia (o alla palla)5 (fam.) avaro; spilorcio; taccagno; tirchio; strozzino10 (volg.) chiavata, scopata (volg.); coito11 (volg.) persona con cui si scopa; partner (sessuale)● screw blade, pala dell'elica □ screw-bolt, bullone □ screw boss (o screw hub), mozzo dell'elica □ screw cap, coperchio a vite; tappo metallico □ (mecc.) screw coupling, accoppiamento a vite; giunto a vite □ (mecc.) screw-cutter (o screw-cutting machine), filettatrice □ screw eye, occhiello a vite □ (mecc.) screw gear, ingranaggio a vite senza fine □ screw hook, gancio a vite □ screw jack, cricco (o martinetto) a vite □ (mecc.) screw machine, tornio (automatico) da viteria □ (ind. costr.) screw-pile, palo metallico a vite □ screw pitch, passo di una vite □ screw plug, tappo a vite □ (tipogr.) screw press, pressa a vite, torchio a vite □ (aeron., naut.) screw propeller, propulsore a elica; elica □ (ferr.) screw spike, caviglia □ (mecc.) screw spanner, chiave a rullo (o a rullino) □ (edil.) screw stair, scala a chiocciola □ (mecc.) screw tap, maschio per filettare ( arnese per far viti femmine) □ (mecc.) screw thread, filettatura; filetto ( della vite) □ screw top, tappo (o coperchio) a vite ( per bottiglie) □ screw-top opener, svitatappi □ screw-topped, con coperchio (o tappo) a vite □ (mecc., USA) screw wheel, ruota (a dentatura) elicoidale □ (mecc.) screw wrench = screw spanner ► sopra □ (fam.) to have a screw loose, avere una rotella fuori posto; essere svitato □ left-handed screw, vite sinistrorsa □ to put the screws on sb. (o to sb.), sottoporre q. a forti pressioni; usare le maniere forti con q. □ (fig.) to tighten (o to turn) the screw, aumentare la pressione.(to) screw /skru:/A v. t.3 spremere; strizzare4 (fig.) spremere; estorcere; strappare: to screw money out of sb. (o sb. out of money) estorcere denaro a q.; to screw consent out of sb., strappare il consenso di q.7 (volg.) chiavare, fottere, scopare, trombareB v. i.4 (volg.) chiavare; fottere; scopare; trombare● (volg.) Screw you!, vaffanculo!; fottiti! □ to screw one's forehead into wrinkles, corrugare la fronte □ to screw one's head round, girare il capo; voltare la testa ( per guardare) □ to screw a nut tight, avvitare a fondo un dado.* * *I [skruː]1) tecn. vite f.2) aer. mar. elica f.3) BE colloq. (prison guard) guardia f. carceraria4) volg. (sex)to have a screw — farsi una scopata, chiavare
••to have a screw loose — colloq. essere svitato
II 1. [skruː]to put the screws on sb. — colloq. forzare la mano a qcn
to screw the top on the bottle — mettere il tappo alla bottiglia, chiudere la bottiglia con il tappo
2) colloq. (extort)to screw sth. out of sb. — estorcere qcs. a qcn
4) pop. (have sex with) chiavare, scopare2.1) tecn.to screw onto, into — avvitarsi su, in
2) pop. (have sex) chiavare, scopare•- screw in- screw on- screw up•• -
7 cleaner
['kliːnə(r)]1) (person) (in workplace) addetto m. (-a) alle pulizie; (in home) (woman) donna f. delle pulizie; (man) uomo m. delle pulizie2) (machine) pulitrice f.3) (detergent) detersivo m.••to take sb. to the cleaners — colloq. (swindle) spennare qcn.; (leave penniless) ridurre sul lastrico qcn
* * *noun addetto alle pulizie* * *['kliːnə(r)]1) (person) (in workplace) addetto m. (-a) alle pulizie; (in home) (woman) donna f. delle pulizie; (man) uomo m. delle pulizie2) (machine) pulitrice f.3) (detergent) detersivo m.••to take sb. to the cleaners — colloq. (swindle) spennare qcn.; (leave penniless) ridurre sul lastrico qcn
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8 hustle
I ['hʌsl]nome attività f. febbrileII 1. ['hʌsl]2) (urge)to hustle sb. into doing — spingere qcn. a fare
3) AE colloq. (sell illegally) trafficare in; (obtain by dubious means) spillare [ money]; scovare [ job]4) (hurry) affrettare [ negotiations]; fare fretta a [ person]2.1) (hurry) affrettarsi, fare in fretta* * *1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) spingere2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) spingere, sollecitare3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) fregare, rubare4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) rubare5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) battere2. noun(quick and busy activity.) attività febbrile- hustler* * *hustle /ˈhʌsl/n. [u]1 spinta, spinte, spintoni; urti2 (fam.) attività febbrile, incessante; scompiglio; andirivieni; trambusto: the hustle and bustle of life, il trambusto della vita(to) hustle /ˈhʌsl/A v. t.1 spingere; urtare; dare spintoni a; far fretta a; incalzare; sollecitare: The kidnappers hustled their hostage into the car, i rapitori spinsero l'ostaggio dentro l'automobile; They hustled me into a rash move, incalzandomi mi fecero fare una mossa avventataB v. i.1 affrettarsi; sbrigarsi; spicciarsi: Hustle!, spicciati!; presto!2 (fam.) spingere; fare a gomitate; sgomitare3 (fam.) essere attivo, energico; darsi da fare* * *I ['hʌsl]nome attività f. febbrileII 1. ['hʌsl]2) (urge)to hustle sb. into doing — spingere qcn. a fare
3) AE colloq. (sell illegally) trafficare in; (obtain by dubious means) spillare [ money]; scovare [ job]4) (hurry) affrettare [ negotiations]; fare fretta a [ person]2.1) (hurry) affrettarsi, fare in fretta -
9 rook
I [rʊk]nome zool. corvo m. (comune)II [rʊk] III [rʊk]nome (in chess) torre f.* * *[ruk]1) (a kind of crow.) cornacchia2) ((usually castle) a chess-piece.) torre* * *I [rʊk]1. n(bird) corvo2. vt(fam: swindle) imbrogliare, truffareII [rʊk] nChess torre f* * *rook (1) /rʊk/n.(zool., Corvus frugilegus) corvo nero; cornacchia.rook (2) /rʊk/n.( scacchi) torre.(to) rook /rʊk/v. t.* * *I [rʊk]nome zool. corvo m. (comune)II [rʊk] III [rʊk]nome (in chess) torre f. -
10 swindler
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11 out *****
[aʊt]1. adv1) (gen) fuorito be out and about again ( Brit); to be out and around again Am — essere di nuovo in piedi
the ball is out Sport — la palla è fuori
they're out in the garden — sono fuori in giardino
Mr Green is out — il signor Green non c'è or è uscito
out (loud)! — parla forte!2)she's out in Kuwait — è via in Kuwait
the boat was 10 miles out — la barca era a 10 miglia dalla costa
it carried us out to sea — ci portò al largo
3) figto be out — (person: unconscious) essere privo (-a) di sensi, (on strike) essere in sciopero, (out of game etc) essere eliminato (-a), (out of fashion) essere out inv or passato (-a) di moda, (have appeared: sun, moon) splendere, (flowers) sbocciare, (news, secret) essere rivelato (-a), (book) uscire, (extinguished: fire, light, gas) essere spento (-a)
she is out and away the best — è di gran lunga la migliore
he was out in his reckoning (by 5%) — si sbagliava nei suoi calcoli (del 5%)
before the week was out — prima della fine della settimana
4)he's out for all he can get — sta cercando di trarne il massimo profitto
5)they're out to get me — mi danno la caccia
2.out of prep
1) (outside, beyond) fuorito feel out of it fam — sentirsi escluso (-a)
to go out of the house — uscire di casa
we're well out of it fam — per fortuna ne siamo fuori
2) (cause, motive) per3) (origin, source) daBlue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada (esp) Horse-breeding — Blue Ribbon, figlio di Black Rum e Grenada
it was like something out of a nightmare — era come in un incubo
4) (from among) su1
out of every 3 smokers — 1 fumatore su 39
marks out of 10 — 9 punti su 105) (without) senzato be out of sth — essere rimasto (-a) senza qc
it's out of stock Comm — non è disponibile
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12 racket rack·et
I ['rækɪt] n(for tennis) racchettaII ['rækɪt] n1) (din) baccano, fracasso2) (organised fraud) traffico, racket m inv, (swindle) imbroglio, truffa -
13 ride ****
[raɪd] rode vb: pt ridden pp1. nto go for a ride — (on horse) andare a fare una cavalcata, (on bike) andare a fare un giro
he got or was given a rough ride fig — passò un momentaccio
he gave me a ride into town — (in car) mi ha dato un passaggio in città
to take sb for a ride — (in car, on horseback) portare qn a fare un giro, (fig: make fool of, swindle) prendere in giro qn
2. vtto ride a horse — andare a cavallo, cavalcare, (subj: jockey) montare un cavallo
to ride a donkey/camel — cavalcare un asino/cammello
we rode 10 km yesterday — ieri abbiamo fatto 10 km a cavallo (or in bicicletta)
3. vican you ride? — (ride a horse) sai andare a cavallo?, sai cavalcare?
to ride at anchor — (ship) essere all'ancora or alla fonda
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14 trick ***
[trɪk]1. ndirty or mean trick — scherzo di cattivo gusto
it's not easy, there's a trick to it — non è facile, c'è un trucco per farlo
2) (habit) maniahe has a trick of turning up when least expected — ha il dono di spuntare quando uno meno se l'aspetta
3) Cards presa, (also: conjuring trick) gioco di prestigio2. vt
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