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1 costrizione
f constraint* * *costrizione s.f.1 constraint, compulsion; (dir.) coercion: per costrizione, under (o on) compulsion: costrizione fisica, morale, physical, moral constraint; l'ho dovuto fare per costrizione e non per mia spontanea volontà, I had to do it under compulsion and not of my free will* * *[kostrit'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) compulsion, constraint, pressure, duress dir.2) med. constriction* * *costrizione/kostrit'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 compulsion, constraint, pressure, duress dir.2 med. constriction. -
2 coercizione
coercizione s.f. coercion, compulsion, duress: agisce sotto coercizione, he acts under duress; impiegarono ogni mezzo di coercizione, they used every means of coercion.* * *[koertʃit'tsjone]sostantivo femminile coercion, compulsion* * *coercizione/koert∫it'tsjone/sostantivo f.coercion, compulsion; sotto coercizione under duress. -
3 impulso
m impulse* * *impulso s.m.1 (stimolo) impulse; impetus; push, drive, boost; (spinta irriflessiva) impulse, instinct, drive: impulso vitale, vital impetus; dare un impulso al commercio, to give a stimulus (o impetus) to trade; dare impulso alle vendite, to boost sales; dare impulso alle arti, to stimulate the arts; sotto l'impulso del momento, under the impulse of the moment; agire d'impulso, to act on impulse; acquisti fatti per impulso, impulse buying2 (fis., mecc., elettr.) impulse, pulse: generatore di impulsi, pulse generator; modulazione di impulsi, pulse modulation3 (med.) impulse, impulsion: impulso cardiaco, nervoso, cardiac, nervous impulse4 (scatto telefonico) (time) unit.* * *[im'pulso]sostantivo maschile1) impulse, impetus, stimulus*, push2) (desiderio) impulse, urge, compulsionsentire l'impulso di fare — to feel a compulsion to do, to have an impulse to do
il mio primo impulso è stato di... — my first instinct was to
3) psic. drive4) elettron. el. tecn. impulse, pulse•* * *impulso/im'pulso/sostantivo m.1 impulse, impetus, stimulus*, push; agire d'impulso to act on (an) impulse2 (desiderio) impulse, urge, compulsion; sentire l'impulso di fare to feel a compulsion to do, to have an impulse to do; il mio primo impulso è stato di... my first instinct was to...3 psic. drive4 elettron. el. tecn. impulse, pulseimpulso nervoso nerve impulse; impulso sessuale sex drive.
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under compulsion — index bound Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Under Compulsion — Infobox Book name = Under Compulsion title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition. author = Thomas M. Disch illustrator = cover artist = Ken Reilly country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… … Wikipedia
under compulsion — by force, under pressure … English contemporary dictionary
under protest — adv. Unwillingly; done under compulsion while making one’s unwillingness known; used to describe an action done unwillingly and with objection. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell … Law dictionary
compulsion — n. 1) to feel a compulsion 2) (a) moral compulsion 3) a compulsion to + inf. (he felt no compulsion to do it) 4) under compulsion (to give in under compulsion) * * * [kəm pʌlʃ(ə)n] (a) moral compulsion to feel a compulsion a compulsion to + inf.… … Combinatory dictionary
compulsion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strange ▪ inner … OF COMPULSION ▪ element (BrE) ▪ There is an element of compulsion in the new plan for the unemployed. V … Collocations dictionary
compulsion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coercion Nouns compulsion, coercion, coaction, constraint, duress, obligation; enforcement, pressure; [physical, brute, or main] force; the sword, martial law, strong arm [of the law]; draft,… … English dictionary for students
compulsion — UK [kəmˈpʌlʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms compulsion : singular compulsion plural compulsions 1) [countable] a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the… … English dictionary
compulsion — com|pul|sion [ kəm pʌlʃən ] noun 1. ) count a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control: He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the truth. 2. ) uncount a legal or other obligation to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compulsion — n. 1 a constraint; an obligation. 2 Psychol. an irresistible urge to a form of behaviour, esp. against one s conscious wishes. Phrases and idioms: under compulsion because one is compelled. Etymology: ME f. F f. LL compulsio onis (as compel) … Useful english dictionary
under protest — A payment made or an act done under compulsion while the payor or actor asserts that he waives no rights by making the payment or by doing the act. U.C.C. No. 1 207. See protest … Black's law dictionary
