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1 ♦ unfair
♦ unfair /ʌnˈfɛə(r)/a.1 ingiusto; iniquo: It is unfair that boys should be allowed to play football and girls not, è ingiusto che i maschi possano giocare a calcio e non le femmine: an unfair advantage, un ingiusto vantaggio; an unfair decision, un verdetto ingiusto; an unfair judgment, una sentenza iniqua; unfair treatment, trattamento iniquo; unfair means, mezzi sleali; (leg., comm.) unfair competition (o unfair practice) concorrenza sleale● unfair dismissal, licenziamento senza giusta causa □ ( USA) unfair labor practice, pratica discriminatoria nei confronti degli iscritti a un sindacato; pratica industriale sleale □ ( USA) unfair list, lista dei datori di lavoro ritenuti colpevoli di pratiche discriminatorie ( da parte dei sindacati). -
2 unfair
[ʌn'feə(r)]aggettivo [person, action, decision, advantage] ingiusto (to, on nei confronti di, verso; to do fare); [play, tactics] scorretto; comm. [trading, competition] sleale* * *(not fair or just: He has received unfair treatment.) ingiusto- unfairly- unfairness* * *[ʌn'feə(r)] -
3 dirty
I 1. [dɜːtɪ]1) (soiled) [face, clothing, street] sporco, luridoto get o make sth. dirty sporcare qcs.; to get one's hands dirty — fig. sporcarsi le mani
2) (not sterile) [ needle] già usato; [ wound] infetto4) colloq. (dishonest) [ contest] truccato; [fighter, player] scorretto, sleale; [cheat, lie] sporco5) (not bright) [ colour] sporco2.avverbio colloq.to play dirty — giocare sporco o slealmente
2) (obscenely) [ talk] in modo volgare••to do the dirty on — colloq. farla sporca o tirare un colpo basso a
II [dɜːtɪ]to give sb. a dirty look — colloq. lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn
verbo transitivo sporcare, sporcarsi (anche fig.)* * *1) (not clean: dirty clothes.) sporco2) (mean or unfair: a dirty trick.) sporco3) (offensive; obscene: dirty books.) osceno4) ((of weather) stormy.) orribile* * *I 1. [dɜːtɪ]1) (soiled) [face, clothing, street] sporco, luridoto get o make sth. dirty sporcare qcs.; to get one's hands dirty — fig. sporcarsi le mani
2) (not sterile) [ needle] già usato; [ wound] infetto4) colloq. (dishonest) [ contest] truccato; [fighter, player] scorretto, sleale; [cheat, lie] sporco5) (not bright) [ colour] sporco2.avverbio colloq.to play dirty — giocare sporco o slealmente
2) (obscenely) [ talk] in modo volgare••to do the dirty on — colloq. farla sporca o tirare un colpo basso a
II [dɜːtɪ]to give sb. a dirty look — colloq. lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn
verbo transitivo sporcare, sporcarsi (anche fig.)
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