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1 strega
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2 caccia alle streghe
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3 caccia alle streghe
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4 strega
strega s.f.2 (donna brutta, maligna) (old) witch, (old) hag: sua moglie è una strega, his wife is an old hag.* * *1) witch, sorceresscaccia alle -ghe — witch-hunt (anche fig.)
2) (donna cattiva) hag, witchvecchia strega — old hag o bat o bag
* * *stregapl. - ghe /'strega, ge/sostantivo f.1 witch, sorceress; caccia alle -ghe witch-hunt (anche fig.) -
5 megera
megera s.f. (donna brutta e maligna) hag, witch, shrew: ha sposato una vecchia megera, he married an old witch.* * *[me'dʒɛra]sostantivo femminile spreg. witch, hag* * *megera/me'dʒεra/sostantivo f.spreg. witch, hag. -
6 amamelide
* * *[ama'mɛlide]sostantivo femminile witch hazel* * *amamelide/ama'mεlide/sostantivo f.witch hazel. -
7 fattucchiera
fattucchiera s.f. witch; sorceress.* * *[fattuk'kjɛra]sostantivo femminile witch, sorceress* * *fattucchiera/fattuk'kjεra/sostantivo f.witch, sorceress. -
8 befana
religion Twelfth Night* * *befana s.f.1 ( Epifania) Epiphany2 'befana' (kindly old witch who brings children toys at Epiphany)* * *[be'fana]sostantivo femminile1) (Epifania) Epiphany2) intrad. (in folklore, the ugly old woman who brings children gifts at Epiphany)3) colloq. (donna brutta) crone, old hag* * *befana/be'fana/sostantivo f.1 (Epifania) Epiphany2 intrad. (in folklore, the ugly old woman who brings children gifts at Epiphany)3 colloq. (donna brutta) crone, old hag. -
9 caccia
(pl -cce) 1. f huntingandare a caccia go hunting (di something)dare la caccia a qualcuno chase after someonenave destroyer* * *caccia1 s.f.1 hunt; hunting; ( di uccelli) shooting: caccia grossa, big game hunting; ( i capi abbattuti nel corso di questa) big game; caccia agli uccelli di palude, wildfowling; caccia alla balena, whaling; caccia subacquea, underwater fishing; cane da caccia, hunting dog; capanno di caccia, hunting box (o hunting seat o hunting lodge); corno da caccia, hunting horn; fucile da caccia, hunting rifle; ( per uccelli) shot gun; licenza di caccia, game licence (o shooting licence o hunting licence); pallini da caccia, small shot; una riserva di caccia, a game preserve; stagione di caccia, shooting season, ( alla volpe) (fox) hunting season; partecipammo a una caccia alla volpe, we joined in a foxhunt; ti piace la caccia alla volpe?, do you like foxhunting?; andare a caccia, to go hunting; ( di uccelli) to go shooting2 (estens. fig.) hunt, chase, pursuit, search: caccia all'uomo, manhunt; andare a caccia di guadagni, soldi, onori, to pursue profits, money, honours; andare a caccia di complimenti, to fish for compliments; essere alla caccia di qlcu., to hunt s.o.; la polizia gli dà la caccia, the police are hunting him // caccia al tesoro, treasure huntcaccia2 s.m.2 abbr. di → cacciatorpediniere.* * *I ['kattʃa]1. sf1) hunting, (con fucile) shooting, hunting2) (anche: stagione di caccia) hunting (o shooting) season3) (cacciagione) game4) (fig : inseguimento, ricerca) chaseessere a caccia di notizie/libri — to be on the lookout for news/books
essere a caccia di un impiego/una casa — to be job-hunting o house-hunting
essere a caccia di uomini/soldi — to be after men/money
2.II ['kattʃa] sm inv* * *I1) (attività) hunting, shootingandare a caccia — to go hunting, to hunt, to shoot
caccia alla volpe, al cervo — fox, stag hunting
cane da caccia — hound, hunter
riserva di caccia — preserve, game reserve
2) (inseguimento, ricerca) chase, huntdare la caccia a — to be after, to give chase to, to hunt down [ criminale]
andare a caccia di — fig. to hunt for, to be after, to chase [lavoro, successo]
essere a caccia di — to be hunting for [soldi, lavoro]; to look out for [affare, offerta]
3) mil.•II ['kattʃa]caccia alle streghe — witch-hunt (anche fig.)
sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (aereo) fighter (plane)2) (cacciatorpediniere) destroyer* * *caccia1pl. -ce /'katt∫a, t∫e/sostantivo f.1 (attività) hunting, shooting; andare a caccia to go hunting, to hunt, to shoot; caccia alla volpe, al cervo fox, stag hunting; caccia al leone lion hunt; caccia alle balene whaling; cane da caccia hound, hunter; riserva di caccia preserve, game reserve2 (inseguimento, ricerca) chase, hunt; caccia all'assassino murder hunt; dare la caccia a to be after, to give chase to, to hunt down [ criminale]; andare a caccia di fig. to hunt for, to be after, to chase [lavoro, successo]; essere a caccia di to be hunting for [soldi, lavoro]; to look out for [affare, offerta]caccia di frodo poaching; caccia grossa big game hunting; caccia alle streghe witch-hunt (anche fig.); caccia al tesoro treasure hunt; caccia all'uomo manhunt.————————caccia2/'katt∫a/m.inv.1 (aereo) fighter (plane)2 (cacciatorpediniere) destroyer. -
10 maga
f woman supposed to practise magic* * *maga s.f.1 sorceress; (strega) witch2 (fig.) (ammaliatrice) enchantress, spellbinder, witch3 (fig.) (donna molto abile) artist, expert: è una maga in cucina, she works wonders in the kitchen (o she's a brilliant cook).* * *1) (fattucchiera) magician, sorceress, enchantress2) (prestigiatrice) conjurer3) fig.* * *magapl. - ghe /'maga, ge/sostantivo f.1 (fattucchiera) magician, sorceress, enchantress2 (prestigiatrice) conjurer3 fig. è una maga in cucina she's a brilliant cook. -
11 stregone
m wizard* * *stregone s.m. wizard (anche fig.); sorcerer: quel chirurgo è uno stregone, that surgeon is a wizard.* * *[stre'gone]sostantivo maschile1) (mago) wizard, sorcerer2) (guaritore) medicine man*, witch doctor* * *stregone/stre'gone/sostantivo m.1 (mago) wizard, sorcerer2 (guaritore) medicine man*, witch doctor. -
12 trasformare
transformtechnology processnel rugby convert* * *trasformare v.tr.1 to transform, to change, to turn; ( convertire) to convert: trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, to turn water into ice; trasformare le materie prime in prodotti finiti, to convert raw materials into finished products; la strega lo trasformò in rospo, the witch turned him into a toad; il successo l'ha trasformato, success has changed him // (fin.) trasformare titoli in liquidità, to convert securities into cash◘ trasformarsi v.intr.pron. to transform oneself, to be transformed, to change (into sthg.), to turn (into sthg.): il bruco si trasforma in farfalla, the caterpillar changes into a butterfly; allo stadio si trasforma e perde ogni timidezza, at the football ground he is transformed and loses all his shyness.* * *[trasfor'mare]1. vt1) (gen) to change, alter, (radicalmente) to transform2) Rugby to convert2. vip (trasformarsi)(embrione, larva) to be transformed, transform itself, (energia) to be converted, (persona, paese) to change, alter, (radicalmente) to be transformed* * *[trasfor'mare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (mutare) to transform, to change, to turn (in into); (alterare) to change, to alter2) chim. to convert [ sostanza] (in into)3) ind. to process [ materie prime]2.verbo pronominale trasformarsi1) [ persona] to change, to transform oneself, to be* transformed2) biol. [larva, germoglio] to turn (in into)3) chim. to be* converted (in into)* * *trasformare/trasfor'mare/ [1]1 (mutare) to transform, to change, to turn (in into); (alterare) to change, to alter; trasformare il latte in formaggio to make milk into cheese; trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio to turn water into ice; il lavoro l'ha trasformata work has changed her; trasformare un garage in ufficio to convert a garage into an office2 chim. to convert [ sostanza] (in into)3 ind. to process [ materie prime]II trasformarsi verbo pronominale1 [ persona] to change, to transform oneself, to be* transformed; - rsi in to turn o be transformed into; quando gioca a tennis si trasforma when he plays tennis he's a different man2 biol. [larva, germoglio] to turn (in into)3 chim. to be* converted (in into). -
13 strega sf
['streɡa] strega (-ghe)(anche, fig : donna malvagia) witch, (pegg : donna brutta) old hag, old witch -
14 strega
sf ['streɡa] strega (-ghe)(anche, fig : donna malvagia) witch, (pegg : donna brutta) old hag, old witch -
15 olmo
m elm (tree)* * *olmo s.m. (bot.) elm // olmo bianco, ( Celtis occidentalis) huckberry // olmo montano, ( Ulmus glabra) Scotch elm // olmo riccio, ( Ulmus montana) wych-elm (o witch-elm).* * *['olmo]sostantivo maschile elm* * *olmo/'olmo/sostantivo m.elm. -
16 tramutare
tramutare v.tr.1 ( cambiare, convertire) to change, to convert, to transform, to transmute: la strega lo tramutò in un ranocchio, the witch changed him into a frog; tramutare il calore in energia, to transform heat into energy2 ( travasare) to decant3 ( trapiantare) to transplant4 ( trasferire) to transfer.◘ tramutarsi v.intr.pron. to change (into sthg.), to turn (into sthg.), to be transformed (into sthg.): il bruco si tramuta in farfalla, the caterpillar turns into a butterfly.* * *[tramu'tare]1. vttramutare in — to change o turn into
2. vr (tramutarsi)tramutarsi in — to change o turn into
* * *[tramu'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to transform (in into)2.verbo pronominale tramutarsi* * *tramutare/tramu'tare/ [1]to transform (in into)II tramutarsi verbo pronominale -
17 Befana sf
[be'fana]1) (festività) national holiday (Jan 6, feast of the Epiphany)2) (personaggio) kind old woman who, according to legend, comes down the chimney3) (donna brutta) old hag, old witchCultural note: Befana Marking the end of the traditional 12 days of Christmas on 6 January, the Befana, or the feast of the Epiphany, is a national holiday in Italy. It is named after the old woman who, legend has it, comes down the chimney the night before, bringing gifts to children who have been good during the year and leaving lumps of coal for those who have not. -
18 fattucchiera sf
[fattuk'kjɛra] -
19 stregone sm
[stre'ɡone](in tribù) witch doctor, (mago) sorcerer, wizard -
20 diavolessa
diavolessa s.f.1 she-devil; witch
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