poison pen letter in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

poison pen letter [Brit, Am ˈpɔɪzn pɛn ˈlɛdər] N

poison pen letter

= lettera anonima diffamatoria o offensiva

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

pen letter, article

scrivere

Translations for poison pen letter in the Italian»English Dictionary

lettera -a

poison-pen letter

corvo inf

= poison-pen letter writer

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pen¹ [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N (for writing)

pen

penna f

to put or run one's pen through sth

depennare qc

to put pen to paper (write)

mettersi a scrivere, prendere la penna in mano

to put pen to paper (give signature)

firmare, mettere la firma

to live by one's pen

guadagnarsi da vivere facendo lo scrittore

II.pen¹ <forma in -ing penning, pt, pp penned> [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] VB trans (write)

pen letter, article

scrivere

I.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] N

1. poison:

poison

veleno m also fig

to take poison

avvelenarsi

2. poison (drink) rare, inf:

what's your poison?

cosa bevi?

II.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] VB trans

poison

avvelenare (with con)

poison

intossicare

poison (make poisonous) dart, arrowtip

avvelenare

poison foodstuffs, water

mettere del veleno in

poison foodstuffs, water

avvelenare

poison (contaminate) environment, air, rivers

contaminare, inquinare, avvelenare (with con)

poison (damage) fig relationship, life

rovinare, avvelenare

to poison sb's mind

corrompere l'animo di qn

they've poisoned his mind against his family

l'hanno messo contro la sua famiglia or gli hanno fatto odiare la sua famiglia

III.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n]

to hate sb like poison

odiare a morte qn

I.pen² [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N (enclosure)

pen (for animals)

recinto m

pen (for animals)

chiuso m

pen (for child)

box m

II.also pen in <forma in -ing penning, pt, pp penned> VB trans

also pen in sheep, pigs:

also pen in

chiudere in un recinto

pen³ [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N ZOOL

pen

femmina f del cigno

pen⁴ [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N Am inf

pen short for penitentiary

pen

prigione f

pen

gabbia f

See also penitentiary

penitentiary [Brit ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)ri, Am ˌpɛnəˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri] N

1. penitentiary Am (prison):

penitentiary

penitenziario m

penitentiary

carcere m

federal, state penitentiary

penitenziario federale, di stato

2. penitentiary REL:

penitentiary (cleric)

penitenziere m

penitentiary (tribunal)

penitenzieria f

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettera f (to per; from di)

a letter of apology, resignation

una lettera di scuse, di dimissioni

to inform sb by letter

informare qn per lettera

he receives a lot of letters

riceve molte lettere

letters to the editor JOURN

lettere al direttore

the letters of Virginia Woolf

le lettere di Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettera f

letter (character)

lettera f

letter (character)

carattere m

the letter A

la lettera A

to write sth in big letters

scrivere qc in maiuscolo

to write sth in big letters fig

scrivere qc a grandi lettere

to have a lot of letters after one's name inf

avere un sacco di titoli

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

= onorificenza per meriti in campo sportivo conferita da una scuola sotto forma di suo monogramma

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

lettere f

academy of letters

accademia delle belle lettere

a man, woman of letters

un uomo, una donna di lettere

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

segnare con una lettera

the rows are lettered from A to P

le file sono segnate con lettere dalla A alla P

to be lettered in gold

essere scritto a lettere d'oro

to be lettered in ink

con lettere scritte a inchiostro

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

to letter in baseball

avere un'onoreficenza per il baseball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law

rispettare la lettera e non lo spirito della legge

to follow instructions to the letter

seguire le istruzioni alla lettera

poison pen letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poison pen letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poison [ˈpɔɪ·zən] N

poison

veleno m

rat poison

veleno m per topi

to lace sth with poison

avvelenare qc

to take poison

avvelenarsi

Phrases:

what's your poison? fig

cosa bevi?

II.poison [ˈpɔɪ·zən] VB trans

1. poison (give poison to):

poison

avvelenare

2. poison (spoil, corrupt):

poison

corrompere

the long dispute has poisoned relations between the two countries

la lunga controversia ha avvelenato i rapporti tra i due paesi

to poison sb's mind (against sb)

instillare in qu odio (contro qc)

I.pen¹ [pen] N

pen (fountain pen)

penna f stilografica

pen (ballpoint pen)

biro f inv

pen (ballpoint pen)

penna f a sfera

felt-tip pen

pennarello m

to put pen to paper

prendere la penna in mano

Phrases:

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

ne uccide più la penna che la spada prov

II.pen¹ <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

pen

scrivere

I.pen² [pen] N

1. pen (enclosure):

pen

recinto m

pig pen

porcile m

2. pen inf (jail):

the pen

la galera

II.pen² [pen] VB trans

to pen sb/sth in

chiudere qu/qc in un recinto

letter [ˈle·t̬ɚ] N

letter (message, symbol):

letter

lettera f

letter of recommendation

lettera di raccomandazione

letter of credit

lettera di credito

Phrases:

to stick to the letter of the law

attenersi rigorosamente alla legge

to the letter

alla lettera