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cloak-and-dagger [Brit, Am ˌkloʊk ən ˈdæɡər] ADJ

cloak-and-dagger story, thriller, affair, tactics, operation:

cloak-and-dagger
di spionaggio
the cloak-and-dagger brigade Brit inf, hum
i servizi segreti
Italian
Italian
English
English

spionaggio <pl spionaggi> [spjoˈnaddʒo, dʒi] N m

spionaggio
espionage
spionaggio
spying
film di spionaggio
spy film, spy thriller, cloak-and-dagger film
spionaggio industriale
industrial espionage

cappa2 [ˈkappa] N f

1. cappa (mantello):

cappa
cape
cappa
cloak
romanzo di cappa e spada
cloak-and-dagger novel

2. cappa (coltre):

cappa fig
blanket
cappa fig
pall

3. cappa (di focolare, camino, cucina):

cappa
hood

4. cappa NAUT:

diritto di cappa
primage
navigare alla cappa
to lie to
per un punto Martin perse la cappa prov
= a miss is as good as a mile

romanzo1 [roˈmandzo] N m

1. romanzo (opera):

romanzo
novel
un romanzo di Buzzati
a novel by Buzzati
il romanzo è ambientato a Monaco, negli anni '50
the novel is set in Munich, in the 1950's
questo capita solo nei romanzi
that only happens in books

2. romanzo (genere letterario):

romanzo
novel
romanzo
fiction
il romanzo americano
American fiction or novel

3. romanzo (storia incredibile):

romanzo
fiction
la sua vita è un vero romanzo
his life is like something out of a novel

4. romanzo (opera medievale):

romanzo
romance

5. romanzo (storia d'amore):

romanzo
love affair
romanzo
romance

Phrases:

romanzo d'amore
love story
romanzo d'amore
romance
romanzo d'appendice
serial story
romanzo d'avventura
adventure story
romanzo di cappa e spada
cloak-and-dagger novel
romanzo cavalleresco
courtly romance
romanzo a chiave
roman-à-clef
romanzo di costume
novel of manners
romanzo epistolare
epistolary novel
romanzo d'evasione
escapist fiction
romanzo di fantascienza
science fiction novel
romanzo di formazione
Bildungsroman
romanzo giallo
detective story
romanzo giallo
whodun(n)it
romanzo gotico
Gothic novel
romanzo nero
roman noir
romanzo dell'orrore
horror story
romanzo poliziesco, romanzo psicologico
psychological novel
romanzo rosa
romantic novel
romanzo sceneggiato
= novel adapted for TV
romanzo storico
historical novel
romanzo a tesi
novel with a message
romanzo a tesi
roman-à-thèse

I. spada [ˈspada] N f

1. spada (arma):

spada
sword
colpo di spada
sword thrust
spada nuda
naked or unsheathed sword
con la spada sguainata
with drawn sword
impugnare una spada
to draw a sword
battersi con la spada
to sword fight
estrarre una spada dal fodero
to slide a sword out of its scabbard
rimettere la spada nel fodero spada
to put up one's sword
colpire qn con la spada or con un colpo di spada
to slash at sb with a sword
danza della spada
sword dance
mangiatore di spade
sword swallower
romanzo di cappa e spada
cloak-and-dagger novel

2. spada (spadaccino):

spada fig
swordsman
spada eccellente
to be an excellent swordsman

II. spade N fpl games

spade
= one of the four suits in a pack of typical Italian cards

III. spada [ˈspada]

la spada di Damocle
the Sword of Damocles
passare qn a fil di spada
to put sb to the sword
difendere qn, qc a spada tratta
to take up the cudgels for or on behalf of sb, sth
la penna è più forte della spada liter
the pen is mightier than the sword
chi di spada ferisce di spada perisce
he who lives by the sword will die by the sword

film <pl film> [film] N m

1. film (opera cinematografica):

film
film
film
picture
film
movie Am su: on, about
girare, realizzare un film regista:
to shoot, make a film
girare, realizzare un film attore:
to make a film
produrre un film
to produce a film
dirigere un film
to direct a film
montare un film
to edit or splice a film
doppiare un film
to dub a film
film con sottotitoli
film with subtitles, subtitled film
c'è un nuovo film in programmazione, danno un film nuovo
there's a new film on or showing or playing
il film è in programmazione da due settimane
the film has been running for two weeks
film vietato ai minori di 18 anni
X rated film
film vietato ai minori di 18 anni
18-certificate film Brit
film vietato ai minori di 18 anni
X-certificate film Brit
il film va in onda alle 9.00
the film is on at 9 o'clock
un film di successo
a successful film, a box office success
film in prima visione
first release
film in seconda visione
rerun (of a film)
film noioso, interessante, impegnato
boring, interesting, committed film
film strappalacrime
weepy film
film strappalacrime
tear-jerker hum, pej
film piccante
hot film
film in or su videocassetta
film on tape or on video(-cassette)
film nel film
film within a film

2. film (pellicola):

film PHOTO, CINE
film
film a 16, 35 mm.
16, 35 mm film
film a colori
colour film Brit
film a colori
color film Am

3. film (strato sottile):

film
film
film protettivo
protective film

Phrases:

film d'amore
romantic film
film d'amore
love story
film d'animazione
animated film
film d'autore
art (house) film
film di avventure
adventure film
film d'azione
action film
film in bianco e nero
black and white film
film di cappa e di spada
historical romance
film di cappa e di spada
swashbuckler
film di cassetta
box office success
film di cassetta
blockbuster
film catastrofico
disaster film
film comico
comic film
film comico
comedy
film in costume
film in costume
film culto
cult movie or film
film documentario
documentary film
film documentario
film documentary
film a episodi
film shown in episodes
film a episodi
serial
film di fantascienza
science fiction or sci-fi film
film giallo
mystery film
film giallo
crime thriller
film di guerra
war film
film a luci rosse
pornographic film
film a luci rosse
blue film inf
film muto
silent film
film dell'orrore
horror film
film dell'orrore
spine-chiller inf
film parlato
talkie
film poliziesco
detective film
film poliziesco
crime film
film porno, film pornografico
porno(graphic) film
film pubblicitario
publicity film
film a puntate, film di spionaggio
spy film
film a puntate, film di spionaggio
spy thriller
film a puntate, film di spionaggio
cloak-and-dagger film
film a tesi
film with a message
film tridimensionale
three-dimensional or 3-D film
film per la TV
television film
film-verità
drama(tized) documentary
film-verità
docudrama
film-verità
faction
film western
western

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