comeuppance in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for comeuppance in the English»Italian Dictionary

comeuppance [Brit kʌmˈʌp(ə)ns, Am ˌkəmˈəpəns] N inf

to get one's comeuppance

avere ciò che si merita or la punizione meritata

comeuppance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for comeuppance in the English»Italian Dictionary

comeuppance [kʌm·ˈʌ·pənts] N

he got his comeuppance in the end

alla fine ha avuto quello che si meritava

comeuppance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he got his comeuppance in the end

alla fine ha avuto quello che si meritava

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He says that the two city dwellers got their just comeuppance.

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He gets his comeuppance towards the end, his dubious past revealed and is imprisoned.

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In the end, the girl and boy get together and the villain gets his comeuppance.

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He tried it on and he got his comeuppance.

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Stories were generally moralistic in tone, with long-suffering heroines finally achieving happiness, while villainous relatives or girls who were liars, cheats and bullies received their comeuppance.

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He also suffers an ironic comeuppance from a dentist he has cuckolded.

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The general theme of the show was to trick members of the public into committing a minor crime (usually stealing) but then get their comeuppance in one way or another.

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As a result, they were in constant battles with one another, with each in turn getting their comeuppance for pranks which were often quite violent.

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His desire to be liked often leads him to make unwise decisions or unfeasible promises without considering the consequences, only to back out when they result in an undesirable comeuppance.

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This isn't the expected tale of a grasping, gold digger who gets her comeuppance.

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