legitimate in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for legitimate in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.legitimate ADJ [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət, Am ləˈdʒɪdəmət]

1. legitimate (justifiable):

legitimate action, claim, question, request, target, user

legittimo

legitimate conclusion, excuse

valido

it is legitimate to do

è legittimo fare

it is legitimate for me to do

ho il diritto di fare

2. legitimate (in accordance with the law):

legitimate business, deal, organization

lecito

legitimate act, child, claim, government, heir, owner, right, spouse

legittimo

legitimate killing

giustificabile, legittimo

for a legitimate purpose

con un fine lecito

to make sth legitimate

rendere legale qc

3. legitimate THEAT:

legitimate theatre

regolare

II.legitimate VB trans [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt, Am ləˈdʒɪdəmeɪt]

legitimate → legitimize

See also legitimize

legitimize [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmʌɪz, Am ləˈdʒɪdəˌmaɪz] VB trans

1. legitimize (legalize):

legitimize government, ruling, child

legittimare

legitimize bill

approvare

2. legitimize (justify):

legitimize action, crime, existence, interference, plan, reputation

giustificare

Translations for legitimate in the Italian»English Dictionary

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legittimo figlio, coniuge

legitimate

legittimo erede, proprietario

legitimate

legittimo potere, governo

legitimate

legittimo (lecito)

azione, dubbio, domanda legitimate

legittimo (giustificato) rivendicazione, reclamo

legitimate

prole legittima

legitimate children

lecito

legitimate

essere lecito a qn

to be legitimate for sb

lecito

what is legitimate

valido conclusione, scusa

legitimate

giusto rivendicazione

legitimate

figlio legittimo

legitimate child

ho il diritto di fare

it is legitimate for me to do

a pieno titolo membro, cittadino

with full rights, legitimate

legitimate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for legitimate in the English»Italian Dictionary

legitimate¹ [lə·ˈdʒɪ·t̬ə·mət] ADJ

1. legitimate (legal):

legitimate

legale

2. legitimate (reasonable):

legitimate

valido, -a

3. legitimate (born in wedlock):

legitimate

legittimo, -a

legitimate² [lə·ˈdʒɪ·t̬ə·meɪt] VB trans

legitimate

legittimare

Translations for legitimate in the Italian»English Dictionary

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legittimo (-a)

legitimate

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While many of the events sponsored were legitimate, a large sum of money was mismanaged.

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Spoofing can have serious consequences for legitimate email users.

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In 1990 the labor code was reformed with the aim to legitimate unions in order to balance the bargaining powers of employers and employees.

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The child was then a legitimate child to the man and had his name.

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The opening was also attended by actors and managers from the worlds of vaudeville and legitimate theater.

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Those were legitimate points which they were entitled to consider and on which they were entitled to base their findings.

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They serve important symbolic functions such as capturing, refracting, and legitimating social knowledge and values.

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Subsequently, legitimate application requests may be redirected to network hosts operated with malicious intent.

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The pirates eventually turned to legitimate trade, and their skills made shipping and sailing an important part of the island's economy.

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However, the guideway is so wide that it can be argued it is not legitimate to call it a monorail.

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