nanny state in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for nanny state in the English»Italian Dictionary

nanny state [ˈnænɪˌsteɪt] N POL

nanny state

stato m ipergarantista

Translations for nanny state in the English»Italian Dictionary

nanny [Brit ˈnani, Am ˈnæni] N

1. nanny (nurse):

nanny

tata f

2. nanny (grandmother):

nanny inf

nonnina f

I.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] N

1. state (condition):

state

stato m

state of health

stato di salute

state of mind

stato d'animo

look at the state of the kitchen!

guarda in che stato è la cucina!

what state is the car in?

in che stato è la macchina?

she left the house in a terrible state (untidy, dirty)

ha lasciato la casa in uno stato pietoso

the present state of affairs

lo stato attuale delle cose

my financial state

la mia situazione finanziaria

a shocking, odd state of affairs

una situazione scandalosa, strana

to be in a good, bad state

essere in buono, cattivo stato

in a good, bad state of repair

in buone, cattive condizioni

in a poor state of health

in cattive condizioni di salute

he's in a confused state of mind

è in stato confusionale

to be in no state to do

non essere in condizioni di fare

he's not in a fit state to drive

non è in condizioni di guidare

in a liquid, solid state

allo stato liquido, solido

a state of alert, emergency, siege, war

uno stato di allerta, emergenza, assedio, guerra

a state of chaos

una situazione caotica

a state of crisis

una situazione di crisi

a state of shock

uno stato di shock

to be in a state of despair

essere disperato

what's the state of play?

a che punto siamo?

what's the state of play? (in match)

a che punto è la partita?

what's the state of play? (in negotiations)

come procedono i negoziati?

2. state POL (nation):

state, also State

stato m

the State of Israel

lo stato d'Israele

the Baltic States

i paesi baltici

to be a state within a state

formare uno stato nello stato

3. state (region, area):

state ADMIN, GEOG

stato m

the state of Kansas

lo stato del Kansas

4. state POL (government):

state

stato m

the State

lo stato

matters or affairs of state

affari di stato

Church and State

la Chiesa e lo Stato

5. state (ceremonial):

state

pompa f

state

cerimonia f

in state

in pompa magna

to live in state

vivere da signore

she will lie in state

il suo corpo verrà esposto nella camera ardente

robes of state

uniforme di gala

6. state (social class):

state arch

rango m

state arch

classe f

II.States N

States npl:

the States

gli Stati Uniti

to go to the States

andare negli Stati Uniti

to live in the States

vivere negli Stati Uniti

III.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] ADJ

1. state (government):

state school, sector, enterprise

pubblico

state pension, university, spending, tax

statale

state radio, TV, railways, secret, subsidy

di stato

state budget, army

nazionale

state election (at a national level)

elezioni politiche (a livello nazionale)

state election Am

elezioni statali

2. state (ceremonial):

state coach

di gala

state occasion, visit, banquet, opening

ufficiale

state funeral

di stato

to go on a state visit to Tokyo

andare in visita ufficiale a Tokyo

IV.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] VB trans

1. state:

state (express, say) fact, truth, view

esporre

state opinion

esprimere

state position

dichiarare

state (provide information) age, income

indicare

to state that … person:

dichiarare che …

“I have no intention of resigning” he stated

“non ho nessuna intenzione di dimettermi” ha dichiarato

applicants must state where they live

i candidati devono indicare il (proprio) domicilio

the document states clearly the conditions necessary

il documento indica chiaramente i requisiti necessari

to state the obvious

affermare l'ovvio

to state one's case

esporre le proprie ragioni

to state one's case LAW

esporre i fatti

as stated above, below

come indicato sopra, sotto

2. state (specify):

state amount, conditions, place, time, terms, preference

specificare

the stated time, amount or the time, amount stated

l'ora, la somma specificata

V.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt]

to be in, get oneself into a state

essere, entrare in agitazione

nanny state in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nanny state in the English»Italian Dictionary

nanny <-ies> [ˈnæ·ni] N

nanny

bambinaia f

I.state [steɪt] N

1. state (condition):

state

stato m

state of siege/war

stato di assedio/guerra

solid/liquid state

stato solido/liquido

state of mind

stato d'animo

2. state (nation):

state

stato m

3. state pl inf (USA):

the States

gli Stati Uniti

4. state (pomp):

to lie in state

essere nella camera ardente

II.state [steɪt] ADJ (pertaining to a nation)

state

statale

state secret

segreto m di Stato

III.state [steɪt] VB trans

1. state (express):

state

dichiarare

2. state LAW (specify):

state

stabilire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Public health interventions are routinely ridiculed as the interventionist screechings from the nanny state.

theconversation.com

We know we're domiciled in a nanny state.

www.odt.co.nz

The nanny state was punitive, austere, and authoritarian, the therapeutic state is touchy-feely, supportive and even more authoritarian.

en.wikipedia.org

There are two vocal proponents of the nanny state argument.

www.abc.net.au

I hate a nanny state that tries to control us or to "protect us".

www.interest.co.nz

A growth in the nanny state that further reduces incentive.

schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com

You know the nanny state has overgrown itself when it starts trying to regulate the initiative of enterprising pre-teens.

news.nationalpost.com

They have a long list of beefs with -- one might even say hatred for -- opponents of the confiscatory taxation, rampant spending and hyper-regulation of the nanny state.

www.cleveland.com

The nanny state has turned into the therapeutic state where nanny has given way to counselor.

en.wikipedia.org

Where we can isolate one or two regulations of the past with similar purpose, the nanny state of the 21st century is expansive and insatiable.

www.abc.net.au