poison pill in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poison pill in the English»Italian Dictionary

poison pill [Brit, Am ˈpɔɪzn ˌpɪl] N ECON

poison pill

= tattica per scoraggiare un'offerta pubblica di acquisto, consistente nel ridurre il valore della società

Translations for poison pill in the English»Italian Dictionary

pill¹ [Brit pɪl, Am pɪl] N

1. pill (for general use):

pill MED, PHARM

pastiglia f

pill MED, PHARM

pillola f (for contro, per)

to take a pill

prendere una pastiglia or una compressa

2. pill (contraceptive):

the pill

la pillola (anticoncezionale)

to be on, to go on the pill

prendere la pillola, iniziare a prendere la pillola

to come off the pill

smettere di prendere la pillola

3. pill (idiot):

pill inf

persona f pallosa

pill inf

pizza f

he found it a bitter pill to swallow

per lui è stato un boccone amaro da mandare giù

to sugar or sweeten or gild the pill

addolcire or indorare la pillola

pill² [Brit pɪl, Am pɪl] VB intr

pill sweater:

pill

fare i pallini

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

poison pill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poison pill in the English»Italian Dictionary

pill [pɪl] N

1. pill:

pill

pillola f

pill

pastiglia f

pill

compressa f

the pill (contraception)

la pillola

to be on the pill

prendere la pillola

to pop pills

impasticcarsi

2. pill inf (pesky person):

pill

rompiscatole mf inv

Phrases:

to be a bitter pill to swallow

essere duro da mandar giù

to sweeten [or sugar] the pill

indorare la pillola

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)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It held that it is an improper use of a directors' power to frustrate a takeover bid through issuing a poison pill.

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If the potential acquirer triggers a poison pill by accumulating more than the threshold level of shares, it risks discriminatory dilution in the target company.

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