witch-hunt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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strega <pl streghe> [ˈstreɡa, ɡe] N f

caccia1 <pl cacce> [ˈkattʃa] N f

1. caccia (attotività):

caccia
hunting
caccia
shooting
andare a caccia
to go hunting, to hunt, to shoot
andare a caccia di conigli, foche
to go rabbiting, sealing
caccia al cinghiale, alla volpe
boar, fox hunting
caccia al leone
lion hunt
caccia alla lepre
hare coursing
caccia al cervo
deerstalking, stag hunting
caccia alle anatre, al fagiano
duck, pheasant shooting
caccia agli uccelli
fowling
caccia alle balene
whale-fishing, whaling
cane da caccia
hound, hunting dog, hunter
fucile da caccia
shotgun, rifle, fowling piece
coltello da caccia
hunting knife, bowie-knife
battuta di caccia
battue
partita di caccia
hunting expedition, shooting party
bottino di caccia
(hunting) take, catch
terreno, padiglione di caccia
hunting ground, lodge
capanno di caccia
shooting box
riserva di caccia (luogo)
preserve, game reserve
riserva di caccia (divieto)
preserve also fig
la (stagione di) caccia è aperta, chiusa
the hunting season is open, closed, it's open, closed season
fare buona caccia
to get a good bag
buona caccia!
happy hunting!

2. caccia (inseguimento, ricerca):

caccia
chase
caccia
hunt
caccia all'assassino
hunt for the killer, murder hunt
dare la caccia a trafficanti, criminali di guerra, terroristi
to be after, to give chase to, to hunt down
dare la caccia a ragni, formiche
to wage war on
dare la caccia a abusi, frodi
to search out
dare la caccia ai topi gatto
to mouse, to go ratting
andare a caccia di fig impiego, onori, successo
to hunt for, to be after, to chase
andare a caccia di cliente, soldi, complimenti
to angle, to hunt for
caccia agli autografi
autograph hunting
andare a caccia (di donne)
to chase after women
andare a caccia (di donne)
to tomcat Am
essere a caccia di soldi, lavoro
to be hunting for
essere a caccia di affare, offerte speciali
to look out for
essere a caccia di talenti
to look out, to scout for
è aperta la caccia al miglior cuoco in Gran Bretagna
the hunt is on for the best cook in Britain

witch-hunt in the PONS Dictionary

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To indulge in the witch-hunt metaphor now, however, would be to lose sight of the all too literal events on which it's based.
www.usatoday.com
Those who lost should accept rather than witch-hunt me.
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Dyers denied he was guilty of the charges against him, saying that they were the result of former members trying to destroy him as part of a witch-hunt.
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This theme was quickly picked up by several evening papers, and reached the proportions of a witch-hunt.
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At that time he apologized to victims of his literary witch-hunt campaigns in the past.
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Hill seeks to retell the story of the trials in order to better understand the psychological and social causes for the witch-hunt.
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Probably the most intense witch-hunt was in 1661-62, which involved some 664 named witches in four counties.
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This prolonged process has been described by the suspended councillors as a witch-hunt aimed at finding a way to kick them out.
city-press.news24.com
But there would be no witch-hunt against the losers.
www.independent.co.uk
The case and the associated media coverage has been frequently termed a witch-hunt by commentators and social researchers.
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