Riot Act en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de Riot Act en el diccionario inglés»italiano

Riot Act [ingl. am. ˈraɪət ækt] SUST. (in GB)

Riot Act DER., HIST.

= legge che imponeva ai rivoltosi di disperdersi entro un'ora dalla lettura della legge stessa da parte di un magistrato

to read the riot act to sb

ammonire qn, richiamare all'ordine qn

Traducciones de Riot Act en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.riot [ingl. brit. ˈrʌɪət, ingl. am. ˈraɪət] SUST.

1. riot (disturbance):

riot

insurrezione f

riot

sommossa f

riot

tumulto m

riot

rivolta f

food riot

disordini provocati dalla penuria di cibo

football riot

scontri fra tifosi di calcio

prison riot

rivolta carceraria

race riot

scontro razziale

2. riot (profuse display):

a riot of colours, patterns

una profusione di or un'orgia di

3. riot coloq.:

it's a riot (hilarious)

c'è da morire dal ridere or è uno spasso

II.riot [ingl. brit. ˈrʌɪət, ingl. am. ˈraɪət] V. intr.

riot

insorgere, rivoltarsi, sollevarsi

riot prisoner:

mettere in atto una rivolta

III.riot [ingl. brit. ˈrʌɪət, ingl. am. ˈraɪət]

to run riot (behave wildly)

scatenarsi or lasciarsi andare or perdere ogni freno

to run riot fig. emotion:

liberarsi

to run riot fig. imagination, inflation:

galoppare

to run riot (grow profusely) plant:

lussureggiare or svilupparsi rigogliosamente

ACT SUST.

ACT (in US) UNIV. → American College Test

ACT

esame d'ammissione all'università

I.act [ingl. brit. akt, ingl. am. ækt] SUST.

1. act (action, deed):

act

atto m

act

azione f

in the act of doing

nell'atto di fare

an act of cruelty, kindness

un atto di crudeltà, di gentilezza

it was the act of a madman

è stato il gesto di un pazzo

2. act DER. (law):

act, also Act

legge f

Act of Parliament, Congress

legge or atto or decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso

3. act TEAT.:

act

atto m

a play in five acts

un'opera in cinque atti

4. act (entertainment routine):

act

numero m

song and dance act

numero di canto e ballo

to put on an act fig., pey.

fare, recitare la commedia

it's all an act

è tutta scena

to get in on the act

= essere coinvolto in un'attività in particolare agendo per proprio beneficio o profitto

their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act

la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia

II.act [ingl. brit. akt, ingl. am. ækt] V. trans. TEAT.

act part, role

recitare

he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig.

ha recitato la parte del perfetto padrone di casa

III.act [ingl. brit. akt, ingl. am. ækt] V. intr.

1. act (take action):

act

agire

we must act quickly

dobbiamo agire prontamente

she still believes she was acting for the best

crede ancora di aver agito per il meglio

they only acted out of fear

hanno agito così soltanto per paura

to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb

agire per conto di qn

2. act (behave):

act

agire

act

comportarsi

to act aggressively towards sb

comportarsi in modo aggressivo nei confronti di qn

3. act TEAT.:

act

recitare, fare teatro

act (pretend) fig.

recitare la commedia, fare finta, fingere

she can't act! TEAT.

non sa recitare!

4. act (take effect):

act drug, substance:

agire, fare effetto

5. act (serve):

to act as person, object:

fungere da

he acted as their interpreter

ha fatto loro da interprete

IV.act [ingl. brit. akt, ingl. am. ækt]

to be caught in the act

essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante

to get one's act together

organizzarsi

it will be a hard act to follow

sarà difficile da eguagliare

Riot Act en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de Riot Act en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.riot [ˈra·ɪət] SUST.

riot

sommossa f

a riot of color

un tripudio m di colori

to be a riot coloq.

essere la fine del mondo

II.riot [ˈra·ɪət] V. intr.

riot

creare disordini

III.riot [ˈra·ɪət] ADV.

to run riot fig.

scatenarsi

to let one's imagination run riot

dar libero sfogo alla propria immaginazione

I.act [ækt] SUST.

1. act (action):

act

atto m

act of charity

atto di carità

an act of God DER.

una calamità naturale

the Acts of the Apostles REL.

gli Atti degli Apostoli

to catch sb in the act

cogliere qn sul fatto

2. act (performance):

act

numero m

a hard act to follow

un numero difficile da eguagliare

3. act (pretence):

act

scena f

4. act TEAT.:

act

atto m

5. act DER.:

act

legge f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to get one's act together coloq.

organizzarsi

to get in on the act

approfittare della situazione

II.act [ækt] V. intr.

1. act (take action):

act

agire

to act for sb

agire per conto di qn

2. act (behave):

act

comportarsi

3. act (take effect):

act

agire

4. act TEAT.:

act

recitare

5. act (pretend):

act

fingere

III.act [ækt] V. trans. TEAT.

act

recitare

to act the part of sb

recitare la parte di qn

to act the fool

fare lo stupido

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The next day, the riot act was read and mass arrests of the strikers were begun, including a raid on the church.

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They have been reviewed as the riot act of the show.

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When it became known that the lower storey of the building was on fire, the riot act was read, following which the police opened fire on the crowd.

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At least once the drivers had been read the riot act turn up or face extinction.

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The meeting descended into violence between the protesters and the police, with the riot act being read.

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The riot act was read, and two or three of the ringleaders were taken prisoners.

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