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sacred

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sacro

connected with God or a god, and considered holy or deeply respected in religious contexts

profane

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The river is considered sacred in many indigenous cultures.

The sacred rituals performed during the ceremony were deeply meaningful.

sacrilege

sostantivo

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sacrilegio

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

to requite

Verbo

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ricompensare

to give something as a reward or compensation for services, favors, or achievements

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requital

sostantivo

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(ricompensa)

restituzione

an act of giving something in return for an action or something else

requisite

aggettivo

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(necessario)

richiesto

required for a particular purpose or situation

prohibitory

aggettivo

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oʊ

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(discouragevole)

proibitivo

(of a cost or price) so high that discourages purchasing or doing something

prohibition

sostantivo

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oʊə

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(divieto)

proibizione

a law which forbids production and sale of alcoholic drinks

immense

aggettivo

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mm

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immenso

extremely large or vast in physical size

to immerse

Verbo

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mm

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(affondare)

immergere

to completely put something into a liquid

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imminent

aggettivo

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ɪ

mm

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imminente

(particularly of something unpleasant) likely to take place in the near future

to immolate

Verbo

i

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(offrire in sacrificio)

immolare

to kill oneself or someone as a sacrifice, especially by fire

immoral

aggettivo

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mm

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immorale

acting in a way that goes against accepted moral standards or principles

moral

to immortalize

Verbo

/ˌɪˈmɔɹtəɫaɪz/

(rendere immortale)

immortalare

to make someone or something so famous that people remember it for a long time

to immure

Verbo

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mm

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jʊ

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confinare

to take a person or thing to a confined space and trap them there

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immutable

aggettivo

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(invariabile)

immutabile

unable to be changed or altered, remaining constant and unchanging over time

mutable

to despond

Verbo

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(essere scoraggiato)

despondere

to feel extremely discouraged, disheartened, or in low spirits

despondent

aggettivo

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(disperato)

sconsolato

feeling hopeless, discouraged, or in low spirits, often due to a sense of failure or loss

to convulse

Verbo

c

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v

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ʌ

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s

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(far ridere)

convulsionare

to make someone experience muscle contractions, especially by making them laugh

convulsion

sostantivo

c

k

o

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v

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l

s

ʃ

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(crisi convulsiva)

convulsione

a sudden shaking of the body as a result of an illness

convulsive

aggettivo

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v

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l

s

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v

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(convulsante)

convulsivo

marked by sudden, involuntary, and jerky muscular contractions or spasms

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