Accedi
the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner
scherno, beffa
a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
colonia
the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage
dote, richiesta
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
intestino
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
furto
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarchia, autocrazia
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
stranezza, particolarità
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarchia
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
fideicommissario, garante
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
funzionario, pubblico ufficiale
the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something
frode, astuzia
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodia
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
caseificio, cremeria
a place used for storing grains or farm food
granaio, magazzino di cereali
a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea
promontorio
