Compound Forms/Forme composte
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anti-aging (US),
anti-ageing (UK) adj | (reduces signs of age) | anti-invecchiamento, anti-aging, anti-età agg invar |
| | The best anti-aging treatment is a good night's sleep. |
| Anti-air Warfare Commander n | (military: chief of air defence) (ruolo militare aeronautica) | Comandante della Difesa Antiaerea nm |
| anti-American adj | (hostile to USA) | antiamericano agg |
| | Anti-American sentiments are widespread in the country. |
| | I sentimenti antiamericani sono diffusi in tutto il paese. |
| anti-Americanism n | (hostility to USA) | antiamericanismo nm |
| | People have often accused the folk singer of anti-Americanism. |
| | Le persone hanno spesso accusato il cantante folk di antiamericanismo. |
anti-apartheid,
also US: antiapartheid adj | (against racial segregation) | contro l'apartheid agg invar |
| | Nelson Mandela was a leading figure in the anti-apartheid movement. |
| anti-Arab adj | (hostile to Arabs) | antiarabo agg |
| | | contro gli arabi loc agg |
| | Some consider restrictions against women wearing burkas in public to be an anti-Arab measure. |
| | Alcuni pensano che i divieti contro le donne che indossano il burqa in pubblico siano dei provvedimenti antiarabi. |
| anti-avoidance adj | (type of tax duty) (fiscale) | anti-evasione agg invar |
| anti-British adj | (hostile to the British) | anti-inglese agg |
| | People who are Anglophobes are anti-British by definition. |
| | Gli anglofobi sono anti-inglesi per definizione. |
| anti-Catholic adj | (hostile to Catholics) | anti-cattolico agg |
| | The child abuse scandals have led to many anti-Catholic protests. |
| | Gli scandali dei preti pedofili hanno causato diverse proteste anticattoliche. |
| anti-Christian adj | (hostile to Christianity) | anti-cristiano agg |
| anti-dumping adj | (protective: tariff, duty, law) | antidumping agg invar |
| | Anti-dumping duties are essentially fines to discourage predatory pricing in international trade. |
| | I dazi antidumping sono sostanzialmente delle sanzioni per contrastare i prezzi d'assalto nel commercio internazionale. |
| anti-dumping duty n | chiefly US, often plural (law: tariff) (di dazi doganali) | dazio antidumping nm |
| anti-European adj | (hostile to European Union) | anti-europeo agg |
| | The politician is well-known for his anti-European opinions. |
| | Il politico è ben noto per le sue opinioni anti-europee. |
| anti-French adj | (hostile to the French) | anti-francese agg |
| | The cyclist denied making anti-French comments about other riders in the race. |
| | Il ciclista ha negato di aver fatto commenti antifrancesi sugli altri atleti in gara. |
| anti-German adj | (hostile to Germans) | anti-tedesco agg |
| | Anti-German feeling was so high during World War II that many people actually changed their German surnames. |
| | Durante la seconda guerra mondiale il sentimento antitedesco era così forte che parecchie persone si cambiarono il proprio cognome tedesco. |
| anti-immigration adj | (opposed to immigration) | anti-immigrazione agg invar |
| | That politician is anti-immigration, yet his housekeeper is an illegal alien. |
| anti-imperialism n | (opposition to imperialist policies) | anti-imperialismo nm |
| | Anti-imperialism is often associated with the political left. |
| | L'anti-imperialismo è spesso associato al pensiero politico di sinistra. |
| anti-inflammatory n | (medicine: drug) | antinfiammatorio nm |
| anti-inflammatory adj | (reducing inflammation) | antinfiammatorio agg |
anti-inflationary,
anti-inflation adj | (finance: to restrict inflation) | antinflazionistico agg |
| anti-intellectual adj | (hostile to intellectuality) | anti-intellettuale agg |
| anti-mask adj | (refusing to wear hygienic face covering) | contrario alla mascherina, contrario all'uso della mascherina, contrario alla maschera protettiva loc agg |
| anti-masker n | informal ([sb]: refuses to wear hygienic face mask) | chi è contrario all'uso della mascherina |
| anti-rust adj | (spray, paint) | antiruggine agg invar |
| anti-Semite n | (person: hostile to Jews) | antisemita nm |
| | George was labelled an anti-Semite because of his jokes about Jews. |
| | George è stato bollato come antisemita per via delle sue barzellette sugli ebrei. |
| anti-Semitic adj | (hostile toward Jews) | antisemitico, antisemita agg |
| | In the Middle Ages, anti-Semitic sentiments kept Jews out of guilds and trade professions. |
| | Nel Medioevo sentimenti antisemiti esclusero gli ebrei da gilde e corporazioni. |
anti-Semitism,
antisemitism n | (hostility toward Jews) | antisemitismo nm |
| | Some people have accused the writer of anti-Semitism. |
| | Alcune persone hanno accusato lo scrittore di antisemitismo. |
| anti-vax adj | informal (opposed to vaccinations) (chi si oppone ai vaccini) | no-vax nmf |
| anti-vaxxer n | informal ([sb] opposed to vaccinations) (persona contraria ai vaccini) | no-vax nmf |
| | | contrario ai vaccini nm |
| anti-worm treatment n | (remedy for parasites) | trattamento anti-vermi nm |
| | My dog ate some garbage, so I had to take him to the vet and get him an anti-worm treatment. |
| | Il mio cane ha mangiato della spazzatura; ho dovuto portarlo dal veterinario e fargli fare un trattamento antivermi. |
antiabortion,
anti-abortion adj | (against pregnancy termination) | antiabortista agg invar |
antiaircraft,
anti-aircraft adj | (used in combatting air attacks) | antiaereo, contraereo agg |
antiallergenic,
anti-allergenic adj | (not causing allergic reaction) | antiallergenico agg |
antiballistic (US),
anti-ballistic (UK) adj | (counters missiles) | anti-balistico agg |
antiballistic missile,
anti-ballistic missile n | (counter-weapon) | missile anti-balistico nm |
anticancer,
anti-cancer adj | (that combats cancer) | antitumorale agg |
| | | anti-cancro agg invar |
anticlericalism,
anti-clericalism n | (opposition to the clergy) | anticlericalismo nm |
anticommunist,
anti-communist adj | (politics: against communism) | anticomunista agg |
anticommunist,
anti-communist n | (someone opposed to communism) | anticomunista nm |
anticompetitive,
anti-competitive adj | (trade: restricts competition) (commercio: misura, azione) | anticompetitivo agg |
anticorruption,
anti-corruption n | (prevention of fraud) | anticorruzione nf |
anticorruption,
anti-corruption n as adj | (measures: preventing fraud) | anticorruzione agg invar |
antidemocratic,
anti-democratic adj | (opposed to democracy) | antidemocratico agg |
antiestablishment,
also UK: anti-establishment adj | (opposed to existing power) | anti-sistema agg invar |
| | | anti-establishment agg invar |
antiglare,
anti-glare adj | (protecting against light) | antiriflesso agg invar |
antigovernment,
anti-government adj | (opposed to government) | antigovernativo agg |
antihero,
also UK: anti-hero n | (unconventional protagonist) | antieroe nm |
| | Meursault is the antihero of the novel "The Stranger" by Camus. |
| | Mersault è l'antieroe del romanzo "Lo straniero" di Camus. |
antilock,
anti-lock adj | (brakes: will not lock) | antiblocco, antibloccaggio agg |
antiperspirant,
anti-perspirant n as adj | (that prevents sweating) | anti-traspirante agg |
| | I use an antiperspirant spray rather than a roll-on. |
| | Uso uno spray anti-traspirante anziché un roll-on. |
antiracism,
anti-racism n | (opposition to discrimination) | antirazzismo nm |
antiracism,
anti-racism n as adj | (against race discrimination) | antirazziale agg |
antiracist,
anti-racist adj | (against racial discrimination) | antirazzista agg |
antisexist,
anti-sexist n | (person: against sexism) | antisessista nm, nf |
antisexist,
anti-sexist adj | (against sexism) | antisessista agg |
antiskid,
anti-skid adj | (automotive: preventing sliding) | antisdrucciolevole agg |
antispeciesism,
anti-speciesism n | (belief in equality of species) | antispecismo nm |
antispeciesist,
anti-speciesist n | (believer in equality of species) | antispecista nmf |
antispeciesist,
anti-speciesist adj | (believing in equality of species) | antispecista agg |
antitheft,
anti-theft adj | (protecting against thieves) | antifurto agg invar |
| | | antieffrazione agg invar |
| | | a prova di furto loc agg |
antitheft device,
anti-theft device n | (gadget: deters theft) | antifurto, impianto antifurto nm |
| | My new car is equipped with an anti-theft device. |
| | La mia macchina nuova è dotata di un impianto antifurto. |
antitrust,
anti-trust adj | mainly US (business: preserving competition) | antitrust, anticoncorrenziale agg invar |
antitumor,
anti-tumor (US),
antitumour,
anti-tumour (UK) adj | (fighting tumors) | antitumorale agg |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | anti-militarista, pacifista agg |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adj | (direction: opposite to clock hands) | antiorario agg |
| | Turn the handle in a counterclockwise direction to switch off the machine. |
| | Girare la manopola in senso antiorario per spegnere la macchina. |
counterclockwise,
counter-clockwise (US),
anticlockwise,
anti-clockwise (UK) adv | (movement: opposite to clock hands) | in senso antiorario loc avv |
| | To open the jar, you have to turn the lid counter-clockwise. |
| | Per aprire il barattolo, ruotare il coperchio in senso antiorario. |