redeem

[rɪ'diːm] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (exchange) scambiare [voucher]; (for cash) riscattare [bond, security]

2) (pay off) riscattare [pawned goods]

her one redeeming feature is — la caratteristica che la salva è, si salva solo grazie a

3) (salvage) salvare, riscattare [situation, occasion]; fare ammenda di [fault]

4) (satisfy) adempiere [obligation]; mantenere [pledge]

5) relig. redimere, salvare

2.

verbo riflessivo

to redeem oneself — redimersi, riscattarsi (by doing facendo)

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[rə'di:m]

verb

1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) riscattare

2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) redimere, liberare

3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) recuperare, riscattare

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- Redeemer

- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature

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[rɪ'diːm] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (exchange) scambiare [voucher]; (for cash) riscattare [bond, security]

2) (pay off) riscattare [pawned goods]

her one redeeming feature is — la caratteristica che la salva è, si salva solo grazie a

3) (salvage) salvare, riscattare [situation, occasion]; fare ammenda di [fault]

4) (satisfy) adempiere [obligation]; mantenere [pledge]

5) relig. redimere, salvare

2.

verbo riflessivo

to redeem oneself — redimersi, riscattarsi (by doing facendo)