disturbance

disturbance
[dɪ'stɜːbəns]
nome
1) (interruption, inconvenience) disturbo m.
2) (riot) disordini m.pl., tumulto m.; (fight) litigio m.
3) meteor. perturbazione f.
4) psic. disturbo m.
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noun
1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) tumulto
2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) interruzione
3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) disturbo, turbamento
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disturbance /dɪˈstɜ:bəns/
n. [uc]
1 disturbo: the disturbance caused by road works, il disturbo causato dai lavori stradali; They needed a place where they could work free from disturbance, gli serviva un posto dove potessero lavorare senza essere disturbati; I don't want any disturbances this afternoon, non voglio essere disturbato per nessun motivo oggi pomeriggio; The disturbance of wildlife is strictly prohibited, è severamente vietato disturbare gli animali
2 agitazione; disordine: There were violent disturbances in the streets, ci sono stati violenti disordini nelle strade; The elections were followed by weeks of civil disturbance, alle elezioni sono seguite settimane di agitazioni civili
3 (leg.) turbativa: disturbance of possession, turbativa di possesso
4 (meteor. e fig.) perturbazione: atmospheric disturbance caused by solar flares, perturbazioni atmosferiche dovute a brillamenti solari
5 (med., psic.) disturbo, disfunzione: visual [intestinal] disturbances, disturbi visivi [intestinali]; mental [psychological] disturbance, disturbi psichici [psicologici]
6 (radio, TV) disturbo
● (leg.) disturbance of the peace, disturbo della quiete pubblica □ (leg.) to cause (o to create) a disturbance, turbare l'ordine pubblico (o la quiete pubblica).
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[dɪ'stɜːbəns]
nome
1) (interruption, inconvenience) disturbo m.
2) (riot) disordini m.pl., tumulto m.; (fight) litigio m.
3) meteor. perturbazione f.
4) psic. disturbo m.

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