pirate

pirate
I 1. ['paɪərət]
nome
1) mar. pirata m. (anche fig.)
2) (copy of tape, etc.) copia f. pirata
3) (anche pirate station) stazione f. pirata
4) (copier) plagiario m.
2.
modificatore [video, tape] pirata; [ship] pirata, dei pirati
II ['paɪərət]
verbo transitivo piratare [tape, software]
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1. noun
1) (a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: Their ship was attacked by pirates; (also adjective) a pirate ship.) pirata
2) (a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence: a pirate radio-station.) pirata
2. verb
(to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so: The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.) (riprodurre senza permesso)
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pirate /ˈpaɪərət/
A n.
1 pirata; corsaro
2 (naut.) nave pirata
3 (fig.) chi stampa un libro alla macchia; plagiario
4 (fig.) riproduttore abusivo (di dischi, cassette, ecc.)
B a. attr.
pirata: (radio, TV) pirate broadcast, trasmissione pirata; pirate copy, copia pirata; pirate (radio) station, radio pirata.
(to) pirate /ˈpaɪərət/
v. t.
1 (antiq.) depredare, saccheggiare (sul mare)
2 (fig.) pubblicare (un libro) alla macchia; riprodurre abusivamente (dischi, cassette, ecc.); contraffare; piratare: to pirate CDs, contraffare cd.
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I 1. ['paɪərət]
nome
1) mar. pirata m. (anche fig.)
2) (copy of tape, etc.) copia f. pirata
3) (anche pirate station) stazione f. pirata
4) (copier) plagiario m.
2.
modificatore [video, tape] pirata; [ship] pirata, dei pirati
II ['paɪərət]
verbo transitivo piratare [tape, software]

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