smite

smite
[smaɪt]
verbo transitivo ant. (pass. smote; p.pass. smitten) (strike) colpire
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[smaɪt]
vt old smote pt smitten pp
(strike) colpire, (punish) punire
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smite /smaɪt/
n.
(lett. o scherz.) forte colpo; percossa.
(to) smite /smaɪt/
(pass. smote, p. p. smitten, smit), v. t. e i. (lett. o scherz.)
1 battere; colpire, percuotere; picchiare
2 castigare; punire: God shall smite thee, Dio ti castigherà; In 1666 London was smitten by plague, nel 1666 Londra fu colpita dalla peste
3 far soffrire; tormentare: The culprit was smitten with remorse, il colpevole era tormentato dal rimorso
4 sconfiggere; sbaragliare; debellare; sgominare
● (lett.) to smite one's breast, battersi il petto □ to smite off, tagliare, recidere (con un colpo di spada, ecc.): The executioner smote off his head, il boia gli recise la testa con un colpo □ (fig.) to smite on sb.'s ear, percuotere (o ferire) l'orecchio di q. □ (fam.) to be smitten by (o with) a girl, essere innamorato cotto d'una ragazza □ to be smitten with sb.'s charms, essere preso dal fascino di q.; essere affascinato da q. □ to be smitten with dread, esser preso dal terrore □ I was smitten with a desire to run away, sono stato preso dal desiderio improvviso di fuggire.
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[smaɪt]
verbo transitivo ant. (pass. smote; p.pass. smitten) (strike) colpire

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