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greed

Italian translation: avidità

05:51 Oct 24, 2001
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: greed
Greed can lead to ruin
anna
Italian translation:avidità
Explanation:
i hope it helps
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JH Trads
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Local time: 05:47
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4 +2avidità
JH Trads
4 +1Dipende un po' dal tono del testo..
Floriana (X)
5avidita', cupidigia, bramosia
morfeo
4greed
Giancarlo Trigari


  

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avidità


Explanation:
i hope it helps

JH Trads
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Local time: 05:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Dipende un po' dal tono del testo..


Explanation:
Se è un testo molto "biblico" potresti andare con "cupidigia". Se no anche "bramosia"; "golosità" o "ingordigia" se è del tipo più gastronomico; ecc. Altrimenti,
"avidità" va sempre bene!

Floriana

Floriana (X)
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greed


Explanation:
Perchè non "La gola" termine gastronomico e "proverbiale" ?
Ciao

Giancarlo Trigari
Italy
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avidita', cupidigia, bramosia


Explanation:
dipende dal tono del teso in cui lo devi inserire io ti consiglio di optare per avidita' in quanto puo' essere utilizzato sia in un contesto aulico che medio. ora sta a te decidere!

morfeo
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