COSA NOSTRA

Meaning of COSA NOSTRA in English

another name for the US Mafia (1). Cosa nostra is Italian for ‘our thing’.

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COSA NOSTRA — Cosa Nostra BrE AmE ˌkəʊz ə ˈnɒs trə AmE \ ˌkoʊs ə ˈnoʊs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COSA NOSTRA — /koh"zeuh nohs"treuh/ a secret association engaged in organized crime in the U.S., modeled after and affiliated with the Mafia. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COSA NOSTRA — secret society of criminals in the USA (often connected with the Mafia)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COSA NOSTRA — [ ˌkəʊzə'nɒstrə ] ■ noun a US criminal organization resembling and related to the Mafia. Origin Ital., lit. 'our affair'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COSA NOSTRA — Co ‧ sa Nos ‧ tra /ˌkəʊzə ˈnɒstrə $ ˌkəʊsə ˈnəʊs-/ BrE AmE another name for the ↑ mafia (=a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COSA NOSTRA — n. a US criminal organization resembling and related to the Mafia. [It., = our affair]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COSA NOSTRA — n. a US criminal organization resembling and related to the Mafia. [ It., = our affair ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COSA NOSTRA — n. a US criminal organization resembling and related to the Mafia. Etymology: It., our affair
Oxford English vocab
COSA NOSTRA — (итальянское) "Коза ностра", "Наше дело" (самоназвание мафии, особ. в США)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSA NOSTRA — (итальянское) "Коза ностра", "Наше дело" (самоназвание мафии, особ. в США)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSA NOSTRA — ит. «Коза ностра», «Наше дело» ( самоназвание мафии, особ. в США )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COSA NOSTRA — ит. «Коза ностра», «Наше дело» ( самоназвание мафии, особ. в США )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COSA NOSTRA — ит. «Коза ностра», «Наше дело» ( самоназвание мафии, особ. в США )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COSA NOSTRA — итал. «Коза Ностра» (дословно «Наше Дело» - название итало-американской мафии)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
COSA NOSTRA — "Коза ностра" Тайное общество организованной преступности, тесно связанное с мафией. Означает "Наше дело". Авторами названия считают известных боссов организованной преступности Лаки …
COSA NOSTRA — "Коза ностра" Тайное общество организованной преступности, тесно связанное с мафией. Означает "Наше дело". Авторами названия считают известных боссов организованной преступности …
COSA NOSTRA — (итальянское) "Коза ностра", "Наше дело" (самоназвание мафии, особ. в США)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSA NOSTRA — (итальянское) "Коза ностра", "Наше дело" (самоназвание мафии, особ. в США)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSA — n thing; alicun cosa something, anything
Interlingua English vocab
COSA — учет сокр. от cost of sales adjustment
Англо-Русский словарь бухгалтерского учета и аудита
COSA — Core [Board] Satellite Вспомогательный модуль основной платы (BS). Состоит из 6 ИКМ30 интерфейсов типа Abis и 6 CU-интерфейсов (в BS24x).
Англо-Русский словарь терминов GSM
PEREANT QUI ANTE NOS NOSTRA DIXERUNT — foreign term Etymology: Latin may they perish who have expressed our bright ideas before us
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDERE — foreign term Etymology: Latin we dare defend our rights
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEREANT QUI ANTE NOS NOSTRA DIXERUNT — foreign term Etymology: Latin : may they perish who have expressed our bright ideas before us
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDERE — foreign term Etymology: Latin : we dare defend our rights — motto of Alabama
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEREANT QUI ANTE NOS NOSTRA DIXERUNT — [per.eant qui an.te nos nos.tra dix.e.runt] [L] foreign term : may they perish who have expressed our bright ideas before …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUDEMUS JURA NOSTRA DEFENDERE — [au.de.mus ju.ra nos.tra de.fen.de.re] [L] foreign term : we dare defend our rights--motto of Alabama
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VESTRA SALUS NOSTRA — (лат.) vestra salus nostra salus - in aere piscari, in mari venari
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VOLER — v to wish, want; voler (facer un cosa) to want to (do something); voler (un cosa) to want (a thing); …
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VETO — n veto; poner su veto (a un cosa) to veto (something)
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TENER — [ten-/tent-;-tin-/-tent-] v to hold (something); tener pro to deem; consider; tener a (un cosa) to value, care for (a thing)
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SUBJACER — v -; subjacer a (un cosa) to lie under (something)
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STATO — n I. state (1. condition or manner of existence; 2. commonwealth); II. [Pol.] estate; III. status (= legal standing, position); …
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SAPER — v to know, have knowledge of; saper (facer un cosa) to know how (to do something); qui sape! who knows!; …
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RESPONDER — [-spond-/-spons-] v to answer (= to reply); responder a (un persona, or un littera, un question, etc. ) to answer …
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RESOLVER — [-solv-/-solut-] v to resolve (1. to disinvolve, decompose, etc.; also: to solve; 2. to decide, determine); resolver se a (facer …
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REPUGNANTIA — n repugnance (1. contradiction; 2. dislike, disgust); sentir repugnantia a facer un cosa to feel repugnance to doing something
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REMEMORAR — v to remind; rememorar un cosa a un persona to remind someone of something; rememorar se to remember (= to …
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RECORDAR — v to remind; recordar un cosa a un persona to remind someone of something
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RECOMMENDAR — v to recommend; recommendar a (un persona) de (facer un cosa) to advise (someone) to (do something)
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RECLAMO — n 1. [Print.] catchword; 2. advertising, publicity; facer le reclamo pro un cosa to advertise, make publicity for, something
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PUNCTO — n I. point (1. dot; 2. [Gram.] period; 3. definite item or unit, as salient point, important point, another point, …
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PROPOSITO — (-pó-) n purpose (1. aim; 2. subject under discussion); (dicer un cosa) a proposito (to say something) to the purpose, …
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PROPONER — [-pon-/-posit-] v to propose, suggest; proponer se un cosa to intend, plan something; proponer se de (facer un cosa) to …
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PROCURAR — v to procure (= to secure after effort); procurar se un cosa to procure something
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PHANTASIA — (-ía) n I. fantasy, phantasy (1. power of imagining, fancy; 2. phantasm, fancy; 3. whim, caprice); II. fantasia (1. [Mus.] …
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ORIGINE — n origin; le origines de un cosa the beginnings of a thing; traher su origine de to take its origin …
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OMNE — adj I. all (1. as in all the cheese; 2. as in all the books); II. every, each; de omne …
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OFFERER — [offer-/oblat-/offert-] v to offer (something); also: to bid; offerer se (a facer un cosa) to offer (to do something); un …
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OBSERVAR — v to observe (1. to observe a law, rule, etc.; 2. to watch closely, to study; 3. to remark); facer …
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NOCER — v to harm, hurt; nocer a (un persona, un cosa) to be harmful, hurtful, to (a person, a thing)
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NEGLIGER — [-lig-/-lect-] v to neglect; negliger de facer un cosa to neglect or fail to do something
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NASO — n nose; naso aquilin aquiline nose; haber bon naso to have a good nose; mitter le naso in un cosa …
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APPOIAR — v 1. to keep up, prop (up); also: to support, back, aid; appoiar (un cosa) contra to lean (something) against; …
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Английский словарь Британика
FAMILY — /fam"euh lee, fam"lee/ , n. , pl. families , adj. n. 1. parents and their children, considered as a group, …
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