denounce

condannare, denunciare

Dichiarare pubblicamente e con forza che qualcuno o qualcosa è cattivo o sbagliato.

In inglese semplice: To publicly say very strongly that someone or something is bad or wrong.

• The mayor denounced the violence.
• She publicly denounced the government's decision.
• Several speakers denounced him as a liar.

Come si usa: denounce someone/something as something (Campaigners denounced the policy as unfair.)

Sinonimi: condemn, criticize, decry

Contrari: praise

Espressioni comuni: denounce violence, publicly denounce something, denounce someone as

denunciare, denunziare

Accusare formalmente qualcuno di un comportamento illecito, soprattutto segnalandolo alle autorità.

In inglese semplice: To formally accuse someone of wrongdoing, especially by reporting them to the authorities.

• Someone denounced him to the police.
• She refused to denounce her friends.
• The arrested man had been denounced as a spy.

Come si usa: denounce someone to someone (He denounced his former partner to the police.); denounce someone for something (A neighbour denounced her for hiding stolen goods.)

Sinonimi: report, inform on, accuse

Espressioni comuni: denounce someone to, denounce a suspect, denounce a neighbour