mutilation

mutilazione

Grave danno al corpo di una persona o un animale, soprattutto quando una parte viene tagliata o distrutta.

In inglese semplice: Severe damage to a person’s or animal’s body, especially when a part is cut off or destroyed.

• The attack caused severe mutilation.
• The law bans the mutilation of animals.
• Survivors received treatment for wounds and mutilation.

Sinonimi: disfigurement, maiming

Espressioni comuni: bodily mutilation, prevent mutilation, mutilation of something

mutilazione

Danno grave causato a qualcosa tagliandone, togliendone o distruggendone delle parti.

In inglese semplice: The act or result of badly damaging something by cutting off, removing, or destroying parts.

• The statue suffered deliberate mutilation.
• Removing whole chapters amounted to mutilation of the book.
• The museum documented the mutilation of several ancient sculptures.

Sinonimi: mangling, disfigurement

Espressioni comuni: deliberate mutilation, mutilation of something