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sadico

/ˈsa.di.ko/adjective / noun · masculineB2
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Significado · adjective

sadistic

  • Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
  • Cruel, malicious

En una frase

Ha un senso dell'umorismo crudele e quasi sadico.

He has a cruel and almost sadistic sense of humor.

Non provare un piacere sadico per le sfortune altrui.

Do not take sadistic pleasure in other people's misfortunes.

Le punizioni inflitte dal capo erano eccessive e sadiche.

The punishments inflicted by the boss were excessive and sadistic.

Formas de la palabra (4)
PalabraFormas de la palabra
sadicomasculine · singular
sadicafeminine · singular
sadicimasculine · plural
sadichefeminine · plural

Notas de uso

  • The masculine plural is 'sadici', with the hard /k/ softening to /tʃ/.

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Antónimos

Significado · noun

sadist

  • a person who derives pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation on others

En una frase

Quel dittatore era un sadico che godeva nel vedere soffrire la gente.

That dictator was a sadist who took pleasure in seeing people suffer.

Non capisco perché si comporti come un sadico con i suoi collaboratori.

I don't understand why he behaves like a sadist toward his coworkers.

Non è affatto un sadico, anche se a volte fa battute crudeli.

He is not a sadist at all, even if he sometimes makes cruel jokes.

Formas de la palabra (2)
PalabraFormas de la palabra
sadicomasculine · singular
sadicimasculine · plural

Notas de uso

  • Also widely used as an adjective meaning 'sadistic'.
  • The feminine noun form is 'sadica', and the masculine plural is 'sadici'.

Palabras relacionadas

Antónimos

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