doom

rovina, perdizione

Morte, distruzione o un’altra fine terribile che attende qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Death, destruction, or another terrible end that someone or something faces.

• They feared their coming doom.
• The village faced certain doom as the fire approached.
• A sense of doom spread through the crowd.

Sinonimi: destruction, death

Espressioni comuni: meet your doom, certain doom, sense of doom, fall to your doom

condannare

Decidere ufficialmente che qualcuno debba subire una pena, soprattutto la morte.

In inglese semplice: To officially decide that someone must suffer a punishment, especially death.

• The court doomed him to death.
• The prisoners were doomed to years of hard labor.
• A harsh judge could doom a thief to death.

Come si usa: doom someone to something (The judge doomed the prisoner to death.)

Sinonimi: condemn, sentence

Espressioni comuni: doom someone to death, doom a prisoner