maverick

anticonformista, indipendente

Che pensa o agisce a modo proprio, anche quando gli altri non sono d’accordo.

In inglese semplice: Thinking or acting in your own way, even when other people disagree.

• She is a maverick thinker.
• His maverick approach challenged the usual methods.
• The party struggled to control its maverick members.

Sinonimi: independent, unconventional, unorthodox

Contrari: conventional, conformist

Espressioni comuni: maverick politician, maverick approach

non marchiato

Detto di un animale da allevamento senza un marchio a fuoco che ne indichi il proprietario.

In inglese semplice: Describing a farm animal without a burned mark showing who owns it.

• They found a maverick calf.
• Maverick cattle wandered near the ranch.
• The cowboys separated the maverick animals from the branded herd.

Sinonimi: unbranded

Contrari: branded

Espressioni comuni: maverick cattle, maverick calf

anticonformista

Persona che segue le proprie idee invece di fare ciò che gli altri si aspettano.

In inglese semplice: A person who follows their own ideas instead of doing what others expect.

• She is a maverick.
• The party’s mavericks refused to support the bill.
• As a young artist, he was considered a maverick.

Sinonimi: nonconformist, individualist, rebel

Contrari: conformist

Espressioni comuni: a political maverick, a real maverick, an artistic maverick, a scientific maverick

bovino non marchiato

Bovino senza marchio a fuoco che ne indichi il proprietario, soprattutto se vaga libero.

In inglese semplice: A farm animal without a burned ownership mark, especially one wandering freely.

• A maverick joined the herd.
• The rancher branded the maverick he had found.
• Cowboys gathered several mavericks during the roundup.

Sinonimi: unbranded animal

Espressioni comuni: a stray maverick, brand a maverick

refurtiva

Qualcosa che una persona ha preso in modo disonesto.

In inglese semplice: Something that a person has taken dishonestly.

• The watch was a maverick.
• He hid his mavericks under the bed.
• The trader was caught selling a maverick.

Sinonimi: stolen property, loot

Espressioni comuni: a stolen maverick, a maverick stash

appropriarsi di bestiame non marchiato

Prendere un animale da allevamento non marchiato in un terreno aperto e dichiararlo proprio.

In inglese semplice: To take an unmarked farm animal from open land and claim it as your own.

• He mavericked a stray calf.
• The rancher was accused of mavericking cattle.
• They tried to maverick unbranded animals from the open range.

Espressioni comuni: maverick a calf, maverick stray cattle

appropriarsi indebitamente

Prendere qualcosa che non si ha il diritto legale di possedere.

In inglese semplice: To take something that you have no legal right to own.

• He mavericked his neighbour’s tools.
• They were accused of mavericking public land.
• The trader had mavericked goods belonging to another merchant.

Sinonimi: steal, misappropriate

Espressioni comuni: maverick someone’s property, maverick something