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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTITI

pentiti  [penˈtiːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTITI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pentiti is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENTITI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pentito

Pentito designates people in Italy who, formerly part of criminal or terrorist organizations, following their arrests decide to "repent" and collaborate with the judicial system to help investigations. The government passed legislation creating the judicial category pentiti to fight terrorism in the 1970s, during the "Years of Lead". Their correct technical name in Italian is collaboratori di giustizia. In the wake of the Maxi Trial in 1986-87, and after the testimony of Tommaso Buscetta, the term was more often used for former members of the Sicilian Mafia who abandoned their organization and started helping in investigations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTITI


Beatty
ˈbiːtɪ
beaty
ˈbiːtɪ
Cavite
kəˈviːtɪ
conceity
kənˈsiːtɪ
Ekiti
ɛˈkiːtɪ
entreaty
ɪnˈtriːtɪ
gleety
ˈɡliːtɪ
meaty
ˈmiːtɪ
Nefertiti
ˌnɛfəˈtiːtɪ
Nofretete
ˌnɒfrɛˈtiːtɪ
Papeete
ˌpɑːpɪˈiːtɪ
peaty
ˈpiːtɪ
rete
ˈriːtɪ
sheety
ˈʃiːtɪ
sleety
ˈsliːtɪ
streety
ˈstriːtɪ
sweetie
ˈswiːtɪ
Tahiti
təˈhiːtɪ
treaty
ˈtriːtɪ
wheaty
ˈwiːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTITI

penteteric
penthemimer
penthemimeral
Penthesilea
Penthesileia
Pentheus
penthouse
pentice
pentimenti
pentimento
pentito
Pentland Firth
pentlandite
pentobarbital
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone
pentode
pentomic
pentosan
pentose

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTITI

buriti
cubiti
graffiti
Haiti
inverse graffiti
Koweiti
Kuwaiti
miriti
ouistiti
oustiti
propositi
samiti
seniti
shiviti
smriti
tiriti
titi
wapiti
wistiti
ziti

Synonyms and antonyms of pentiti in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentiti» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTITI

Find out the translation of pentiti to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentiti from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentiti» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pentiti
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pentiti
570 millions of speakers

English

pentiti
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentiti
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pentiti
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pentiti
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pentiti
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pentiti
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repentis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pentiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pentiti
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pentiti
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pentiti
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nuwun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pentiti
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pentiti
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेंटीटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentiti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentiti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pentiti
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pentiti
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentiti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pentiti
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentiti
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentiti
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentiti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentiti

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTITI»

The term «pentiti» is regularly used and occupies the 68.074 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTITI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pentiti» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pentiti» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentiti

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTITI»

Discover the use of pentiti in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentiti and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The popular educator
Noi ci pentimmo. Voi vi pentiste. Eglino si pentirono. Determinate Preterite. Sing. Io mi sono pentito, I have Tu ti s£i pentito. [repented. Egli si e pentito. Plur. Noi ci siamo pentitL Voi Ti Biete pentlti. Eglino si sono pentiti. Indeterminate Pluperfect.
Popular educator, 1852
2
The new popular educator: a complete encyclopædia of ...
Plnr. Noi ci sifimo pentiti, Voi vi siete pentiti. Eglino si sono pentiti. Indeterminate Pluperfect. Sinn. Io mi era pentito, / had repented. Tu ti eri pentito. Egli si era pentito. Plnr. Noi ci envamo pentiti. Voi vi eravato pentiti. Eglino si erano pentiti.
‎1898
3
Webster's New World 575+ Italian Verbs
Imperative: (tu) pentiti (non pentirti); (Lei) si penta; (noi) pentiamoci; (voi) pentitevi ; (Loro) si pentano Note: Pentirsi requires the preposition di before an infinitive ( see the second and fourth examples below) or a noun (see the first example ...
Laura Soave, 2008
4
The New European Criminology: Crime and Social Order in Europe
Letizia. Paoli. The present article investigates the contribution made by former mafia affiliates— the 'pentiti' (literally, penitents), as they are popularly called in Italy—to the knowledge of the Italian mafia, and the impact of their statements on the ...
Vincenzo Ruggiero, Nigel South, Ian Taylor, 2002
5
Mafia: Money and Politics in Sicily, 1950-1997
The accounts by the pentiti are probably the most important of all, as they are the only sources providing insight into the internal workings and dynamics of the Mafia, but they are also the most problematic in every way. There are numerous ...
René Seindal, 1998
6
A grammar of the Italian language
TEMPI COMPOSTI. INDICATIVE Presente. Mi sono pentito, ti sei pentito, si e pentito, ci siamo pentiti, vi siete pentito, i, si sono pentiti, Imperfetto. Mi era pentito , ti eri pentito, si era pentito, ci eravamo pentiti, vi eravate pentito, i, si erano pentiti, ...
Alfred Elwes, 1852
7
A Grammar of the Italian Language, Arranged in Twenty ...
... COMPOSTI. INDICATIVO. Presente. Mi sano pentito, ti sei pentito, si e pentito, ci siamo pentiti, vi siete pentito, 1', si sono pentiti,. Imperfetto. Mi era pentito, ti eri pentito, si era pentito, ci eravamo pentiti, vi eravate pentito, 1', st erano pentiti, ...
Alfred Elwes, 1854
8
Pentiti: Tommaso Buscetta, Pentito, Giovanni Pandico, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2011
9
An International History of Terrorism: Western and ...
The Legge Pentiti was also criticized as anti-constitutional. Not only extremist parties from the left and the right, but also people such as the President of the State, Sandro Pertini, had trouble with the proposition. They criticized, as has been ...
Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Bernhard Blumenau, 2013
10
Terrorism: Protection of Witnesses and Collaborators of Justice
At which stage(s), and in which context, is it possible for witnesses and pentiti to benefit from procedural measures of protection? 10. Is there the possibility for witnesses and pentiti to obtain legal assistance at this(these) stage(s)? 11. Are there ...
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTITI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentiti is used in the context of the following news items.
1
La gioia del procuratore Cafiero "Un evento enorme, ho i brividi"
Lei ha firmato i blitz più importanti, raccolto le confessioni dei primi, decisivi pentiti, chiesto e ottenuto ergastoli, eppure ha sempre sostenuto ... «La Repubblica, Jun 15»
2
Syriza alza il livello dello scontro
... quei paesi che l'hanno fatto se ne sono pentiti amaramente – proprio nel momento in cui la trattativa con i creditori giunge al redde rationem. «EuNews, Jun 15»
3
The Italians by John Hooper review: land of the little envelopes
Moreover, Mafia pentiti, or penitent ones, have helped to convict hundreds of politicos, big-time hustlers and shakedown artists. Hooper is an ... «Irish Times, May 15»
4
Messico scomparso, la strategia del terrore
... alcuni pentiti sotto tortura. Dove sono allora i 43? Nelle numerose fosse comuni portate alla luce durante la loro ricerca non sono stati trovati. «il manifesto, May 15»
5
Boss presidenti, rampolli in campo e squadre in mano ai clan: è la …
Alcuni anni fa l'allenatore e dirigente dell'Hinterreggio era Eugenio Borghetto, coinvolto nell'indagine “Alta Tensione” e indicato da più pentiti ... «L'Espresso, May 15»
6
Italy to give anti-mafia witnesses new jobs
... attempt to give witnesses in mafia cases more support and differentiate them from collaborators – or “pentiti” – the ex-mafiosi who decided to ... «The Local.it, Apr 15»
7
De Gennaro e i moralisti
Senza i suoi primi pentiti – attraverso cui Falcone costruisce l'intelaiatura del processo – oggi non sarebbero in carcere Totò Riina e i suoi ... «Il Foglio, Apr 15»
8
Provenzano, nuova lezione di mafia ai turisti. Il tour operator: "Così …
Un uomo diverso da quello citato dai pentiti: Binnu u tratturi lo chiamavano, oppure il "ragioniere", per dire che decideva la vita e la morte delle ... «La Repubblica, Mar 15»
9
Nicolò Marino, ex assessore in Sicilia: «Ex generale dei Cc …
... di Confindustria Sicilia, di cui parlerebbero cinque presunti pentiti per presunte vicende poco chiare) ma non è dato sapere con chi e come. «Il Sole 24 Ore, Mar 15»
10
Intramontabili e sexy, ecco i 50 “sfumati” di grigio
Anche se gli uomini spesso non si rassegnano (e sono in qualche caso “pentiti” del ritocco, sempre tremendo), in realtà acquistano un gran ... «La Stampa, Mar 15»

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