cross-purposes no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para cross-purposes no dicionário inglês»italiano

cross-purposes [Brit ˌkrɒsˈpəːpəsɪz, americ ˌkrɔsˈpərpəsəz] SUBST npl

we are at cross-purposes (with each other) (misunderstanding)

ci siamo fraintesi (l'uno con l'altro)

we are at cross-purposes (with each other) (disagreement)

siamo in disaccordo (l'uno con l'altro)

to talk at cross-purposes

fraintendersi or non riuscire a capirsi

cross-purposes no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para cross-purposes no dicionário inglês»italiano

cross-purposes SUBST pl

to be talking at cross-purposes

fraintendersi

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

It was a war of cross-purposes, and so doomed to perpetual escalation.

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Of course, combining shoes off indoors with running literally barefoot may be working to cross-purposes, if you track in toxins on your bare feet.

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And competition between these senior leaders -- for power, and to make their own unit successful -- can lead to them working at cross-purposes.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The fiscal and monetary authorities appear to be working at cross-purposes.

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Among other challenges, many reforms are at cross-purposes or are politically testing, if not impossible.

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Employees often work at cross-purposes when their goals, metrics and incentives are not aligned.

business.financialpost.com

You can see we are at cross-purposes with ourselves again.

www.catholicworldreport.com

Talk about an expensive political agenda that runs at cross-purposes to deficit reduction goals.

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People working at cross-purposes, and the subsequent efforts to correct the outcome.

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Everyone working at cross-purposes, with everyone having the same goal in mind.

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