English-Italian translations for trophy

trofeoE’ la caccia ai trofei: la gente va a caccia grossa e torna a casa orgogliosa, ma disgustosamente provvista della testa di un animale raro come trofeo. It is trophy hunting: people who go out and shoot big game and come home proudly but sickeningly with a trophy of the head of a rare animal. Un brevetto non può essere considerato semplicemente un trofeo per chi prima arriva presso l'autorità competente con qualcosa da depositare.A patent must not be reduced to the status of a trophy for whoever gets to the competent authority first with an application for a particular patent.

tropæum#English|Tropæum
An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed
Any emblem of success; a status symbol
An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime
To adorn with trophies

He won the trophy in a running competition
The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, his three yachts (for the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean), his jet, and his mistresses.

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