"sotto i riflettori" meaning in Italian

See sotto i riflettori in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “under the spotlights”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|under the spotlights}} “under the spotlights”, {{lit|under the spotlights}} Literally, “under the spotlights” Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} sotto i riflettori
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sotto, riflettore.
    Sense id: en-sotto_i_riflettori-it-prep_phrase-x4aEMmTY
  2. (idiomatic) in the spotlight; at the center of attention Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sotto_i_riflettori-it-prep_phrase-rVegGfQz Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 98

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “under the spotlights”.",
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        {
          "english": "He was strapped into a chair surrounded by dials, under dazzling lights.\n(literally, “The had bound him to a chair surrounded by dials, under the spotlights.”)",
          "ref": "2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori",
          "text": "L'avevano legato a una sedia circondata da quadranti, sotto i riflettori.",
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          "english": "At the head of the Manhattan prosecutor's office there's a well-known Democratic magistrate, Cyrus Vance Jr., son of a former Secretary of State and already in the spotlight for the investigation into the former Director of the Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss Kahn.",
          "ref": "2020 August 3, Federico Rampini, “La procura di Manhattan indaga per frode bancaria sull'azienda di Trump. Presidente Usa: \"Caccia alle streghe\" [The Manhattan prosecutor's office investigates Trump's company for bank fraud. US President: \"Witch hunt\"]”, in la Repubblica",
          "text": "A capo della procura di Manhattan c’è un noto magistrato democratico, Cyrus Vance Jr., figlio di un ex segretario di Stato e già sotto i riflettori per l’inchiesta sull’ex direttore del Fondo monetario Dominique Strauss Kahn.",
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          "ref": "2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori",
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          "ref": "2020 August 3, Federico Rampini, “La procura di Manhattan indaga per frode bancaria sull'azienda di Trump. Presidente Usa: \"Caccia alle streghe\" [The Manhattan prosecutor's office investigates Trump's company for bank fraud. US President: \"Witch hunt\"]”, in la Repubblica",
          "text": "A capo della procura di Manhattan c’è un noto magistrato democratico, Cyrus Vance Jr., figlio di un ex segretario di Stato e già sotto i riflettori per l’inchiesta sull’ex direttore del Fondo monetario Dominique Strauss Kahn.",
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