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1 ♦ eight
♦ eight /eɪt/a. e n.1 otto: eight hundred, ottocento; Only eight were invited, ne sono stati invitati solo otto; an eight-hour working day, una giornata lavorativa di otto ore; the eight of hearts, l'otto di cuori ( carta da gioco); Eight is my lucky number, l'otto è il mio numero fortunato; There are eight of them, sono in otto; Eight out of ten schools have an internet connection, otto scuole su dieci hanno la connessione internet2 otto ( anni d'età): He's eight, ha otto anni; an eight-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di otto anni4 (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) ( canottaggio) otto ( equipaggio e imbarcazione): The Oxford eight has ( o have) taken the lead, l'otto di Oxford è andato in testa; the Eights, le gare di canottaggio estive fra i college di Oxford● ( biliardo, USA) eight ball, palla nera; palla numero otto □ (telef., USA) 800 line (o number), numero verde □ ( sport) 800-metre runner, ottocentista □ ( slang USA) behind the eight ball, nei guai; nei casini □ (fam. GB) one over the eight, un bicchiere di troppo; ( come pred.) che ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppo, brillo, che ha alzato il gomito.
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