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1 ♦ chest
♦ chest /tʃɛst/n.1 (anat.) torace; petto: a broad chest, un ampio torace; chest pains, dolori al petto; He crossed his arms over his chest, incrociò le braccia sul petto2 (med., fam.) petto; polmoni (pl.): He's got a weak chest, è delicato di polmoni; chest trouble, disturbo alle vie respiratorie; malattia polmonare3 cassa; cassapanca: an oak chest, una cassa di quercia; treasure chest, forziere; medicine chest, cassetta dei medicinali● (med.) chest cold, tracheobronchite □ ( ginnastica) chest expander, estensore □ chest freezer, congelatore a bancone □ chest of drawers, cassettone □ ( baseball) chest protection, armatura protettiva del tronco; corazza □ ( moda) chest size, circonferenza del torace; busto □ chest voice, voce di petto □ (mus.: di nota) from the chest, di petto □ (fam.) to get st. off one's chest, levarsi un peso dallo stomaco; sfogarsi □ to throw out one's chest, sporgere il petto in fuori; impettirsi NOTA D'USO: - thoracic o chest?-.(to) chest /tʃɛst/v. t.● to chest the ball down, mettere la palla a terra stoppandola con il petto. -
2 ♦ (to) expand
♦ (to) expand /ɪkˈspænd/A v. t.1 allargare; dilatare; gonfiare: The excessive heat had expanded the rails, l'eccessivo calore aveva dilatato le rotaie; to expand one's chest, gonfiare il petto2 espandere; allargare; ampliare; estendere: He is trying to expand his business, cerca di ampliare il suo giro d'affari; Education expands the minds of children, l'istruzione allarga la mente dei ragazzi; to expand one's influence, estendere il proprio raggio d'influenza; (fin.) to expand one's holdings, aumentare il numero delle proprie partecipazioni azionarieB v. i.1 allargarsi; dilatarsi: Most substances expand if you warm them up, la maggior parte delle sostanze si dilata se le si riscalda; Lake Garda expands there, il lago di Garda s'allarga in quel punto2 espandersi; ampliarsi; crescere: Our trade will expand rapidly, il nostro commercio si espanderà rapidamente3 distendersi; spiegarsi; ( di fiori) schiudersi: His features expanded in a broad smile, il viso gli si distese in un largo sorrisoexpandablea.espansibile; dilatabileexpandern.1 tenditore; estensore2 (mecc.) espansore; allargatubi; mandrino. -
3 ♦ (to) expand
♦ (to) expand /ɪkˈspænd/A v. t.1 allargare; dilatare; gonfiare: The excessive heat had expanded the rails, l'eccessivo calore aveva dilatato le rotaie; to expand one's chest, gonfiare il petto2 espandere; allargare; ampliare; estendere: He is trying to expand his business, cerca di ampliare il suo giro d'affari; Education expands the minds of children, l'istruzione allarga la mente dei ragazzi; to expand one's influence, estendere il proprio raggio d'influenza; (fin.) to expand one's holdings, aumentare il numero delle proprie partecipazioni azionarieB v. i.1 allargarsi; dilatarsi: Most substances expand if you warm them up, la maggior parte delle sostanze si dilata se le si riscalda; Lake Garda expands there, il lago di Garda s'allarga in quel punto2 espandersi; ampliarsi; crescere: Our trade will expand rapidly, il nostro commercio si espanderà rapidamente3 distendersi; spiegarsi; ( di fiori) schiudersi: His features expanded in a broad smile, il viso gli si distese in un largo sorrisoexpandablea.espansibile; dilatabileexpandern.1 tenditore; estensore2 (mecc.) espansore; allargatubi; mandrino.
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