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1 ♦ tail
♦ tail (1) /teɪl/n.1 coda ( anche fig.); estremità, fine; ( d'abito) falda: the peacock's tail, la coda del pavone; ( del cane) to wag one's tail, scodinzolare; a bushy tail, una coda a (forma di) pennello; the tail of a comet, la coda d'una cometa; the tail of a shirt, l'estremità inferiore d'una camicia; the tail of a car, l'estremità posteriore di un'auto; He watched me out of the tail of his eye, mi ha guardato con la coda dell'occhio2 codazzo; seguito: The President was followed by a tail of attendants, il Presidente era seguito da un codazzo di collaboratori3 [u] ( di moneta, spesso al pl.) rovescio; croce: Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; Tails I win, per me, croce!4 (pl.) (= tailcoat) giacca a coda di rondine; marsina; frac: The men were all in tails, gli uomini erano tutti in frac5 (zool.) pinna caudale8 (fam.) pedinatore9 (fam.) pedinamento11 (volg.) coda; pene12 (volg.) scopata● (aeron.) tail assembly, piani di coda; impennaggio verticale □ tail-braid, rinforzo dell'orlo ( della camicia) □ (autom.) tail chase, inseguimento ravvicinato □ tail end, fine, coda (fig.); (fam.) sedere, deretano: the tail end of a procession, la coda d'un corteo □ the tail end of a speech, la chiusa di un discorso □ ( sport e fig.) tail-ender, fanalino di coda (fig.) □ tail fin, (zool.) pinna caudale; (aeron.) deriva di coda □ tail gate, cateratta inferiore ( di una chiusa) □ (aeron.) tail-heavy, appoppato □ (fam. USA) tail job, pedinamento ( di un detective privato) □ ( cricket) the tail, i giocatori poco abili con la mazza ( e quindi vanno a battere per ultimi) □ the tail of a «g», la gamba di una «g» □ ( sport) the tail of the field, la coda della corsa □ (meteor.) the tail of a gale, la coda di una burrasca □ (aeron.) tail rotor, rotore di coda ( di elicottero) □ (aeron.) tail slide, scivolata di coda □ (aeron.) tail surface, impennaggio □ (fig.: di persona) tails up, di buon umore; su di morale □ (fig.) the tail wagging the dog, una cosa o persona insignificante che condiziona la sorte di cose o persone assai più importanti □ (aeron.) tail wheel, ruota di coda; ruotino □ tail wind, (naut.) vento di poppa; (aeron.) vento di coda □ to have one's tail down, avere la coda bassa; (fam.) essere giù di giri □ to have one's tail up, avere la coda dritta; (fam.) essere su di giri (o di morale) □ ( anche fig.) to put one's tail between one's legs, mettere la coda fra le gambe □ (fam.: della polizia, ecc.) to put a tail on sb., far pedinare q. □ ( slang USA) to sit on one's tail, stare seduto sulle chiappe □ (autom., fam.) to sit on sb. 's tail, tallonare q. dappresso □ to turn tail, fare dietrofront ( e scappare) □ (fig.) to twist sb. 's tail, pestare i piedi a q.; infastidire q. □ (fig.) to twist the lion's tail, pestare la coda al leone; tirar la coda al diavolo □ I can make neither head nor tail of it, non riesco a venirne a capo; non ci capisco un acca.tail (2) /teɪl/n.● estate tail (o estate in tail), beni soggetti a proprietà limitata.(to) tail /teɪl/v. t.4 (fam., anche to tail after) seguire dappresso; stare alle calcagna di; pedinare: The thief was being tailed by a policeman, il ladro aveva un poliziotto alle calcagna8 (volg.) chiavare, fottere, scopare (volg.). -
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['bʊʃɪ](plant, tail, beard) folto (-a), (eyebrows) irsuto (-a) -
4 brush
I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
- brush up* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) spazzola, spazzolino2) (an act of brushing.) spazzolatura3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) coda4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) scaramuccia2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) spazzolare, pulire con la spazzola2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) spazzare3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) spazzolare4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) sfiorare•- brush away
- brush up
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- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
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6 raccoon
[rə'kuːn] [AE ræ-]* * *[rə'ku:n, ]( American[) ræ-](a type of small, furry, North American animal, with a striped, bushy tail.) procione, orsetto lavatore* * *raccoon /rəˈku:n/n.(zool., Procyon lotor) procione; orsetto lavatore● (zool.) raccoon dog ( Nyctereutes procyonides), cane procione; cane viverrino.* * *[rə'kuːn] [AE ræ-] -
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8 squirrel
['skwɪrəl] [AE 'skwɜːrəl]nome scoiattolo m.* * *['skwirəl, ]( American[) 'skwə:rəl](a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail.) scoiattolo* * *squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl/● ( anche elettr.) squirrel cage, gabbia di scoiattolo □ squirrel-hawk, falco predatore ( che si ciba di scoiattoli) □ squirrel monkey, uistitì ( o altra piccola scimmia) □ ( slang USA) squirrel tank, manicomio □ (zool.) barking squirrel, cane della prateria.* * *['skwɪrəl] [AE 'skwɜːrəl]nome scoiattolo m.
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bushy — UK [ˈbʊʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms bushy : adjective bushy comparative bushier superlative bushiest 1) bushy hair or fur is very thick bushy eyebrows A fox has a long bushy tail. See: bright eyed 2) bushy trees or plants have a lot of leaves… … English dictionary
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bushy — bush|y [ˈbuʃi] adj comparative bushier superlative bushiest 1.) bushy hair or fur grows thickly ▪ a bushy tail 2.) bushy plants grow thickly, with a lot of branches and leaves >bushiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
bushy — adjective bushy hair or fur grows thickly: a bushy tail bushiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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