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[hɔːn] 1.1) zool. (of animal) corno m.; (of snail) antenna f.; (of owl) ciuffo m.; fig. (on moon, anvil) corno m.2) mus. corno m.3) (of car) clacson m.4) U (substance) corno m.2.made of horn — in, di corno
modificatore mus. [player, teacher] di corno; [ part] per corno••to draw o pull in one's horns (feeling hurt) ritirarsi nel proprio guscio; (financially) tagliare sulle spese; to lock horns with sb. — scontrarsi (violentemente) con qcn
* * *[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corno2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) corno; di corno3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corno4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corno5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) clacson6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) corno7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) tromba•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *horn /hɔ:n/A n.1 corno ( in ogni senso); (geogr.) picco; antenna ( d'insetto): the horns of a snail, le corna d'una lumaca; to blow the horn, suonare il corno; (mus.) French horn, corno francese; (mitol.) the horn of plenty, il corno dell'abbondanza; la cornucopia2 (autom.) tromba; clacson: to sound (o to honk, to toot) one's horn, suonare il clacson; strombettare7 (volg.) erezioneB a. attr.di corno: a horn handle, un manico di corno● (geogr.) the Horn, Capo Horn □ (ferr.) horn-bar, asse ( di carro o carrozza) □ (geogr.) the Horn of Africa, il Corno d'Africa □ (mus.) horn player, suonatore di corno; cornista □ horn-rimmed glasses, occhiali con montatura di corno □ (miner.) horn silver, cerargirite □ ( di un animale) to cast (o to shed) one's horns, perdere le corna □ (fig.) to draw (o to pull) in one's horns, ridurre le spese, tirare la cinghia (fig.); ( anche) venire a più miti consigli, abbassare la cresta (fig.) □ to be on the horns of a dilemma, avere di fronte a sé due alternative ugualmente spiacevoli.(to) horn /hɔ:n/v. t.3 (fig. arc.) cornificare; fare le corna a (q.)● (fam.) to horn in (on), intromettersi, immischiarsi (in).* * *[hɔːn] 1.1) zool. (of animal) corno m.; (of snail) antenna f.; (of owl) ciuffo m.; fig. (on moon, anvil) corno m.2) mus. corno m.3) (of car) clacson m.4) U (substance) corno m.2.made of horn — in, di corno
modificatore mus. [player, teacher] di corno; [ part] per corno••to draw o pull in one's horns (feeling hurt) ritirarsi nel proprio guscio; (financially) tagliare sulle spese; to lock horns with sb. — scontrarsi (violentemente) con qcn
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horn — horn1 [ho:n US ho:rn] n ↑hoof, ↑horn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(on a car)¦ 3¦(musical instrument)¦ 4 drinking horn/powder horn etc 5 draw/pull in your horns 6 be on the horns of a dilemma ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
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