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1 ♦ length
♦ length /lɛŋɵ/n. [uc]1 lunghezza ( in ogni senso); (il) lungo: the length of a railway, la lunghezza d'una ferrovia; the length of a vowel, la lunghezza d'una vocale; four feet in length and three feet in width, quattro piedi in (o per il) lungo e tre in largo; (ipp.) to win by a length, vincere per una lunghezza2 distanza; portata: at arm's length, alla distanza d'un braccio; a portata di mano; The two ships were a cable's length apart, le due navi erano alla distanza d'un cavo4 tratto; pezzo; spezzone: a length of piping, un tratto di tubatura; a length of cable, un pezzo di cavo● length of service, anzianità di servizio □ a length of thread, una gugliata □ at length, per esteso, esaurientemente; alla fine, finalmente: to discuss st. at length, discutere per esteso di qc. □ at full length, lungo disteso; (= at great length) per esteso, con tutti i particolari □ to fall full length, cadere lungo disteso □ a full-length portrait, un ritratto a figura intera (o in piedi) □ (fig.) to go all lengths (o to any length, to any lengths), fare ogni sforzo; fare qualunque cosa: He would go to any length to help me, farebbe qualunque cosa per aiutarmi □ to go to great lengths to do st., fare ogni sforzo per fare qc. □ to go to the length of saying that…, arrivare al punto di dire che… □ (fig.) to keep sb. at arm's length, tenere q. a debita distanza; trattare q. con distacco, con freddezza □ (fam. ingl.) to measure one's length, cadere lungo disteso □ to travel the length and breadth of Scotland, girare la Scozia in lungo e in largo. -
2 length
[leŋθ] 1.1) lunghezza f.there was a ladder running the (whole) length of her stocking — la sua calza era smagliata per tutta la lunghezza
2) (of book, list) lunghezza f.; (of event, activity, prison sentence) durata f.; ling. (of syllable) lunghezza f.a film three hours in length — un film di tre ore o lungo tre ore
3) (piece) (of string, wood) pezzo m.; (of fabric) lunghezza f.; (of piping, track) tratto m.dress, skirt length — lunghezza del vestito, della gonna
4) sport lunghezza f.; (in swimming) vasca f.5) at length (for a long time) a lungo; (at last) finalmente2. 3.to go to great lengths to do sth. — fare ogni sforzo per fare qcs., fare di tutto per fare qcs.
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) lunghezza; durata2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) taglio3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) distanza•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋθ] 1.1) lunghezza f.there was a ladder running the (whole) length of her stocking — la sua calza era smagliata per tutta la lunghezza
2) (of book, list) lunghezza f.; (of event, activity, prison sentence) durata f.; ling. (of syllable) lunghezza f.a film three hours in length — un film di tre ore o lungo tre ore
3) (piece) (of string, wood) pezzo m.; (of fabric) lunghezza f.; (of piping, track) tratto m.dress, skirt length — lunghezza del vestito, della gonna
4) sport lunghezza f.; (in swimming) vasca f.5) at length (for a long time) a lungo; (at last) finalmente2. 3.to go to great lengths to do sth. — fare ogni sforzo per fare qcs., fare di tutto per fare qcs.
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3 piping
['paɪpɪŋ] 1.1) (conduit) tubatura f.; (system of conduits) tubazioni f.pl.2) sart. passamano m., profilo m.3) gastr. decorazione f., guarnizione f.2.aggettivo [voice, tone] acuto, stridulo* * *1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) il suonare la cornamusa2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) canalizzazione* * *piping (1) /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/n.3 suono stridulo, acuto, penetrante4 [u] tubazione; tubatura; rete di condutture (o di tubazioni) ( per acqua, gas, ecc.): piping system, rete di tubazioni5 [u] cordoncino di guarnizione; profilo: with satin piping, con un profilo di raso; profilato di raso7 [u] (fam.) lamento; pianto.piping (2) /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/a.2 calmo; pacifico; sereno (dalla loc. peaceful piping, rif. al suono delle cornamuse in tempo di pace)* * *['paɪpɪŋ] 1.1) (conduit) tubatura f.; (system of conduits) tubazioni f.pl.2) sart. passamano m., profilo m.3) gastr. decorazione f., guarnizione f.2.aggettivo [voice, tone] acuto, stridulo
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