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2 ♦ rail
♦ rail (1) /reɪl/n.1 barra; sbarra: a clothes rail, una barra appendiabiti; a curtain rail, un bastone per le tende; a picture rail, una barra orizzontale per appendere i quadri; a towel rail, un portasciugamani3 parapetto; ringhiera5 (ipp.) steccato: inner [outer] rail, steccato interno [esterno]6 (naut.) battagliola; ringhiera del ponte7 (ferr.) rotaia8 [u] (= railway) ferrovia: to send goods by rail, spedire della merce per ferrovia; to travel by rail, viaggiare in treno● rail crash, incidente ferroviario □ rail fence, staccionata; steccato □ (ferr.) rail gauge, scartamento □ (ferr.) rail link, collegamento ferroviario □ (ferr.) rail-motor, automotrice □ (edil.) rail post, colonnina di ringhiera □ rail strike, sciopero ferroviario □ rail transport, trasporto su rotaia □ to go off (o to jump, to leave) the rails, ( di treno) deragliare □ (fig.) to go (o to run) off the rails, ( di persona) uscire di carreggiata; ( di progetto) partire per la tangente □ to be back on the rails, tornare alla normalità.rail (2) /reɪl/n.● water rail ( Rallus aquaticus), porciglione.(to) rail (1) /reɪl/v. t.● to rail off, recintare con inferriate: The area was railed off, la zona è stata recintata con inferriate.(to) rail (2) /reɪl/v. i. -
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[streɪt]to be (all) straight — (tidy) essere a posto, essere sistemato (-a), (clarified) essere chiaro (-a)
to put straight — (picture) raddrizzare, (hat, tie) aggiustare, (house, room, accounts) mettere in ordine
to put things or matters straight — chiarire le cose
I couldn't keep a straight face; I couldn't keep my face straight — non riuscivo a stare serio
2) (continuous, direct) diritto (-a)straight speaking; straight talking — franchezza
4) (plain, uncomplicated) semplice, (drink) liscio (-a), (Theatre: part, play) serio (-a), (person: conventional) normale, (heterosexual) etero inv2. adv1) (in a straight line: gen) drittoto go straight up/down — andare dritto su/giù
to go straight fig — rigare dritto
2) (directly, without diversion) direttamente, diritto3) (immediately) subito, immediatamentestraight away; straight off — subito
4) (frankly) chiaramente, francamente3. n(on racecourse) dirittura d'arrivo, Rail rettilineo
См. также в других словарях:
picture rail — picture rails also picture rail N COUNT A picture rail is a continuous narrow piece of wood which is fixed round a room just below the ceiling. Pictures can be hung from it using string and hooks. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
picture rail — n BrE a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, used for hanging pictures from … Dictionary of contemporary English
picture rail — picture ,rail noun count a long thin piece of wood attached to a wall, that you hang pictures on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
picture-rail — see picture rail … English dictionary
picture rail — noun rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures • Hypernyms: ↑rail * * * noun : picture molding * * * picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • … Useful english dictionary
picture rail — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picture rail : singular picture rail plural picture rails British a long thin piece of wood fixed to a wall, that you hang pictures on … English dictionary
picture rail — noun A moulding applied to or recessed into the surface of a wall, and used to suspend hooks and cables attached to paintings, framed art or mirrors. The moulding is usually continuous around the room … Wiktionary
picture rail — noun a horizontal strip of wood on a wall from which pictures can be hung … English new terms dictionary
picture rail — noun (C) a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, from which pictures can be hung … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
picture rail — /ˈpɪktʃə reɪl/ (say pikchuh rayl) noun a moulding on a wall near the ceiling from which pictures can be hung. See dado …
picture rod — picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • Main Entry: ↑picture * * * picture rail or picture rod, = picture molding. (Cf. ↑picture molding) … Useful english dictionary