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1 haw
I [hɔː]nome bot. biancospino m.II [hɔː]to hum — BE o
hem — AE
and haw — = esitare nel parlare
* * *haw (1) /hɔ:/n.2 bacca del biancospino.haw (2) /hɔ:/n.haw (3) /hɔ:/A n.B inter.(to) haw /hɔ:/v. i.parlare esitando; fare ehm.* * *I [hɔː]nome bot. biancospino m.II [hɔː]to hum — BE o
hem — AE
and haw — = esitare nel parlare
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2 hum
I [hʌm]nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.II 1. [hʌm] 2.1) (make a low sound) [ person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare2) (bustle)to hum with activity — [ office] fervere di attività
••III [hʌm]to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare
interiezione ehm* * *1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) canticchiare2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) ronzare3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) procedere (alla svelta)2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) rumore, borbottio* * *[hʌm]1. n2. vt(tune) canticchiare3. vi(insect) ronzare, (person) canticchiare a labbra chiuse, (engine, machine) rombare, (wireless) mandare un brusio, fig, (fam: be busy) animarsi* * *hum (1) /hʌm/n.1 ronzio; borbottio; rumore sordo e continuo: the hum of insects, il ronzio degli insetti; the hum of machinery, il rumore sommesso dei macchinari2 (pl.) ( di solito hums and ha's o hums and haws) grida, borbottii (di sorpresa, imbarazzo, disapprovazione, ecc.)hum (2) /hʌm/inter.(to) hum /hʌm/A v. i.1 ronzare2 canterellare; canticchiare ( a bocca chiusa): My mother always hums to herself, mia madre canticchia sempre tra sé4 (fam.) essere indaffarato; darsi da fareB v. t.● (fam.) to hum with activity, fervere di attività □ to make things hum, far procedere le cose □ The room hummed with voices, nella stanza c'era un ronzio di voci.* * *I [hʌm]nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.II 1. [hʌm] 2.1) (make a low sound) [ person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare2) (bustle)to hum with activity — [ office] fervere di attività
••III [hʌm]to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare
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3 hem
I [hem]nome orlo m.II [hem]to take up, let down the hem on — tirare su, tirare giù l'orlo di [ garment]
- hem inIII [hem]interiezione ehm* * *[hem] 1. noun(the border of a piece of clothing, folded over and sewn.) orlo2. verb(to make a hem on (a piece of clothing): I've hemmed the skirt.) orlare, fare l'orlo- hem in* * *[hɛm]1. n(hemline) orlo2. vt•- hem in* * *hem (1) /hɛm/n.orlo (spec. d'indumento); margine; bordo, bordura: the hem of a skirt, l'orlo di una gonna; ( cucito) to take the hem up, alzare l'orlo.hem (2) /hm/A inter.B n.ehm.(to) hem (1) /hɛm/v. t.orlare; fare l'orlo a; bordare(to) hem (2) /hɛm/v. i.1 fare ehm; schiarirsi la voce; tossicchiare* * *I [hem]nome orlo m.II [hem]to take up, let down the hem on — tirare su, tirare giù l'orlo di [ garment]
- hem inIII [hem]interiezione ehm
См. также в других словарях:
hem and haw — verb utter hems and haws ; indicated hesitation He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑pause • Verb Frames: Somebody s They hem and haw a long time * * * … Useful english dictionary
hum and haw — (Brit.) HESITATE, dither, vacillate, be indecisive, equivocate, prevaricate, waver, blow hot and cold; Brit. haver; Scottish swither; informal shilly shally. → hum * * * hum and haw or hum and ha … Useful english dictionary
hem and haw — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, back and fill, back down, balance, beat around, beg the question, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, duck, equivocate, evade, falter, fear, fence, halt, hang back, haw, hedge, hem, hesitate, hover, hum,… … Moby Thesaurus
gee and haw — verb get along He and I dont really gee and haw … Wiktionary
hem and haw — they hem and haw every time we ask for an explanation Syn: hesitate, dither, vacillate, be indecisive, equivocate, waver; informal blow hot and cold, shilly shally … Thesaurus of popular words
hem and haw — verb (US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action. If you hem and haw long enough, someone else will do it first … Wiktionary
hem and haw — chiefly N. Amer. another way of saying hum and haw (see hum1). → hem someone/thing in … English new terms dictionary
hum and haw — (or chiefly N. Amer. hem and haw) be indecisive. → hum … English new terms dictionary
hum and haw — ► hum and haw (or ha) Brit. be indecisive. Main Entry: ↑hum … English terms dictionary
Haw — Haw, v. i. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. [1913 Webster] Cut it short; don t prose don t hum and haw. Chesterfield. [1913 Webster] {hemming and hawing} speaking hesitantly and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haw — haw1 [hô] n. [ME hawe < OE haga, haw, hedge, akin to hecg, HEDGE] 1. the berry of the hawthorn 2. HAWTHORN haw2 [hô] interj., n. [< ?] (used as) a command to a horse, ox, etc., meaning “turn to the left” … English World dictionary
