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1 Apennines Ap·en·nines npl
['æpəˌnaɪnz]the Apennines — gli Appennini mpl
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2 Pennines Pen·nines npl
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3 casting out nines
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4 ♦ nine
♦ nine /naɪn/a. e n.1 nove: nine thousand, novemila; nine rooms, nove stanze; the nine of clubs, il nove di fiori ( carta da gioco); Nine is my lucky number, il nove è il mio numero fortunato; There are nine of them, sono in nove; Nine out of ten students will get full marks, nove studenti su dieci prenderanno il massimo dei voti; a nine-man team, una squadra di nove persone; nine times out of ten, nove volte su dieci2 nove ( anni d'età): The girl isn't nine yet, la bambina non ha ancora nove anni; a nine-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di nove anni3 le nove ( ora): I set the alarm for nine, ho messo la sveglia alle nove; half ( past) nine, le nove e mezza● ( sport) a nine, una squadra di baseball ( di nove giocatori) □ ( USA) nine-eleven, l'undici settembre ( del 2001: il giorno della distruzione delle Torri Gemelle di New York) □ Nine Men's Morris, filetto ( gioco da tavolo) □ nine days' wonder, novità destinata a non durare; fuoco di paglia □ (telef.) nine-nine-nine ► 999 □ (telef.) nine-one-one ► 911 □ nine-to-five, dalle 9 alle 5 ( di pomeriggio); (agg.) a tempo pieno, impiegatizio; (fig.: di un lavoro, ecc.) di routine, noioso □ nine-to-fiver, impiegato; lavoratore a tempo pieno □ (mat.) to cast out ( the) nines, fare la prova del nove □ (fam.) dressed up to the nines, vestito con eleganza, ricercatezza; tutto in ghingheri. -
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[naɪn] 1.determinante nove2.pronome nove3.nome nove m.••to be dressed up to the nines — colloq. essere in ghingheri o in tiro
* * *1. noun1) (the number or figure 9.) nove2) (the age of 9.) nove anni2. adjective1) (9 in number.) nove2) (aged 9.) di nove anni•- nine-- ninth
- nine-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is nine years old.) di nove anni* * *[naɪn] 1.determinante nove2.pronome nove3.nome nove m.••to be dressed up to the nines — colloq. essere in ghingheri o in tiro
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6 ■ cast out
■ cast outv. t. + avv.espellere; cacciare; bandire □ (mat.) to cast out nines, fare la prova del nove. -
7 casting
['kɑːstɪŋ] [AE 'kæst-]1) (throwing) (il) gettare, (il) lanciare3) cinem. teatr. telev. casting m.* * *casting /ˈkɑ:stɪŋ/n.1 (metall.) getto; colata; pezzo fuso4 [u] (cinem., teatr.) assegnazione delle parti● (cinem.) casting director, direttore del casting □ (metall.) casting ladle, siviera □ casting net, giacchio, ritrecine ( rete da pesca) □ (mat.) casting out nines, prova del nove □ casting vote, voto decisivo.* * *['kɑːstɪŋ] [AE 'kæst-]1) (throwing) (il) gettare, (il) lanciare3) cinem. teatr. telev. casting m. -
8 ■ crack up
■ crack upA v. i. + avv. (fam.)1 avere un collasso nervoso; crollare; perdere il controllo di sé2 sbellicarsi dalle risa; farsi una spanciata di risateB v. t. + avv. (fam.)1 far morire dalle risate; far sbellicare2 lodare, decantare: The TV set was not all the seller cracked it up to be, il televisore non era affatto quella meraviglia che decantava il venditore; to crack sb. [st.] up to the stars (o to the nines) portare q. [qc.] alle stelle; fare lodi sperticate di q. [di qc.]. -
9 ♦ dressed
♦ dressed /drɛst/a.1 vestito; abbigliato: to get dressed, vestirsi; He's not dressed yet, non è ancora vestito; She was dressed in black, era vestita di nero; half [fully] dressed, mezzo [completamente] vestito; She's always fashionably dressed, è sempre vestita alla moda; badly dressed middle-aged men, uomini di mezza età malvestiti2 adorno; addobbato● (fam.) to be dressed to kill, essere vestito per far colpo □ (fam.) to be dressed (up) to the nines, essere in ghingheri □ to get dressed up, travestirsi. -
10 nine ***** adj , n
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