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♦ cap (1) /kæp/n.1 berretto ( con o senza visiera): cloth (o flat) cap, berretto floscio; coppola; sailor's cap, berretto da marinaio; student's cap, berretto goliardico2 (spesso con attr.) cuffia; calotta: nurse's cap, cuffia da infermiera; shower cap, cuffia da doccia3 (mil.) bustina; berretto4 ( sport) berretto; (equit.) cap; ( pallanuoto) calottina; baseball cap, berretto da baseball; jockey's cap, berretto da fantino5 ( sport, GB) berretto dato a un giocatore scelto per una data squadra spec. la nazionale; ( per estens.) presenza; selezione: He won three caps for Scotland, è stato per tre volte nella nazionale scozzese6 ( sport, GB) giocatore con presenza in una data squadra spec. la nazionale: a former England cap, un ex giocatore della nazionale inglese8 cappuccio ( di penna, ecc.); tappo ( di bottiglia, ecc.): screw cap, coperchio a vite; tappo metallico NOTA D'USO: - to grow o to bring up?-10 (mecc.) cappello; cappellotto; coperchio13 (fotogr.) copriobiettivo; tappo19 (fin.) limite massimo; tetto (di spesa); plafond (franc.): We must put a cap on state spending, dobbiamo porre un limite alla spesa pubblica● (stor.) cap and bells, berretto con campanelli ( insegna di giullare) □ cap and gown, tocco e toga ( universitari) □ cap in hand, col berretto in mano; (fig.) umilmente □ (stor.) cap of liberty, berretto frigio □ (mecc.) cap screw, vite a testa cilindrica ( per metalli) □ cap shoe, scarpa con la mascherina □ ( moda) cap sleeve, manica ad aletta □ cardinal's cap, berretta cardinalizia □ fool's cap, berretto da giullare □ starched cap, crestina (di cameriera) □ to pass the cap round, fare una colletta; far girare il cappello □ (fam.) to put on one's thinking cap, mettersi a pensare; rifletterci su □ (fam., di donna) to set one's cap at sb., mettere gli occhi addosso a q.; cercare di accalappiare q. □ to throw one's cap in the air, gettare in aria il cappello; (fig.) ballare dalla felicità, fare salti di gioia □ (prov.) If the cap fits ( wear it), se la cosa ti riguarda, prendine nota; a buon intenditor (poche parole).cap (2) /kæp/n.(to) cap /kæp/v. t.1 chiudere con un cappuccio; tappare ( con un tappo metallico, ecc.): to cap a pen, mettere il cappuccio a una penna2 (spec. al passivo) incappucciare, ricoprire (di qc.): The hills were capped with snow, le colline erano incappucciate di neve5 (fig.) coronare: She capped her career with a Nobel prize, ha coronato la sua carriera con il premio Nobel7 far seguito a (qc., con qc. di meglio): to cap a joke, raccontare una barzelletta migliore della precedente; Cap that if you can!, vedi se riesci a far meglio!8 (fin.) (spec. al passivo) porre un limite, un tetto di spesa, un plafond a9 (al passivo) ( sport, GB) essere selezionato ( per una nazionale): He was capped by ( o for) Wales, è stato selezionato per la nazionale gallese● to cap it all, come ciò non bastasse; per coronare l'opera □ to cap them all, che li batte tutti.
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