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1 ♦ boat
♦ boat /bəʊt/n.1 (naut.) imbarcazione; barca; battello; lancia; nave: fishing boat, barca da pesca; peschereccio; ship's boat, lancia; boat race, gara di canottaggio; collapsible boat, canotto sgonfiabile; canotto pneumatico2 (naut., fam.) sottomarino4 (chim.) navicella; crogiolo● (naut.) boat deck, ponte delle lance □ (naut.) boat drill, esercitazione di salvataggio □ (zool.) boat-fly ( Notonecta glauca), notonetta □ (naut.) boat-hook, gaffa; gancio d'accosto □ ( moda) boat neck, scollatura a barchetta □ boat people, boat people; profughi in espatrio clandestino su battelli □ ( sport) the Boat Race, la gara di canotaggio tra le università di Oxford e Cambridge NOTE DI CULTURA: Boat Race: questa gara ebbe origine per iniziativa di Charles Merivale e di Charles Wordsworth, studenti rispettivamente di Cambridge e di Oxford. Dal 1845 si svolge annualmente sul Tamigi a Londra, tra Putney e Mortlake □ boat-shaped, a forma di barca; a barchetta □ boat show, salone della nautica □ (mus.) boat song, barcarola □ boat train, treno in coincidenza con un battello □ to burn one's boats, bruciarsi (o far saltare) i ponti alle spalle □ to be in the same boat, essere nella stessa barca (fig.) □ to miss the boat, arrivare troppo tardi; perdere un'occasione; perdere il treno □ (fam.) just off the boat, credulone; nato ieri □ (fam. GB) to push the boat out, fare le cose in grande ( per una festa, ecc.) □ to rock the boat, turbare lo status quo; agitare le acque; fare maretta □ to take to the boats, (naut.) salire sulle scialuppe; (fig.) mollare tutto e mettersi in salvo.(to) boat /bəʊt/A v. i.andare in barca: We boated to the island, siamo andati (in barca) fino all'isola; to go boating, fare una gita in barca; andare in barcaB v. t. -
2 collapsible
[kə'læpsəbl]aggettivo pieghevole* * *adjective (able to be folded up etc: These chairs are collapsible.) pieghevole* * *collapsible /kəˈlæpsəbl/a.1 pieghevole; apribile: collapsible table, tavolo pieghevole; collapsible bicycle, bicicletta pieghevole; (autom.) collapsible hood, tettuccio apribile● (edil.) collapsible gate, cancello a scomparsa □ (autom.) collapsible steering column, sterzo collassabile.* * *[kə'læpsəbl]aggettivo pieghevole
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collapsible — adj. Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible boat. [Narrower terms: {telescopic}; {tip up}] Also See: {folded}. Antonym: {noncollapsible}. Syn: collapsable. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vessel, bark, sailboat, yacht, steamboat, craft, watercraft, bottom, hulk; see also ship . Types of small boats include: rowboat, shell, scull, kayak, dugout, canoe,… … English dictionary for students
collapsible — adjective capable of collapsing or being collapsed (Freq. 1) a collapsible boat • Syn: ↑collapsable • Ant: ↑noncollapsible • Similar to: ↑foldable, ↑folda … Useful english dictionary
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berthon boat — ˈbərˌthän noun Usage: often capitalized 1st B Etymology: after Edward L. Berthon died 1899 English ecclesiastic and physician, its inventor : a collapsible lifeboat often carried on small ships … Useful english dictionary
telescopic — collapsible collapsible adj. Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible boat. [Narrower terms: {telescopic}; {tip up}] Also See: {folded}. Antonym: {noncollapsible}. Syn: collapsable. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tip-up — collapsible collapsible adj. Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible boat. [Narrower terms: {telescopic}; {tip up}] Also See: {folded}. Antonym: {noncollapsible}. Syn: collapsable. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English