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1 detachment
[dɪ'tætʃmənt]1) (separation) separazione f., distacco m.detachment of the retina — med. distacco della retina
2) (emotional) distacco m.3) mil. (unit) distaccamento m.* * *1) (the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice.) distacco, imparzialità2) (the act of detaching.) separazione3) (a group (especially of soldiers): A detachment was sent to guard the supplies.) distaccamento* * *detachment /dɪˈtætʃmənt/n.1 [u] (fig.) distacco, estraniazione: a sense [a feeling] of detachment, un senso [un sentimento] di estraniazione* * *[dɪ'tætʃmənt]1) (separation) separazione f., distacco m.detachment of the retina — med. distacco della retina
2) (emotional) distacco m.3) mil. (unit) distaccamento m. -
2 aloofness
[ə'luːfnɪs]nome (detachment) distacco m.* * *noun distanza, freddezza* * *aloofness► aloof* * *[ə'luːfnɪs]nome (detachment) distacco m. -
3 picket
I ['pɪkɪt]1) (in strike) (group of people) picchetto m.; (one person) picchettatore m. (-trice)3) (stake) picchetto m., piolo m.II 1. ['pɪkɪt]1) (to stop work) picchettare [factory, site]; (to protest) manifestare davanti a [meeting place, embassy]2) (fence in) picchettare [ land]2.verbo intransitivo fare picchettaggio* * *['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) picchetto2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) picchetto2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) picchettare2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) picchettare* * *picket /ˈpɪkɪt/n.1 picchetto; piolo; paletto3 picchetto ( di scioperanti); ( per estens.) picchettatore: three pickets were arrested by the police, tre picchettatori sono stati arrestati dalla polizia4 [u] ► picketing, def. 2● (mil., naut.) picket boat, vedetta; nave vedetta □ picket fence, palizzata □ picket line, cordone di scioperanti che formano picchetti.(to) picket /ˈpɪkɪt/A v. t.1 chiudere (o fissare, proteggere) con picchetti; picchettare; recingere con uno steccato: to picket a tent, fissare una tenda con picchettiB v. i.1 (mil.) essere di picchetto* * *I ['pɪkɪt]1) (in strike) (group of people) picchetto m.; (one person) picchettatore m. (-trice)3) (stake) picchetto m., piolo m.II 1. ['pɪkɪt]1) (to stop work) picchettare [factory, site]; (to protest) manifestare davanti a [meeting place, embassy]2) (fence in) picchettare [ land]2.verbo intransitivo fare picchettaggio
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