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[trʌŋk] 1.2) (of elephant) proboscide f.3) (for travel) baule m., cassa f.4) AE (car boot) portabagagli m., baule m. (posteriore)5) (duct) collettore m., condotto m.2.* * *1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baule3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) proboscide4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco, torso5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) bagagliaio•- trunks* * *trunk /trʌŋk/n.5 (autom. USA; cfr. ingl. boot /1/) bagagliaio; vano bagagli: trunk lid, cofano del bagagliaio; cofano posteriore● (telef.) trunk call, chiamata interurbana □ (telef.) trunk circuit, circuito di collegamento □ trunk drawers, calzoni a pallone, calzoni corti ( al ginocchio o sopra) □ (tel.) trunk exchange, centrale interurbana □ ( ginnastica) trunk exercises, esercizi del tronco □ (stor.) trunk hose, brache a sbuffo ( in uso nel '500) □ trunk line, (ferr.) linea principale; (telef.) linea interurbana □ trunk maker, valigiaio □ (autom.) trunk motorway, autostrada principale □ trunk nail, borchia □ trunk road, strada nazionale (o camionale) □ ( ginnastica) trunk rotation, rotazione del tronco □ ( ginnastica) trunk twisting, torsione del busto.* * *[trʌŋk] 1.2) (of elephant) proboscide f.3) (for travel) baule m., cassa f.4) AE (car boot) portabagagli m., baule m. (posteriore)5) (duct) collettore m., condotto m.2. -
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['elɪfənt]nome elefante m.••to see pink elephants — avere le traveggole, vedere doppio
* * *['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) elefante* * *elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/● (bot.) elephant ear (o elephant's ear), nome di varie piante con foglie larghe e a forma di cuore, spec. begonia □ (zool.) elephant fish ( Callorhynchus callorhynchus), pesce elefante □ (fig., fam., polit.) elephant in the room, questione (o fatto, problema, ecc.) fondamentale ( che non si vuole discutere) □ (zool.) elephant seal ( Mirounga leonina), elefante marino; foca elefantina □ (fam. USA) to see the elephant, vedere, conoscere il mondo.* * *['elɪfənt]nome elefante m.••to see pink elephants — avere le traveggole, vedere doppio
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[trʌŋk](of tree, person) tronco, (also: tree trunk) tronco d'albero, (of elephant) proboscide f, (piece of luggage) baule m Am, (Auto: boot of car) bagagliaioSee:
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