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1 fir
[fɜː(r)]* * *[fə:](a kind of evergreen tree that bears cones (fir-cones) and is often grown for its wood.) abete* * *fir /fɜ:(r)/n.2 [u] (legno di) abete● fir apple (o fir ball, fir cone), cono di abete; pigna □ fir needle, foglia, ago ( d'abete) □ fir wood, abetaia, abetina.* * *[fɜː(r)] -
2 (to) cleave
(to) cleave (1) /kli:v/A v. t.1 fendere; spaccare; spezzare: to cleave a log of wood in two, spaccare in due un ceppo di legno; to cleave sb. 's head open, spaccare la testa a q.; to cleave the air [the water], fendere l'aria [l'acqua]2 (fig.) scindere; separare; dissociare, disunireB v. i.fendersi; spaccarsi: Fir wood cleaves well, il legno di abete si spacca agevolmente● ( di nave) to cleave through the water, solcare le acque □ to cleave one's way through a thick wood, aprirsi la strada in una fitta boscaglia.(to) cleave (2) /kli:v/1 aderire, stare attaccato (a)2 (fig.) essere devoto, rimanere fedele (a q., a qc.). -
3 (to) cleave
(to) cleave (1) /kli:v/A v. t.1 fendere; spaccare; spezzare: to cleave a log of wood in two, spaccare in due un ceppo di legno; to cleave sb. 's head open, spaccare la testa a q.; to cleave the air [the water], fendere l'aria [l'acqua]2 (fig.) scindere; separare; dissociare, disunireB v. i.fendersi; spaccarsi: Fir wood cleaves well, il legno di abete si spacca agevolmente● ( di nave) to cleave through the water, solcare le acque □ to cleave one's way through a thick wood, aprirsi la strada in una fitta boscaglia.(to) cleave (2) /kli:v/1 aderire, stare attaccato (a)2 (fig.) essere devoto, rimanere fedele (a q., a qc.).
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Fir — (f[ e]r), n. [Dan. fyr, fyrr; akin to Sw. furu, Icel. fura, AS. furh in furhwudu fir wood, G. f[ o]hre, OHG. forha pine, vereheih a sort of oak, L. quercus oak.] (Bot.) A genus ({Abies}) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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