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1 mezz'asta
mezz'asta avv.: a mezz'asta, at half mast; bandiera a mezz'asta, flag at half mast.* * *[mɛd'dzasta]a mezz'asta avv — at half-mast
* * *a mezz'asta [amed'dzasta] aggettivo [ bandiera] at half-mast* * *mezz'astaa mezz'asta/amed'dzasta/[ bandiera] at half-mast. -
2 asta
"rod;Stange;tige;varilla;haste"* * *f polefinance auctionmettere all'asta sell at auction, put up for auction* * *asta s.f.1 staff, pole: ( degli occhiali) arm, (amer.) stem; asta del compasso, compass leg; asta della bilancia, balance arm; asta di bandiera, flagstaff (o flag pole); (sport) salto con l'asta, pole-jumping2 ( lancia) lance, spear3 ( segno verticale) straight stroke4 (comm.) auction: banditore d'asta, auctioneer; asta pubblica, public auction; asta truccata, mock auction; asta olandese, al ribasso, Dutch auction; andare all'asta, to be up for auction; mandare all'asta, to auction; mettere all'asta, to put up for auction (o to auction); vendita all'asta, auction sale; vendere all'asta, to auction (to auctioneer) // (Borsa): asta di titoli, di buoni del tesoro, competitive bidding; asta di Borsa, exchange business5 (mar.) boom; ( di timone) stock: asta di controfiocco, flying jib boom; asta di fiocco, jib boom; asta di posta, lower (o swinging) boom6 (tecn.) rod; bar: asta del parafulmine, lightening rod; asta di collegamento, connecting rod (o amer. pitman); asta di comando, control rod; asta di guida, slide bar; asta di livello, dipstick; asta di livello dell'olio, oil dipstick; asta di presa di corrente, trolley pole; asta dello stantuffo, piston rod // (tip.) asta del carattere, type bar.* * *I ['asta]sostantivo femminile1) (di ombrellone) pole; (di freccia, lancia) shaftasta della bandiera — flagpole, flagstaff
2) (di occhiali) arm; (di compasso) leg; (di lettera, nota) stem; (di stadera) (weigh) beam3) sport (per salto in alto) (vaulting) poleII ['asta]sostantivo femminile (vendita pubblica) auctionvendere qcs. all'asta — to sell sth. by auction, to auction sth.
essere messo all'asta — to be up for (sale by) auction, to come o go under the hammer
* * *asta1/'asta/sostantivo f.1 (di ombrellone) pole; (di freccia, lancia) shaft; asta della bandiera flagpole, flagstaff; bandiera a mezz'asta flag at half-mast————————asta2/'asta/sostantivo f.(vendita pubblica) auction; vendita all'asta auction sale; vendere qcs. all'asta to sell sth. by auction, to auction sth.; essere messo all'asta to be up for (sale by) auction, to come o go under the hammer; casa d'-e auction house\asta giudiziaria sale by order of the court. -
3 bandiera
f flag* * *bandiera s.f.1 flag; banner; ( di nave) ensign; (mil.) colours (pl.): ammainare la bandiera, to lower the flag (o to strike the colours); alzare la bandiera, to raise the flag; battere bandiera inglese, to fly the Union Jack; issare la bandiera, to hoist the flag; issare la bandiera a mezz'asta, to hoist the flag at half-mast // bandiera bianca, (fig.) white flag; bandiera gialla, yellow (o quarantine) flag; bandiera ombra, flag of convenience // a bandiere spiegate, (fig.) with flying colours (o with flags flying) // spiegare le bandiere, (fig.) to raise the standards // servire la bandiera, (fig.) to do military service // mutare bandiera, (fig.) to change allegiance (o to change opinion) // tenere alta la bandiera, (fig.) to keep the flag flying // (sport) punto della bandiera, consolation goal // bandiera vecchia onor di capitano, (prov.) it's well-worn, but it's worn well3 (inform.) flag; flip-flop.* * *[ban'djɛra]sostantivo femminile flag; mar. flag, ensign, colours pl. (anche mil.)issare, ammainare la bandiera — to hoist, lower the flag
compagnia di bandiera — aer. flag carrier
••tenere alta la bandiera — to wave o fly the flag
* * *bandiera/ban'djεra/sostantivo f.flag; mar. flag, ensign, colours pl. (anche mil.); issare, ammainare la bandiera to hoist, lower the flag; compagnia di bandiera aer. flag carrier\tenere alta la bandiera to wave o fly the flag; battere bandiera italiana to sail under the Italian flag\bandiera bianca white flag; alzare bandiera bianca to show the white flag (anche fig.); bandiera gialla yellow flag. -
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[mɛd'dzasta]a mezz'asta avv — at half-mast
См. также в других словарях:
flag at half mast — flag flying halfway down a flagpole as a sign of mourning … English contemporary dictionary
half-mast — [haf′mast′] n. the position of a flag lowered about halfway down a mast, staff, etc., esp. as a sign of mourning vt. to fly (a flag) at half mast … English World dictionary
Half-mast — ( m[.a]st ), n. A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half mast (a token of mourning, etc.). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-mast — half′ mast′ n. 1) naut. navig. a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base 2) to place (a flag) at half mast • Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
half-mast — /haf ˈmast / (say hahf mahst) noun 1. a position which is lower than the normal position of a flag on a flagpole; the position where a flag is flown to indicate death or mourning, the tradition possibly based on the idea of allowing space for the …
half mast — • a poor erection, not fully up, like a flag at half mast. e.g. I had so much to drink I could only get half mast ! … Londonisms dictionary
half-mast — /haf mast , hahf mahst /, n. 1. a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base. v.t. 2. to place (a flag) at half mast, as a mark of respect for the dead or as a signal of distress. [1620 30] * * * … Universalium
half mast — noun The position of a flag partly lowered, in respect for the dead or in signal of distress • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * ˌhalf ˈmast [half mast] noun Idiom: ↑at half mast … Useful english dictionary
half-mast — n at half mast a) if a flag is flying at half mast, it has been raised to the middle of the pole in order to show respect and sadness for someone who has died b) BrE humorous if a piece of clothing is at half mast, it is lower down the body than… … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-mast — noun at half mast a flag that is at half mast has been lowered to the middle of a pole, often in order to show respect for someone who has died … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
raise a flag from half-mast — put up a flag that had been lowered half way down the pole … English contemporary dictionary