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1 glow-worm n
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2 glow-worm
noun (a kind of beetle whose tail glows in the dark.) lucciola -
3 glow
I [gləʊ]1) (of coal, furnace) incandescenza f.; (of room) luce f. viva; (of candle) bagliore m.2) (colour) colore m. accesothere was a glow in her cheeks — (from happiness) il suo viso era raggiante; (from exercise) le sue guance avevano un colorito acceso
3) (feeling) sensazione f. di benessereII [gləʊ]1) (give off light) [coal, furnace] essere incandescente, ardere; [ metal] essere incandescente; [lamp, cigarette] brillare2) (look vibrant) [ colour] essere acceso, vividoto glow with health — [ person] essere in piena salute
* * *[ɡləu] 1. verb1) (to give out heat or light without any flame: The coal was glowing in the fire.) ardere2) (to have red cheeks because of heat, cold, emotion etc: The little boy glowed with pride.) ardere2. noun(the state of glowing: the glow of the coal in the fire.) calore; bagliore- glowing- glow-worm* * *[ɡləʊ]1. n(of lamp, sunset etc) luce f (diffusa), (of cigarette, fire, city) bagliore m, (of bright colour) luminosità, (of cheeks) colorito acceso, (warm feeling: of pride etc) vampata2. vi* * *glow /gləʊ/n.4 ( anche fig.) ardore; calore; fuoco: in a glow of enthusiasm, nell'ardore dell'entusiasmo; to feel a pleasant glow all over, sentire un piacevole calore in tutto il corpo5 [u] (fig.) splendore; colore caldo e vivo: the glow of her copper hair, il colore caldo dei suoi capelli ramati● (elettron.) glow discharge, scarica a bagliore □ glow lamp, lampada a luminescenza □ (zool.) glow-worm ( Lampyris noctiluca), lucciola □ the glow of health, il colore della salute □ to be in a glow (o all of a glow), essere incandescente; (fig.) essere (tutto) accaldato (o accalorato).(to) glow /gləʊ/v. i.1 ardere; bruciare senza fiamma; essere incandescente: Let's heat the metal until it glows, riscaldiamo il metallo fino a renderlo incandescente2 brillare; luccicare: The harbour lights were glowing, le luci del porto brillavano; to glow in the dark, essere fosforescente3 (fig.) ardere; bruciare; infiammarsi: to be glowing with rage, bruciare di rabbia; to glow with zeal, ardere di zelo4 (fig.) accendersi, fiammeggiare (fig.); rosseggiare: In autumn the leaves of most trees glow red and yellow, in autunno le foglie di quasi tutti gli alberi s'accendono di tinte rosse e gialle● to be glowing with health, scoppiare di salute; avere una splendida cera □ to be glowing with pride, scoppiare d'orgoglio.* * *I [gləʊ]1) (of coal, furnace) incandescenza f.; (of room) luce f. viva; (of candle) bagliore m.2) (colour) colore m. accesothere was a glow in her cheeks — (from happiness) il suo viso era raggiante; (from exercise) le sue guance avevano un colorito acceso
3) (feeling) sensazione f. di benessereII [gləʊ]1) (give off light) [coal, furnace] essere incandescente, ardere; [ metal] essere incandescente; [lamp, cigarette] brillare2) (look vibrant) [ colour] essere acceso, vividoto glow with health — [ person] essere in piena salute
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