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[skæn] I2) (radar, TV) scansione f., esplorazione f.; (picture) scansione f.II 1.1) (cast eyes over) scorrere [list, small ads]2) (examine) esaminare, scrutare [face, horizon]3) [light, radar] esplorare [ area]4) med. esplorare con apparecchio a scansione [ organ]5) letter. scandire6) inform. scannerizzare [document, image]2.* * *[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) esaminare, scrutare2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) scorrere (in fretta)3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) scandire, esplorare4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scandire, scannerizzare5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) (esaminare)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) (potersi scandire)2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) esame; scorsa- scanner* * *[skæn]1. vt1) (inspect closely: horizon, sb's face, crowd) scrutare, (newspaper) leggere attentamentehe scans the papers for European news — legge con attenzione i giornali alla ricerca di notizie dall'Europa
2) (glance at quickly) dare un'occhiata a, scorrereall luggage is scanned before loading — i bagagli vengono passati ai raggi x prima di essere caricati
2. viPoetry scandire3. nMed ecografia* * *scan /skæn/n.2 rapida occhiata; scorsa4 (comput.) scansione ( di immagini, testo); analisi ( di stringhe, dati, file): scan engine, motore di analisi; scan head, testina di scansione; scan line, linea di scansione(to) scan /skæn/A v. t.2 scorrere in fretta; dare una scorsa a: to scan ( through) the newspaper, dare un'occhiata al giornale3 (elettron., TV, radar, ecc.) scandire; analizzare; esplorare: The radar scanned the horizon, il radar esplorava l'orizzonteB v. i.1 (comput.) eseguire una scansione; scansionare; scannerizzare2 ( poesia) potersi scandire: This line doesn't scan, questo verso non si può scandire (o non è regolare)FALSI AMICI: to scan non significa scannare.* * *[skæn] I2) (radar, TV) scansione f., esplorazione f.; (picture) scansione f.II 1.1) (cast eyes over) scorrere [list, small ads]2) (examine) esaminare, scrutare [face, horizon]3) [light, radar] esplorare [ area]4) med. esplorare con apparecchio a scansione [ organ]5) letter. scandire6) inform. scannerizzare [document, image]2.
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