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['hɔːsheə(r)]nome crine m. di cavallo* * *noun, adjective ((of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail: The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.) crine di cavallo* * *horsehair /ˈhɔ:shɛə(r)/A n. [u]B a. attr.di crine: a horsehair mattress, un materasso di crine.* * *['hɔːsheə(r)]nome crine m. di cavallo -
2 horsehair horse·hair n
['hɔːsˌhɛə(r)]crine m (di cavallo) -
3 bow
I [bəʊ]1) (weapon) arco m.2) mus. archetto m.3) (knot) fiocco m., nodo m.••II [baʊ]nome (movement) inchino m.III 1. [baʊ]to take a bow — teatr. inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)
verbo transitivo abbassare, chinare [ head]; piegare [branch, tree]2.1) (bend forward) inchinarsito bow to — inchinarsi a o davanti a
2) (give way)to bow to — inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a [wisdom, knowledge]
•- bow down- bow out••IV [baʊ]to bow and scrape — profondersi in inchini o essere servili (to con)
nome mar. prua f., prora f.••to fire a shot across sb.'s bows — = dare un avvertimento a qcn., minacciare qcn
* * *I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.)2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.)2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.)- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.)2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.)3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.)2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.)* * *I [bəʊ] narco, Mus archetto, (knot) fiocco, nodoII [baʊ]1. nto take a bow — inchinarsi al pubblico or all'applauso del pubblico
2. vt(lower: head) chinare, (bend: back) curvare, piegare3. vito bow (to) — inchinarsi (a), fare un inchino (a), (fig: yield) inchinarsi (di fronte a)
•- bow down- bow outIII [bau] nNauton the port/starboard bow — di prua a sinistra/a destra
* * *bow (1) /bəʊ/n.1 (nodo a) fiocco; nastro legato in un fiocco: Her hair was tied in a bow, i suoi capelli erano trattenuti da un fiocco3 (mus.) archetto; arco4 (archit.) arco in aggetto7 anello (di chiave, di forbici)● bow collector, pantografo ( di locomotore elettrico, ecc.) □ ( grafica) bow compass (o compasses), balaustrino □ (mecc.) bow drill, trapano ad arco □ bow-fronted, ( di mobile) con la parte anteriore bombata □ bow legs, gambe arcuate; ginocchio varo □ bow-legged, dalle gambe arcuate □ bow saw, seghetta ad arco □ bow tie, cravatta a farfalla; cravattino □ (archit.) bow window, bovindo □ to have many strings to one's bow, avere molte frecce al proprio arco.bow (2) /baʊ/n.● to make one's bow, esordire; debuttare; ( anche) ritirarsi (dalle scene, dalla vita pubblica) □ to take a bow, (teatr.) (venire alla ribalta e) fare un inchino per ringraziare il pubblico; ( anche) ricevere le congratulazioni, prendersi gli applausi.bow (3) /baʊ/n.(anche al pl.) (naut.) mascone; prua; prora: from bow to stern, da prora a poppa; on the port bow, per il mascone di sinistra; di prua a sinistra; on the bow, per prua; di (o a) proravia; a 45В° dalla prua● (naut.) bow-chaser, pezzo in caccia; cannone cacciatore prodiero □ bow-heavy (o down by the bow), appruato □ ( canottaggio) bow oar, remo di prua; ( il vogatore) prodiere □ (naut.) bow thruster, propulsore di prua, elica prodiera di manovra □ (naut.) bow wave, onda di prora □ a (warning) shot across the bows, un segnale di avvertimento a q.(to) bow (1) /bəʊ/A v. t.1 inarcare; piegare ad arcoB v. i.inarcarsi; curvarsi.(to) bow (2) /baʊ/A v. i.1 ( spesso to bow down) inchinarsi; fare un inchino: We bowed ( down) before the queen, ci siamo inchinati alla regina2 fare un cenno del capo (di assenso, di saluto): He bowed to me as I passed him, mentre gli passavo accanto, mi fece un cenno di saluto3 (fig.) cedere; chinarsi; chinare il capo; rassegnarsi: to bow to the inevitable, chinare il capo di fronte all'inevitabile; to bow to pressure from high up, cedere a pressioni che vengono dall'alto; to bow to sb. 's wishes, cedere ai desideri di q.; I bow to your greater experience, mi tiro indietro davanti alla tua maggior esperienzaB v. t.chinare; piegare: to bow one's head, chinare il capo ( anche fig.); They bowed their heads before the king, chinarono la testa davanti al re● to bow and scrape, profondersi in inchini e salamelecchi; essere servile □ to bow to no one, non cederla a nessuno □ bowing acquaintance, conoscenza superficiale.* * *I [bəʊ]1) (weapon) arco m.2) mus. archetto m.3) (knot) fiocco m., nodo m.••II [baʊ]nome (movement) inchino m.III 1. [baʊ]to take a bow — teatr. inchinarsi (per ringraziare il pubblico)
verbo transitivo abbassare, chinare [ head]; piegare [branch, tree]2.1) (bend forward) inchinarsito bow to — inchinarsi a o davanti a
2) (give way)to bow to — inchinarsi a, cedere (il passo) di fronte a [wisdom, knowledge]
•- bow down- bow out••IV [baʊ]to bow and scrape — profondersi in inchini o essere servili (to con)
nome mar. prua f., prora f.••to fire a shot across sb.'s bows — = dare un avvertimento a qcn., minacciare qcn
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[hɔːs]1) cavallo m.the horses — colloq. (horseracing) le corse dei cavalli
3) U mil. cavalleria f.4) colloq. (heroin) ero(ina) f.••to flog — BE
beat — AE
a dead horse — colloq. pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth — [ information] di prima mano
to get on one's high horse — darsi delle arie, alzare la cresta
hold your horses! — colloq. calma!
it's horses for courses — = persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
* * *[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cavallo2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cavallo•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *[hɔːs]1) cavallo m.the horses — colloq. (horseracing) le corse dei cavalli
3) U mil. cavalleria f.4) colloq. (heroin) ero(ina) f.••to flog — BE
beat — AE
a dead horse — colloq. pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth — [ information] di prima mano
to get on one's high horse — darsi delle arie, alzare la cresta
hold your horses! — colloq. calma!
it's horses for courses — = persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
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