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1 ♦ host
♦ host (1) /həʊst/n.1 ospite ( anche biol.); anfitrione: to play host, essere il padrone di casa; fare gli onori di casa; to play host to sb. [st.], ospitare q. [qc.]2 (tur.) oste; albergatore; locandiere4 (pl.) – the hosts, ( sport) i padroni di casa: the host country, la nazione ospitante ( di un torneo)5 (comput., = host computer) (computer) host ( che agisce come sorgente d'informazioni): host address, indirizzo dell'host● (geol.) host rock, roccia ospite □ (fig.) to reckon without one's host, fare i conti senza l'oste.host (2) /həʊst/n.1 (lett.) oste; esercito2 folla; moltitudine; schiera: a host of memories, una moltitudine (o una folla) di ricordi; hosts of fans, schiere di tifosi● the hosts of heaven, (relig.) le schiere celesti; gli angeli; (poet.) il sole, la luna, le stelle.(to) host /həʊst/v. t.1 ospitare
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