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1 leaf mould
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2 ♦ leaf
♦ leaf /li:f/n. (pl. leaves)1 (bot. e fig.) foglia; (fam.) petalo; (collett.) foglie: green leaves, foglie verdi; a rose-leaf, un petalo di rosa; a frame covered with gold leaf, una cornice coperta di foglia d'oro; una cornice dorata; ( di pianta) to be in leaf, avere le foglie; to come into leaf, mettere le foglie; choice tobacco leaf, foglie scelte di tabacco● (bot.) leaf blade, lamina ( della foglia) □ (bot.) leaf buds, gemme fogliari □ (bot.) leaf curl, bolla □ (bot.) leaf cushion, cuscinetto fogliare □ leaf fall, caduta delle foglie □ leaf green, (bot.) clorofilla; (color) verde prato □ leaf mould, terriccio formato da foglie in decomposizione; pacciame □ leaf sight, alzo a foglia ( di arma da fuoco) □ (bot.) leaf spot, occhio di pavone ( malattia dovuta a un fungo) □ (mecc.) leaf spring, molla a balestra □ leaf-stalk, picciolo □ leaf table, tavolo con prolunga □ leaf tea, tè in foglie; tè vero (spec. se usato nei distributori automatici: non un estratto di tè) □ (fig.) to take a leaf out of sb. 's book, seguire l'esempio di q.; imitare q. □ to turn over (o to flip through) the leaves of a book, sfogliare un libro □ (fig.) to turn over a new leaf, voltar pagina; cambiare vita.(to) leaf /li:f/A v. i.B v. t. -
3 leaf mold
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4 SHAPE
I [ʃeɪp]1) forma f.in the shape of — a forma di [star, cat]; sotto forma di [ money]; nella persona di [ policeman]
to take shape — prendere forma (anche fig.)
to lose its shape — [ garment] perdere la forma, sformarsi
2) (optimum condition) forma f.to be, get in shape — essere, rimettersi in forma
3) (vague form) forma f., sagoma f. (indistinta)4) gastr. (mould) stampino m.II [ʃeɪp]1) (fashion, mould) [ person] modellare [ clay]; [ wind] scolpire, modellare [ rock]; [ hairdresser] fare la piega a [ hair]•- shape up* * *[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) forma2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) sagoma3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forma2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) modellare, foggiare2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) (incidere profondamente su)3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) svilupparsi; procedere•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape* * *SHAPE /ʃeɪp/sigla* * *I [ʃeɪp]1) forma f.in the shape of — a forma di [star, cat]; sotto forma di [ money]; nella persona di [ policeman]
to take shape — prendere forma (anche fig.)
to lose its shape — [ garment] perdere la forma, sformarsi
2) (optimum condition) forma f.to be, get in shape — essere, rimettersi in forma
3) (vague form) forma f., sagoma f. (indistinta)4) gastr. (mould) stampino m.II [ʃeɪp]1) (fashion, mould) [ person] modellare [ clay]; [ wind] scolpire, modellare [ rock]; [ hairdresser] fare la piega a [ hair]•- shape up
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