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1 automatic
[ˌɔːtə'mætɪk] 1.aggettivo automatico2.1) (washing machine) lavatrice automatica f.2) (car) automobile f. con cambio automatico3) (gun) automatica f.4) (setting)to be on automatic — [ machine] essere su "automatico"
* * *1. adjective1) ((of a machine etc) working by itself: an automatic washing-machine.) automatico2) ((of an action) without thinking: an automatic response.) automatico2. noun(a self-loading gun: He has two automatics and a rifle.) arma automatica- automatically
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- automaton* * *[ˌɔːtə'mætɪk] 1.aggettivo automatico2.1) (washing machine) lavatrice automatica f.2) (car) automobile f. con cambio automatico3) (gun) automatica f.4) (setting)to be on automatic — [ machine] essere su "automatico"
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2 ♦ automatic
♦ automatic /ɔ:təˈmætɪk/A a.1 automatico: (autom.) automatic gearbox, cambio automatico; automatic rifle, fucile automatico; (econ.) automatic pay increase, aumento di stipendio automatico; scatto di stipendioB n.2 (autom.) (veicolo con) cambio automatico● automatic machine, distributore automatico □ (aeron.) automatic pilot, pilota automatico □ (comm.) automatic selling, vendita mediante distributori automatici □ ( banca, USA) automatic teller machine (abbr. ATM), bancomat □ automatic timer, timer ( di elettrodomestico) □ automatic vendor, distributore automatico □ (psic.) automatic writing, scrittura automatica □ (tecn.) on automatic, su «automatico» □ (fam.) to be on automatic pilot, fare le cose automaticamente (o come un automa); andare avanti per inerziaautomatically avv. -
3 trigger
I ['trɪgə(r)]1) (on gun) grilletto m.2) (on machine) levetta f.3) fig.II ['trɪgə(r)]to be the trigger for sth. — essere l'innesco di qcs., innescare o scatenare qcs
* * *['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) grilletto2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) scatto2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) provocare, scatenare* * *I ['trɪgə(r)]1) (on gun) grilletto m.2) (on machine) levetta f.3) fig.II ['trɪgə(r)]to be the trigger for sth. — essere l'innesco di qcs., innescare o scatenare qcs
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