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1 rubber
I 1. ['rʌbə(r)]1) (substance) gomma f.2) BE (eraser) gomma f. (da cancellare)3) (for cleaning) cancellino m.4) AE colloq. (condom) goldone m.2.modificatore [ball, sole] di gommaII ['rʌbə(r)]* * *1) (( also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this: Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.) gomma; di gomma2) ((also eraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.) gomma3) ((slang) a condom.) preservativo4) (a rubber band.) elastico•- rubbery- rubber band
- rubber stamp* * *rubber (1) /ˈrʌbə(r)/A n.1 [u] gomma; caucciù: Tyres are made from rubber, i pneumatici sono fatti di gomma; a rubber stopper, un tappo di gomma ( per bottiglie); artificial rubber, gomma artificiale; rubber plantation, piantagione di gommaB a. attr.● rubber band, elastico □ rubber boat, battellino di gomma □ rubber bullet, proiettile di gomma □ ( USA) rubber cement, adesivo rapido, a base di gomma □ (fam.) rubber cheque, assegno scoperto (o a vuoto) □ (fam. fig. USA) rubber-chicken circuit, giro di pranzi o cene ( offerto da un candidato in campagna elettorale) □ ( sport) rubber cleat, tacchetto di gomma ( sotto le scarpe) □ rubber-coated fabric, tessuto gommato □ (naut.) rubber dinghy, canotto di gomma; gommone □ rubber ferrule, puntale di gomma ( di un bastone) □ ( nuoto) rubber fin, pinna di gomma □ rubber heel, tacco di gomma □ rubber hose, manichetta di gomma □ (bot.) rubber plant ( Ficus elastica), ficus □ (mecc.) rubber seal, guarnizione di gomma □ rubber sheath, preservativo □ rubber solution, mastice ( per riparare pneumatici) □ (tecn.) rubber sponge, gomma espansa □ rubber stamp, timbro a inchiostro; stampiglia; (fig.) chi (o ente che) approva a occhi chiusi (o si limita a mettere il timbro) □ (bot.) rubber tree ( Hevea brasiliensis), albero della gomma □ (autom.) rubber tyre, pneumatico; gomma (fam.) □ (mecc.) rubber wheel, mola con impasto di gomma □ (autom., USA) to burn (o to lay, to peel) rubber, sgommare; partire sgommando.rubber (2) /ˈrʌbə(r)/n.1 partita di tre (talora cinque) giochi a carte ( vinta da chi ne vince due su tre o tre su cinque); ( bridge) rubber● Game and rubber!, abbiamo vinto la bella!* * *I 1. ['rʌbə(r)]1) (substance) gomma f.2) BE (eraser) gomma f. (da cancellare)3) (for cleaning) cancellino m.4) AE colloq. (condom) goldone m.2.modificatore [ball, sole] di gommaII ['rʌbə(r)] -
2 Tyre
tire ['taɪə(r)] nome pneumatico m., gomma f.* * *(a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.) pneumatico, gomma* * *Tyre /ˈtaɪə(r)/n.(geogr., stor.) Tiro.(Place names) Tyre /ˈtaɪə(r)/* * *tire ['taɪə(r)] nome pneumatico m., gomma f. -
3 ♦ solid
♦ solid /ˈsɒlɪd/A a.1 solido; forte; resistente; stabile; massiccio; (fig.) ben fondato, concreto, serio: to freeze solid, diventare un blocco [una lastra] di ghiaccio: The lake had frozen solid, il lago era una lastra di ghiaccio; solid learning, cultura solida; furniture made of solid oak, mobili di quercia massiccia; a man of solid build, un uomo di corporatura forte (o massiccia); (comm.) a solid firm, una ditta solida; solid reasoning, ragionamenti concreti; solid gold, oro massiccio; a solid gold watch, un orologio d'oro massiccio2 compatto; uniforme; unanime; unito: ( USA) the Solid South, il Sud compatto ( che vota compatto per i democratici); solid white line, linea bianca uniforme (o continua); a solid vote, un voto unanime4 (fam., pred.) ininterrotto; di fila; di seguito: I've been waiting for two hours solid, ho aspettato due ore di fila; aspetto da ben due ore5 (geom.) cubico; solido: solid geometry, geometria solida; solid inch, pollice cubico ( misura); a solid figure, una figura solida7 a tinta unita; di un solo colore: solid colours, colori uniformi; tinte unite; a solid red dress, un vestito tutto rossoB n.1 (geom.) solido2 (fis.) sostanza solida3 (pl.) alimenti solidi; cibo solido5 (falegn.) legno massiccio● (mecc.) solid box, bussola □ ( di persone) to be solid against [for] st., essere solidali (prendere la stessa posizione) contro [in favore di] qc. □ a solid citizen, un buon cittadino; un sicuro patriota □ (comm.) solid consideration, garanzia solida; contropartita di valore concreto □ (metall.) solid-drawn, trafilato da massello □ (autom., mecc.) solid head, monoblocco □ a solid man, un uomo di buonsenso; un uomo con una solida posizione finanziaria □ solid measures, misure per solidi; misure cubiche □ (tipogr.) solid printing, stampa compatta; composizione senza interlineatura □ (miss.) solid propellant, propellente solido □ solid reasons, motivi concreti (o validi) □ solid rock, roccia viva □ (autom., ecc.) solid rubber tyre, gomma piena □ solid sense, buonsenso □ (mil.) solid square, quadrato □ (fis., elettron.) solid-state, dello (o allo) stato solido: solid-state physics, fisica dello stato solido; (fis. nucl.) solid-state counter, contatore allo stato solido □ solid-state computer, elaboratore con componenti allo stato solido □ (metall.) solid-state welding, saldatura a freddo □ (equit.) solid vertical fence, palizzata □ to become solid, solidificarsi □ to have solid grounds for supposing that…, avere buoni (o fondati) motivi di supporre che… □ to be on solid ground, essere su terreno solido ( anche fig.)solidly avv. -
4 inner tube
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