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1 Mat
* * *[mæt](a flat piece of material (rushes, rubber, carpet, cork etc) for wiping shoes on, covering a floor, or various other purposes: Wipe your shoes on the doormat; a table mat.) tappetino- matted- matting* * *I [mæt] n(on floor) tappetino, (of straw) stuoia, (also: doormat) zerbino, stoino, (on table) tovaglietta all'americanaII [mæt] adjSee:* * *(First names) Mat /mæt/m.* * * -
2 ♦ tap
♦ tap (1) /tæp/n.1 rubinetto ( anche del gas): to turn off the tap, chiudere il rubinetto; Turn the tap on!, apri il rubinetto!; The tap is dripping, il rubinetto perde2 zaffo; zipolo; tappo3 liquore; vino; birra ( di una certa qualità): an excellent tap, un liquore (o un vino, una birra) eccellente4 ► taproom6 (telef.) intercettazione; controllo8 (metall.) colata; spillatura9 (med.) paracentesi; centesi10 (fin., Borsa) «rubinetto» (detto di emissione o titoli di stato che la Banca centrale ritira e rimette sul mercato a poco a poco quando c'è richiesta)● taps and fittings, rubinetteria □ (mecc.) tap bolt, vite mordente □ tap-borer, trivella ( per forare botti) □ tap-hole, foro di botte, spina; (metall.) foro di colata □ (fin., Borsa, in GB) tap issue, emissione di titoli «a rubinetto»; a richiesta □ (fin., Borsa, in GB) tap stock, titolo di stato a richiesta □ tap water, acqua del rubinetto □ (mecc.) tap wrench, giramaschi □ on tap, ( di vino, birra) alla spina; (fig. fam.) pronto, a portata di mano, a disposizione.NOTA D'USO: - tap o cork?- tap (2) /tæp/n.1 picchio; colpetto; colpettino: a tap at (o on) the door [on the shoulder], un colpetto all'uscio [sulla spalla]4 (pl., col verbo al sing.) canzone cantata a un raduno di guide o scout● tap dance, tip tap ( ballo) □ tap dancer, ballerino di tip tap □ tap dancing, il ballare il tip tap □ tap shoe, scarpetta ( da tip tap).(to) tap (1) /tæp/A v. t.5 sfruttare; utilizzare6 (fam.) cavare; ottenere; spillare (fig.): Charles always taps me for small sums of money, Charles mi spilla di continuo piccole somme di denaro7 (med.) incidere; cavare ( liquido) dal corpo; fare la paracentesi a (q.): to tap an abscess, incidere un ascesso8 (tecn.) collegare; fare una presa in: They tapped the water main to supply the new house, fecero una presa nella conduttura principale per dare l'acqua alla nuova casa9 (mecc.) filettare; maschiare11 tenere (o mettere) sotto controllo (q., una telefonata, ecc.); intercettare: I'm afraid my phone is being tapped, temo che il mio telefono sia sotto controllo12 (metall.) spillareB v. i.● (elettr.) to tap a circuit, inserire un circuito su un altro ( per intercettare corrente) □ (fig.) to tap into, attingere, fare ricorso a ( risorse, riserve, ecc.).♦ (to) tap (2) /tæp/v. t. e i.1 battere; picchiare; bussare; picchiettare; dare un colpetto a: to tap at (o on) the door, bussare alla porta; The rain was tapping on the window panes, la pioggia picchiettava sui vetri; I tapped him on the shoulder, gli diedi un colpetto sulla spalla2 (comput., Internet) toccare ( premere brevemente con uno stilo o un dito): to tap and hold, toccare e tenere premuto● to tap away on a typewriter, battere sui tasti di una macchina da scrivere.
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