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♦ seven /ˈsɛvn/a. e n.1 sette: seven rooms, sette stanze; a seven-metre crocodile, un coccodrillo di sette metri; the seven of hearts, il sette di cuori ( carta da gioco); Seven is my lucky number, il sette è il mio numero fortunato; There are seven of them, sono in sette; Seven out of ten children don't eat enough fruit, sette bambini su dieci non mangiano abbastanza frutta2 sette ( anni d'età): The boy isn't seven yet, il bambino non ha ancora sette anni; a seven-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di sette anni● seven-league boots, stivali delle sette leghe ( nelle fiabe) □ ( pallanuoto) seven-minute quarter, tempo ( dei quattro di un incontro) di sette minuti □ the Seven Sisters, (astron.) le Pleiadi; (econ., antiq.) le Sette Sorelle ( le sette maggiori società petrolifere) □ the Seven Sleepers, i Sette Dormienti ( della leggenda cristiana) □ (fam. scherz.) the seven-year itch, la crisi del settimo anno ( in un matrimonio) □ by sevens, sette alla volta □ in sevens, a gruppi di sette.
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Seven-league boots — are an element in European folklore. The boots allow the wearer to take great strides mdash;seven leagues each step mdash;resulting in great speed. The boots are presented by a magical character to the protagonist to aid in the completion of a… … Wikipedia
seven league boots — boots from a fairy tale that enable the person who wears them to reach seven leagues at a stride … English contemporary dictionary
seven-league boots — /sev euhn leeg / fairy tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride. [1805 15; trans. of F bottes de sept lieues in the fairy tales of C. Perrault, esp. Le petit Poucet (E Hop o my Thumb)] * * * … Universalium
seven-league boots — noun Fairy tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride … Wiktionary
seven-league boots — /sev euhn leeg / fairy tale boots enabling the wearer to reach seven leagues at a stride. [1805 15; trans. of F bottes de sept lieues in the fairy tales of C. Perrault, esp. Le petit Poucet (E Hop o my Thumb)] … Useful english dictionary
seven-league — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : traversing seven leagues at a stride seven league boots a seven league step in the right direction Newsweek … Useful english dictionary
sev|en-league boots — «SEHV uhn LEEG», the magical boots in the fairy tale of Hop o my Thumb, which enabled the wearer to cover seven leagues at each stride … Useful english dictionary
seven — O.E. seofon, from P.Gmc. *sebun (Cf. O.S. sibun, O.N. sjau, O.Fris. sowen, siugun, Du. zeven, O.H.G. sibun, Ger. sieben), from PIE *septm (Cf. Skt. sapta, Avestan hapta, Hitt. shipta, Gk. hepta, L … Etymology dictionary
League (unit) — A league is a unit of length or area long common in Europe and Latin America, although no longer an official unit in any nation. The league most frequently expresses the distance a person, or a horse, can walk in 1 hour of time (usually about 3.5 … Wikipedia
Puss in Boots — This article is about the 1697 French fairy tale. For other uses, see Puss in Boots (disambiguation). Puss in Boots Illustration 1843, from édition L. Curmer Author … Wikipedia
Rocket boots — are a patented Russian invention to speed up walking. Created by scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the boots are actually a mechanical construction strapped on the legs and are powered by small Internal combustion engines that adds energy to every step … Wikipedia