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1 snowed under
(overwhelmed eg with a great deal of work: Last week I was absolutely snowed under with work.) sovraccarico, sommerso -
2 snow under
to be snowed under — essere coperto di neve; fig. (with work, letters) essere sommerso ( with da)
* * *to be snowed under — essere coperto di neve; fig. (with work, letters) essere sommerso ( with da)
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3 ♦ snow
♦ snow /snəʊ/n.1 [uc] neve: We were knee-deep in snow, la neve ci arrivava alle ginocchia; powdery snow, neve farinosa; deep snow, neve alta; virgin snow, neve vergine; the snows of Kilimanjaro, le nevi del Kilimangiaro2 (fig., poet.) bianchezza; candore3 (chim.) neve carbonica; ghiaccio secco● (bot.) snow-berry, ( Symphoricarpos albus) sinforicarpo bianco □ snow-blind, accecato dal riverbero della neve □ snow-blindness, cecità (temporanea) da neve; (med.) fotofobia da neve □ snow blink, riflesso della neve □ snow-boots, scarpe (o scarponi) da neve □ ( alpinismo) snow bridge, ponte di neve □ (zool.) snow bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis), zigolo delle nevi □ snow cannon, cannone sparaneve □ snow-capped, incappucciato di neve □ (autom.) snow chains, catene da neve □ snow-clad (o snow-covered), coperto (o ammantato) di neve; innevato □ ( sci) snow conditions, condizioni della neve; innevamento ( delle piste, ecc.) □ snow fence, steccato antineve □ snow gaiter, paraneve ( su scarpe o scarponi) □ snow gauge, nivometro □ snow goggles, occhiali da neve □ (zool.) snow-goose ( Chen hyperboreus), oca delle nevi □ (zool.) snow-grouse ( Lagopus mutus), pernice bianca □ (autom.) snow guard, paraneve ( sul veicolo) □ snow havoc, disastri provocati dalla neve □ ( alpinismo) snow hole, buca nella neve ( come ricovero) □ snow-ice, neve ghiacciata □ (fam. USA) snow job, imbroglio, inganno; presa in giro; balla; frottola □ (zool.) snow leopard ( Felis uncia), leopardo delle nevi □ snow line, limite delle nevi perpetue □ (zool.) snow-owl ( Nyctea nyctea), civetta delle nevi □ snow pellets, neve tonda; neve pallottolare □ (bot.) snow-plant ( Sarcodes sanguinea), sarcode □ ( cucina) snow pudding, budino di albumi montati a neve e di una gelatina al limone □ ( sci) snow report, bollettino della neve □ snow shovel, badile (o pala) da spalatore □ snow-slide, valanga; slavina □ (autom.) snow tyre ( USA: snow tire), pneumatico antineve; gomma da neve □ snow-white, bianco come la neve; niveo □ fall of snow, nevicata.(to) snow /snəʊ/A v. i.(impers.) nevicare; cadere la neve: It is snowing, nevica; sta nevicando; cade la neveB v. t.2 ( slang USA) riempire (q.) di belle parole; fare colpo su (q.) ( raccontandogli balle); lavorarsi, raccontare balle a (q.)● (fig.) to snow in, piovere da ogni parte □ ( USA) to snow under, coprire di (o sommergere sotto) la neve; (fig.) sopraffare, sbaragliare, sconfiggere □ ( di persone) to be snowed in, essere bloccato dalla neve ( in un rifugio alpino, ecc.) □ ( di un avvenimento) to be snowed off, essere impedito dalla neve (o rinviato per neve) □ (fig.) to be snowed under with, essere sommerso da ( inviti, reclami, ecc.); essere sopraffatto da ( lavoro, ecc.); essere subissato di ( richieste, ecc.); DIALOGO → - Car problems 3- I won't be able to do it this evening, I'm still snowed under, non riuscirò a farlo stasera, sono ancora pieno di lavoro fino al collo; ( USA) essere clamorosamente battuto □ to be snowed up, ( di un luogo) essere sommerso dalla neve; ( del traffico, ecc.) essere bloccato dalla neve. -
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[snəʊ]1. n1) neve f, (also: snowfall) nevicata, (fam: cocaine) neve2) (on TV screen) effetto neve2. vtto be snowed in or up — essere isolato (-a) a causa della neve
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5 Snow
I [snəʊ]nome neve f.II [snəʊ]verbo impersonale nevicareit's snowing — sta nevicando, nevica
- snow in- snow up* * *[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) neve2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) nevicare- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *(Surnames) Snow /snəʊ/* * *I [snəʊ]nome neve f.II [snəʊ]verbo impersonale nevicareit's snowing — sta nevicando, nevica
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Travel Car problems 3I left an old, red, two-litre estate car with you this morning. Stamattina ho lasciato qui da voi una vecchia due litri rossa station wagon.Have you had time to look at it? Avete avuto il tempo di darle un'occhiata?Hold on a second, I'll just have a word with the boss. Aspetti un secondo, chiedo al capo.He's just coming. Sta arrivando.I've had a good look at the car. Ho dato una bella occhiata alla macchina.There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the alternator. Non sembra esserci niente che non va con l'alternatore.You can take it away and see how it runs. Può prenderla e vedere come va.I won't be able to do it this evening, I'm still snowed under. Non riuscirò a farlo stasera, sono ancora pieno di lavoro fino al collo.When will you be able to do it? Quando riuscirà a farlo?I can do the job first thing tomorrow morning. Posso farlo come prima cosa domani mattina.
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