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1 ♦ plug
♦ plug /plʌg/n.1 tappo; tampone; zaffo; tassello: the plug of a barrel, lo zaffo di una botte; the plug of a volcano, il tappo di un vulcano; the plug in a washbasin, il tappo di un lavandino3 (elettr., = connecting plug) spina ( della corrente, del telefono, ecc.); connettore: I inserted the plug in the socket, inserii la spina nella presa8 tavoletta di tabacco compresso; pezzo di tabacco da masticare; cicca10 (fam.) promozione ( pubblicitaria); consiglio agli utenti; annuncio pubblicitario; dritta, imbeccata ( data ai futuri consumatori): to give a new CD a plug, pubblicizzare un cd nuovo14 (med.) tampone15 (med.) otturazione dentaria18 (antiq.) catenella dello sciacquone● (comput.) plug and play, plug and play (tecnologia che consente di aggiungere un nuovo componente a un sistema senza doverlo riconfigurare): plug and play compatibility, compatibilità plug and play □ (comput.) plug-compatible, compatibile per connettore □ (mecc. dei fluidi) plug flow, corrente a stantuffo □ (elettr.) plug fuse, fusibile a tappo □ ( slang USA) plug hat, cappello a cilindro □ (edil., elettr.) plug point, presa (di corrente) □ (autom., mecc.) plug spanner, chiave per candele □ (comput.) plug-to-plug compatibility, compatibilità a livello dei connettori □ (fam.) plug-ugly, (agg.) bruttissimo; (sost.; USA) delinquente, teppista □ (elettr.) female plug, presa ( di corrente) □ (elettr.) male plug, spina □ to pull the plug, tirare lo sciacquone, tirare l'acqua ( al cesso); ( anche) staccare la spina ( anche fig.) □ (fig.) to pull the plug on sb. [st.], mettere fine a (qc.); mollare; far mancare il proprio appoggio a (q.).(to) plug /plʌg/A v. t.1 tappare; chiudere; otturare; turare; ostruire; tamponare: to plug the leaks, tamponare le falle; to plug a hole, turare un foro3 (elettr.) collegare, inserire: to plug a battery into a socket, collegare una batteria a una presa4 (fam.) fare pubblicità a (qc.); spingere (fig.); promuovere ( un prodotto, un cd, un libro nuovo): I can't stand people who plug their own books on TV, non sopporto quelli che promuovono i loro libri in tivùB v. i.(elettr.) collegarsi; ( di una spina) inserirsi; attaccarsi (fam.): Where does it plug (in)?, dove s'attacca? -
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['sɒkɪt]* * *['sokit](a specially-made or specially-shaped hole or set of holes into which something is fitted: We'll need to have a new electric socket fitted into the wall for the television plug.) attacco, presa* * *socket /ˈsɒkɪt/n.6 (elettr., = socket outlet) connettore; attacco; presa (di corrente); presa luce; punto luce: flush socket, presa incassata● socket cover, copripresa □ (mecc.) socket joint, giunto a incastro; manicotto □ (mecc.) socket punch, fustella □ (mecc.) socket spanner ( USA: socket wrench), chiave fissa a tubo; chiave a bussola.(to) socket /ˈsɒkɪt/v. t.mettere in un incavo; incassare; provvedere di un incavo.* * *['sɒkɪt]
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