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1 ♦ deck
♦ deck /dɛk/n.1 (naut.) ponte; coperta: to go up on deck, salire in coperta; All hands on deck!, tutti in coperta!; lower deck, sottocoperta; main deck, ponte principale; upper deck, ponte superiore (o di manovra); ponte di coperta4 (ferr.) imperiale; tetto7 (fam.) pavimento; terra: to hit the deck, gettarsi a terra; ( anche) andare a terra; saltare giù dal letto● (edil.) deck-access flats, appartamenti le cui porte d'ingresso danno su un balcone che corre lungo tutta la casa □ (naut.) deck cabin, cabina di ponte □ (naut.) deck cargo, carico di coperta □ (naut.) deck height, interponte □ (aeron., naut.) deck landing, appontaggio □ (naut.) deck officer, ufficiale di bordo □ (comput., Internet) deck of slides, presentazione ( insieme di diapositive) □ deck passenger, passeggero di ponte ( che non ha una cabina) □ deck shoes, mocassini □ to clear the decks ( for action), (stor., naut.) sgombrare i ponti (per il combattimento); (fig.) sgombrare il campo, prepararsi all'azione □ on deck, (naut.) sopraccoperta; (fam.) pronto, a portata di mano □ ( slang USA) to stack the deck, truccare il mazzo ( di carte); (fig.) imbrogliare, fare il mazzetto.(to) deck /dɛk/v. t.1 adornare; addobbare: Every balcony was decked with flowers, tutti i balconi erano adornati con fiori● to be decked with flags, essere imbandierato. -
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I 1. [stæk]1) (pile) (of straw) pagliaio m.; (of hay) cumulo m.; (of books, papers, chairs) pila f.; (of plates, wood) catasta f.2) (chimney) ciminiera f.; (group of chimneys) gruppo m. di comignoli3) inform. stack m.2.1) (in library) scaffali m.2) colloq.stacks of — un mucchio o sacco di [time, work, food]
••II [stæk]to blow one's stack — colloq. perdere le staffe
1) agr. ammucchiare, ammassare [hay, straw]•- stack up••to have the odds o cards stacked against one — partire in svantaggio, essere sfavorito
* * *[stæk] 1. noun1) (a large, usually neatly shaped, pile eg of hay, straw, wood etc: a haystack.) pila, catasta2) (a set of shelves for books eg in a library.) scaffalatura2. verb(to arrange in a large, usually neat, pile: Stack the books up against the wall.) accatastare* * *[stæk]1. n1) (pile) pila, catasta, Brit fam mucchio, sacco2) (also: chimney stack) comignolo, (of factory) ciminiera3) Geog faraglione m2. vt(books, boxes) impilare, accatastare, (chairs) mettere l'uno (-a) sopra l'altro (-a), (aircraft) tenere a quote assegnate (in attesa dell'atterraggio)* * *stack /stæk/n.3 ( di legna, ecc.) catasta; pila; mucchio; ammasso; (fig.) gran quantità: a stack of dishes, una pila di piatti; He has stacks of homework to do, ha un mucchio di compiti da fare6 (edil.) gruppo di camini10 (geogr.) faraglione● stack stand, base rialzata di bica (o di pagliaio) □ (fig. fam.) to blow one's stack, perdere la pazienza; esplodere □ (fam.) to make stacks of money, far soldi a palate.(to) stack /stæk/A v. t.1 accatastare; ammassare; ammucchiare4 caricareB v. i.● (mil.) to stack arms, disporre i fucili a piramide □ to stack the cards (o the deck), truccare le carte; (fig.) imbrogliare □ (leg.) to stack a jury, manomettere la composizione di una giuria.* * *I 1. [stæk]1) (pile) (of straw) pagliaio m.; (of hay) cumulo m.; (of books, papers, chairs) pila f.; (of plates, wood) catasta f.2) (chimney) ciminiera f.; (group of chimneys) gruppo m. di comignoli3) inform. stack m.2.1) (in library) scaffali m.2) colloq.stacks of — un mucchio o sacco di [time, work, food]
••II [stæk]to blow one's stack — colloq. perdere le staffe
1) agr. ammucchiare, ammassare [hay, straw]•- stack up••to have the odds o cards stacked against one — partire in svantaggio, essere sfavorito
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