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1 ♦ umbrella
♦ umbrella /ʌmˈbrɛlə/A n.1 ombrello3 (aeron. mil.) ombrello aereo4 (mil.) sbarramento protettivo antiaereo5 (fig.) protezione; egida: The country is in need of stability under the umbrella of the UN, il paese ha bisogno di stabilità sotto la protezione dell'ONU; The project comes under the umbrella of the EU, il progetto è patrocinato dall'UE; all the disciplines that come under the umbrella of «business studies», tutte le discipline che si raggruppano sotto la denominazione di «economia aziendale»B a. attr.● (zool.) umbrella-bird ( Cephalopterus ornatus), uccello parasole □ umbrella case, fodera dell'ombrello □ umbrella factory, ombrellificio □ (fin.) umbrella fund, fondo a ombrello (o multicomparto) □ (bot.) umbrella pine ( Pinus pinea), pino domestico □ umbrella ring, ghiera dell'ombrello □ umbrella stand, portaombrelli □ umbrella stick, manico d'ombrello □ (bot., in USA) umbrella tree ( Magnolia tripetala), magnolia tripetala.
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