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I [steɪv]nome mus. pentagramma m.II [steɪv]* * *[steiv](in music, a staff.) rigo, pentagramma* * *stave /steɪv/n.2 bastone; verga; asta di legno4 (mus.) rigo; pentagramma● (letter.) stave rhyme, allitterazione.(to) stave /steɪv/A v. t.1 ( di solito to stave in) sfondare; schiacciare; deformare ( un cappello, ecc.): to stave the top of a box in, sfondare il coperchio d'una scatolaB v. i.sfondarsi; schiacciarsi; deformarsi: Our boat stove in as we hit the rock, quando abbiamo urtato lo scoglio, nella barca si è aperta una falla● to stave off, allontanare, tenere alla larga ( importuni, ecc.); evitare; scansare; sottrarsi a: to stave off a disaster, evitare un disastro; to stave off arrest, sottrarsi all'arresto ( con la fuga) □ ( slang USA) to be stove up, essere stanco morto; non poterne più; essere sfinito; essere messo male (o malconcio, malandato).* * *I [steɪv]nome mus. pentagramma m.II [steɪv]
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Staved — Stave Stave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staved} (st[=a]vd) or {Stove} (st[=o]v); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staving}.] [From {Stave}, n., or {Staff}, n.] 1. To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; often with in; as, to stave a cask;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stave off — verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (Freq. 3) Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stave off — {v.}, {literary} To keep from touching or hurting you. Syn.: WARD OFF. * /The white knight struck with his sword. The black knight staved it off with his own sword./ * /Bill s warm new coal staved off the cold./ * /They staved off starvation by… … Dictionary of American idioms
stave off — {v.}, {literary} To keep from touching or hurting you. Syn.: WARD OFF. * /The white knight struck with his sword. The black knight staved it off with his own sword./ * /Bill s warm new coal staved off the cold./ * /They staved off starvation by… … Dictionary of American idioms
stave\ off — v literary To keep from touching or hurting you. Syn.: ward off The white knight struck with his sword. the black knight staved it off with his own sword. Bill s warm new coal staved off the cold. They staved off starvation by eating two of the… … Словарь американских идиом
stave off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stave off : present tense I/you/we/they stave off he/she/it staves off present participle staving off past tense staved off past participle staved off to stop something from happening We re still trying to… … English dictionary
stave something off — AVERT, prevent, avoid, counter, preclude, forestall, nip in the bud; ward off, fend off, head off, keep off, keep at bay. → stave * * * ˌstave sthˈoff derived (staved … Useful english dictionary
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stave — 1 noun (C) 1 the set of five lines on which music is written 2 one of the thin curved pieces of wood fitted close together to form the sides of a barrel 1 (1) 2 verb stave in phrasal verb past tense and past participle staved or stove (I, T) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
basketball — /bas kit bawl , bah skit /, n. 1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent s basket. 2. the round,… … Universalium
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