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1 ♦ underground
♦ undergroundA avv. /ˈʌndəˈgraʊnd/1 sottoterra; nel sottosuolo: Moles live mainly underground, le talpe vivono principalmente sottoterra2 (ind. min.) in sotterraneo3 segretamente; nella clandestinità: The movement continued to operate underground, il movimento ha continuato ad agire nella clandestinità; (polit.) to go underground, entrare nella clandestinitàB a. attr. /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 sotterraneo: (geol.) underground stream, corso d'acqua sotterraneo; (autom.) underground car park, parcheggio sotterraneo; (ferr.) underground railway, ferrovia sotterranea; (mil.) underground shelter, rifugio sotterraneo2 segreto; clandestino: an underground resistance movement, un movimento di resistenza clandestino; underground music [press], musica [stampa] undergroundC n. [u] /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 ( anche Underground) ferrovia sotterranea; metropolitana (in GB; cfr. USA subway): the London Underground, la metropolitana di Londra3 (edil.) sottosuolo; sotterraneo● (econ.) underground economy, economia sommersa □ ( speleologia) underground passage, cunicolo □ underground pipes, tubazioni interrate □ (bot.) underground stem, rizoma □ (edil.) underground utilities, condutture sotterranee. -
2 London
['lʌndən] 1.nome proprio Londra f.2.in o to London a Londra; inner London = la zona centrale di Londra, che include la City, Westminster e i quartieri adiacenti; outer London — = i quartieri periferici di Londra
modificatore [person, accent] di Londra, londinese; [ train] per Londra* * *London /ˈlʌndən/A n.B a. attr.londinese; di Londra: London theatres, i teatri londinesi; London Airport, l'aeroporto di Londra ( Heathrow); London zoo, lo zoo di Londra; the London Underground, la metropolitana di Londra● (fin.) London Interbank Offered Rate ► LIBOR □ (bot.) London plane, platano di Londra ( è un ibrido) □ (bot.) London pride, ( Saxifraga umbrosa) sassifraga ombrosa, disperazione dei pittori; ( Dianthus barbatus) garofano a mazzetti, garofano dei poeti; ( Lychnis chalcedonica) croce di Malta, saponaria di Levante □ London smoke, color fumo di Londra □ ( Borsa) London Stock Exchange ► LSE.(Place names) London /ˈlʌndən/ (Surnames) London /ˈlʌndən/* * *['lʌndən] 1.nome proprio Londra f.2.in o to London a Londra; inner London = la zona centrale di Londra, che include la City, Westminster e i quartieri adiacenti; outer London — = i quartieri periferici di Londra
modificatore [person, accent] di Londra, londinese; [ train] per Londra -
3 tube ***
[tjuːb]1. n2) (Brit: London Underground) metrò m inv, metropolitana3)the tube Am — (fam: television) la tele
2. adj Brittube station — stazione f del metrò
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4 tube
[tjuːb] [AE tuːb] 1.1) (cylinder) tubo m.2) (container for toothpaste, glue etc.) tubetto m.3) BE colloq. (means of transport) metropolitana f. (di Londra)4) AE colloq. (TV) tele f., televisione f.5) (in TV set) tubo m.2.••to go down the tubes — [ plans] andare a rotoli; [ economy] andare a rotoli, in rovina
* * *[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tubo2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) canale, tuba, tromba3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metropolitana4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tubetto•- tubing- tubular* * *[tjuːb] [AE tuːb] 1.1) (cylinder) tubo m.2) (container for toothpaste, glue etc.) tubetto m.3) BE colloq. (means of transport) metropolitana f. (di Londra)4) AE colloq. (TV) tele f., televisione f.5) (in TV set) tubo m.2.••to go down the tubes — [ plans] andare a rotoli; [ economy] andare a rotoli, in rovina
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