to fire on all four cylinders

1) Feuer, das

2) (in grate) [offenes] Feuer; (electric or gas fire) Heizofen, der; (in the open air) Lagerfeuer, das

3) (destructive burning) Brand, der

4) (fervour) Feuer, das

5) (firing of guns) Schießen, das; Schießerei, die

1) (fill with enthusiasm) begeistern, in Begeisterung versetzen [Person]

2) (supply with fuel) befeuern [Ofen]; [be]heizen [Lokomotive]

3) (discharge) abschießen [Gewehr]; abfeuern [Kanone]

4) (propel from gun etc.) abgeben, abfeuern [Schuss]

5) (coll.): (dismiss) feuern (ugs.) [Angestellten]

6) brennen [Tonwaren, Ziegel]

1) (shoot) schießen; feuern

2) [Motor:] zünden

- academic.ru/87046/fire_away">fire away

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1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) das Feuer

2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) der Ofen

3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) das Feuer

4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) das Feuer

5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) das Feuer

1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) brennen

2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) anfeuern

3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) abfeuern

4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) feuern

5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) feuern

6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) feuern

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- fire alarm

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[ˈfaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (flame) Feuer nt, Flamme f

don't play with \fire! spiel nicht mit dem Feuer!

open \fire Lagerfeuer nt

2. (on hearth) [Herd]feuer nt

open \fire Kaminfeuer nt, Cheminéefeuer nt SCHWEIZ

to light a \fire Feuer nt machen

3. (stove) Ofen m

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \fire on den Ofen anmachen [o ÖSTERR aufdrehen] [o SCHWEIZ anstellen]; BRIT (heating appliance) Heizgerät nt

electric \fire Elektroofen m

gas \fire Gasofen m

open \fire offener Kamin, Cheminée nt SCHWEIZ

4. no pl (destructive burning) Brand m

\fire! Feuer!

the library was destroyed by \fire die Bibliothek ist völlig abgebrannt

to be on \fire brennen, in Flammen stehen

to catch \fire Feuer fangen, in Brand geraten

to set sb/sth on \fire, to set \fire to sb/sth jdn/etw anzünden [o in Brand stecken

5. (conflagration) Feuersbrunst f, Großfeuer nt, Großbrand m

he lost his house in a \fire recently sein Haus ist vor Kurzem bei einem Großfeuer heruntergebrannt

forest \fire Waldbrand m

to put out the \fire das Feuer löschen

6. no pl (hail of bullets) Feuer nt, Beschuss m

▪ to be under \fire beschossen werden; MIL unter Feuer stehen

to come under \fire from sb von jdm unter Beschuss genommen werden, von jdm beschossen werden

to come under \fire for sth ( fig) wegen einer S. gen unter Beschuss geraten a. fig fam; (shooting) Schießen nt

in the line of \fire in der Schusslinie

covering \fire Feuerschutz m

killed by enemy/friendly \fire von feindlichem/eigenem Feuer getötet

to cease \fire das Feuer einstellen

to open \fire on sb das Feuer auf jdn eröffnen

to return \fire das Feuer erwidern

7. no pl (fervour) Feuer nt; LIT Glut f; (burning passion) Leidenschaft f; (enthusiasm) Begeisterung f

he is filled with the \fire of youth and his convictions er ist voller jugendlicher Leidenschaft und Begeisterung für seine Überzeugungen

▪ to be on \fire begeistert sein

my heart is on \fire for her mein Herz sehnt sich nach ihr

▶ to breathe \fire and brimstone Gift und Galle spucken [o speien]

▶ \fire and brimstone REL Hölle und Verdammnis; ( fig) Tod und Verderben

▶ to get on like a house on \fire hervorragend miteinander auskommen

▶ to go through \fire and water for sb ( dated) für jdn durchs Feuer gehen fig

▶ to hang \fire auf sich warten lassen

▶ to have \fire in one's [or the] belly (have ambition) Ehrgeiz haben; (have enthusiasm) begeisterungsfähig sein

▶ to jump out of the frying pan and into the \fire ( prov) vom Regen in die Traufe kommen

▶ to play with \fire mit dem Feuer spielen fig

▶ to pull the chestnuts [or fat] out of the \fire BRIT die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen fig fam

▶ to set the world [or esp BRIT Thames] on \fire die Welt erschüttern

▶ there's no smoke without a \fire ( prov) wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer prov

II. n modifier Feuer-

\fire control Brandschutz m; MIL Feuerleitung f

\fire damage Brandschaden m, Feuerschaden m

\fire precautions Brandschutz m, Brandschutzmaßnahmen pl

\fire prevention Brandschutz m, Brandprävention f

\fire regulations Feuerschutzbestimmungen pl

\fire risk Brandrisiko nt, Feuergefahr f

III. vt

1. (bake in kiln)

▪ to \fire sth etw brennen

2. (shoot)

▪ to \fire sth etw abfeuern

to \fire a broadside eine Breitseite abgeben

to \fire a bullet [or shot] einen Schuss abgeben

he \fired a warning shot into the air er feuerte einen Warnschuss in die Luft ab

to \fire a gun at sb/sth auf jdn/etw schießen; ( fig)

to \fire questions at sb jdn mit Fragen bombardieren

to \fire a round [or volley] einen Schuss [o eine Salve] abgeben

to \fire a salute Salut schießen

3. (launch)

▪ to \fire sth etw abschießen [o abfeuern]

bazookas were \fired almost every day that month at Sarajevo in diesem Monat wurde Sarajevo fast jeden Tag mit Bazookas beschossen

to \fire a rocket eine Rakete zünden [o abfeuern

4. (dismiss)

▪ to \fire sb jdn feuern [o rausschmeißen] fam

this company uses a hire and \fire strategy diese Firma stellt ein und entlässt schnell

5. (excite, electrify)

▪ to \fire sb jdn begeistern [o in Begeisterung versetzen]; (inspire) jdn anregen [o geh inspirieren]

it \fired me with enthusiasm for literature es weckte die Begeisterung für Literatur in mir

to \fire sb's imagination jds Fantasie beflügeln

IV. vi

1. (shoot) feuern, schießen

without warning he started to \fire into the crowd er schoss ohne Vorwarnung in die Menge

▪ to \fire at sb/sth auf jdn/etw feuern [o schießen

2. (start up) zünden; (be operating) funktionieren

to \fire on all four cylinders auf allen vier Zylindern laufen; ( fig) voll funktionstüchtig sein

coffee might help — I'm not firing on all four cylinders today vielleicht hilft ja ein Kaffee — ich bin heute nicht so ganz da fam

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1. n

1) Feuer nt

2) (= house fire, forest fire etc) Brand m

3) (in grate) (Kamin)feuer nt; (= electric fire, gas fire) Ofen m

4) (MIL) Feuer nt

5) (= passion) Feuer nt

2. vt

1) (= burn to destroy) in Brand stecken

2) pottery brennen

3) furnace befeuern → oil-fired, gas-fired

4) (fig) imagination beflügeln; passions entzünden, entfachen (geh); enthusiasm befeuern

5) gun, arrow abschießen; shot abfeuern, abgeben; rocket zünden, abfeuern

6) (inf: dismiss) feuern (inf)

3. vi

1) (= shoot) feuern, schießen (at auf +acc)

2) (engine) zünden

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fire [ˈfaıə(r)]

A s

1. Feuer n, Flamme f:

(as) red as fire feuerrot (vor Verlegenheit);

a) BIBEL Feuer und Schwefel m,

b) REL Hölle f und Verdammnis f,

c) fig Tod m und Verderben n;

with fire and sword mit Feuer und Schwert;

a) in Flammen stehen, brennen,

b) fig Feuer und Flamme sein;

his cheeks were on fire seine Wangen glühten;

a) anbrennen,

b) Feuer fangen (a. fig), in Brand geraten;

go through fire and water for sb fig für jemanden durchs Feuer gehen;

play with fire fig mit dem Feuer spielen;

pull sth out of the fire fig etwas aus dem Feuer reißen;

a) auch set fire to anzünden, in Brand stecken

b) fig Furore machen in (dat);

strike fire Funken schlagen; → chestnut A 1, Thames, world Bes Redew

2. Feuer n (im Ofen etc):

on a slow fire bei langsamem Feuer (kochen);

a) ein Abend am Kamin,

b) ein Abend zu Hause

3. Brand m, (Groß)Feuer n:

fire! Feuer!, es brennt! ( → A 9);

die in the fire bei dem Brand ums Leben kommen;

where’s the fire? umg wo brennts?

4. Br Heizgerät n

5. Feuersglut f

6. Feuer n, Glanz m (eines Edelsteins)

7. fig Feuer n, Glut f, Leidenschaft f, Begeisterung f

8. MED Fieber n, Hitze f

9. MIL Feuer n, Beschuss m:

fire! Feuer! ( → A 3);

between two fires zwischen zwei Feuern (a. fig);

be under fire unter Beschuss stehen;

come under fire unter Beschuss geraten, fig a. ins Kreuzfeuer der Kritik geraten;

come under fire from sb in jemandes Schusslinie geraten;

a) schwer losgehen (Schusswaffe),

b) fig auf sich warten lassen (Sache);

hold one’s fire fig sich zurückhalten;

a) versagen (Schusswaffe),

b) fig fehlschlagen

B v/t

1. anzünden, in Brand stecken

2. einen Kessel heizen, einen Ofen (be)feuern, beheizen

3. Ziegel brennen:

fired lime gebrannter Kalk

4. Tee feuern

5. jemanden, jemandes Gefühle entflammen:

fire sb with enthusiasm jemanden in Begeisterung versetzen;

fire sb’s imagination jemandes Fantasie beflügeln;

fire up inflation die Inflation anheizen

6. auch fire off

a) eine Schusswaffe abfeuern, abschießen,

b) einen Schuss (ab)feuern, abgeben ( beide:

at, on auf akk): → salute C 2, shot¹ A 1,

c) Fragen abschießen:

fire questions at sb jemanden mit Fragen bombardieren

7. a) eine Sprengladung, eine Rakete zünden

b) einen Motor anlassen

8. umg feuern, rausschmeißen (entlassen)

9. umg feuern, schmeißen (werfen)

C v/i

1. a) Feuer fangen

b) anbrennen

2. oft fire up fig wütend werden

3. feuern, schießen ( beide:

at auf akk):

fire away! umg schieß los!, fang an!

4. AGR brandig werden (Getreide)

5. zünden (Motor)

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1) Feuer, das

2) (in grate) [offenes] Feuer; (electric or gas fire) Heizofen, der; (in the open air) Lagerfeuer, das

3) (destructive burning) Brand, der

4) (fervour) Feuer, das

5) (firing of guns) Schießen, das; Schießerei, die

1) (fill with enthusiasm) begeistern, in Begeisterung versetzen [Person]

2) (supply with fuel) befeuern [Ofen]; [be]heizen [Lokomotive]

3) (discharge) abschießen [Gewehr]; abfeuern [Kanone]

4) (propel from gun etc.) abgeben, abfeuern [Schuss]

5) (coll.): (dismiss) feuern (ugs.) [Angestellten]

6) brennen [Tonwaren, Ziegel]

1) (shoot) schießen; feuern

2) [Motor:] zünden

- fire away

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Brand ¨-e m.

Feuer -- n. (Pottery, Ceramics) v.

brennen (Ziegel, Keramik) v. v.

anfeuern v.

feuern v.

hinauswerfen v.

schießen v.

zünden v.

[ʼfaɪəʳ, Am -ɚ] n

1) no pl ( flame) Feuer nt, Flamme f;

don't play with \fire! spiel nicht mit dem Feuer!;

open \fire Lagerfeuer nt

2) ( on hearth) [Herd]feuer nt;

open \fire Kaminfeuer nt;

to light a \fire Feuer nt machen

3) ( stove) Ofen m;

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \fire on den Ofen anmachen;

( Brit) ( heating appliance) Heizgerät nt;

electric \fire Elektroofen m;

gas \fire Gasofen m;

open \fire offener Kamin

4) no pl ( destructive burning) Brand m;

\fire! Feuer!;

the library was destroyed by \fire die Bibliothek ist völlig abgebrannt;

to be on \fire brennen, in Flammen stehen;

to catch \fire Feuer fangen, in Brand geraten;

to set sb/sth on \fire, to set \fire to sb/ sth jdn/etw anzünden [o in Brand stecken];

5) ( conflagration) Feuersbrunst f, Großfeuer nt, Großbrand m;

he lost his house in a \fire recently sein Haus ist vor kurzem bei einem Großfeuer heruntergebrannt;

forest \fire Waldbrand m;

to put out the \fire das Feuer löschen

6) no pl ( hail of bullets) Feuer nt, Beschuss m;

to be under \fire beschossen werden; mil unter Feuer stehen;

to come under \fire from sb von jdm unter Beschuss genommen werden, von jdm beschossen werden;

to come under \fire for sth ( fig) wegen einer S. gen unter Beschuss geraten (a. fig) ( fam) ( shooting) Schießen nt;

in the line of \fire in der Schusslinie;

covering \fire Feuerschutz m;

killed by enemy/friendly \fire von feindlichem/eigenem Feuer getötet;

to cease \fire das Feuer einstellen;

to open \fire on sb das Feuer auf jdn eröffnen;

to return \fire das Feuer erwidern

7) no pl ( fervour) Feuer nt; lit Glut f; ( burning passion) Leidenschaft f; ( enthusiasm) Begeisterung f;

he is filled with the \fire of youth and his convictions er ist voller jugendlicher Leidenschaft und Begeisterung für seine Überzeugungen;

to be on \fire begeistert sein;

my heart is on \fire for her mein Herz sehnt sich nach ihr

to have \fire in one's [or the] belly ( have ambition) Ehrgeiz haben;

( have enthusiasm) begeisterungsfähig sein;

\fire and brimstone rel Hölle und Verdammnis; ( fig) Tod und Verderben;

to breathe \fire and brimstone Gift und Galle spucken [o speien];

to pull the chestnuts [or fat] out of the \fire ( Brit) die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen ( fig) ( fam)

to jump out of the frying pan and into the \fire (pan and into the \fire) vom Regen in die Traufe kommen;

to get on like a house on \fire hervorragend miteinander auskommen;

there's no smoke without a \fire (without a \fire) wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer ( prov)

to go through \fire and water for sb (dated) für jdn durchs Feuer gehen ( fig)

to set the world [or ( esp Brit) Thames] on \fire die Welt erschüttern;

to hang \fire auf sich warten lassen;

to play with \fire mit dem Feuer spielen ( fig) n

modifier Feuer-;

\fire control Brandschutz m; mil Feuerleitung f;

\fire damage Brandschaden m, Feuerschaden m;

\fire precautions Brandschutz m, Brandschutzmaßnahmen fpl;

\fire prevention Brandschutz m, Brandprävention f;

\fire risk Brandrisiko nt, Feuergefahr f vt

1) ( bake in kiln)

to \fire sth etw brennen

2) ( shoot)

to \fire sth etw abfeuern;

to \fire a broadside eine Breitseite abgeben;

to \fire a bullet [or shot] einen Schuss abgeben;

he \fired a warning shot into the air er feuerte einen Warnschuss in die Luft ab;

to \fire a gun at sb/ sth auf jdn/etw schießen; ( fig)

to \fire questions at sb jdn mit Fragen bombardieren;

to \fire a round [or volley] einen Schuss [o eine Salve] abgeben;

to \fire a salute Salut schießen

3) ( launch)

to \fire sth etw abschießen [o abfeuern];

bazookas were \fired almost every day that month at Sarajevo in diesem Monat wurde Sarajevo fast jeden Tag mit Bazookas beschossen;

to \fire a rocket eine Rakete zünden [o abfeuern];

4) ( dismiss)

to \fire sb jdn feuern [o rausschmeißen] ( fam)

this company uses a hire and \fire strategy diese Firma stellt ein und entlässt schnell

5) (excite, electrify)

to \fire sb jdn begeistern [o in Begeisterung versetzen]; ( inspire) jdn anregen [o ( geh) inspirieren];

it \fired me with enthusiasm for literature es weckte die Begeisterung für Literatur in mir;

to \fire sb's imagination jds Fantasie beflügeln vi

1) ( shoot) feuern, schießen;

without warning he started to \fire into the crowd er schoss ohne Vorwarnung in die Menge;

to \fire at sb/ sth auf jdn/etw feuern [o schießen];

2) ( start up) zünden;

( be operating) funktionieren;

to \fire on all four cylinders auf allen vier Zylindern laufen; ( fig) voll funktionstüchtig sein;

coffee might help - I'm not firing on all four cylinders today vielleicht hilft ja ein Kaffee - ich bin heute nicht so ganz da ( fam)

1) General subject: work at capacity, be on full blast (о кондиционерах, радиаторах, вентиляторах и т.п.), work at capacity (с полной нагрузкой), fire on all cylinders, run on all four cylinders, (предприятие, механизм) running at full blast

2) Engineering: be on full power, to be on full power

3) Mathematics: be in full operation, operate at full power

4) Business: work to capacity

5) Makarov: deliver normal power (об энергетической установке)

1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) slå, kollidere, treffe, ramme

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) ramme

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) komme til/på/i, treffe

1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) slag, støt

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) treff, slag

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) slager

•

- hit-and-run

nå

rekke

suksess

subst. \/hɪt\/

1) slag, støt

2) ( spesielt i sport og spill) treff, fulltreffer

3) ( fekting) touché

4) hint, hentydning, satirisk kommentar

• a hit at the Government

5) ( også lucky hit) lykketreff, hell

6) suksess, publikumssuksess

• the play is the hit of the season

7) ( musikk) hit, slager

• be\/make a big hit

8) (spesielt amer., slang) mord (på oppdrag)

9) ( slang) skudd, dose med stoff (også alkohol)

• someone saw him pop a hit last night

10) ( EDB) treff

direct hit fulltreffer

make a hit få inn et treff, treffe

pop a hit ( slang) sette et skudd

verb ( hit - hit) \/hɪt\/

1) slå (til), støte (mot)

• he hit me on the head

• he hit his head against a stone

• she hit her elbow on the chair

• try to hit the ball with this bat

2) treffe, ramme

• he did not hit me

• you've hit it!

• a stone hit him on the head

• she was hit by a falling tree

3) treffe, kjøre inn i, kollidere med, støte mot

• the car hit a tree

• the ball hit the post

• the bus hit a car

4) ( overført) ramme, skade, påvirke

• the south coast was hit by a severe storm

5) ( også overført) angripe, gå til angrep

• the armies hit at dawn

6) ( hverdagslig) komme på, slå en

• it suddenly hit me

7) nå, ankomme, komme frem til

• hit a town

8) komme på, komme i

• the story hit the newspapers

9) (spesielt amer., slang) myrde (på oppdrag)

10) (spesielt amer., slang) rane

11) ( fekting) touchere

12) (om musikk, film, teaterstykke e.l.) være en suksess, være vellykket

• her new album proved to be a hit

13) ( i brettspill) slå ut

14) ( sport) få poeng (i cricket)

15) ( motorteknikk) tenne

feel oneself hit føle seg rammet, føle seg truffet

• that hit him hard

be hard hit ( overført) være hardt rammet

• he has fallen in love and is hard hit

hit against støte mot

hit a happy medium finne et tilfredsstillende kompromiss

hit a new high nå nye høyder, nå nye rekorder

hit back slå igjen, slå tilbake ( overført) bite fra seg, slå fra seg

hit home gjøre inntrykk på

hit it off ( hverdagslig) komme godt overens

• they hit it off with each other

• they didn't hit it off together

hit off begynne, sette i gang ta på kornet, gjengi treffende

hit off well with passe bra med, klaffe med

hit on finne på, komme på støte på, treffe på, finne tilfeldig ( teknikk) tenne på

• the motor is hitting on all four cylinders

hit one in the eye ( hverdagslig) springe en i øynene, slå en umiddelbart, være påfallende

hit one's fancy eller hit somebody's taste falle en i smak

• the new car hit her fancy

• hit the public taste

hit on somebody legge an på noen, flørte med noen

• the new guy hit on me yesterday

hit out slå omkring seg

hit out at eller hit out against slå etter, lange ut etter ( overført) angripe, gå til angrep på

• hit out at one's critics

hit somebody for something (amer., hverdagslig) tigge noen om noe

hit someone (again) (kortspill, gambling) gi en et nytt kort

hit someone a blow gi noen et slag, slå til noen

hit straight eller shoot straight treffe riktig, være treffsikker

hit the books se ➢ book, 1

hit the bottle\/booze ( slang) slå seg på flaska, begynne å drikke

hit the gound running ( hverdagslig) sette i gang med noe med stor entusiasme og høyt tempo

hit the hay\/sack ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg

hit the nail on the head treffe spikeren på hodet

hit the pavement se ➢ pavement

hit the right note slå an den rette tonen

hit the road ( hverdagslig) dra av gårde (spesielt amer.) dra ut på loffen

hit the road! ( slang) stikk av!

hit the roof\/ceiling (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) fly i flint, bli fly forbannet

hit the skids se ➢ skid

hit the spot ( hverdagslig) dekke et behov, tilfredsstille

hit up ( sport) få poeng (i cricket)

hit upon eller hit on komme på, finne på

• hit upon an idea

not know what hit one bli tatt på sengen, bli helt forvirret, bli helt paff

1 linea; tratto, segno ( grafico); riga; fila; riga ( di parole); (mus.) rigo: (geom.) a straight line, una linea retta; a diagonal line, una linea diagonale; a horizontal line, una linea orizzontale; a vertical line, una linea verticale; a dotted line, una linea tratteggiata; a wavy line, una linea ondulata; sleek lines, linee pulite; to draw a line, tirare una riga; line of demarcation, linea di demarcazione; a line of trees [of cars], una fila d'alberi [di auto]; (geom.) convergent lines, rette convergenti; The soldiers stepped into line, i soldati si sono messi in riga; to stand in line, fare la fila; communication lines, linee di comunicazione; the first line on page 87, la prima riga a pagina 87; starting line, linea di partenza; to fall back into line, rimettersi in riga ( anche fig.); to fall out of line, rompere le righe; (mil.) to form a line, mettersi in riga

2 (trasp.) linea: bus line, linea d'autobus; railway line, linea ferroviaria; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- You need to take a Circle line train, devi prendere un treno della Circle line; (naut.) shipping line, linea (o compagnia) di navigazione

3 corda; fune; filo; (naut.) cima, gomena, sagola (= clothes-line); corda per stendere i panni: to hang the clothes on the line, stendere i panni (sulla corda); a plumb line, un filo a piombo

4 ruga: His face was covered with deep lines, aveva il viso solcato da profonde rughe

5 linea di confine; confine: the lines of one's estate, i confini dei propri possedimenti; ( USA) State line, confine di (uno) Stato

6 – (geogr.) the Line, l'equatore: to cross (o to pass) the Line, attraversare l'equatore

7 linea di condotta (o d'azione); metodo: hard (o tough) line, linea dura: to take a hard line, seguire la linea dura; non fare concessioni; He refuses to follow the party line, non vuole seguire la linea del suo partito

8 linea ( di parentela); discendenza; stirpe; famiglia; ( per estens.) serie: to descend from a noble line, essere di famiglia nobile; the Stuart line, la stirpe degli Stuart; a line of Democratic presidents, una serie di presidenti democratici

9 ( poesia) verso: We have fifty lines to learn by heart, abbiamo cinquanta versi da imparare a memoria

10 ( USA) coda ( di persone in attesa; cfr. ingl. queue)

11 (mil.) fila di tende; campo: to inspect the lines, fare un'ispezione al campo

12 (mil., = front line) prima linea; fronte: to be in the line, essere in prima linea; to go into the line, andare al fronte

13 (= phone line) linea (del telefono): We've lost the line!, è caduta la linea! ( telefonando)

14 area di attività (o d'interesse); settore (o ramo) d'affari; occupazione: What is his line ( of business)?, qual è il suo genere d'affari?; His line is leather goods, il suo ramo d'affari sono gli articoli di cuoio; That's completely out of my line, non è per nulla il mio genere d'affari; (fig.) non è cosa di cui io mi interessi (o m'intenda)

15 (market.) classe di merci; linea di prodotti; gamma; serie; articoli: a new line of accessories, una nuova gamma (o linea) d'accessori

16 [u] (org. az.) linea gerarchica; line; rapporto di gerarchia operativa

17 (comput.) riga ( di codice, di testo); linea ( elemento grafico): command line, riga di comando

18 (fam.) informazioni; notizie: I couldn't get a line on him, non sono riuscito ad avere informazioni sul suo conto

19 (= assembly line) linea (o catena) di montaggio

20 ( sport) linea: goal line, linea di porta; ( anche) linea di fondo; ( rugby) linea di meta; (= sideline, touchline) linea laterale: If the ball goes over the line, it's out of play, se il pallone supera la linea di fondo, è fuori gioco

21 (= finishing line; nelle corse) traguardo; arrivo: He was the first to cross the line, tagliò il traguardo per primo; fu il primo all'arrivo; My horse was third over the line, il mio cavallo è arrivato terzo (al traguardo)

22 (pl.) (equit.) briglie; redini

23 ( pesca; = fishing line) lenza

24 ( slang) balla; storia, storiella; fandonia: I've heard that line before, questa storiella l'ho già sentita

25 (pl.) (teatr.) battute, parte ( d'un attore): The young actress had forgotten her lines, la giovane attrice aveva dimenticato la parte; to fluff one's lines, sbagliare la battuta; impaperarsi

26 (pl.) linea; foggia; stile: This car has beautiful lines, quest'auto ha una bella linea

27 (pl.) (costr. navali) piano di costruzione; disegno; progetto

28 (pl.) (mecc.) tubi; tubazioni ( della lubrificazione, ecc.)

● (comput.) line break, interruzione di riga □ line cliché, cliché al tratto □ line counter, contarighe ( di macchina da scrivere) □ ( grafica) line cut, incisione al tratto □ line dancing, line dance ( ballo in cui si salta e ci si urta a vicenda) □ line drawing, disegno al tratto; tratteggio □ (elettr.) line driver, driver di linea □ (org. az.) line employee, impiegato d'ordine □ ( arte) line engraving, incisione al tratto □ (org. az.) line extension, ampliamento della gamma dei propri prodotti □ (mil.) line firing, fuoco di fila □ line fishing, pesca con la lenza □ (comput.) line feed, avanzamento di riga; carattere di controllo per l'avanzamento di riga □ (stat.) line graph, grafico lineare □ (polit., fig.) line in the sand, linea di demarcazione: to draw a line in the sand, decidere le condizioni definitive e inappellabili ( di un accordo, ecc.) □ ( tennis) line judge, giudice di linea □ (org. az.) line management, ‘line management’ □ (org. az.) line manager, dirigente che si occupa del prodotto principale dell'azienda; ( anche) superiore diretto □ line of action, linea d'azione; (mecc.) linea dei contatti ( di un ingranaggio) □ (mil.) line of battle, linea (o ordine, schieramento) di battaglia □ (naut., mil.) line-of-battle ship, nave da battaglia (o di linea) □ line of business, genere d'affari, settore d'attività □ ( banca) line of credit, castelletto, plafond □ (mil.) line of defences, linea fortificata □ line of fire, (mil.) linea del fuoco; ( anche) linea di mira ( dal mirino al bersaglio): to be in sb. 's line of fire, essere nel mirino di q. (o sotto tiro) □ (aeron.) line of flight, linea di volo □ ( anche fig.) the line of least resistance, la linea di minor resistenza □ ( chiromanzia) the line of life [of fortune], la linea della vita [della fortuna] □ (mat.) line of symmetry, asse di simmetria □ (comput.) line printer, stampante di linea □ (mil.) line regiment, reggimento di linea □ (mecc.) line shafting, trasmissione ad alberi □ line space, interlinea ( di macchina da scrivere) □ line spacer, leva dell'interlinea □ line spacing, spaziatura tra le righe □ (comput.) line speed, velocità della linea ( connessione Internet, ecc.) □ (elettr.) line trap, filtro della rete □ (rag., fin.) above-the-line, corrente, ordinario: above-the-line expenditure, spese correnti □ to bring sb. into line, mettere in riga q. (fig.) □ to bring (st.) into line with, rendere conforme (o adeguare) ( la propria condotta, le azioni, ecc.) a ( una linea politica, gli accordi presi, ecc.) □ to come (o to fall) into line with sb. [st.], allinearsi sulle posizioni di q. [allinearsi su ( una posizione); prendere la stessa posizione su qc.] □ down the line, ( sport) lungolinea; (fig.) in linea gerarchica, giù giù; in futuro, in seguito; fino in fondo: He slipped a pass down the line to a teammate, ha effettuato un passaggio a un compagno lungo la linea laterale; I'll support him down the line, lo appoggerò fino in fondo □ (fig.) to draw the line, segnare (o porre) un limite □ to drop sb. a line, scrivere due righe a q. □ to go as straight as a line, andare in linea retta; andare sempre diritto □ ( di donna) to go on the line, mettersi a battere; mettersi a fare la vita □ to hold the line, (telef.) restare in linea; (mil.) tenere la posizione; (fig.) restare invariato □ (mecc.: di motore, ecc.) in line, in linea; in fila; allineato: (autom.) four cylinders in line, quattro cilindri in linea □ (fig.) to be in line for st., essere in predicato per qc.; essere sulla buona strada per ottenere qc. □ (fig.) to be in line with, essere in linea (o in armonia, d'accordo) con □ to keep in line, restare allineati; (fig.) restare in linea ( con una direttiva politica, ecc.) □ to keep sb. in line, tenere ( bambini, soldati, ecc.) allineati; (fig.) tenere a freno q. □ (fig.) to lay it on the line, dirlo chiaro e tondo □ (fig.) to lay (o to put) on the line, mettere a repentaglio, rischiare ( la carriera, ecc.) □ ( Internet) on line ► online □ (fig.) on the line, al limite; né di qua né di là □ on the right lines, sulla buona strada (fig.): You haven't guessed yet, but you're on the right lines, non hai indovinato, ma sei sulla buona strada □ (fig.) on the same line, seguendo la stessa linea di condotta; nello stesso modo □ out of line, (mecc., ecc.) fuori asse, disassato; ( di una cosa, una frase, ecc.) fuori luogo, inaccettabile; ( di una persona) che si comporta male, che non sa stare al suo posto (fig.) □ to pay st. on the line, pagare qc. sull'unghia □ (fig.) to read between the lines, leggere fra le righe □ ( slang) to shoot a line, raccontare una balla (o una frottola) □ (fig.) to take up a line of one's own, seguire una linea di condotta personale; fare a modo proprio □ (polit.) to take a tough (o a strong) line with sb., seguire una linea dura con q. □ (mil.) to wheel into line, mettersi in riga □ (telef.) Line engaged ( USA Line busy), la linea è occupata! □ Debating was right in his line, i dibattiti erano proprio il suo cavallo di battaglia □ Rugby is not my line, il rugby non fa per me.

1 segnare con linee (o con righe); rigare

2 segnare, solcare ( di rughe): His face was lined with pain, il suo viso era segnato (o solcato) dal dolore

3 fiancheggiare: Great cypresses line the road, grandi cipressi fiancheggiano la strada

4 disporsi (in fila) lungo (qc.); fare ala a: The crowds lined the streets of the town, la folla era disposta lungo le strade della città

5 (spec. al passivo) solcare di rughe; rendere rugoso.

1 foderare: to line a dress, foderare un abito

2 rivestire: to line a wall with tiles, rivestire una parete di mattonelle

3 (costr. navali) mettere il fasciame interno a ( una nave)

● (fig.) to line one's belly, riempirsi la pancia □ (fig.) to line one's pocket (o purse), riempirsi le tasche; arricchirsi (spec. in modo disonesto).

coprire, montare ( una cagna).

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

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Chapelon's technical education at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, was interrupted by extended military service during the First World War. From experience of observing artillery from the basket of a captive balloon, he developed a method of artillery fire control which was more accurate than that in use and which was adopted by the French army.

In 1925 he joined the motive-power and rolling-stock department of the Paris-Orléans Railway under Chief Mechanical Engineer Maurice Lacoin and was given the task of improving the performance of its main-line 4–6–2 locomotives, most of them compounds. He had already made an intensive study of steam locomotive design and in 1926 introduced his Kylchap exhaust system, based in part on the earlier work of the Finnish engineer Kyläla. Chapelon improved the entrainment of the hot gases in the smokebox by the exhaust steam and so minimized back pressure in the cylinders, increasing the power of a locomotive substantially. He also greatly increased the cross-sectional area of steam passages, used poppet valves instead of piston valves and increased superheating of steam. PO (Paris-Orléans) 4–6–2s rebuilt on these principles from 1929 onwards proved able to haul 800-ton trains, in place of the previous 500-ton trains, and to do so to accelerated schedules with reduced coal consumption. Commencing in 1932, some were converted, at the time of rebuilding, into 4–8–0s to increase adhesive weight for hauling heavy trains over the steeply graded Paris-Toulouse line.

Chapelon's principles were quickly adopted on other French railways and elsewhere.

H.N. Gresley was particularly influenced by them. After formation of the French National Railways (SNCF) in 1938, Chapelon produced in 1941 a prototype rebuilt PO 2–10–0 freight locomotive as a six-cylinder compound, with four low-pressure cylinders to maximize expansive use of steam and with all cylinders steam-jacketed to minimize heat loss by condensation and radiation. War conditions delayed extended testing until 1948–52. Meanwhile Chapelon had, by rebuilding, produced in 1946 a high-powered, three-cylinder, compound 4–8–4 intended as a stage in development of a proposed range of powerful and thermally efficient steam locomotives for the postwar SNCF: a high-speed 4–6–4 in this range was to run at sustained speeds of 125 mph (200 km/h). However, plans for improved steam locomotives were then overtaken in France by electriflcation and dieselization, though the performance of the 4–8–4, which produced 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) at the drawbar for the first time in Europe, prompted modification of electric locomotives, already on order, to increase their power.

Chapelon retired from the SNCF in 1953, but continued to act as a consultant. His principles were incorporated into steam locomotives built in France for export to South America, and even after the energy crisis of 1973 he was consulted on projects to build improved, high-powered steam locomotives for countries with reserves of cheap coal. The eventual fall in oil prices brought these to an end.

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