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1 ♦ trail
♦ trail /treɪl/n.1 traccia; segno; striscia; scia; orme (fig.): The murderer left a trail of blood from the bathroom to the stairs, l'assassino lasciò una traccia di sangue dal bagno alle scale; a thin trail of smoke, una sottile striscia di fumo; un pennacchio di fumo; the slimy trail of a snail, la traccia viscida di una lumaca; on Marco Polo's trail, sulle orme di Marco Polo3 sentiero; pista: nature trail, percorso naturalistico; (stor. in USA) the Oregon trail, la pista dell'Oregon; (fam. USA) to hit the trail, avviarsi; incamminarsi, mettersi in viaggio; andarsene, andare via4 (astron.) scia meteorica● trail bike, motociclo per percorsi fuoristrada □ trail formation, (autom.) colonna ( di veicoli); (aeron.) formazione di volo in fila □ trail horse, cavallo da ► «trail riding» ( sotto) □ trail mix, snack a base di frutta secca, cereali e talvolta cioccolato □ trail net, rete a strascico □ trail rider, chi fa ► «trail riding» ( sotto) □ (equit.) trail riding, l'andare a cavallo per la campagna in un gruppo ristretto e a passo lento e costante □ (aeron.) trail rope, cavo guida (o moderatore) ( d'aerostato) □ (mil.) at the trail, in posizione di bilanciarm: At the trail!, bilanciarm! □ to blaze the trail, aprire una nuova pista; (fig.) essere un pioniere, essere all'avanguardia □ to get off the trail, perdere la pista, le tracce □ to get on sb. 's trail, mettersi sulle tracce di q. □ to get on the trail again, rintracciare la pista □ (fig.) to be hot on sb. 's trail, essere alle calcagna di q.(to) trail /treɪl/A v. t.1 strascicare; strascinare; trascinare; tirarsi dietro: to trail one's feet, strascicare i piedi; The boy was trailing a toy tank, il bambino si tirava dietro un piccolo carro armato2 essere sulle piste (o sulle tracce) di; inseguire; seguire le orme di: to trail a tiger, seguire le orme di una tigre; to trail a murderer, essere sulle tracce di un assassino4 aprire un sentiero (o una pista) in: The patrol had to trail the jungle, la pattuglia dovette aprirsi un sentiero nella giungla5 seguire (q.) a una certa distanza; seguire in classifica; essere più indietro di: Jones is trailing Smith by two points, Jones ha due punti in meno di SmithB v. i.2 pendere; penzolare3 trascinarsi; camminare faticosamente; procedere a stento: The few survivors trailed back to the trenches, i pochi superstiti si sono trascinati faticosamente fino alle trincee4 essere indietro; rimanere in coda; rimanere in scia (fig.): (ipp.) The favourite was trailing at the last fence, all'ultimo ostacolo, il favorito restava ancora indietro5 essere in svantaggio; essere indietro: ( calcio) At half time we were trailing by two goals, a metà partita eravamo in svantaggio di due gol● (mil.) to trail arms, bilanciare i fucili. -
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[hɪt] hit vb: pt, pp1. n1) (blow) colpo, Sport tiro, colpo2) Mus Theatre, Cine successoshe's a hit with everyone fam — ha successo con tutti, fa colpo su tutti
to get a hit/10,000 hits Comput — trovare una pagina Web/10.000 pagine Web
2. vt1) (strike, affect: gen) colpire, (thrash: person) picchiare, (knock against) battere, (collide with: car) urtare, sbattere controto hit the mark — colpire nel segno, raggiungere lo scopo
2) (reach: target, musical note) raggiungere, (road) trovare, raggiungere, (speed) toccare, (difficulty, snag) incontrare, imbattersi in, (fam: arrive at: town) arrivare into hit the road or the trail fam — levare le tende
to hit the hay or the sack fam — andare a letto
3. adj(song, film) di successo•- hit back- hit off- hit on- hit upon
См. также в других словарях:
hit the trail — see ↑trail, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑hit hit the trail chiefly US : to begin a journey We should be ready to hit the trail by 8:00. The candidates will soon be hitting the campaign trail. • • • … Useful english dictionary
hit the trail — be on/go on/hit the trail ► to be trying to find, get, or achieve something: »He tells candidates to raise money early, before they hit the trail for speeches and handshakes. Main Entry: ↑trail … Financial and business terms
hit the trail — tv. to leave. (As if one were riding a horse.) □ I have to hit the trail before sunset. □ Let’s hit the trail. It’s late … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit the trail — verb To leave or depart. Its time for me to hit the trail and be on my way … Wiktionary
hit the trail — ► hit the road (or N. Amer. trail) informal set out on a journey. Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
be on/go on/hit the trail — ► to be trying to find, get, or achieve something: »He tells candidates to raise money early, before they hit the trail for speeches and handshakes. Main Entry: ↑trail … Financial and business terms
Hit-the-trail holliday — George M. Cohan s breezy four act farce based on an idea given to Cohan by George Middleton and Guy Bolton, who collaborated with him, was produced by Cohan and Sam H. Harris at the Astor Theatre for 336 performances beginning on 13 September… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
hit the bricks — verb a) To travel about, especially on foot. [T]housands of brewers, waiters and waitresses, bartenders, cooks, checkers, cashiers, dishwashers, hotel maids and bellmen, too, would be forced to hit the bricks in search of other work. b) To leave… … Wiktionary
hit the road — Synonyms and related words: bat around, be off, beat it, begone, bum, clear out, count ties, divagate, drift, flake off, flit, gad, gad about, gallivant, get, get going, get lost, get out, git, go about, go the rounds, hit the trail, hobo, jaunt … Moby Thesaurus
hit the trail — Begin to travel … A concise dictionary of English slang
hit the road — (slang) To leave, go away • • • Main Entry: ↑hit hit the road see under ↑hit • • • Main Entry: ↑road * * * hit the road informal phrase … Useful english dictionary