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1 buco
m (pl -chi) holebuco dell'ozono hole in the ozone layerbuco nero black hole* * *buco s.m.1 hole; ( apertura) opening, aperture: un buco nella scarpa, a hole in a shoe; un buco in una parete, a hole in a wall; fare un buco in qlco., to make a hole in sthg. // buco della chiave, keyhole; chiudere, tappare un buco, to stop a hole; (fig.) to pay off a debt // fare un buco nell'acqua, to fail (o to flop) // non cavare un ragno da un buco, to be on a hiding to nothing // (fis., astr.) buco nero, black hole2 (fig.) ( luogo piccolo) cubbyhole; ( nascondiglio) hidey-hole: ha un buco vicino all'Università, he lives in a hole near the University // non c'era un buco per parcheggiare, there wasn't a parking place anywhere* * *I1) (foro) holetappare un buco — to fill a hole, to plug a gap; fig. to step into the breach
3) colloq. (tempo libero) gap, slot, window; scol. free period4) colloq. (luogo angusto) hole, dump5) gerg. (di eroina) fix, hit, shot•buco del culo — arsehole BE, asshole AE
••IInon cavare un ragno da un buco — = to get nowhere
* * *buco1pl. - chi /'buko, ki/sostantivo m.1 (foro) hole; tappare un buco to fill a hole, to plug a gap; fig. to step into the breach; farsi fare i -chi alle orecchie to have one's ears pierced4 colloq. (luogo angusto) hole, dump5 gerg. (di eroina) fix, hit, shotfare un buco nell'acqua to draw a blank; non cavare un ragno da un buco = to get nowhere; avere un buco allo stomaco to have the munchies\————————buco2pl. - chi /'buko, ki/region. scol. gerg. ora -a free period. -
2 lacuna
f gap* * *lacuna s.f.1 gap; (form.) lacuna*: devi studiare di più, hai molte lacune, you need to study more, there's a lot you don't know still; avere grosse lacune della memoria, to have serious lapses of memory; colmare le lacune della propria educazione, to fill in the gaps in one's education // (dir.) lacuna legislativa, gap in the law2 (tip.) blank3 (geol.) lacuna stratigrafica, disconformity, hiatus*4 (inform.) information gap.* * *[la'kuna]sostantivo femminile1) (di opera) lacuna2) (di educazione, nozioni, argomentazione) gapavere delle -e in qcs. — to have a blind spot as far as sth. is concerned
* * *lacuna/la'kuna/sostantivo f.1 (di opera) lacuna2 (di educazione, nozioni, argomentazione) gap; avere delle -e in qcs. to have a blind spot as far as sth. is concerned; colmare una lacuna to plug a gap. -
3 colmare
fill (di with)fig di gentilezze overwhelm (di with)colmare un vuoto bridge a gap* * *colmare v.tr.1 to fill up, to fill to the brim; to fill in: colmare un bicchiere d'acqua, to fill a glass to the brim with water; colmare il divario tra..., to bridge the gap between...; colmare un vuoto, una lacuna, to fill a gap // (dir.) colmare le lacune di legge, to fill the gaps of the law // (econ.) colmare un deficit, to cover a deficit // colmare la misura, (fig.) to go too far // (agr.) colmare una palude, to fill in (o to reclaim) a marsh // (edil.) colmare una strada, to crown a road2 (fig.) to fill, to load, to overwhelm: colmare qlcu. di onori, to load s.o. with honours; colmare di gioia, to fill with joy.* * *[kol'mare]verbo transitivo1) (riempire) to fill (to the brim), to fill up [ bicchiere]colmare qcn. di — fig. to fill sb. with [ gioia]; to shower o load sb. with [doni, onori, elogi]
2) econ. to cover, to make* up [ disavanzo]••* * *colmare/kol'mare/ [1]1 (riempire) to fill (to the brim), to fill up [ bicchiere]; colmare qcn. di fig. to fill sb. with [ gioia]; to shower o load sb. with [doni, onori, elogi]2 econ. to cover, to make* up [ disavanzo]colmare una lacuna to plug a gap; ha colmato la misura! he's gone too far! -
4 colmare una lacuna
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5 tappare un buco
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