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1 ♦ gap
♦ gap /gæp/n.1 interruzione; spazio vuoto; vuoto; buco; interstizio; varco: a gap in the hedge, un buco (o un varco) nella siepe; a gap in the conversation, un vuoto improvviso nella conversazione; a gap of three years, un intervallo di tre anni; (autom.) to reset the gap of the points, registrare l'apertura delle puntine2 lacuna; differenza; distanza; divario; scarto; gap: gaps in one's knowledge, lacune nella propria cultura; the gap between interest rates, il divario tra i tassi d'interesse; generation gap, gap generazionale; to close (o to bridge) a gap, colmare un divario; ridurre uno scarto; annullare un distacco; to widen the gap, aumentare il distacco; to fill a gap, colmare una lacuna; (spec. polit.) credibility gap, gap di credibilità3 (geogr.) gola; passo; valico; bocchetta4 (mil.) breccia; varco5 (comput.) gap● (ling.) gap-fill, (esercizio) cloze ( consistente nel riempire gli spazi vuoti con parole appropriate) □ gap-toothed, che ha i denti radi □ (in GB) gap year, anno di libertà tra il liceo e l'università ( in cui si viaggia, si fanno esperienze): DIALOGO → - Discussing a gap year- If I don't get the grades I need to get into Manchester, I think I'll defer and take a gap year, se non ottengo i voti necessari per entrare all'università di Manchester credo che rimanderò e prenderò un anno di pausa □ ( sport) to close the gap, ridurre la distanza, annullare il distacco; ( boxe) chiudere la distanza. -
2 widen
['waɪdn] 1.1) allargare, ampliare [road, gap]2.1) [river, road] allargarsi2) (increase)the gap is widening between rich and poor — il divario tra i ricchi e i poveri si sta facendo più marcato
* * *verb (to make, or become, wide or wider: They have widened the road; The lane widens here.) allargare, allargarsi* * *['waɪdn] 1.1) allargare, ampliare [road, gap]2.1) [river, road] allargarsi2) (increase) -
3 (to) widen
(to) widen /ˈwaɪdn/A v. t.allargare; ampliare ( anche fig.)B v. i.● to widen out, estendersi, allargarsi; allargare, ampliare ( anche fig.): The river widens out further down, il fiume si allarga più avanti. -
4 (to) widen
(to) widen /ˈwaɪdn/A v. t.allargare; ampliare ( anche fig.)B v. i.● to widen out, estendersi, allargarsi; allargare, ampliare ( anche fig.): The river widens out further down, il fiume si allarga più avanti.
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