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1 tram
[træm]* * *[træm]((also tramcar: American streetcar) a long car running on rails and usually driven by electric power, for carrying passengers especially along the streets of a town.) tram- tramway* * *tram (1) /træm/n.2 (ind. min.) carrello; vagoncino; vagonetto● tram conductor, tranviere ( bigliettaio) □ tram driver, tranviere ( conducente); manovratore □ tram service, servizio tranviario □ (ind. min.) tram road, decauville (franc.).tram (2) /træm/n. [u](ind. tess.) filato ritorto di seta ( per la trama).(to) tram /træm/A v. t.2 (ind. min.) trasportare con un carrelloB v. i.andare in tram; servirsi del tram.* * *[træm] -
2 whistle
I ['wɪsl] [AE 'hwɪ-]1) (small pipe) fischietto m.; mus. zufolo m.; (siren) sirena f.to blow the o one's whistle — fischiare, dare un colpo di fischietto
2) (sound) fischio m.••to blow the whistle on sb., sth. — denunciare qcn., qcs.
II 1. ['wɪsl] [AE 'hwɪ-] 2.to wet one's whistle — colloq. bagnarsi la bocca o il becco
1) (make noise) fischiare (at a)to whistle for — fischiare a [ dog]
2) (move fast)to whistle past o by — [arrow, bullet] passare sibilando; [ train] passare fischiando
•••you can whistle for it! — colloq. ti attacchi al tram (e fischi in curva)!
to whistle in the dark — = cercare di farsi coraggio
* * *['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) fischiare2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) fischiare3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) fischiare4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) fischiare2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) fischio2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) zufolo3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fischietto* * *whistle /ˈwɪsl/n.1 fischio; sibilo: the whistle of the train, il fischio del treno; to blow a (o the) whistle, dare un colpo di fischietto2 fischietto; fischio; zufolo● (fam.) whistle-blower, chi rivela pubblicamente illeciti o attività illegali (spec. di una società, un'organizzazione, ecc.); ( sport) arbitro che fischia molto □ (fam., in GB) whistle-blowers' charter, legge ( il Public Interest Disclosure Act del 1998) che protegge chi denuncia gravi illeciti commessi dal datore di lavoro □ (fam.) whistle-blowing, il rivelare illeciti o attività illegali (spec. di una società, un'organizzazione, ecc.); pubblica denuncia □ (naut.) whistle buoy, boa a fischio □ ( nuoto) whistle start, partenza data con il fischietto □ ( USA) whistle stop, (ferr.) stazioncina; cittadina ( di poca importanza); (polit.) breve visita ( di un candidato) □ (fam. USA) whistle-stop (agg.), breve, di poche ore: (spec. polit.) a whistle-stop tour, un giro con visite di poche ore □ (fam. USA) to blow the whistle on sb., denunciare pubblicamente q.; fare una soffiata su q.; scoprire gli altarini su q. □ ( sport: dell'arbitro) to blow the whistle on the game, dare il fischio di chiusura □ (fam.) to wet one's whistle, bagnarsi il becco; fare una bevutina.(to) whistle /ˈwɪsl/v. i. e t.1 fischiare ( per chiamare, per dileggio, ecc.); fischiettare; zufolare: The boy was whistling a tune, il ragazzo fischiettava un motivetto; I whistled to my dog, ho fischiato (o ho fatto un fischio) al cane; The steam engine whistled before entering the tunnel, la locomotiva a vapore fischiò prima di entrare nella galleria; The bullet whistled over my head, la pallottola mi fischiò sopra la testa2 ( sport) usare il fischietto; fischiare: The referee whistled and the game began, l'arbitro ha fischiato e la partita ha avuto inizio; to whistle the end of the game, fischiare la fine dell'incontro● to whistle appreciation, esprimere la propria ammirazione con un fischio □ to whistle sb. back, richiamare q. con un fischio □ (fig.) to whistle down the wind, darsi per vinto; lasciar perdere; rinunciare; abbandonare la partita □ to whistle in the dark, fischiettare al buio ( per farsi coraggio); (fig.) far finta di non aver paura, mostrare sicurezza.* * *I ['wɪsl] [AE 'hwɪ-]1) (small pipe) fischietto m.; mus. zufolo m.; (siren) sirena f.to blow the o one's whistle — fischiare, dare un colpo di fischietto
2) (sound) fischio m.••to blow the whistle on sb., sth. — denunciare qcn., qcs.
II 1. ['wɪsl] [AE 'hwɪ-] 2.to wet one's whistle — colloq. bagnarsi la bocca o il becco
1) (make noise) fischiare (at a)to whistle for — fischiare a [ dog]
2) (move fast)to whistle past o by — [arrow, bullet] passare sibilando; [ train] passare fischiando
•••you can whistle for it! — colloq. ti attacchi al tram (e fischi in curva)!
to whistle in the dark — = cercare di farsi coraggio
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