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1 ♦ underground
♦ undergroundA avv. /ˈʌndəˈgraʊnd/1 sottoterra; nel sottosuolo: Moles live mainly underground, le talpe vivono principalmente sottoterra2 (ind. min.) in sotterraneo3 segretamente; nella clandestinità: The movement continued to operate underground, il movimento ha continuato ad agire nella clandestinità; (polit.) to go underground, entrare nella clandestinitàB a. attr. /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 sotterraneo: (geol.) underground stream, corso d'acqua sotterraneo; (autom.) underground car park, parcheggio sotterraneo; (ferr.) underground railway, ferrovia sotterranea; (mil.) underground shelter, rifugio sotterraneo2 segreto; clandestino: an underground resistance movement, un movimento di resistenza clandestino; underground music [press], musica [stampa] undergroundC n. [u] /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/1 ( anche Underground) ferrovia sotterranea; metropolitana (in GB; cfr. USA subway): the London Underground, la metropolitana di Londra3 (edil.) sottosuolo; sotterraneo● (econ.) underground economy, economia sommersa □ ( speleologia) underground passage, cunicolo □ underground pipes, tubazioni interrate □ (bot.) underground stem, rizoma □ (edil.) underground utilities, condutture sotterranee. -
2 underground *** under·ground adj adv
[ˌʌndə'ɡraʊnd]1. adj(passage, cave, railway) sotterraneo (-a), (fig: political movement, press) clandestino (-a), Art, Cine underground inv2. advsottoterra, fig clandestinamente3. n1) Brit Railto go by underground or on the underground — andare in or con la metropolitana
2) Mil, Polthe underground — il movimento clandestino, la resistenza, Art la controcultura, l'underground m
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3 subway
['sʌbweɪ] 1.1) BE (for pedestrians) sottopassaggio m.2) AE (underground railway) metropolitana f.2.* * *1) (an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road: Cross by the subway.) sottopassaggio sotterraneo2) (an underground railway in a city: Go by subway.) metropolitana* * *subway /ˈsʌbweɪ/n.1 sottopassaggio pedonale; sottopasso* * *['sʌbweɪ] 1.1) BE (for pedestrians) sottopassaggio m.2) AE (underground railway) metropolitana f.2. -
4 tunnel
I ['tʌnl]nome tunnel m., traforo m.••II 1. ['tʌnl] 2.* * *1. noun(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) tunnel2. verb(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) (scavare un tunnel)* * *I ['tʌnl]nome tunnel m., traforo m.••II 1. ['tʌnl] 2.
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