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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
1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro* * *1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) sotterraneo2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) sottoterra2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) (nella clandestinità)3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metropolitana* * *1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro -
3 bunker
['bʌŋkə(r)]2) (in golf) bunker m.3) mar. (container) bunker m.* * *1) (a hollow containing sand on a golf course.) ostacolo2) (an underground shelter against bombs etc.) bunker* * *bunker /ˈbʌŋkə(r)/n.1 (naut.) carbonile; stiva per il carbone2 (mil.) bunker; fortino, casamatta4 (fig.) rifugio.(to) bunker /ˈbʌŋkə(r)/A v. t.3 (naut.) rifornire di carburanteB v. i.(naut.) rifornirsi di carburante● to be bunkered, ( golf) avere la palla in bunker; (fig.) essere in difficoltà.* * *['bʌŋkə(r)]2) (in golf) bunker m.3) mar. (container) bunker m. -
4 burrow
I ['bʌrəʊ]nome tana f.II 1. ['bʌrəʊ]verbo transitivo [ animal] scavare [hole, tunnel]2.to burrow one's way into sth. — [animal, person] scavarsi un passaggio in qcs
verbo intransitivo [ animal] scavarsi una tanato burrow into, under sth. — (in ground) scavare in, sotto qcs
* * *1. noun(a hole dug for shelter: a rabbit burrow.) tana2. verb(to make holes underground or in a similar place for shelter etc; The mole burrows underground; He burrowed under the bedclothes.) scavare* * *burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ/n.(to) burrow /ˈbʌrəʊ/A v. i.1 ( di animale) aprire un cunicolo; farsi il covo (o la tana); ( per estens.) vivere in tane: to burrow through wood, scavare cunicoli nel legno2 (con compl. di luogo) rintanarsi; nascondersi: to burrow underground, rintanarsi sottoterra; to burrow under the blankets, rintanarsi sotto le coperteB v. t.scavare (una tana, ecc.)burrowern.(zool.) (animale) scavatore.* * *I ['bʌrəʊ]nome tana f.II 1. ['bʌrəʊ]verbo transitivo [ animal] scavare [hole, tunnel]2.to burrow one's way into sth. — [animal, person] scavarsi un passaggio in qcs
verbo intransitivo [ animal] scavarsi una tanato burrow into, under sth. — (in ground) scavare in, sotto qcs
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