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1 ♦ winter
♦ winter /ˈwɪntə(r)/A n.1 [u] inverno: Winter starts on the 21st of December, l'inverno comincia il 21 dicembre; last winter, l'inverno scorso; in winter, in inverno; in the winter of 2003, nell'inverno del 2003; a mild winter, un inverno mite; a severe (o hard) winter, un inverno rigidoB a. attr.d'inverno; invernale: (astron.) winter solstice, solstizio d'inverno● winter apples, mele invernali □ (bot.) winter cherry ( Physalis alkekengi), alchechengi □ winter clothes, abiti invernali; vestiti pesanti □ (in GB) winter fuel payments, sussidi per il riscaldamento invernale □ winter garden, giardino d'inverno □ winter quarters, (mil.) quartieri d'inverno; ( per estens.) residenza invernale □ (zool.) winter sleep, sonno invernale; ibernazione □ winter sports, sport invernali □ winter-sports centre, centro di sport invernali □ winter-sports station, stazione di sport invernali □ (agric.) winter wheat, grano seminato nel tardo autunno.(to) winter /ˈwɪntə(r)/A v. i.svernare; passare l'inverno: They usually winter in Florida, di solito passano l'inverno in FloridaB v. t. -
2 solstice
['sɒlstɪs]nome solstizio m.* * *['solstis](the time of year when there is the greatest length of daylight (summer solstice) or the shortest (winter solstice).) solstizio* * *solstice /ˈsɒlstɪs/ (astron.)n.solstizio: summer [winter] solstice, solstizio d'estate [d'inverno]solstitiala.solstiziale: solstitial point, punto solstiziale.* * *['sɒlstɪs]nome solstizio m. -
3 midwinter
[ˌmɪd'wɪntə(r)] 1. 2.* * *[mid'wintə](the middle of winter: He arrived in midwinter; ( also adjective) on a midwinter day.) cuore dell'inverno, solstizio d'inverno; in pieno inverno* * *midwinter /ˈmɪdwɪntə(r)/n. [u]1 il cuore dell'inverno; pieno inverno● a midwinter day, una giornata di pieno inverno.* * *[ˌmɪd'wɪntə(r)] 1. 2.
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Winter solstice — Winter Win ter, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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