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1 wing
I 1. [wɪŋ]1) (of bird, insect) ala f.2) (of building, plane) ala f.; (of car) parafango m.; (of armchair) orecchione m., poggiatesta m.3) (of army, party) ala f.; (unit in air force) stormo m.2.to play on the right wing — giocare (all')ala o sulla fascia destra
1) teatr.to be waiting in the wings — fig. attendere nell'ombra
2) aer.••to clip sb.'s wings — tarpare le ali a qcn.
to spread one's wings — (entering adult life) spiccare il volo, camminare con le proprie gambe; (entering wider career) sviluppare le proprie capacità
II 1. [wɪŋ]to take sb. under one's wings — prendere qcn. sotto le proprie ali
1)2.to wing one's way to — [ plane] volare verso; [ passenger] volare in aereo fino
verbo intransitivo (fly) volare••to wing it — AE colloq. improvvisare
* * *[wiŋ]1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) ala2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) ala3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) ala4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) parafango5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) ala6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) ala7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ala8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) aerobrigata•- winged- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing* * *I 1. [wɪŋ]1) (of bird, insect) ala f.2) (of building, plane) ala f.; (of car) parafango m.; (of armchair) orecchione m., poggiatesta m.3) (of army, party) ala f.; (unit in air force) stormo m.2.to play on the right wing — giocare (all')ala o sulla fascia destra
1) teatr.to be waiting in the wings — fig. attendere nell'ombra
2) aer.••to clip sb.'s wings — tarpare le ali a qcn.
to spread one's wings — (entering adult life) spiccare il volo, camminare con le proprie gambe; (entering wider career) sviluppare le proprie capacità
II 1. [wɪŋ]to take sb. under one's wings — prendere qcn. sotto le proprie ali
1)2.to wing one's way to — [ plane] volare verso; [ passenger] volare in aereo fino
verbo intransitivo (fly) volare••to wing it — AE colloq. improvvisare
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2 span
I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river]* * *[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) luce, campata2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) durata2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) attraversare* * *I [spæn]1. n2. vt(subj : bridge etc) attraversareII [spæn] pther interests spanned every aspect of nature — i suoi interessi spaziavano in ogni aspetto della natura
See:* * *span (1) /spæn/n.2 ( di arco, ponte, ecc.) luce; campata: the span of an arch, la luce d'un arco; a bridge of four spans, un ponte a quattro campate4 (= time span) periodo (di tempo); tratto di tempo; arco di tempo: attention span, capacità di concentrazione (o di attenzione); He has a limited attention span, si distrae facilmente5 distanza fra due estremità; lunghezza; larghezza● (edil.) span roof, tetto a due spioventi.span (2) /spæn/n.3 (naut.) patta d'oca; penzolo.(to) span (1) /spæn/A v. t.1 misurare a spanne; misurare2 attraversare; stendersi attraverso: A bridge spans the river at the mouth, un ponte attraversa il fiume alla foce3 (fig.) abbracciare: The Roman Empire spanned five centuries, l'Impero Romano abbracciò cinque secoliB v. i.● to span a river with a bridge, gettare un ponte su un fiume.(to) span (2) /spæn/v. t.* * *I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river] -
3 variable
['veərɪəbl] 1.aggettivo variabile (anche inform.)2.nome variabile f. (anche inform. mat.)* * ** * *variable /ˈvɛərɪəbl/A a.1 variabile; incostante: The quality is very variable, la qualità è molto variabile; variable winds, venti variabili; variable weather, tempo variabile; (astron.) variable star, stella variabile3 (fin.) variabile: variable budget, budget variabile; variable interest rate, tasso d'interesse variabile4 (comput.) variabileB n.2 (mat., stat.) variabile; grandezza (o quantità) variabile: random variable, variabile aleatoria (o casuale)3 (naut.) vento variabile4 (astron.) stella variabile● (fin.) variable annuity, rendita variabile □ (rag.) variable costs, costi variabili □ (aeron.) variable-geometry aircraft, aereo a geometria variabile □ (fin.) variable levy, dazio d'importazione variabile □ (ass.) variable life insurance, assicurazione sulla vita a capitale variabile □ (aeron.) variable pitch propeller, elica a passo variabile □ (fin.) variable-rate mortgage, mutuo ipotecario a tasso variabile □ (aeron.) variable-sweep wing, ala a freccia variabile □ (fin.) variable-yield securities, titoli a reddito variabilevariably avv.* * *['veərɪəbl] 1.aggettivo variabile (anche inform.)2.nome variabile f. (anche inform. mat.) -
4 port
I 1. [pɔːt]2.port of call — mar. porto di scalo
modificatore [area, facilities, security] portuale••II [pɔːt] III [pɔːt]1) aer. mar. porthole2) mil. mar. feritoia f.3) tecn. (in engine) condotto m.4) inform. porta f.IV [pɔːt]verbo transitivo inform. trasferire (da un sistema all'altro) [ piece of software]V [pɔːt]nome enol. porto m.* * *I [po:t] noun1) ((usually without a or the) a harbour: The ship came into port; We reached port next morning.)2) (a town with a harbour: the port of Hull.)II [po:t] noun(the left side of a ship or aircraft: The helmsman steered the ship to port; ( also adjective) the port wing.)III [po:t] noun(a strong, dark-red, sweet wine originally from Portugal.)* * *I 1. [pɔːt]2.port of call — mar. porto di scalo
modificatore [area, facilities, security] portuale••II [pɔːt] III [pɔːt]1) aer. mar. porthole2) mil. mar. feritoia f.3) tecn. (in engine) condotto m.4) inform. porta f.IV [pɔːt]verbo transitivo inform. trasferire (da un sistema all'altro) [ piece of software]V [pɔːt]nome enol. porto m.
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