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1 internal-combustion engine n
[ɪnˌtɜːnlkəm'bʌstʃ(ə)nˌɛndʒɪn]motore m a combustione interna or a scoppio -
2 ♦ engine
♦ engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/n.1 (mecc.) motore; macchina: four-stroke engine, motore a quattro tempi; internal-combustion engine, motore a combustione interna; motore a scoppio; diesel engine, motore diesel; diesel; the invention of the steam engine, l'invenzione della macchina a vapore; to start (o to switch on) the engine, accendere il motore; to switch off the engine, spegnere il motore4 (fig.) elemento trainante: Entrepreneurs are a major engine of economic growth, gli imprenditori sono un importante elemento trainante dello sviluppo dell'economia5 (comput.) motore6 (stor.) macchina da guerra● (mecc.) engine block, monoblocco ( di motore) □ (ferr.) engine cab, cabina del macchinista □ (ferr., GB) engine driver, macchinista □ (naut.) engine hatchway, boccaporto delle macchine □ engine house, rimessa delle autopompe □ (mecc.) engine lathe, tornio parallelo per filettare □ (aeron.) engine mounting pylon, castello motore □ (ferr.) engine pit, buca per la riparazione delle locomotive □ (mecc.) engine power, potenza del motore □ (autom., mecc.) engine reconditioning, revisione del motore □ ( anche naut.) engine room, sala (delle) macchine □ (naut.) engine-room personnel, personale di macchina □ (autom., mecc.) engine size (o displacement), cilindrata ( del motore) □ (autom.) engine starter, motorino d'avviamento □ (autom., aeron.) engine trouble, guai al motore □ (autom., mecc.) engine tuning, messa a punto del motore NOTA D'USO: - motor o engine?-. -
3 combustion
[kəm'bʌstʃn]nome combustione f.* * *noun (burning: the combustion of gases.) combustione* * *combustion /kəmˈbʌstʃn/n. [u]( anche chim., biol.) combustione● (mecc.) combustion chamber, camera di combustione □ (mecc., autom.) combustion shock, battito in testa □ (mecc., autom.) spontaneous combustion, autocombustione □ (mecc.) internal-combustion engine, motore a combustione interna; motore a scoppiocombustivea.(chim.) comburente.* * *[kəm'bʌstʃn]nome combustione f. -
4 diesel engine
* * *['di:zəl](an internal-combustion engine in lorries etc, in which a heavy form of oil is used.) motore diesel* * *nmotore m diesel inv* * * -
5 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) combustione interna -
6 carburettor
[ˌkɑːbə'retə(r)]carburetor ['kɑːrbəreɪtər] nome carburatore m.* * *(a part of an internal-combustion engine in which air is mixed with fuel.) carburatore* * *carburettor /kɑ:bəˈrɛtə(r)/, carburetor ( USA)n.(chim., autom.) carburatore.* * *[ˌkɑːbə'retə(r)]carburetor ['kɑːrbəreɪtər] nome carburatore m. -
7 ♦ internal
♦ internal /ɪnˈtɜ:nl/A a.interno; interiore; intimo; intrinseco: (med.) internal injuries, lesioni interne; (anat.) internal ear, orecchio interno; (econ.) internal demand, domanda interna; internal navigation, navigazione interna; internal security, sicurezza interna; internal medicine, medicina interna; (filol.) internal evidence, prova interna; prove interneB n.1 (fam.) visita ginecologica2 (pl.) caratteri intrinseci3 (pl.) interiora; visceri● internal auditing, revisione contabile interna □ (org. az.) internal auditor, revisore contabile interno □ (mecc.) internal-combustion engine, motore a combustione interna; motore a scoppio □ (econ., fin.) internal rate of return, tasso di rendimento implicito (o interno) □ internal power struggle, lotta intestina per il potere □ (fisc., USA) the Internal Revenue Service, il Fisco □ (mecc.) internal thread, madrevite □ internal wars, guerre intestine; guerre civili.
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