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1 cubby-hole
['kʌbɪhəʊl]nome colloq.1) (cramped space) bugigattolo m., nicchia f.; (snug room) = stanza intima e confortevole2) (storage space) sgabuzzino m., ripostiglio m.* * *(a very small room, cupboard etc.) sgabuzzino* * *['kʌbɪhəʊl]nome colloq.1) (cramped space) bugigattolo m., nicchia f.; (snug room) = stanza intima e confortevole2) (storage space) sgabuzzino m., ripostiglio m. -
2 cramp
I [kræmp]to have cramp — BE o
II [kræmp]a cramp — AE avere un crampo
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [ progress]••III [kræmp]to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn
* * *[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) crampo2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) stipare2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) limitare* * *[kræmp]1. n2. vt(hinder: person) impacciare, inibire, (progress) ostacolare, frenare* * *cramp (1) /kræmp/n.1 [u] crampo; spasmo muscolare; crampi: to get cramp ( USA: to get a cramp), avere un crampo (o i crampi)2 (al pl.) crampi allo stomaco● swimmer's [writer's] cramp, crampo del nuotatore [dello scrivano].cramp (2) /kræmp/n.2 morsa; morsetto3 (fig.) impedimento; ostacolo(to) cramp (1) /kræmp/v. t.● (fam.) to cramp sb. 's style, bloccare, rendere (q.) impacciato ( anche solo con la propria presenza).(to) cramp (2) /kræmp/v. t.2 stringere con un morsetto.* * *I [kræmp]to have cramp — BE o
II [kræmp]a cramp — AE avere un crampo
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [ progress]••III [kræmp]to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn
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