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1 flame
I 1. [fleɪm]1) fiamma f. (anche fig.)to go up in flames — andare a fuoco, incendiarsi
to burst into flames — prendere fuoco, divampare
to be shot down in flames — [ aircraft] essere abbattuto; fig. [ proposal] essere bocciato
an old flame — colloq. (person) una vecchia fiamma
2) (colour) rosso m. fuoco, rosso m. vivo2.aggettivo [hair, leaf] rosso fuocoII [fleɪm]1) [fire, torch] ardere, fiammeggiare* * *[fleim] 1. noun(the bright light of something burning: A small flame burned in the lamp.) fiamma2. verb1) (to burn with flames: His eyes flamed with anger.) fiammeggiare2) (to become very hot, red etc: Her cheeks flamed with embarrassment.) avvampare•- flaming- flammable
- flame of the forest* * *[fleɪm]1. nto burst into flames — divampare, Comput violento attacco via e-mail
2. vi(also: flame up) divampare3. vt* * *flame /fleɪm/n.1 [cu] fiamma; fuoco; incendio: naked flame, fiamma libera; fiamma non protetta; by candle flame, alla fiamma di una candela; the Olympic flame, la fiamma olimpica: to burst into (o to erupt in) flames, prendere fuoco; to shoot down in flames, abbattere (un aereo) in fiamme; incendiarsi; to go up in flames, andare a fuoco; ball of flame, palla di fuoco; sheet of flame, cortina di fuoco; fiammata; to fan the flames, alimentare l'incendio2 (fig.) fiamma; fiammata; vampata: a flame of indignation, una fiammata di sdegno; a tiny flame of hope, una fiammella di speranza3 (fig.) fiamma; fuoco; ardore; passione4 (fig.) fiaccola● (mecc.) flame arrester, tagliafuoco □ (tecn.) flame cutting, taglio con il cannello; ossitaglio □ flame proof (o flame resistant), ininfiammabile □ flame-red, rosso fiamma □ (tecn.) flame-retardant, ignifugo □ (mil.) flame-thrower, lanciafiamme □ (tecn.) flame-trap, tagliafiamma □ (tecn.) f-welding, saldatura autogena □ (fig. fam.) to go down in flames, fallire clamorosamente; fare fiasco □ to fan the flames, (fig.) soffiare sul fuoco □ old flame, vecchia fiamma (fig.).(to) flame /fleɪm/A v. i.1 fiammeggiare; divampare2 (fig.) fiammeggiare; mandare fiamme; rosseggiare: Her eyes flamed with indignation, gli occhi le fiammeggiavano di sdegno3 (fig., anche to flame up) divampare; accendersi; infiammarsi; avvampare: Longing flamed in him, si accese in lui il desiderio; Her cheeks flamed, le sue guance si sono infiammateB v. t.1 flambare; esporre alla fiamma* * *I 1. [fleɪm]1) fiamma f. (anche fig.)to go up in flames — andare a fuoco, incendiarsi
to burst into flames — prendere fuoco, divampare
to be shot down in flames — [ aircraft] essere abbattuto; fig. [ proposal] essere bocciato
an old flame — colloq. (person) una vecchia fiamma
2) (colour) rosso m. fuoco, rosso m. vivo2.aggettivo [hair, leaf] rosso fuocoII [fleɪm]1) [fire, torch] ardere, fiammeggiare -
2 flame
polemica, rissa; fiammata, messaggio offensivo -
3 flame-throwing
flame-throwing, flamethrowing /ˈfleɪmɵrəʊɪŋ/a.(mil.) lanciafiamme: flame-throwing tank, carro armato lanciafiamme. -
4 ■ flame out
■ flame outv. i. + avv. -
5 flame test
nChem test m inv alla fiamma -
6 flame-thrower n
['fleɪmˌθrəʊə(r)]lanciafiamme m inv -
7 flame of the forest
(a tropical tree with large bright-red flowers and long brown pods.) (albero tropicale) -
8 flame retardant
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9 flame descaling
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10 flame hardening
tempra al cannello, alla fiamma -
11 -New flame-
At home New flameYou look smart, going anywhere special? Che eleganza, vai in un posto speciale?As it happens, I'm going out for dinner. Guarda caso, vado fuori a cena.Who with? Con chi?I'm going out with Jenny. Esco con Jenny.Who's Jenny? Chi è Jenny?She works in accounts. Lavora in contabilità.I've been seeing her for a while now. La frequento da un po' di tempo ormai.How long have you been seeing her? Da quanto tempo vi frequentate?We've been going out since we met at the Christmas party. Usciamo insieme da quando ci siamo conosciuti alla festa di Natale.Come on, spill the beans! Dai, su, vuota il sacco!What's she like? Com'è?She's really nice. È molto carina.I really like her. Mi piace davvero.She's a good laugh. È divertente.What does she look like? Com'è fisicamente?She's quite petite with shoulder-length brown hair. È piuttosto minuta e ha i capelli castani lunghi fino alle spalle. -
12 flameproof flame·proof adj
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13 inflame in·flame vt
[ɪn'fleɪm]1) (Med: wound) infiammare2) (fig: feelings, passions) accendere, (person) far incollerire -
14 old flame
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15 flicker
I ['flɪkə(r)]1) (of light, flame) guizzo m., tremolio m.2) (slight sign) (of interest) filo m.; (of anger) fremito m.3) (movement) (of eyelid) battito m.; (of indicator) oscillazione f.II ['flɪkə(r)]1) (shine unsteadily) [fire, light, flame] tremolare, guizzare, baluginare; [ image] sfarfallare* * *['flikə] 1. verb1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) tremolare2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) guizzare2. noun(an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) guizzo/tremolio di una candela* * *flicker /ˈflɪkə(r)/n.1 breve movimento; guizzo; fremito; tremolio: The candle gave a last flicker, la candela diede un ultimo guizzo; the flicker of an eyelid, il fremito di una palpebra; a flicker of light, un guizzo di luce; un breve bagliore2 (fig.) apparizione fugace; lampo; balenìo; fremito: a flicker of a smile, il lampo di un sorriso; I caught a flicker of amusement in his eyes, colsi un lampo divertito nei suoi occhi; a flicker of fear, un fremito di paura3 (fig.) accenno; barlume: a flicker of hope, un barlume di speranza; a flicker of interest, un accenno di interesse; On meeting him, she didn't show a flicker of recognition, nell'incontrarlo, lei non diede il minimo segno di riconoscerlo(to) flicker /ˈflɪkə(r)/v. i.1 ( di cosa luminosa) tremolare; guizzare; balenare; mandare lampi: A faint light flickered among the trees, una luce fioca tremolava fra gli alberi; The jewel flickered with a blue light, la gemma mandava lampi di luce azzurra; The flame flickered and died, la fiamma guizzò brevemente e si spense; to flicker into flame, accendersi con un guizzo2 agitarsi; fremere; vacillare; ondeggiare: Shadows flickered on the wall, sul muro si agitavano ombre; His expression did not flicker, il suo viso non ha avuto un fremito3 ( con avv. o prep.) muoversi, passare rapidamente; apparire fugacemente; balenare: A smile flickered across her lips, un sorriso le balenò sulle labbra; sulle sua labbra passò il fremito di un sorriso; His eyes flickered around the room, i suoi occhi saettarono per la stanza4 ( di palpebra) sbattere appena; fremere: The girl's eyes flickered open, la ragazza ha sbattuto le palpebre e ha aperto gli occhi5 (di uccello, insetto) svolazzare.* * *I ['flɪkə(r)]1) (of light, flame) guizzo m., tremolio m.2) (slight sign) (of interest) filo m.; (of anger) fremito m.3) (movement) (of eyelid) battito m.; (of indicator) oscillazione f.II ['flɪkə(r)]1) (shine unsteadily) [fire, light, flame] tremolare, guizzare, baluginare; [ image] sfarfallare -
16 wavering
['weɪvərɪŋ] 1.1) (hesitation) esitazione f.2) (of flame) tremolio m.2.aggettivo [person, voter] indeciso, titubante; [ voice] tremolante; [courage, faith, flame] che vacilla* * *wavering /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/A a.2 esitante; irresoluto; tentennante; titubanteB n. [uc]1 oscillazione; guizzo2 esitazione; titubanzawaveringly avv.* * *['weɪvərɪŋ] 1.1) (hesitation) esitazione f.2) (of flame) tremolio m.2. -
17 light
I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
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18 blow out
1) [ flame] spegnersi2) [ oil well] perdere; blow [sth.] out, blow out [sth.]3) (extinguish) spegnere soffiando [ candle]; estinguere [ flames]4) (inflate)5)to blow itself out — [ storm] esaurirsi, calmarsi
* * *(to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) spegnere* * *1. vt + adv(candle) spegnere, (swell out: cheeks) gonfiare2. vi + adv* * *1) [ flame] spegnersi2) [ oil well] perdere; blow [sth.] out, blow out [sth.]3) (extinguish) spegnere soffiando [ candle]; estinguere [ flames]4) (inflate)5)to blow itself out — [ storm] esaurirsi, calmarsi
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19 jet
I [dʒet]1) (plane) jet m., aereo m. a reazione, aviogetto m.2) (of water) getto m., zampillo m.; (of flame) getto m.3) (on hob) becco m.; (of engine) getto m., ugello m., spruzzatore m.II [dʒet] III [dʒet]* * *I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.)II [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.)2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.)3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.)•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion* * *I [dʒet]1) (plane) jet m., aereo m. a reazione, aviogetto m.2) (of water) getto m., zampillo m.; (of flame) getto m.3) (on hob) becco m.; (of engine) getto m., ugello m., spruzzatore m.II [dʒet] III [dʒet] -
20 naked
['neɪkɪd]1) (bare) nudo••* * *['neikid]1) (without clothes: a naked child.) nudo2) (openly seen, not hidden: the naked truth.) messo a nudo3) ((of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected: Naked lights are dangerous.) scoperto•- nakedly- nakedness
- the naked eye* * *['neɪkɪd]1) (bare) nudo••
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