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I ['bætn]3) teatr. bilancia f.II ['bætn]verbo transitivo applicare traverse a [ door]; chiudere con assi [ floor]; rivestire di assicelle [ roof]* * *['bætn](a piece of wood used for keeping other pieces in place: These strips are all fastened together with a batten.) listello, assicella* * *batten (1) /ˈbætn/n.1 listello, assicella, tavoletta ( per pavimenti in legno, ecc.): batten door, porta a listelli; batten wall, parete ad assicelle2 (edil.) traversa di porta3 asse; tavolone4 (naut.) serretta5 (aeron.) scudo di prora.batten (2) /ˈbætn/n.(ind. tess.) battente ( del telaio).(to) batten (1) /ˈbætn/v. t.● to batten down the hatches, (naut.) chiudere (o rinforzare) con serrette i boccaporti; (fig.) prepararsi per un'emergenza (o a dare battaglia); correre ai ripari.(to) batten (2) /ˈbætn/v. i.2 – to batten on, ingozzarsi di; ingrassarsi (o prosperare) a spese di: He battened on the poor peasants, s'ingrassava a spese dei poveri contadini.* * *I ['bætn]3) teatr. bilancia f.II ['bætn]verbo transitivo applicare traverse a [ door]; chiudere con assi [ floor]; rivestire di assicelle [ roof] -
2 sheet
[ʃiːt]1) (of paper, stamps) foglio m.4) (of plastic, rubber) foglio m.; (of canvas, tarpaulin) telo m.; (of metal, glass) lastra f.; (thinner) foglio m., lamina f.5) (of mist, fog) cortina f.a sheet of ice — (on road) una lastra di ghiaccio
6) mar. scotta f.7) AE colloq. dir. sentenza f. di carcerazione••* * *[ʃi:t]1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) lenzuolo2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) foglio•* * *[ʃiːt]1) (of paper, stamps) foglio m.4) (of plastic, rubber) foglio m.; (of canvas, tarpaulin) telo m.; (of metal, glass) lastra f.; (thinner) foglio m., lamina f.5) (of mist, fog) cortina f.a sheet of ice — (on road) una lastra di ghiaccio
6) mar. scotta f.7) AE colloq. dir. sentenza f. di carcerazione••
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