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1 ♦ hill
♦ hill /hɪl/n.2 cumulo; mucchio; montagnola3 pendio; china; salita● (in GB) hill figure, figura incisa sul fianco di una collina (spec. di gesso) □ hill fort, altura fortificata preistorica □ (fam. USA) a hill of beans, un fico secco; una cicca: This project isn't worth a hill of beans, questo progetto non vale un fico secco □ (stor., nell' India britannica) hill station, località collinare di villeggiatura ( nella stagione calda) □ as old as the hills, vecchissimo □ (fig.) to be over the hill, non essere più giovane; stare scendendo la china □ (poet. o scherz.) up hill and down dale, per monti e per valli. -
2 Hill
[hɪl]nome collina f.; (hillside) pendio m.over hill and dale — lett. per monti e per valli
••* * *[hil]1) (noun a piece of high land, smaller than a mountain: We went for a walk in the hills yesterday.) collina2) (a slope on a road: This car has difficulty going up steep hills.)•- hillock- hilly
- hillside* * *(Surnames) Hill /hɪl/* * *[hɪl]nome collina f.; (hillside) pendio m.over hill and dale — lett. per monti e per valli
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3 hill *** n
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4 hill-walking n
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5 hill farming
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6 hill start
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7 Capitol Hill
nome US1) (hill) colle m. del Campidoglio2) (Congress) Congresso m.* * *nome US1) (hill) colle m. del Campidoglio2) (Congress) Congresso m. -
8 ant hill
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9 bunny hill
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10 downhill down·hill adv
[ˌdaʊn'hɪl]to go downhill — (road) andare in discesa, (car) andare giù per la discesa, (fig: person) lasciarsi andare, (business) andare sempre peggio, andare a rotoli
downhill race Skiing — gara di discesa (libera)
downhill racer — discesista m/f
downhill ski — sci m inv a valle
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11 dunghill dung·hill n
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12 hillbilly hill·bil·ly n Am
['hɪlˌbɪlɪ]montanaro del sud degli Stati Uniti, pej zotico (-a) -
13 hillock hill·ock n
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14 hillside hill·side n
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15 hilltop hill·top n
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16 molehill mole·hill n
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17 uphill up·hill
[ˌʌp'hɪl]1. advto go uphill — andare in salita, salire
2. adjin salita, in su, (fig: task, battle) arduo (-a)uphill ski — sci m inv a monte
it's uphill all the way — è tutta salita, fig è una continua lotta
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18 ant-hill
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19 down-hill teeming
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20 climb
I [klaɪm]1) (ascent) salita f., arrampicata f.; (of rockface) scalata f.it's a steep climb to the top of the tower — c'è una scala molto ripida per salire in cima alla torre
2) (steep hill) salita f.3) aer. salita f.4) fig. (rise) ascesa f.II 1. [klaɪm]1) [car, person] salire [ hill]; scalare [cliff, mountain]; [ person] arrampicarsi su, salire su [mast, wall, tree]; arrampicarsi su [ rope]; salire su [ ladder]; salire [ staircase]2.to climb down — discendere [ rockface]
to climb into — salire in [ car]
to climb over — scavalcare [ fence]
to climb up — salire su [ladder, tree]; salire [ steps]
3) (slope up) [path, road] salire4) (increase) [birthrate, price, temperature] salire, aumentare•* * *1. verb1) ((of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc): He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.) arrampicarsi2) (to rise or ascend.) salire2. noun1) (an act of going up: a rapid climb to the top of his profession.) salita, ascesa2) (a route or place to be climbed: The guide showed us the best climb.) arrampicata, scalata•- climber* * *climb /klaɪm/n.1 arrampicata; salita; scalata; ascensione3 (aeron.) salita4 (fig.) salita; ascesa; scalata: the climb of the dollar, la salita del dollaro; the long climb out of the recession, la lunga risalita dalla recessione; climb to power, ascesa al potere● (aeron.) climb indicator, variometro □ (aeron.) climb-out, salita; il prender quota ( al decollo) □ (aeron.) rate of climb, velocità ascensionale.♦ (to) climb /klaɪm/A v. t.1 arrampicarsi su; salire (su); ( alpinismo) scalare: to climb a tree [a rope], arrampicarsi su un albero [una corda]; to climb a hill, salire su (per) una collina; to climb a mountain, salire su un monte; scalare una montagna; to climb a ladder, salire su una scala a pioli; to climb the stairs, salire le scale2 salire (per gradi) in ( una classifica, ecc.): His CD climbed the charts, il suo cd è salito in classificaB v. i.1 ( anche di pianta) salire; arrampicarsi: We climbed on in silence, abbiamo continuato a salire in silenzio; to climb onto a table, salire su un tavolo; The ivy has climbed up the wall, l'edera s'è arrampicata su per il muro4 (seguito da avv. o compl.) salire, scendere ( con difficoltà o sforzo): to climb down a cliffside, calarsi lungo un dirupo; to climb into a car, salire in macchina; to climb into bed, infilarsi nel letto; to climb out of a hole, uscire da una buca; to climb out of the window, uscire dalla finestra ( arrampicandosi sul davanzale); to climb over a wall, scavalcare un muro6 (fig.) salire per gradi; arrivare: He has climbed to success, è arrivato al successo; He climbed to power in five years, in cinque anni è riuscito ad arrivare al potere● (fam.) to climb on the bandwagon ► bandwagon □ (fam.) to be climbing the walls, essere agitatissimo; essere fuori di sé.* * *I [klaɪm]1) (ascent) salita f., arrampicata f.; (of rockface) scalata f.it's a steep climb to the top of the tower — c'è una scala molto ripida per salire in cima alla torre
2) (steep hill) salita f.3) aer. salita f.4) fig. (rise) ascesa f.II 1. [klaɪm]1) [car, person] salire [ hill]; scalare [cliff, mountain]; [ person] arrampicarsi su, salire su [mast, wall, tree]; arrampicarsi su [ rope]; salire su [ ladder]; salire [ staircase]2.to climb down — discendere [ rockface]
to climb into — salire in [ car]
to climb over — scavalcare [ fence]
to climb up — salire su [ladder, tree]; salire [ steps]
3) (slope up) [path, road] salire4) (increase) [birthrate, price, temperature] salire, aumentare•
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