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1 tornado
[tɔː'neɪdəʊ]* * *[to:'neidəu]plural - tornadoes; noun(a violent whirlwind that can cause great damage: The village was destroyed by a tornado.) tornado* * *tornado /tɔ:ˈneɪdəʊ/tornado; tromba d'aria● (geogr.) the tornado belt, la fascia dei tornado (in USA) □ (fig.) a tornado of applause, un uragano di applausitornadica.* * *[tɔː'neɪdəʊ] -
2 tornado tor·na·do n
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3 twister
['twɪstə(r)]nome colloq.1) (swindler) truffatore m. (-trice), imbroglione m. (-a)2) AE (tornado) tornado m., tromba f. d'aria* * *noun (a dishonest or deceiving person.) imbroglione* * *twister /ˈtwɪstə(r)/n.1 torcitore, torcitrice5 rompicapo; grave problema; compito difficile6 (fam.) imbroglione; truffatore7 (mus.) ballerino di twist* * *['twɪstə(r)]nome colloq.1) (swindler) truffatore m. (-trice), imbroglione m. (-a)2) AE (tornado) tornado m., tromba f. d'aria -
4 ■ rip through
■ rip throughv. i. + prep.devastare; distruggere: A tornado ripped through several streets, un tornado ha devastato varie strade. -
5 ♦ (to) spend
♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia● to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ ( del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, ( di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; ( di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi. -
6 ♦ (to) spend
♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia● to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ ( del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, ( di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; ( di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi. -
7 ■ whip off
■ whip offA v. t. + avv.1 portare via, strappare, tirare via bruscamente: The tornado has whipped off the roof of my house, il tornado ha portato via il tetto della mia casa3 portare via (q. che non vuole andare)B v. i. + avv.andarsene precipitosamente; scappare viaC v. t. + prep.portare via, strappare da: The storm whipped a lot of tiles off my roof, il temporale ha strappato molte tegole dal mio tetto. -
8 twister twist·er n
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9 tornadic
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10 tornadoes
plural; see tornado
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