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1 brush
I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
- brush up* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) spazzola, spazzolino2) (an act of brushing.) spazzolatura3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) coda4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) scaramuccia2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) spazzolare, pulire con la spazzola2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) spazzare3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) spazzolare4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) sfiorare•- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off* * *I [brʌʃ]1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.II 1. [brʌʃ]1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]3) gastr.2.to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]
to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo
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2 browse
I [braʊz] II 1. [braʊz]verbo transitivo inform. scorrere2.1) (stroll around) gingillarsi, gironzolare; (look at objects in shop) curiosare2) (graze) brucare•* * *1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).) brucare2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.) sfogliare, scorrere3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.) navigare2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.)2) (an act of browsing.) brucatura* * *[braʊz]1.1) vi, (in bookshop) curiosare (leggicchiando qua e là), (in other shop) guardare in giro, curiosare, (animal) brucare2) Comput navigare2. vt3. n* * *browse /braʊz/n.1 occhiata in giro (in un negozio, ecc.): Can I have a browse?, posso dare un'occhiata in giro?; posso curiosare?2 lettura veloce; scorsa; sfogliata: to have a browse through st., dare un'occhiata (o una scorsa) a qc.; sfogliare qc.; DIALOGO → - Enrolment- Leave it with me, I'll have a browse later, lascialo a me, ci darò un'occhiata più tardi(to) browse /braʊz/v. t. e i.1 dare un'occhiata in giro (in un negozio, ecc.); gironzolare; curiosare: to browse around a store, gironzolare in un negozio; I'm just browsing, do solo un'occhiata2 sfogliare leggendo qua e là; dare una scorsa: to browse through some books, curiosare tra (o sfogliare) alcuni libri3 brucare4 (comput.) navigare; esplorare ( in Internet); sfogliare ( elenco di file, ecc.); cercare: to browse for pictures on the Internet, cercare immagini su Internetbrowsern.1 chi curiosa (in un negozio, fra libri, ecc.)3 (comput.) browserbrowsingn. [u]2 sfogliata; scorsa3 il brucare; brucatura4 (comput.) navigazione ( in Internet): browsing history, cronologia esplorazioni ( informazioni sull'attività online di un utente).* * *I [braʊz] II 1. [braʊz]verbo transitivo inform. scorrere2.1) (stroll around) gingillarsi, gironzolare; (look at objects in shop) curiosare2) (graze) brucare• -
3 camouflage
I 1. ['kæməflɑːʒ]nome mil. mimetizzazione f.; (disguise) camuffamento m. (anche fig.)2.modificatore [gear, jacket] mimeticoII ['kæməflɑːʒ]verbo transitivo mil. mimetizzare; (disguise) camuffare (anche fig.)* * *1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) mascheramento, mimetizzazione2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) camuffare, mascherare* * *['kæməflɒːʒ]1. ncamuffamento, Mil mimetizzazione f2. vtcamuffare, Mil mimetizzarethey were well camouflaged, and invisible from the air — erano ben mimetizzati ed invisibili dall'alto
* * *camouflage /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/A n.1 [u] (mil., bot. e zool.) mimetizzazione2 [u] (mil.) stoffa mimetica; uniforme mimetica3 [uc] copertura; travestimento; camuffamento; mascheramentoB a. attr.1 (mil.) mimetico; da mimetizzazione2 (bot., zool.) mimetico.(to) camouflage /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/ (franc.)v. t.1 (mil., bot. e zool.) mimetizzare2 camuffare; mascherare● (mil., bot. e zool.) to camouflage oneself, mimetizzarsi.* * *I 1. ['kæməflɑːʒ]nome mil. mimetizzazione f.; (disguise) camuffamento m. (anche fig.)2.modificatore [gear, jacket] mimeticoII ['kæməflɑːʒ]verbo transitivo mil. mimetizzare; (disguise) camuffare (anche fig.) -
4 prune
I [pruːn]nome gastr. prugna f. seccaII [pruːn]2) fig. ridurre, limare [essay, article]; sfrondare, tagliare [budget, expenditure]* * *I [pru:n] verb(to trim (a tree etc) by cutting off unnecessary twigs and branches: He pruned the roses.)II [pru:n] noun(a dried plum.)* * *I [pruːn] n(fruit) prugna (secca)II [pruːn] vt(tree) potare, (size, cost) ridurre* * *prune /pru:n/n.2 [u] color prugna3 (fam.) tipo noioso, barboso (fam.); stupido; fesso (fam.)● ( di modo di parlare, ecc.) prunes and prisms, affettato; lezioso □ ( slang USA) prune-picker, californiano.(to) prune /pru:n/v. t.● to prune away, togliere ( rami secchi, ecc.) potando; sfrondare ( anche fig.) □ to prune ( down) expenses, ridurre le spese □ to prune off dead branches, tagliare rami mortiprunern.potatore, potatrice.* * *I [pruːn]nome gastr. prugna f. seccaII [pruːn]2) fig. ridurre, limare [essay, article]; sfrondare, tagliare [budget, expenditure] -
5 wicker
['wɪkə(r)] 1.nome (anche wickerwork) vimine m.2.modificatore [basket, furniture] di vimini* * *['wikə]((of eg a chair or basket) made of twigs, rushes etc woven together.) di vimini* * *wicker /ˈwɪkə(r)/A n. [u]B a. attr.* * *['wɪkə(r)] 1.nome (anche wickerwork) vimine m.2.modificatore [basket, furniture] di vimini
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