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1 tail
I 1. [teɪl]1) (of animal) coda f.2) (end piece) (of aircraft, comet, procession) coda f.3) colloq. (police observer)2.to put a tail on sb. — fare pedinare qcn
1) (tailcoat) frac m.sing., marsina f.sing.2) (of coin) rovescio m.sing., croce f.sing.••to be on sb.'s tail — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn.
II [teɪl]to turn tail — spreg. darsela a gambe
verbo transitivo colloq. pedinare, seguire [suspect, car] (to fino a)- tail off* * *[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) coda2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) coda2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seguire- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) croce- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I 1. [teɪl]1) (of animal) coda f.2) (end piece) (of aircraft, comet, procession) coda f.3) colloq. (police observer)2.to put a tail on sb. — fare pedinare qcn
1) (tailcoat) frac m.sing., marsina f.sing.2) (of coin) rovescio m.sing., croce f.sing.••to be on sb.'s tail — essere alle calcagna o sulle tracce di qcn.
II [teɪl]to turn tail — spreg. darsela a gambe
verbo transitivo colloq. pedinare, seguire [suspect, car] (to fino a)- tail off -
2 observe
[əb'zɜːv]1) (see, notice) osservare, notare2) (watch) [ police] osservare, sorvegliare; [ doctor] tenere sotto osservazione; [scientist, researcher] osservare3) (remark) (fare) osservare, (fare) notare4) (adhere to) osservare, rispettare [law, custom, Sabbath]* * *[əb'zə:v]1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) notare2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) osservare3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) osservare, rispettare4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) osservare•- observant
- observation
- observatory
- observer* * *[əb'zɜːv]1) (see, notice) osservare, notare2) (watch) [ police] osservare, sorvegliare; [ doctor] tenere sotto osservazione; [scientist, researcher] osservare3) (remark) (fare) osservare, (fare) notare4) (adhere to) osservare, rispettare [law, custom, Sabbath]
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