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I 1. ['hɒləʊ]1) (not solid) cavo, vuoto4) (insincere) [ words] falso, ingannevole, vano; [ promise] falso, vano; [ laugh] forzato2.to sound hollow — [ excuse] sembrare falso
2) (small valley) valletta f.••II ['hɒləʊ]to beat sb. hollow — colloq. stracciare qcn
* * *['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) vuoto, cavo2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) cupo2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) incavatura2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) cavità•- beat hollow
- hollow out* * *hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/A a.3 ( di suono) cupo; profondo; sordo: a hollow voice, una voce cupa; a hollow groan, un lamento sordo4 (fig.) falso; ingannevole; vano; senza valore: hollow words, parole false; hollow promises, vane promesse; hollow pleasures, piaceri vani; a hollow victory, una vittoria che non vale niente; una vittoria di Pirro; a hollow excuse, una misera scusaB n.● (edil.) hollow brick, mattone forato; foratone (fam.) □ hollow-cheeked, dalle guance scavate □ a hollow dish, un piatto fondo; una fondina (dial.) □ (ind. min.) hollow drill, fioretto forato □ hollow-eyed, dagli occhi infossati □ (arc.) hollow-hearted, falso; insincero □ (mecc.) hollow mill, fresa cava □ (mecc.) hollow punch, fustella □ ( sport) a hollow race, una corsa senza interesse, scialba □ (tecn.) hollow space, intercapedine □ (edil.) hollow wall, muro a cassa vuota □ (market.) hollow ware, vasellame; pentole; tegami, casseruole; ( anche) barili, barilotti e cilindri metallici □ (fam.) to beat sb. hollow, battere (o sconfiggere) q. irrimediabilmente; stracciare q. (fam.)hollownessn. [u]1 l'essere cavo, vuoto2 (fig.) vanità3 (fig.) falsità; insincerità.(to) hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/v. t.( anche to hollow out) scavare; incavare; rendere cavo (o concavo): These rocks have been hollowed out by the river, queste rocce sono state scavate dal fiume● to hollow a canoe out of a tree trunk, ricavare una canoa da un tronco d'albero, scavandolo.* * *I 1. ['hɒləʊ]1) (not solid) cavo, vuoto4) (insincere) [ words] falso, ingannevole, vano; [ promise] falso, vano; [ laugh] forzato2.to sound hollow — [ excuse] sembrare falso
2) (small valley) valletta f.••II ['hɒləʊ]to beat sb. hollow — colloq. stracciare qcn
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['sɒlɪd] 1.1) (not liquid or gaseous) solido2) (of one substance) [gold, steel] massiccio3) (dense) [crowd, earth] compatto4) (unbroken) [line, expanse] continuofive solid days five days solid cinque interi giorni; for three solid hours — per tre ore filate
to be on solid ground — fig. avere argomenti concreti
7) (reliable) [ information] fondato; [ advice] valido; [ investment] sicuro; [ worker] affidabile, serio9) (respectable) [ citizen] modello2.nome chim. mat. solido m.3. 4.* * *['solid] 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) solido2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) pieno3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) solido4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) solido, massiccio5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) uniforme, unito, unanime6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) solido7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) ininterrotto, di fila2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) ininterrottamente3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sostanza solida2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) solido•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel* * *['sɒlɪd] 1.1) (not liquid or gaseous) solido2) (of one substance) [gold, steel] massiccio3) (dense) [crowd, earth] compatto4) (unbroken) [line, expanse] continuofive solid days five days solid cinque interi giorni; for three solid hours — per tre ore filate
to be on solid ground — fig. avere argomenti concreti
7) (reliable) [ information] fondato; [ advice] valido; [ investment] sicuro; [ worker] affidabile, serio9) (respectable) [ citizen] modello2.nome chim. mat. solido m.3. 4. -
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['sɪlɪndə(r)]1) cilindro m.four-cylinder — [ engine] a quattro cilindri
2) (of revolver) tamburo m.3) BE (anche hot water cylinder) caldaia f. dell'acqua••to be firing o working on all cylinders — colloq. essere al massimo
* * *['silində]1) (a solid shape or object with a circular base and top and straight sides.) cilindro2) (any of several pieces of machinery of this shape, solid or hollow: The brake cylinder of his car is leaking.) cilindro3) (a container in the shape of a cylinder: two cylinders of oxygen.) bombola•* * *cylinder /ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/n.1 (geom., mecc., autom.) cilindro: a four-cylinder car, un'automobile a quattro cilindri; cylinder head, testa di cilindro6 (edil.) tubo per fondazioni● (autom.) cylinder block, monoblocco; blocco cilindri, blocco motore □ (autom., mecc.) cylinder bore, alesaggio ( diametro del cilindro) □ cylinder boring, alesaggio ( l'operazione); alesatura □ (mecc.) cylinder liner, camicia del cilindro □ (tipogr.) cylinder press, rotativa □ (tecn.) cylinder saw, sega cilindrica □ (archeol.) cylinder seal, sigillo a cilindro □ (fam.) to be firing on all cylinders, essere in piena forma.* * *['sɪlɪndə(r)]1) cilindro m.four-cylinder — [ engine] a quattro cilindri
2) (of revolver) tamburo m.3) BE (anche hot water cylinder) caldaia f. dell'acqua••to be firing o working on all cylinders — colloq. essere al massimo
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4 hole
I [həʊl]1) (in clothing, hedge, pocket) buco m.2) (in wall) breccia f., buco m., foro m.3) BE (in tooth) buco m.4) aut. (in road) buca f.5) fig. (flaw) imperfezione f., difetto m.6) (of mouse, fox, rabbit) tana f.7)8) (financial) buco m.••II 1. [həʊl] 2.to get sb. out of a hole — tirare fuori qcn. dai pasticci
verbo intransitivo (in golf) fare una buca- hole out- hole up* * *[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) buco2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) cavità, buco3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) buca2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) bucare; squarciare2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) mettere/mandare in buca•- hole out* * *I [həʊl]1) (in clothing, hedge, pocket) buco m.2) (in wall) breccia f., buco m., foro m.3) BE (in tooth) buco m.4) aut. (in road) buca f.5) fig. (flaw) imperfezione f., difetto m.6) (of mouse, fox, rabbit) tana f.7)8) (financial) buco m.••II 1. [həʊl] 2.to get sb. out of a hole — tirare fuori qcn. dai pasticci
verbo intransitivo (in golf) fare una buca- hole out- hole up
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