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101 coal
[kəʊl] 1.1) U (mineral) carbone m.2) (individual piece) carbone m.2.••to carry coals to Newcastle — portare acqua al mare o vasi a Samo
to haul sb. over the coals — colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn
* * *[kəul](a black mineral burned for fuel, heat etc.) carbone- coalmine
- haul someone over the coals
- haul over the coals* * *[kəʊl] 1.1) U (mineral) carbone m.2) (individual piece) carbone m.2.••to carry coals to Newcastle — portare acqua al mare o vasi a Samo
to haul sb. over the coals — colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn
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102 economise
verb (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) fare economia, risparmiare -
103 economize
[ɪ'kɒnəmaɪz]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo economizzare* * *verb (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) fare economia, risparmiare* * *[ɪ'kɒnəmaɪz]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo economizzare -
104 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) combustione interna -
105 petrol
['petrəl] 1.nome BE benzina f.2.modificatore [prices, rationing] della benzina; [ tax] sulla benzina* * *['petrəl]((American gas or gasoline) a liquid got from petroleum, used as fuel for motor cars etc: I'll stop at the next garage and buy more petrol; ( also adjective) a petrol engine.) benzina- petroleum jelly
- petrol pump
- petrol station* * *['petrəl] 1.nome BE benzina f.2.modificatore [prices, rationing] della benzina; [ tax] sulla benzina -
106 refuel
[ˌriː'fjʊəl] 1.verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE) fare benzina a [ car]; rifornire di carburante [ plane]; fig. alimentare [ fears]2.* * *[ri:'fjuəl]past tense, past participle - refuelled; verb(to supply (an aeroplane etc) with more fuel: The plane has to be refuelled every thousand miles; The plane stopped to refuel.) (rifornire di carburante)* * *[ˌriː'fjʊəl] 1.verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE) fare benzina a [ car]; rifornire di carburante [ plane]; fig. alimentare [ fears]2. -
107 solid
['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. -
108 steam
I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up* * *[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapore; di vapore2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapore; a vapore2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumare2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) navigare (a vapore)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cuocere (a vapore)•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up -
109 stoke
[stəʊk]verbo transitivo (anche stoke up) alimentare, attizzare [ fire]; tenere acceso, alimentare [ furnace]; fig. alimentare, accendere [ enthusiasm]; accendere, aizzare [ anger]* * *[stəuk](to put coal or other fuel on (a fire) eg in the furnace of a boiler etc: The men stoked the furnaces.) alimentare, attizzare- stoker- stoke up* * *[stəʊk]verbo transitivo (anche stoke up) alimentare, attizzare [ fire]; tenere acceso, alimentare [ furnace]; fig. alimentare, accendere [ enthusiasm]; accendere, aizzare [ anger]
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