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1 ♦ vehicle
♦ vehicle /ˈvi:əkl/n.2 (chim.) veicolo; solvente3 (farm., med.) eccipiente4 (med.) veicolo d'infezione5 (fig.) veicolo ( di informazione, idee, ecc.): Art may be used as a vehicle for ( o of) propaganda, l'arte può essere usata come veicolo di propaganda6 supporto ( per l'interpretazione di un attore, un cantante, ecc.): The film is essentially a vehicle for its stars, il film è essenzialmente un supporto per l'intepretazione degli attori● (autom.) vehicle builder, fabbricante di autoveicoli □ vehicle dismantler, demolitore d'autoveicoli; sfasciacarrozze (fam.) □ (ecol.) vehicle emissions, scarichi ( di gas, ecc.) di autoveicoli □ vehicle ferry, traghetto per automezzi □ vehicle tax, tasse automobilistiche □ vehicle tracking system, sistema di localizzazione veicoli □ vehicle trader, venditore di autoveicoli □ motor vehicle, motoveicolo ( automobile, autocarro, ecc.). -
2 vehicle
['vɪəkl] [AE 'viːhɪkl]1) aut. veicolo m."closed to vehicles" — "circolazione vietata ai veicoli"
2) farm. chim. veicolo m.3) (medium of communication) mezzo m., veicolo m. ( for di)* * *['viəkl](any means of transport on land, especially on wheels, eg a car, bus, bicycle etc.) veicolo* * *['vɪəkl] [AE 'viːhɪkl]1) aut. veicolo m."closed to vehicles" — "circolazione vietata ai veicoli"
2) farm. chim. veicolo m.3) (medium of communication) mezzo m., veicolo m. ( for di) -
3 vehicle **** ve·hi·cle n
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4 all-terrain vehicle
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5 refuse collection vehicle
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6 commercial vehicle
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7 heavy goods vehicle
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8 motor vehicle
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9 off-road vehicle [ˌɒfrəʊd'viːɪkl] n
Auto fuoristrada m invEnglish-Italian dictionary > off-road vehicle [ˌɒfrəʊd'viːɪkl] n
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10 recreational vehicle
nome AE veicolo m. ricreazionale* * *n Am(motorhome) camper m inv, (trailer) roulotte f inv* * *nome AE veicolo m. ricreazionale -
11 sport utility vehicle
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12 sports utility vehicle n esp Am
fuoristrada m invEnglish-Italian dictionary > sports utility vehicle n esp Am
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13 industrial vehicle
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14 launch vehicle
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15 off-road vehicle
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16 public service vehicle
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17 recovery vehicle
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18 zero-emission vehicle
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19 jog along
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20 wheel
I 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]1) (on vehicle) ruota f.; (on piece of furniture) rotella f.2) (for steering) volante m.; mar. ruota f. del timoneto be at o behind the wheel stare al volante; to take the wheel — (in vehicle) mettersi al volante
3) (in mechanism) ruota f. dentata2.3.have you got wheels? — colloq. sei motorizzato?
a three-, four-wheeled vehicle — un veicolo a tre, quattro ruote
••II 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]verbo transitivo spingere [bicycle, pram]2.1) (anche wheel round) (circle) [ bird] volteggiare2) (turn sharply) [ person] voltarsi improvvisamente; [ regiment] compiere una conversione; [ vehicle] sterzare di colpo; [ ship] virare•••* * *[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) ruota2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) ruota; volante2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) pedalare2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) girarsi3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) volteggiare•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright* * *I 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]1) (on vehicle) ruota f.; (on piece of furniture) rotella f.2) (for steering) volante m.; mar. ruota f. del timoneto be at o behind the wheel stare al volante; to take the wheel — (in vehicle) mettersi al volante
3) (in mechanism) ruota f. dentata2.3.have you got wheels? — colloq. sei motorizzato?
a three-, four-wheeled vehicle — un veicolo a tre, quattro ruote
••II 1. [wiːl] [AE hwiːl]verbo transitivo spingere [bicycle, pram]2.1) (anche wheel round) (circle) [ bird] volteggiare2) (turn sharply) [ person] voltarsi improvvisamente; [ regiment] compiere una conversione; [ vehicle] sterzare di colpo; [ ship] virare•••
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