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1 sawed-off
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2 sawed-off shotgun [ˌsɔːdɒf'ʃɒtɡʌn] n
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3 sawed
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4 saw
I [sɔː]p.pass. see III [sɔː] III [sɔː]to saw off — tagliare via con la sega, segare (via)
- saw up* * *past tense; see see I* * *I [sɔː] sawed vb: pt sawed or sawn pp1. n(tool) sega2. vt3. viII [sɔː] ptSee:* * *saw (1) /sɔ:/n.● (zool.) saw-fly ( Tenthredo), tentredine □ saw-frame, telaio di sega □ saw-gin, sgranatrice di cotone con denti a sega □ saw-horse, cavalletto ( per segare la legna) □ ( un tempo) saw-pit, buca del segatore di tronchi □ saw-set, licciaiola □ saw-toothed, a denti di sega; seghettato.saw (2) /sɔ:/n.(arc.) adagio; detto; proverbio; massima: an old saw, un antico detto; un vecchio proverbio.saw (3) /sɔ:/pass. di to see.(to) saw /sɔ:/A v. t.segare: to saw a log in two, segare in due un tronco; to saw wood for the fire, segare legna da ardereB v. i.* * *I [sɔː]p.pass. see III [sɔː] III [sɔː]to saw off — tagliare via con la sega, segare (via)
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5 separate
I 1. ['sepərət]1) (with singular noun) [piece, organization] separato, a sé stante; [discussion, issue, occasion] altro, diversothe flat is separate from the rest of the house — l'appartamento è indipendente dal resto della casa
2) (with plural noun) [pieces, sections] separato, differente; [problems, agreements] diverso, distinto, separato2. II 1. ['sepəreɪt]to ask for separate bills — (in restaurant) chiedere conti separati
1) (divide) [wall, river] dividere, separare [ country]; [intolerance, belief] dividere [ people]; separare [milk, egg]to separate the issue of pay from that of working hours — distinguere o tenere separata la questione dello stipendio da quella dell'orario di lavoro
2) (anche separate out) (sort out) suddividere [pupils, children]; smistare, selezionare [ objects]2.verbo intransitivo [person, couple] separarsi* * *1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) separare2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) separarsi3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) separarsi2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separato2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) diverso; separato•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up* * *I 1. ['sepərət]1) (with singular noun) [piece, organization] separato, a sé stante; [discussion, issue, occasion] altro, diversothe flat is separate from the rest of the house — l'appartamento è indipendente dal resto della casa
2) (with plural noun) [pieces, sections] separato, differente; [problems, agreements] diverso, distinto, separato2. II 1. ['sepəreɪt]to ask for separate bills — (in restaurant) chiedere conti separati
1) (divide) [wall, river] dividere, separare [ country]; [intolerance, belief] dividere [ people]; separare [milk, egg]to separate the issue of pay from that of working hours — distinguere o tenere separata la questione dello stipendio da quella dell'orario di lavoro
2) (anche separate out) (sort out) suddividere [pupils, children]; smistare, selezionare [ objects]2.verbo intransitivo [person, couple] separarsi
См. также в других словарях:
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sawed-off — adj informal Shorter than usual; small of its kind. The riot police carried sawed off shotguns. Jimmy was a sawed off, skinny runt … Словарь американских идиом
sawed-off — /sawd awf , of /, adj. 1. sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick. 2. Slang. smallish; of less than average size or stature. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
sawed-off — adj. Sawed off is used with these nouns: ↑shotgun … Collocations dictionary