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1 argine
m embankment* * *argine s.m. embankment; bank; ( diga) dyke: argine ( naturale), levee // porre argine a qlco., (fig.) to stem (o to check) sthg.* * *['ardʒine]sostantivo maschile1) (di corso d'acqua) bank, embankment; (diga) dyke, dike AEargine naturale — levee AE
2) fig. (freno)mettere o porre un argine a qcs. — to clamp down on sth
* * *argine/'ardʒine/sostantivo m.1 (di corso d'acqua) bank, embankment; (diga) dyke, dike AE; argine naturale levee AE; il fiume ruppe gli -i the river broke its banks -
2 alzata
alzata s.f.1 ( l'alzare) lifting up, raising; ( l'alzarsi) rise, rising: l'alzata del sole, the rising of the sun // alzata d'ingegno, (fig.) brain-wave // alzata di scudi, (fig.) revolt, rising // alzata di testa, whim (o caprice) // alzata di spalle, shrug of the shoulders // votare per alzata di mano, to vote by show of hands3 (arch.) elevation4 ( di carte) cut5 ( altezza di scalino) rise* * *[al'tsata]sostantivo femminile1)alzata d'ingegno — stroke of genius, brainwave
2) (vassoio per dolci) cake stand3) (mobile) dresser4) (di scalino) riser6) (nel gioco delle carte) cut7) geogr. levee* * *alzata/al'tsata/sostantivo f.1 alzata di spalle shrug (of the shoulders); per alzata di mano by a show of hands; alzata d'ingegno stroke of genius, brainwave2 (vassoio per dolci) cake stand3 (mobile) dresser4 (di scalino) riser6 (nel gioco delle carte) cut7 geogr. levee. -
3 argine naturale
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4 argine naturale
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5 argine di contenimento
italian-english Idraulica dizionario > argine di contenimento
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6 argine
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