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1 imboccare
persona feedfig promptimboccare una strada turn into a road* * *imboccare v.tr.1 to feed*: imboccare un bambino, to feed a child2 (dar suggerimenti a) to prompt: deve essere imboccato in tutto quello che fa, he needs prompting in everything he does3 (entrare in) to enter: imboccare una galleria, to enter a tunnel; la nave imboccò il porto, the ship entered the port; imboccare una strada, to turn into a road4 (portare alla bocca): imboccare uno strumento a fiato, to put a wind instrument to one's mouth◆ v. intr.1 (incastrarsi) to fit*: questo tubo imbocca in un altro, this pipe fits into another one2 (non com.) (di strada) to open into (sthg.); (di fiumi) to flow into (the sea, lake etc.).* * *[imbok'kare]verbo transitivo1) to spoon-feed* [ persona]2) to take* [strada, via]; to enter [ galleria]* * *imboccare/imbok'kare/ [1]1 to spoon-feed* [ persona]2 to take* [strada, via]; to enter [ galleria]; imboccare la via del successo to find the road to success. -
2 pappa
f food* * *pappa1 s.f.1 pap; ( per bambini) baby food; ( linguaggio infantile) din-dins // scodellare la pappa a qlcu., (fig.) to spoon-feed s.o.; trovare la pappa pronta, (fig.) to have everything given on a plate; volere, pretendere la pappa pronta, (fig.) to expect everything on a plate // mangiare la pappa in capo a qlcu., (fig. scherz.) ( essere più alto) to be taller than s.o. // pappa reale, royal jelly2 ( cibo troppo cotto) mush.* * *['pappa]sostantivo femminile1) (cibo per bambini) babyfood, pap; infant. din-din2) (poltiglia) mush, pulp•••trovare la pappa pronta o fatta = to find everything already done; vuole la pappa pronta — he expects everything on a silver plate
* * *pappa/'pappa/sostantivo f.1 (cibo per bambini) babyfood, pap; infant. din-din2 (poltiglia) mush, pulpessere pappa e ciccia to be hand in glove; trovare la pappa pronta o fatta = to find everything already done; vuole la pappa pronta he expects everything on a silver plate\
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