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[griːk] 1.aggettivo greco2.1) (person) greco m. (-a)2) (language) greco m.3.••* * *[ɡriːk]1. adj2. n1) (person) greco (-a)2) (language) grecoancient/modern Greek — greco antico/moderno
* * *Greek /gri:k/A a.greco: the Greek Church, la Chiesa Greca (Ortodossa)B n.3 (fig. arc.) uomo astuto; imbroglione● on (o to) the Greek Calends, alle calende greche; mai □ (archit.) Greek cross, croce greca □ (relig.) the Greek Fathers, i Padri della Chiesa che scrissero in greco □ (stor., mil.) Greek fire, fuoco greco □ (archit.) Greek fret (o Greek key), greca □ (fig.) Greek gift, dono che cela un'insidia □ (zool.) Greek partridge ( Alectoris graeca), coturnice □ (fam.) It's all Greek to me!, per me è greco (o arabo, turco); non ci capisco un'acca!* * *[griːk] 1.aggettivo greco2.1) (person) greco m. (-a)2) (language) greco m.3.•• -
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[krɒs]1. n1) (mark, symbol) croce f, (on questionnaire) crocetta, croceGreek/Latin cross — croce greca/latina
2) Zool, Bio incrocio, ibrido3)cut on the cross — tagliato (-a) in sbieco(angry) arrabbiato (-a), seccato (-a)to be/get cross with sb (about sth) — essere arrabbiato (-a) /arrabbiarsi con qn (per qc)
it makes me cross when... — mi fa arrabbiare quando...
3. vt1) (gen) attraversare, (threshold) varcarethis road crosses the motorway — questa strada incrocia or interseca l'autostrada
it crossed my mind that... — mi è venuto in mente che...
2) (cheque, letter t) sbarrareto cross o.s. — farsi il segno della croce, segnarsi
we've got a crossed line — (Brit: on telephone) c'è un'interferenza
4) (thwart: person, plan) contrastare, ostacolare5) (animals, plants) incrociare4. vi1) (also: cross over)2) (roads) intersecarsi, (letters, people) incrociarsi•
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Greek cross — Greek Greek, a. [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf. {Grecian}.] Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian. [1913 Webster] {Greek calends}. See under {Greek calends} in the vocabulary. {Greek Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greek cross — n. a cross with four equal arms at right angles: see CROSS … English World dictionary
Greek cross — Greek′ cross′ n. rel a cross consisting of an upright crossed in the middle by a horizontal piece of the same length … From formal English to slang
Greek cross — ► NOUN ▪ a cross of which all four arms are of equal length … English terms dictionary
Greek cross — noun a cross with each of the four arms the same length • Hypernyms: ↑Cross * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized G : a cross having an upright and a transverse shaft equal in length and intersecting at their middles so that all four arms are… … Useful english dictionary
Greek cross — cross consisting of an upright crossed in the middle by a horizontal of the same length … English contemporary dictionary
Greek cross plan — This is a type of central plan shaped like a cross with four arms of equal length. The first Greek cross building of the Renaissance was Leon Battista Alberti s San Sebastiano in Mantua (1460), built for Duke Ludovico Gonzaga. It was followed… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Greek-cross plan — ▪ architecture church plan in the form of a Greek cross, with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. The Greek cross plan was widely used in Byzantine architecture and in Western churches inspired by Byzantine examples. See… … Universalium
Greek cross — /grik ˈkrɒs/ (say greek kros) noun a cross consisting of an upright crossed in the middle by a horizontal piece of the same length …
Greek cross — noun Date: 1725 a cross having an upright and a transverse shaft equal in length and intersecting at their middles see cross illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
Greek cross — a cross consisting of an upright crossed in the middle by a horizontal piece of the same length. See illus. under cross. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium