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1 mantle
['mæntl]2) fig. lett. manto m.* * *mantle /ˈmæntl/n.1 manto ( anche fig.); mantello; mantella; cappa: The fields are under a mantle of snow, i campi sono sotto un manto di neve3 (scient.) mantello4 (edil.) manto5 (geol.) mantello terrestre● (fig.) to inherit the mantle of, raccogliere l'eredità di; essere l'erede di.(to) mantle /ˈmæntl/A v. t.ammantare; (fig.) coprire, nascondere, velareB v. i.2 coprirsi, soffondersi di rossore: Her face mantled with emotion, il viso le si soffuse di rossore per l'emozione* * *['mæntl]2) fig. lett. manto m.
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