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1 ♦ glass
♦ glass /glɑ:s/A n.1 [u] vetro ( anche di finestra, finestrino, orologio, quadro, ecc.); cristallo: Glass breaks easily, il vetro si rompe facilmente; plants grown under glass, piante coltivate sotto vetro; frosted glass, vetro smerigliato3 (= drinking glass) bicchiere: I drank a glass of wine, bevvi un bicchiere di vino; to refill sb. 's glass, riempire (di nuovo) il bicchiere di q.7 [u] (collett.) oggetti di vetro; vetrame; vetri; cristalli: a sound of broken glass, un rumore di vetri infranti; a house with a good stock of glass and china, una casa ben provvista di cristalli e porcellane8 (pl.) occhiali; lenti: to wear glasses, portare gli occhiali; reading glasses, occhiali da lettura; occhiali per vedere da vicinoB a. attr.● glass beveller, molatore di vetri □ glass bevelling, molatura di vetri □ glass-blower, soffiatore ( di vetro) □ glass-blowing, soffiatura del vetro □ glass cabinet, vetrina ( il mobile) □ glass case, vetrinetta; teca □ glass ceiling, tetto di cristallo (barriera non ufficiale che impedisce alle donne e o agli appartenenti a minoranze di salire ai vertici della carriera) □ glass curtain, tendina a vetro; ( anche, edil.) pannello di vetro ( per balconi, ecc.) □ glass cutter, diamante (tagliavetro) □ glass decorator, vetraio ( artista) □ glass eye, (vet.) cecità ( dei cavalli); (fig. fam. USA) rifiuto di vedere: to have developed a glass eye for the new road safety signs, (voler) ignorare i nuovi segnali per la sicurezza stradale □ glass fibre, fibra di vetro □ ( sport) glass-fibre pole, asta di fibra di vetro □ ( arte) glass fusing, vetrofusione □ (mus.) glass harmonica, glass harmonica □ ( boxe) a glass jaw, una mascella di vetro ( cioè, fragilissima) □ (chim.) glass of antimony, vetro d'antimonio □ glass-painting, pittura vetraria; vetrocromia □ glass paper, carta vetrata □ glass shade, campana di vetro; globo di vetro □ glass silvering, argentatura di vetri □ (miner.) glass soap, pirolusite □ (autom.) glass sunroof, tettuccio apribile di vetro □ glass wool, lana di vetro □ glass worker, vetraio ( operaio) □ to be fond of one's glass, essere amante del bere □ to have had a glass too much, aver bevuto un bicchiere di troppo.(to) glass /glɑ:s/v. t.3 conservare in un vaso di vetro; mettere sotto vetro4 specchiare; riflettere● to glass in, chiudere (o coprire) con vetri. -
2 water
I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.* * *['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) acqua2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) innaffiare, annaffiare2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) avere l'acquolina in bocca3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) lacrimare•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeabile4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizzare- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.
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