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♦ button /ˈbʌtn/n.1 bottone; bottoncino ( per colletto): One of the buttons has come off my jacket, mi si è staccato un bottone della giacca; to do up a button, abbottonare un bottone; She undid her blouse buttons, lei si è sbottonata la camicetta2 (= push button) pulsante; bottone: rewind button, pulsante di riavvolgimento; to press a button, premere un bottone (o un pulsante)5 (bot.) gemma; bocciolo; bottone● button-back, (di sedia, poltrona, ecc.) capitonné □ button-down, ( di colletto) con i bottoni sulle punte, button-down; ( di camicia) che ha il colletto con i bottoni sulle punte; ( USA, di persona) conformista; tradizionalista; conservatore □ ( sci) button-lift (o button-tow), ski-lift □ ( slang USA) button man, piccolo mafioso; picciotto; ( anche) assassino prezzolato, sicario □ ( moda) button-through (agg.), ( di indumento) abbottonato da cima a fondo □ ( moda) button-through ( dress), chemisier (franc.) □ (fam.) to be a button short, essere corto di comprendonio □ (fig.) to have all one's buttons, avere tutte le rotelle a posto; esserci tutto □ (fig.) to have some buttons missing, mancare di qualche venerdì (o di qualche rotella); non esserci tutto □ (fam.) I don't to give a button, non me ne importa un fico; me ne sbatto □ (fam.) on the button, esattamente; in perfetto orario; ( anche) azzeccato, centrato □ panic button ► panic (2) □ (fam.) to press buttons, usare la propria influenza; rivolgersi a qualcuno che conta □ to press the button, dare il via □ (fam. USA) to press (o to push) sb. 's button, far scattare una reazione in q.; eccitare q.; provocare q. □ (fig.) to take sb. by the button, fermare q. ( per parlargli) □ not worth a button, che non vale nientebuttonlessa.senza bottoni.(to) button /ˈbʌtn/A v. t.B v. i.abbottonarsi: This blouse buttons down the back, questa camicetta si abbottona dietro● ( slang) Button it!, chiudi la bocca!; cuciti la bocca! □ (fam.) to button one's lips, tacere; zittirsi; cucirsi la boccabuttoningn. [u]abbottonatura.
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