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I ['niːdl]1) sart. med. bot. ago m.2) (in compass) ago m.3) (stylus) puntina f.••as sharp as a needle — [ person] = acuto
II ['niːdl]to be on the needle — AE colloq. [ drug addict] bucarsi
verbo transitivo punzecchiare, stuzzicare [ person]* * *['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) ago2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) ago3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) ago4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) ago•- needlework* * *needle /ˈni:dl/n.1 ( anche bot., mecc., med.) ago; (tecn.) lancetta ( di uno strumento): needle and thread, ago e filo; the eye of a needle, la cruna d'un ago; the needle of a syringe, l'ago d'una siringa; pine-tree needles, aghi di pino; the needle of a compass, l'ago d'una bussola; (autom.) The needle on the petrol tank is on ‘empty’, la lancetta della benzina segna ‘rosso’2 ago torto; uncinetto; ferro da calza: knitting needle, ferro da calza; darning needle, ago da rammendo; crochet needle, uncinetto4 (geogr.) punta; cima; guglia; vetta5 obelisco6 [u] (fam.) irritazione; nervosismo7 (fam.) punzecchiatura8 (fam.) siringa9 (fam.) iniezione: The injured man was given a needle for tetanus, al ferito fecero un'antitetanica● (fam.) needles and pins, formicolio □ needle bath, doccia filiforme □ (mecc.) needle bearing, boccola ad aghi □ needle book, agoraio in forma di libro □ needle case, agoraio □ needle's eye, cruna ( dell'ago) □ needle exchange, servizio per tossicodipendenti che fornisce siringhe sterili in cambio di quelle usate; ( anche) centro che offre questo servizio □ ( sport) needle game, partita (o gara) assai combattuta (o tirata) ( tra due rivali storici) □ (elettron.) needle gap, spinterometro a punte □ (mil.) needle gun, fucile ad ago □ needle lace, merletto ad ago □ ( sport) needle match = needle game ► sopra □ (fam.) needle park, parco frequentato da drogati; parco pieno di siringhe ( di drogati) □ needle-pointed, puntuto come un ago □ ( radio) needle time, tempo dedicato alla trasmissione di musica registrata □ (mecc.) needle valve, valvola ad ago □ (fig.) as sharp as a needle, acuto; intelligente, perspicace □ ( slang) to be back on the needle, avere ripreso a bucarsi (o a farsi) □ ( slang) to do the needle, bucarsi; farsi (pop.) □ (fam.) to get the needle, innervosirsi; stizzirsi; seccarsi □ (fam.) to give sb. the needle, punzecchiare, stuzzicare q. □ (fam.) to have the needle, avere i nervi (o il nervoso) □ ( slang) to hit the needle, diventare tossicomane; farsi (pop.) □ (fig.) to look for a needle in a haystack, cercare un ago in un pagliaio □ ( slang) to be off the needle, avere smesso di bucarsi; non farsi più (pop.) □ to thread a needle, infilare un ago □ (fig.) to thread the needle, portare a termine un compito difficile.(to) needle /ˈni:dl/A v. t.1 cucire2 forare, pungere con un agoB v. i.1 cucire; fare lavori di cucito; agucchiare (fam.)2 cristallizzarsi in forma d'aghi.* * *I ['niːdl]1) sart. med. bot. ago m.2) (in compass) ago m.3) (stylus) puntina f.••as sharp as a needle — [ person] = acuto
II ['niːdl]to be on the needle — AE colloq. [ drug addict] bucarsi
verbo transitivo punzecchiare, stuzzicare [ person]
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