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1 ♦ column
♦ column /ˈkɒləm/n.1 colonna (archit. e fig.; di mezzi, persone, cifre, ecc.): an Ionic column, una colonna ionica; a column of smoke, una colonna di fumo; a column of tanks, una colonna di carri armati; four columns of text, sei colonne di testo; (giorn.) ad columns, colonne degli annunci pubblicitari; (mat.) the tens column, la colonna delle decine; to walk in a column, camminare incolonnati2 (giorn.) rubrica: the sports column, la rubrica sportiva; correspondence column, (rubrica delle) lettere al direttore; column inch, pollice-colonna; to have a regular column, tenere una rubrica● (mecc.) column crane, gru a bandiera □ ( moda) column dress, tubino (lungo) □ (polit.) fifth column, quinta colonna □ (anat.) spinal column, colonna vertebrale. -
2 column
['kɒləm]1) colonna f.2) giorn. rubrica f.* * *['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) colonna2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) colonna3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) colonna4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) colonna5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) rubrica6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) colonna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) colonna•* * *['kɒləm]1) colonna f.2) giorn. rubrica f. -
3 ♦ smoke
♦ smoke /sməʊk/n.1 [u] fumo: a column [a cloud] of smoke, una colonna [una nuvola] di fumo3 (pl.) (fam.) sigarette; sigari● smoke alarm = smoke detector ► sotto □ (fig. USA) smoke and mirrors, fumisterie; operazione di facciata □ smoke ball, candelotto fumogeno □ smoke black, nerofumo □ (mil.) smoke bomb, bomba fumogena □ smoke break, pausa ‘sigaretta’; intervallo per fare una fumatina □ (mil.) smoke candle, candelotto fumogeno □ (ecol.) smoke control, controllo dei fumi industriali e domestici (in GB) □ (tecn.) smoke detector, rivelatore del fumo ( in un impianto antincendio) □ smoke-dried, affumicato (rif. ad alimenti) □ smoke-filled room, stanza fumosa; (fig.) stanza delle decisioni; stanza dei complotti (o delle cospirazioni) □ (mil., ecc.) smoke grenade, bomba fumogena □ smoke-hole, foro di uscita del fumo; (geol.) fumarola □ smoke-house, affumicatoio ( per alimenti); camera di fumigazione ( di conceria) □ smoke-in, raduno pubblico in cui si fuma la marijuana ( per chiederne la legalizzazione) □ smoke pipe, tubo da stufa □ smoke pot, bidone fumogeno □ smoke ring, anello di fumo: to blow smoke rings, fare anelli in aria ( fumando) □ (ingl.) smoke room, sala per fumatori □ smoke screen, (mil.) cortina di fumo ( anche fig.); cortina fumogena; ( slang USA) dispositivo elettronico contro l'Autovelox □ (edil.) smoke shelf, voltino del focolare □ smoke shop, tabaccheria e negozio di articoli per fumatori □ smoke signal, segnale di fumo; fumata □ (miner.) smoke-stone, quarzo affumicato □ a smoke trail, un fil di fumo □ (bot.) smoke tree ( Rhus continus), scotano □ (volg.) to blow smoke up sb. 's arse ( USA: up sb. 's ass), raccontare balle a q.; montare la testa a q. □ (fig.) to end up in smoke, finire in niente; andare in fumo; sfumare □ to go up in smoke, bruciarsi completamente; (fig.) andare in fumo, finire in niente: Our plans went up in smoke, i nostri progetti sono andati in fumo □ ( slang) like smoke, rapidamente; in un baleno □ (prov.) There's no smoke without fire (o Where there's smoke, there's fire), non c'è fumo senza arrosto.♦ (to) smoke /sməʊk/A v. i.1 fumare; far fumo; emettere fumo: Does he smoke?, fuma?; DIALOGO → - Asking for a light- Sorry, I don't smoke, mi dispiace, non fumo; to smoke heavily, essere un forte fumatore; The chimneypots were smoking, i comignoli fumavano; The camp stove smokes awfully, la cucina da campo fa un fumo maledetto; to smoke like a chimney, fumare come un turco3 (fig.) emettere vapore; fumare: The horse's sides smoked after the race, dopo la corsa i fianchi del cavallo fumavano4 (fam.) fumare la marijuanaB v. t.2 affumicare; conservare col fumo; riempire (o annerire) di fumo: to smoke fish, affumicare il pesce; a smoked ceiling, un soffitto annerito dal fumo (o affumicato)● to smoke bees, affumicare le api ( cioè, un alveare) □ to have smoked oneself sick, star male per aver fumato troppo □ ( USA) to smoke up, affumicare ( una stanza, ecc.); (fam.) fumare la marijuana. -
4 ■ send up
■ send upA v. t. + avv.1 mandare su (o di sopra); far salire: When the nurse arrives, send him up, quando arriva l'infermiere, fallo salire2 mandare in alto (o in cielo); lanciare; mettere in orbita: to send up a column of smoke, mandare in cielo una colonna di fumo; to send up a spacecraft, mettere in orbita una navicella spaziale5 far saltare in aria; distruggere6 alzare; inarcare8 (fam.) imitare; fare il verso a (q.); parodiare; fare la parodia di (q.); prendere in giroB v. t. + prep. -
5 spout
I [spaʊt]1) (of kettle, teapot) beccuccio m., becco m.; (of tap) bocca f. di uscita; (of hose) apertura f.; (of fountain) cannella f.; (of gutter) bocca f. di scarico2) (spurt) (of liquid) getto m., zampillo m.••II 1. [spaʊt]to be up the spout — BE colloq. [plan, life] essere rovinato, distrutto; [ woman] rimanere incinta, rimanerci
2) spreg. (recite) declamare [poetry, statistics, theories] (at a)2.3) [ whale] soffiare* * *1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) scaturire, sgorgare2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) declamare2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) becco, beccuccio2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) getto, zampillo* * *[spaʊt]1. n(of teapot) becco, beccuccio, (of guttering) scarico, (for tap) cannella, (column of water) getto, zampillo2. vt3. vi(liquid) zampillare* * *spout /spaʊt/n.● to be up the spout, (arc.: di un oggetto) essere al monte dei pegni; ( slang: di una persona, un progetto, ecc.) essere rovinato; andare in malora; ( di una donna) essere incinta.(to) spout /spaʊt/A v. i.2 (fam.) concionare; declamare; parlare a getto continuoB v. t.1 gettare; lanciare; schizzare; far sgorgare2 (fam., spesso to spout off) sbrodolare; dire una sfilza di; declamare; blaterare; sputare ( sentenze, ecc.): Stop spouting nonsense!, smettila di dire una sfilza di sciocchezze!* * *I [spaʊt]1) (of kettle, teapot) beccuccio m., becco m.; (of tap) bocca f. di uscita; (of hose) apertura f.; (of fountain) cannella f.; (of gutter) bocca f. di scarico2) (spurt) (of liquid) getto m., zampillo m.••II 1. [spaʊt]to be up the spout — BE colloq. [plan, life] essere rovinato, distrutto; [ woman] rimanere incinta, rimanerci
2) spreg. (recite) declamare [poetry, statistics, theories] (at a)2.3) [ whale] soffiare
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