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1 ♦ flood
♦ flood /flʌd/n.1 [cu] alluvione; inondazione; allagamento5 (poet.) corso d'acqua; fiume; torrente; mare6 (fig.) diluvio; profluvio; profusione; fiume; mare; marea; valanga: in floods of tears, in un mare di lacrime; che piange a dirotto; a flood of invitations, un profluvio d'inviti; a flood of protests, una valanga di proteste; a flood of refugees, un fiume di profughi● flood bed, alveo di piena ( di un fiume) □ flood control, difesa fluviale; sistemazione di un bacino fluviale □ (fam.) flood lamp ► floodlight, def. 2 □ flood level, livello di piena □ flood plain, pianura soggetta a esondazioni periodiche; terreno golenale; golena □ (scherz.) from before the Flood, antidiluviano □ (fig.) to be in full flood, essere in pieno svolgimento; essere lanciato (fam.).(to) flood /flʌd/A v. t.2 (fig.) inondare; pervadere, sommergere: to flood the market with st., inondare il mercato di qc.; The hall was flooded with light, la sala era inondata di luce; to be flooded with complaints [greetings], essere sommerso da lamentele [saluti]; to be flooded with letters, essere inondato di posta; ricevere una valanga di lettere3 irrigare5 ► to floodlightB v. i.3 essere inondato; essere allagato; allagarsi: The area is liable to flood, la zona va soggetta ad allagamenti4 ► to flood in. -
2 trickle
I ['trɪkl]1) (of liquid) gocciolio m., gocciolamento m.; (of powder, sand) scivolamento m.2) (tiny amount) (of investment, orders) manciata f.; (of people) pugno m.II 1. ['trɪkl]verbo transitivo fare gocciolare, stillare [ liquid]2.to trickle down — colare da [pane, wall]
to trickle from — gocciolare da [tap, spout]
to trickle into — [ liquid] cadere goccia a goccia in [ container]; [ people] infiltrarsi in [country, organization]; [ ball] rotolare lentamente in [ net]
to trickle out of — [ liquid] fuoriuscire da [crack, wound]; [ people] uscire alla spicciolata da [ building]
* * *['trikl] 1. verb(to flow in small amounts: Blood was trickling down her face.) gocciolare, colare2. noun(a small amount: a trickle of water; At first there was only a trickle of people but soon a crowd arrived.) un po'* * *trickle /ˈtrɪkl/n.1 gocciolamento; gocciolio4 (fig.) numero esiguo: The trickle of refugees has now become a flood, l'esiguo numero di profughi è ora diventato un torrente● (autom.) trickle charger, caricabatterie ( con carica a corrente costante) □ (agric.) trickle irrigation, irrigazione a goccia (per es., del kiwi).(to) trickle /ˈtrɪkl/A v. i.1 gocciolare; colare; stillare: Sweat was trickling from his forehead, il sudore gli gocciolava dalla fronte2 (fig.) scorrere piano piano; andare alla spicciolata: The children trickled into the classroom, i bambini sono entrati alla spicciolata nell'aulaB v. t.far colare; far gocciolare● to trickle away, ( di liquido) colare, uscire a gocce; (fig.) andarsene alla spicciolata: The crowd began to trickle away, la folla cominciò ad andarsene alla spicciolata □ to trickle in ( di liquido) entrare a gocce, a stille; (fig.) arrivare alla spicciolata □ to trickle ink into a fountain-pen, riempire (d'inchiostro) una stilografica goccia a goccia □ to trickle into, entrare a gocce dentro ( un recipiente, ecc.) □ to trickle out, ( di liquido) colare, stillare, uscire a gocce; (fig.: della folla, ecc.) uscire a poco a poco (o un po' alla volta); ( di notizie) trapelare: The crowd trickled out of the stadium, la folla è uscita dallo stadio alla spicciolata.* * *I ['trɪkl]1) (of liquid) gocciolio m., gocciolamento m.; (of powder, sand) scivolamento m.2) (tiny amount) (of investment, orders) manciata f.; (of people) pugno m.II 1. ['trɪkl]verbo transitivo fare gocciolare, stillare [ liquid]2.to trickle down — colare da [pane, wall]
to trickle from — gocciolare da [tap, spout]
to trickle into — [ liquid] cadere goccia a goccia in [ container]; [ people] infiltrarsi in [country, organization]; [ ball] rotolare lentamente in [ net]
to trickle out of — [ liquid] fuoriuscire da [crack, wound]; [ people] uscire alla spicciolata da [ building]
См. также в других словарях:
flood — flood1 [ flʌd ] verb ** ▸ 1 when water covers something ▸ 2 arrive in large numbers ▸ 3 when light fills place ▸ 4 about engine ▸ 5 suddenly start to cry ▸ 6 when face turns red ▸ 7 feel emotion strongly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive if water… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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