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1 gunrunner gun·runner n
['ɡʌnˌrʌnə(r)]trafficante m/f or contrabbandiere (-a) di armi -
2 ♦ runner
♦ runner /ˈrʌnə(r)/n.1 chi corre; ( sport) corridore; podista; cavallo da corsa: She's a fast runner, corre veloce; a long-distance runner, un (o una) fondista; a marathon runner, un (o una) maratoneta; There are 5 runners in the race, ci sono cinque corridori in gara4 (mil.) staffetta; portaordini5 trafficante (spec. nei composti): a gun runner, un trafficante d'armi; a drug runner, un trafficante di droga9 (mecc.) guida di scorrimento11 (metall.) canale di colata16 (naut.) piccolo paranco mobile; amante; stricco21 ( cricket) giocatore che effettua un «run» ( cioè, una corsa al «wicket») al posto del battitore infortunato● (naut.) runner and tackle, stricco; piccolo paranco mobile □ (bot.) runner bean ( Phaseolus coccineus), fagiolo di Spagna □ (med.) runner's knee, ginocchio del podista □ runner-up, (spec. sport) secondo arrivato, secondo in classifica; (comm.) chi rilancia a un'asta □ (fam. ingl.) a good runner, un'auto che va bene □ (fam. ingl.) to do a runner, squagliarsela. -
3 level ***** lev·el
['lɛvl]1. adj1) (flat: ground, surface) piano (-a), piatto (-a), (shelf) diritto (-a), orizzontaleI'll do my level best fam — farò del mio meglio, farò tutto il possibile
a level spoonful Culin — un cucchiaio raso
2) (steady: voice, tone) pacato (-a), (gaze) diretto (-a), sicuro (-a)to keep a level head — mantenere il sangue freddo or la calma
3) (equal) alla parito be level with sb — (in race, league, studies) essere allo stesso livello di, (in rank) avere lo stesso grado di qn
to draw level with — (team) mettersi alla pari di, (runner, car) affiancarsi a
2. n1) livelloabove/at/below sea level — sotto il/sul/al livello del mare
to be on a level with — essere al livello di, fig essere allo stesso livello di
to come down to sb's level fig — scendere or abbassarsi al livello di qn
on the level — piatto (-a), (fig) onesto (-a)
he's on the level fig fam — è a posto
2) (also: spirit level) livella (a bolla d'aria)3) Brit ScolO-levels (formerly) — esame che si sosteneva in Inghilterra a 16 anni, ora sostituito dal GSCE
3. vt1) (make level: ground, site) livellare, spianare, (raze: building) radere al suolo, fig livellare2)•
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