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1 piombo
m leada piombo plumbcon/senza piombo benzina leaded/unleadedfig andare con i piedi di piombo tread carefully* * *piombo s.m.1 (chim.) lead: piombo tetraetile, lead tetraethyl; acetato di piombo, lead acetate; arseniato di piombo, lead arsenate; (metall.) bronzo al piombo, leaded bronze; piombo antimoniale, hard lead; (mar.) piombo per scandaglio, sounding lead; questo pacco sembra piombo, pesa come il piombo, this parcel is as heavy as lead // a, in piombo, perpendicularly: filo a piombo, plumb line; il sole era a piombo sulle nostre teste, the sun was beating straight down on our heads; non essere a piombo, to be out of plumb // un cielo di piombo, a leaden sky // cadere in un sonno di piombo, to fall into a heavy sleep // cadere di piombo, (fig.) to fall flat2 ( sigillo) (leaden) seal; ( delle reti) lead, weight: chiudere un vagone col piombo, to seal a rail wagon3 (letter.) ( palle di fucile) lead, bullets (pl.); ( pallini da caccia) shot: cadere sotto il piombo del nemico, to fall under the enemy fire; lo riempirono di piombo, they filled him full of lead // anni di piombo, the years of terrorism* * *['pjombo]1. smsenza piombo — (benzina) unleaded, lead-free
2)avere/sentirsi addosso una cappa di piombo — to have/feel a great weight on one's shoulders
2. agg inv(colore) leaden, lead-coloured* * *['pjombo] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (metallo) leadsenza piombo — [ benzina] unleaded
cielo di piombo — lett. leaden sky
2) (nella pesca) lead, sinker3) (sigillo) lead seal4) fig. (proiettili) lead, bullets pl.riempire qcn. di piombo — colloq. to fill o pump sb. full of lead
gli anni di piombo — giorn. = the years of terrorism
5) tip.6) a piombo (a perpendicolo) [ roccia] sheer2.non essere a piombo — [ muro] to be off o out of plumb
grigio piombo — gunmetal grey BE o gray AE
••* * *piombo/'pjombo/ ⇒ 3I sostantivo m.1 (metallo) lead; senza piombo [ benzina] unleaded; cielo di piombo lett. leaden sky; mi sento le gambe di piombo my legs feel like lead2 (nella pesca) lead, sinker3 (sigillo) lead seal4 fig. (proiettili) lead, bullets pl.; riempire qcn. di piombo colloq. to fill o pump sb. full of lead; gli anni di piombo giorn. = the years of terrorism5 tip. caratteri di piombo metal type6 a piombo (a perpendicolo) [ roccia] sheer; finestra a piombo leaded window; filo a piombo plumb line; non essere a piombo [ muro] to be off o out of plumbpesante come il piombo as heavy as lead. -
2 plumbeo
1 leaden: cielo plumbeo, leaden sky* * *['plumbeo]1) (scuro) [cielo, nubi] leaden, livid* * *plumbeo/'plumbeo/1 (scuro) [cielo, nubi] leaden, livid; il cielo era plumbeo the sky was the colour of lead -
3 livido
1. adj lividbraccio, viso black and blueocchio blackper il freddo blue2. m bruise* * *livido agg.1 (bluastro) livid, bluish, black and blue: mani livide di freddo, hands blue with cold; faccia livida, wan face2 (plumbeo) leaden, grey, wan: cielo livido, leaden sky3 (fig.) livid, deathly pale, wan: era livido di collera, he was livid with rage; era livido di invidia, he was green with envy // sguardo livido, a look full of hatred (o a black look o a spiteful look)◆ s.m. bruise: era coperto di lividi, he was covered with bruises; farsi un livido su un ginocchio, to bruise one's knee.* * *['livido] livido (-a)1. agglivido di collera o rabbia — livid with rage
2. sm* * *['livido] 1.1) livid, (black-and-)bluelivido dal freddo — blue from o with the cold
2.livido di paura — white o pale with fear
sostantivo maschile (ecchimosi) bruisecoperto di -i — [gambe, braccia] covered in o full of bruises
* * *livido/'livido/1 livid, (black-and-)blue; livido dal freddo blue from o with the cold2 (pallido) [ volto] livid, deathly pale; (grigio) [ cielo] livid, leaden; livido di rabbia livid with rage; livido di paura white o pale with fear(ecchimosi) bruise; farsi un livido su un ginocchio to bruise one's knee; coperto di -i [gambe, braccia] covered in o full of bruises. -
4 cielo di piombo
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