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1 ♦ tunnel
♦ tunnel /ˈtʌnl/n.1 galleria; traforo; tunnel ( anche fig.): a railway tunnel, una galleria ferroviaria; tunnel mouth (o opening) sbocco di galleria● (mecc.) tunnel borer, fresa a piena sezione, «tunneler» ( per scavare gallerie) □ (mecc.) tunnel carriage, jumbo per gallerie □ (fis.) tunnel effect, effetto tunnel □ (ind. costr.) tunnel liner, rivestimento di galleria □ (archit.) tunnel vault, volta a botte □ tunnel vision, (med.) visione tubulare; (fig.) miopia (fig.); (il) non vedere oltre la punta del proprio naso.(to) tunnel /ˈtʌnl/A v. t.B v. i.scavare una galleria: to tunnel through (o into) solid rock, scavare una galleria nella solida roccia● to tunnel under the sea, scavare un tunnel sottomarino. -
2 railway
['reɪlweɪ] 1.nome BE1) (network) ferrovia f.to use the railways — viaggiare in o usare il treno
2) (anche railway line) linea f. ferroviarialight railway — ferrovia vicinale, metropolitana leggera
3) (anche railway track) binario m.4) (company) ferrovie f.pl.2.modificatore BE [ bridge] ferroviario, della ferrovia; [museum, link, tunnel, accident] ferroviario* * *1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) ferrovia2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) ferrovia* * *['reɪlweɪ] 1.nome BE1) (network) ferrovia f.to use the railways — viaggiare in o usare il treno
2) (anche railway line) linea f. ferroviarialight railway — ferrovia vicinale, metropolitana leggera
3) (anche railway track) binario m.4) (company) ferrovie f.pl.2.modificatore BE [ bridge] ferroviario, della ferrovia; [museum, link, tunnel, accident] ferroviario -
3 underground
1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro* * *1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) sotterraneo2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) sottoterra2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) (nella clandestinità)3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metropolitana* * *1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro
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