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1 towel rail
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2 ♦ towel
♦ towel /ˈtaʊəl/n.● towel-horse (o towel-rack), portasciugamano ( a trespolo) □ towel rail, portasciugamano ( a muro) □ roller towel, asciugamano girevole ( su cilindro); bandinella □ sanitary towel, assorbente igienico □ ( boxe e fig.) to throw in the towel, gettare la spugna.(to) towel /ˈtaʊəl/A v. t.B v. i.● to towel oneself, asciugarsi. -
3 ♦ rail
♦ rail (1) /reɪl/n.1 barra; sbarra: a clothes rail, una barra appendiabiti; a curtain rail, un bastone per le tende; a picture rail, una barra orizzontale per appendere i quadri; a towel rail, un portasciugamani3 parapetto; ringhiera5 (ipp.) steccato: inner [outer] rail, steccato interno [esterno]6 (naut.) battagliola; ringhiera del ponte7 (ferr.) rotaia8 [u] (= railway) ferrovia: to send goods by rail, spedire della merce per ferrovia; to travel by rail, viaggiare in treno● rail crash, incidente ferroviario □ rail fence, staccionata; steccato □ (ferr.) rail gauge, scartamento □ (ferr.) rail link, collegamento ferroviario □ (ferr.) rail-motor, automotrice □ (edil.) rail post, colonnina di ringhiera □ rail strike, sciopero ferroviario □ rail transport, trasporto su rotaia □ to go off (o to jump, to leave) the rails, ( di treno) deragliare □ (fig.) to go (o to run) off the rails, ( di persona) uscire di carreggiata; ( di progetto) partire per la tangente □ to be back on the rails, tornare alla normalità.rail (2) /reɪl/n.● water rail ( Rallus aquaticus), porciglione.(to) rail (1) /reɪl/v. t.● to rail off, recintare con inferriate: The area was railed off, la zona è stata recintata con inferriate.(to) rail (2) /reɪl/v. i. -
4 rail
I 1. [reɪl]1) (in fence) sbarra f.; (on balcony) balaustra f., ringhiera f.; (on bridge, tower) parapetto m.; (handrail) ringhiera f., corrimano m.; (on ship) parapetto m., sponda f.2) (in shop) espositore m.3) (for curtains) bastone m., bacchetta f.4) ferr. rotaia f.2. 3.modificatore [network, traffic, transport] ferroviario; [journey, travel] in treno; [ strike] dei treni••II [reɪl]to go off the rails — uscire dai binari o di carreggiata
verbo transitivo munire di sbarre, di cancelliIII [reɪl]verbo intransitivo form.to rail against o at — inveire o scagliarsi contro [injustice, politician]
* * *[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) sbarra, asta; staccionata, parapetto2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) rotaia2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) (munire di sbarre/staccionate/parapetti)- railing- railroad
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- by rail* * *I 1. [reɪl]1) (in fence) sbarra f.; (on balcony) balaustra f., ringhiera f.; (on bridge, tower) parapetto m.; (handrail) ringhiera f., corrimano m.; (on ship) parapetto m., sponda f.2) (in shop) espositore m.3) (for curtains) bastone m., bacchetta f.4) ferr. rotaia f.2. 3.modificatore [network, traffic, transport] ferroviario; [journey, travel] in treno; [ strike] dei treni••II [reɪl]to go off the rails — uscire dai binari o di carreggiata
verbo transitivo munire di sbarre, di cancelliIII [reɪl]verbo intransitivo form.to rail against o at — inveire o scagliarsi contro [injustice, politician]
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5 rail *** n
[reɪl]1) (bar) sbarra, traversa, (banister) corrimano, (on bridge, balcony) parapetto, (of ship) battagliolahe climbed the stairs, holding the rail — salì le scale tenendosi al corrimano
towel rail — portasciugamani m inv
2) (for train) rotaiato go off the rails — (train) deragliare, uscire dal binario, (fig: be confused) uscire di carreggiata, (err) sviarsi
by rail — in treno, per ferrovia
•- rail off
См. также в других словарях:
towel rail — also towel rack AmE n a bar or frame on which towels can be hung, especially in a bathroom … Dictionary of contemporary English
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towel rail — also towel rack noun (C) a bar or frame on which towels can be hung, especially in a bathroom … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
towel rail — noun a rail, or system of rails (sometimes heated), in a bathroom on which towels are hung to dry … Wiktionary
towel rail — pole on which towels are hung to dry … English contemporary dictionary
towel rack — noun a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑towel horse • Hypernyms: ↑rack * * * noun : a small rack with bars for hanging or drying towels (as in a kitchen or bathroom) * * * a rack consisting of one… … Useful english dictionary
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rail*/*/ — [reɪl] noun 1) [C] a metal bar that is used for hanging clothes and other things on a clothes/towel rail[/ex] 2) [C] a metal or wooden bar that you can hold onto to stop yourself from falling a safety rail[/ex] 3) [U] the system of travelling by… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English