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[veɪn]1) (blood vessel) vena f.2) (on insect wing, leaf) nervo m., nervatura f.3) (in marble, cheese) venatura f.4) (of ore) vena f.5) (theme) vena f.* * *[vein]1) (any of the tubes that carry the blood back to the heart.) vena2) (a similar-looking line on a leaf.) venatura* * *vein /veɪn/n.1 vena ( anche anat., geol., ind. min., miner., fig.); venatura: pulmonary veins, vene polmonari; marble veins, venature del marmo; a vein of gold, una vena d'oro; a vein of humour, una vena d'umorismo; Stilton has blue veins running through it, lo stilton ha delle venature blu; poetic vein, vena poetica2 (fig., al sing.) tenore; umore: other remarks in the same vein, altre osservazioni dello stesso tenore; to speak in a serious vein, parlare seriamente; dire sul serio; He continued for some time in this vein, ha continuato per un po' sulla stessa linea● (med.) vein retractor, divaricatore per vene □ (med.) vein stripper, tiravena □ ( slang USA) to pop a vein, esplodere; andare su tutte le furie.* * *[veɪn]1) (blood vessel) vena f.2) (on insect wing, leaf) nervo m., nervatura f.3) (in marble, cheese) venatura f.4) (of ore) vena f.5) (theme) vena f.
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vein — [veın] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stomach, ↑vein, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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vein — noun 1 (C) one of the tubes through which blood flows to your heart from other parts of your body compare artery (1) 2 (C) 3 a) one of the thin lines on a leaf or on the wing of an insect b) one of the thin lines on a piece of wood, cheese,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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