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1 ♦ river
♦ river /ˈrɪvə(r)/n.fiume ( anche fig.): the River Thames, il fiume Tamigi; the Hudson River, il fiume Hudson; a river of lava, un fiume (o un torrente) di lava; down river, a valle; up river, a monte● river bank, argine, sponda, riva ( di fiume) □ river basin, bacino fluviale □ (zool.) river crawfish, gambero di fiume □ river delta, delta di un fiume □ river god, divinità fluviale □ river harbour, porto fluviale □ river head, sorgente ( di fiume) □ (fig.) to sell sb. down the river, tradire q.; vendere q. □ ( slang) up the river, in galera; al fresco. -
2 river
['rɪvə(r)]1) fiume m.up river, down river — a monte, a valle
2) fig. (of lava) fiume m.••to sell sb. down the river — tradire o ingannare qcn
* * *['rivə](a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) fiume; di fiume- riverside* * *['rɪvə(r)]1) fiume m.up river, down river — a monte, a valle
2) fig. (of lava) fiume m.••to sell sb. down the river — tradire o ingannare qcn
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3 stream
I [striːm]1) (small river) corso m. d'acqua, torrente m., ruscello m.2) (current) corrente f.3) (flow)a stream of — un flusso continuo di [traffic, customers]; una serie continua di [ questions]; un fascio di [ light]; una colata di [ lava]; un flusso di [ water]
4) BE scol. = gruppo di studenti dello stesso livellothe top, middle, bottom stream — = il gruppo di allievi del livello avanzato, intermedio, di base
••II 1. [striːm]to come on stream — [ factory] entrare in funzione, cominciare la produzione
verbo transitivo BE scol. dividere in gruppi secondo il livello [class, children]2.1) (flow) [blood, water] scorrere, fluire2) (move) [cars, people] (into a place) affluire; (out of a place) defluire3) (flutter) [banners, hair] ondeggiare, fluttuare•* * *[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ruscello2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) torrente3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) corrente4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) sezione2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) uscire, fluire; ondeggiare2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) (selezionare e dividere)•- streamer- streamlined* * *I [striːm]1) (small river) corso m. d'acqua, torrente m., ruscello m.2) (current) corrente f.3) (flow)a stream of — un flusso continuo di [traffic, customers]; una serie continua di [ questions]; un fascio di [ light]; una colata di [ lava]; un flusso di [ water]
4) BE scol. = gruppo di studenti dello stesso livellothe top, middle, bottom stream — = il gruppo di allievi del livello avanzato, intermedio, di base
••II 1. [striːm]to come on stream — [ factory] entrare in funzione, cominciare la produzione
verbo transitivo BE scol. dividere in gruppi secondo il livello [class, children]2.1) (flow) [blood, water] scorrere, fluire2) (move) [cars, people] (into a place) affluire; (out of a place) defluire3) (flutter) [banners, hair] ondeggiare, fluttuare• -
4 crust
[krʌst]nome crosta f.* * *1) ((a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread: The child would not eat the crusts.) crosta2) ((American) pastry: She makes excellent pie crust.) pasta3) (a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth.) crosta•- crusty- crustily
- crustiness* * *crust /krʌst/n.1 crosta ( in ogni senso): crust of bread, crosta di pane; a crust of mud, una crosta di fango; the earth's crust, la crosta terrestre5 (fig.) pezzo di pane (fig.); il minimo necessario ( per vivere): I'm just trying to earn a crust, cerco soltanto di guadagnare un pezzo di pane (o di sbarcare il lunario).(to) crust /krʌst/A v. t.coprire di croste; incrostare: Ice crusted the river, il ghiaccio ha ricoperto la superficie del fiumeB v. i.* * *[krʌst]nome crosta f.
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