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1 airlift
I ['eəlɪft]nome ponte m. aereoII ['eəlɪft]verbo transitivo evacuare mediante ponte aereo [ evacuees]; trasportare mediante ponte aereo [ supplies]* * *noun (an operation to move cargo or people, carried out by air.) ponte aereo* * *airlift /ˈɛəlɪft/n.3 (aeron.) ponte aereo.(to) airlift /ˈɛəlɪft/v. t.(aeron., mil.) aerotrasportare* * *I ['eəlɪft]nome ponte m. aereoII ['eəlɪft]verbo transitivo evacuare mediante ponte aereo [ evacuees]; trasportare mediante ponte aereo [ supplies] -
2 airlift air·lift n
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3 ♦ lift
♦ lift /lɪft/n.1 sollevamento; spinta: One more lift!, un'altra spinta!5 (autom.) passaggio; strappo (pop.): to give sb. a lift, dare un passaggio a q.; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- I wanted to ask you if you could give me a lift to the airport, volevo chiederti se puoi darmi un passaggio all'aeroporto; Want a lift?, vuoi un passaggio?; to hitch a lift, farsi dare un passaggio NOTA D'USO: - passage o lift?-6 (fis.) sostentazione; (aeron., = aerodynamic lift) portanza, spinta aerostatica: (aeron.) jet lift, sostentazione a getto; gettosostentazione8 (fig.) sollievo; conforto: Hearing from him gave me a real lift, è stato per me un grande sollievo avere sue notizie10 (autom., mecc.) ponte elevatore; ponte (fam.)11 (naut.) amantiglio, mantiglio19 (fam.) cosa copiata; plagio● (tecn.) lift arm, braccio di sollevamento ( di una pala meccanica, ecc.) □ lift bridge, ponte sollevabile □ lift engineer, installatore di ascensori □ (aeron.) lift fan, ventola di sostentamento ( per decollo verticale) □ lift shaft, pozzo dell'ascensore □ (mecc.) lift truck, carrello elevatore □ (trasp.) lift van, contenitore; container.♦ (to) lift /lɪft/A v. t.1 alzare; sollevare; levare in alto; elevare; portare in alto: I cannot lift this box, non riesco a sollevare questo scatolone; to lift one's feet, alzare i piedi; to lift sb. 's spirits, sollevare il morale a q.; The church lifts its spire, la chiesa leva in alto la sua guglia5 abolire, revocare, sopprimere, togliere ( un divieto, ecc.): to lift an embargo [a siege], togliere un embargo [un assedio]; to lift a strike, revocare uno sciopero8 (aeron.) trasportareB v. i.1 alzarsi; levarsi; sollevarsi: The lid of the trapdoor won't lift, il coperchio della botola non vuole sollevarsi; The fog began to lift, la nebbia cominciava ad alzarsi2 ergersi; elevarsi; innalzarsi● to lift the hand, alzare la mano ( per giurare) □ (fam.) to lift one's hand against sb., alzare le mani su q. □ to lift one's hat, scappellarsi □ to lift one's hand in prayer, levare (o giungere) le mani in preghiera □ ( USA) to lift a mortgage, togliere un'ipoteca □ ( calcio) to lift a shot over the bar, calciare sopra la traversa □ to lift the tents, levare le tende □ not to lift a hand (o a finger) to help sb., non muovere un dito per aiutare q. -
4 air
I [eə(r)]1) aria f.to come up for air — [swimmer, animal] risalire in superficie per respirare
to let the air out of sth. — sgonfiare qcs.
to throw sth. up into the air — lanciare qcs. in aria
to take to the air — [ birds] prendere il volo
to send sth., to travel by air — spedire qcs. per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo
to clear the air — [ storm] rinfrescare l'aria; fig. chiarire la situazione
2) rad. telev.3) (manner) (of person) aria f.; (aura, appearance) (of place) aspetto m., atmosfera f.4) mus. aria f.••there's a rumour in the air that... — corre voce che...
II [eə(r)]to put on airs to give oneself airs spreg. darsi delle arie; to be up in the air [ plans] essere in aria; to be walking on air essere al settimo cielo; to vanish into thin air — svanire nel nulla
2) (express) esprimere, far conoscere [opinion, grievances]* * *[eə] 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) aria2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) aria3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) aria4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) aria2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) aerare, arieggiare2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) esprimere•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs* * *I [eə(r)]1) aria f.to come up for air — [swimmer, animal] risalire in superficie per respirare
to let the air out of sth. — sgonfiare qcs.
to throw sth. up into the air — lanciare qcs. in aria
to take to the air — [ birds] prendere il volo
to send sth., to travel by air — spedire qcs. per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo
to clear the air — [ storm] rinfrescare l'aria; fig. chiarire la situazione
2) rad. telev.3) (manner) (of person) aria f.; (aura, appearance) (of place) aspetto m., atmosfera f.4) mus. aria f.••there's a rumour in the air that... — corre voce che...
II [eə(r)]to put on airs to give oneself airs spreg. darsi delle arie; to be up in the air [ plans] essere in aria; to be walking on air essere al settimo cielo; to vanish into thin air — svanire nel nulla
2) (express) esprimere, far conoscere [opinion, grievances]
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