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1 ♦ earth
♦ earth /ɜ:ɵ/n.1 [u] terra; mondo: The earth orbits the sun, la terra gira intorno al sole; life on earth, la vita sulla terra; at the ends of the earth, ai confini del mondo; in capo al mondo; the earth's axis, l'asse terrestre; the earth's crust, la crosta terrestre; the greatest scientist on earth, il più grande scienziato del mondo; ( Bibbia) Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, sia fatta la tua volontà così in cielo come in terra3 terreno; terriccio; suolo: damp earth, terriccio umido; to fill a hole with earth, riempire un buco di terra4 covo, tana ( di volpe, tasso, ecc.): to go to earth, rintanarsi; (fig.) nascondersi, rintanarsi, scomparire dalla circolazione; to run to earth, fuggire dentro la tana; rintanarsi; ( anche) inseguire ( un animale) fino alla tana; (fig.) scovare, stanare5 [uc] (elettr., GB) (collegamento di) terra; massa: earth circuit, circuito di terra; earth connection, messa a terra; presa di terra; earth wire, filo di terra6 (fig.) – the earth, un occhio della testa; una fortuna: to pay the earth, pagare un occhio della testa● (polit.) Earth Charter, Carta della Terra □ (costr.) earth dam, diga di terra □ earth mover ► earthmover □ (mecc.) earth-moving machine, macchina (per) movimento terra □ (zool.) earth-pig ► aardvark □ (elettr.) earth plate, piastra di terra □ earth sciences, scienze della terra □ earth-shaking (o earth-shattering), clamoroso; sconvolgente □ (astrol.) earth sign, segno di terra □ ( radio, miss.) earth station, stazione terrestre □ (ipp.) earth track, pista di terra battuta □ earth tremor, terremoto; scossa □ to bring sb. back to earth, riportare q. con i piedi per terra (o alla realtà) □ to come back (o down) to earth, rimettere i piedi per terra (fig.); tornare alla realtà □ (fam.) like nothing on earth, stranissimo; incredibile: to look like nothing on earth, avere un aspetto stranissimo; to feel like nothing on earth, sentirsi malissimo □ (fam. scherz.) to make the earth move for sb., portare q. all'orgasmo □ nothing on earth, niente (o nessuna cosa) al mondo □ on earth, (nelle domande) diamine; diavolo: What on earth is that?, che diamine è?; cosa diavolo è?; Why on earth didn't you come?, perché diamine non sei venuto? □ ( Bibbia) Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, terra alla terra, cenere alla cenere.(to) earth /ɜ:ɵ/A v. t.2 (elettr., GB) collegare a terra; mettere a terraB v. i.( di volpe, ecc.) rintanarsi.
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