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1 ♦ bench
♦ bench /bɛntʃ/n.1 panca; panchina; sedile5 – (leg.) the bench, la funzione di giudice; ( in tribunale) il giudice, la corte; (collett.) la magistratura, i giudici (pl.), i magistrati (pl.): to address the bench, rivolgersi al giudice (o alla corte); to be on the bench, essere giudice, far parte della magistratura; to be raised to the bench, essere nominato giudice; to retire from the bench, lasciare la magistratura; andare in pensione6 (al pl.) (polit., in GB) seggi, banchi ( su cui siedono i parlamentari); ( per estens.) parlamentari, deputati: the Tory benches, i banchi dei conservatori; i deputati conservatori7 – ( sport) the bench, la panchina ( dell'allenatore e delle riserve); ( per estens.) la panchina, l'allenatore, le riserve (pl.): on the bench, in panchina8 (geol.) ripiano; terrazzo; argine naturale9 (ind. min.) banco orizzontale● bench mark ► benchmark □ (autom.) bench seat, sedile posteriore unito □ bench table, sedile di pietra (lungo una parete o intorno a una colonna, in un edificio religioso) □ (ind.) bench test, prova al banco □ bench warmer ► benchwarmer □ (leg. USA) bench warrant, mandato di cattura ( emesso da un giudice) □ ( sport e fig.) to warm the bench, fare panchina; stare in panchina.(to) bench /bɛntʃ/v. t.
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bench-warmer — 1892, baseball slang; see BENCH (Cf. bench). The days for bench warmers with salaries are also past. [ New York Sporting News, Jan. 9, 1892] O.E. had bencsittend one who sits on a bench … Etymology dictionary
bench-warmer — benchˈ warmer noun (sport sl) A reserve player • • • Main Entry: ↑bench … Useful english dictionary
bench warmer — n. a ballplayer who spends most of the game on the bench waiting to play; a second rate player. □ You’ l l never be anything but a bench warmer. □ I do what I’m told so I can play every game. I don’t want to be a bench warmer … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bench warmer — n. a player who remains on the bench, usually due to lack of skill. He was a bench warmer and never played in a single game … English slang
bench warmer — noun (sports) a substitute who seldom plays • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑substitute, ↑reserve, ↑second stringer * * * noun : one that sits on a … Useful english dictionary
Bench Warmer International — was the first Fact|date=February 2007 trading card company to put beautiful girls on collector cards. Their motto is Trading Cards Never Looked So Good . Some of the first models included Baywatch beauties Cory Givens and Traci Bingham. They… … Wikipedia
bench warmer — See: WARM THE BENCH … Dictionary of American idioms
bench warmer — See: WARM THE BENCH … Dictionary of American idioms
bench\ warmer — See: warm the bench … Словарь американских идиом
bench warmer — /ˈbɛntʃ wɔmə/ (say bench wawmuh) noun 1. Sport Colloquial a reserve who does not take part in many games. 2. a person who does not take an active role in an organisation but allows others to take the lead …
bench-warmer — noun (colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the matches, and is most often a substitute … Wiktionary