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1 cavernoso
una voce cavernosa a deep voice* * *cavernoso agg.1 cavernous (anche geol.): montagne cavernose, cavernous mountains; calcare cavernoso, cavernous limestone2 (anat.) cavernous3 (fig.) ( cupo, roco) deep, hollow, sepulchral, raucous: voce cavernosa, suono cavernoso, deep voice, sound.* * *[kaver'noso]* * *cavernoso/kaver'noso/[ voce] cavernous, hollow, deep. -
2 cupo
gloomysuono deep* * *cupo agg.1 dark, obscure, dim; gloomy, sombre; ( di suono, colore) deep, hollow: colore cupo, deep (o dark) colour; giorno cupo, gloomy day; silenzio cupo, deep silence; suono cupo, deep (o hollow) sound; visione cupa, dark view; con voce cupa, in a deep voice4 ( tetro) sullen, surly.* * *['kupo]1) (oscuro) [ cielo] dark, sullen, sombre BE, somber AE; [nuvole, notte] black; [ tempo] gloomy; [ paesaggio] drearyrosso cupo — deep o dark red
3) (profondo) [ voce] hollow, cavernous4) fig. [stato d'animo, disperazione] black, dark, gloomy; [avvenire, prospettive] bleak, dim* * *cupo/'kupo/1 (oscuro) [ cielo] dark, sullen, sombre BE, somber AE; [nuvole, notte] black; [ tempo] gloomy; [ paesaggio] dreary3 (profondo) [ voce] hollow, cavernous4 fig. [stato d'animo, disperazione] black, dark, gloomy; [avvenire, prospettive] bleak, dim. -
3 calcare
1. ( pigiare) press downcon i piedi treadparole emphasizecalcare la mano exaggeratecalcare le scene become an actor, take up acting2. m limestone* * *calcare1 s.m. (geol.) limestone: calcare corallino, cavernoso, litografico, coral, cavernous, lithographic limestone; calcare da cemento, cement rock; (metall.) calcare fondente, flux◆ agg. (geol.) calcareous.calcare2 v.tr.1 ( calpestare) to tread*, to trample, to tramp: calcare l'uva nei tini, to tread grapes in the vats; calcare un sentiero, to tread a path // calcare le orme di qlcu., (fig.) to tread in s.o.'s footsteps // (teatr.) calcare le scene, to tread the boards (o to be on the stage)2 ( premere con forza) to press (down), to squeeze, to cram: si calcò il cappello sugli occhi, he pulled his hat down over his eyes // calcare la mano, (fig.) to exaggerate3 ( accentuare) to emphasize, to stress: calcare l'accento su qlco., to stress (o to emphasize) sthg.; calcare la voce, to raise one's voice* * *I [kal'kare] vt1) (premere) to press down, (coi piedi) to tread, press downle scene fig — to be on the stage
calcare la mano fig — to overdo it, exaggerate
2) (mettere in rilievo) to stressII [kal'kare] smlimestone, (incrostazione) (lime)scale* * *I [kal'kare]verbo transitivo1) (calpestare) to tread [uva, terra]2) colloq. (premere)3) (accentuare) to emphasize [ parola]; to exaggerate [ tinte]••II [kal'kare]* * *calcare1/kal'kare/ [1]1 (calpestare) to tread [uva, terra]calcare la mano to overdo it; hai calcato un po' la mano you laid it on a bit (thick); calcare le scene o le tavole to tread the boards.————————calcare2/kal'kare/sostantivo m.(roccia) limestone; (deposito) (lime)scale.
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Cavernous — Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cavernous — mid 15c., full of caverns, from L. cavernosus, from caverna (see CAVERN (Cf. cavern)). Meaning hollow is recorded from 1830 … Etymology dictionary
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