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21 ♦ sink
♦ sink /sɪŋk/n.5 (geogr.) foiba; dolina6 (edil.) pozzo nero8 (fis.) pozzo9 (teatr.) botola● (GB) sink estate, quartiere abbandonato al degrado □ (edil.) sink unit, lavello.♦ (to) sink /sɪŋk/A v. i.1 andare a fondo; affondare; andare (o colare) a picco; sommergersi: Cork won't sink; it floats, il sughero non va a fondo; galleggia; The cargo ship sank after striking an iceberg, il mercantile è affondato dopo aver urtato un iceberg; We sank knee-deep in the snow, affondavamo nella neve fino alle ginocchia3 abbassarsi; calare; digradare; scendere; tramontare; scomparire: The lake has sunk ten inches, il lago s'è abbassato di dieci pollici ( 25 cm circa); The wind has sunk, è calato il vento; The flood waters are sinking, l'inondazione sta calando; The land sinks gradually to the lake, il terreno digrada verso il lago; The moon sank behind a cloud, la luna scomparve dietro una nuvola; The sun is sinking, il sole sta calando; The balloon sank to earth, il pallone (aerostatico) scese al suolo4 cadere ( anche fig.); lasciarsi cadere: to sink to one's knees, cadere in ginocchio; to sink into a deep sleep, cadere in un sonno profondo; to sink into disuse [into oblivion], cadere in disuso [in oblio]6 incavarsi; infossarsi: His cheeks [his eyes] have sunk after his illness, gli si sono incavate le guance [infossati gli occhi] dopo la malattia7 decadere; peggiorare; deperire; indebolirsi: He sank in social prestige, decadde in prestigio sociale; The patient is sinking fast, il malato peggiora a vista d'occhio8 calare; diminuire; ridursi; scendere: The population has sunk, la popolazione è calata; (econ.) Output has sunk to a new low, la produzione è scesa a un nuovo minimo9 (fig.) affondare (fig.); essere sconfitto; sparire; uscire dalla scena: We must win or sink, dobbiamo vincere o sparireB v. t.1 affondare; (mil., naut.) colare a picco: to sink a ship, affondare una nave; ( pallanuoto) to sink one's opponent, affondare l'avversario ( è fallo)2 abbassare; chinare; calare; ribassare; ridurre; far calare: to sink one's voice, abbassare la voce; to sink one's head on one's chest, chinare il capo sul petto; to sink prices, calare (o ribassare) i prezzi5 celare; nascondere; dimenticare; affogare (fig.); seppellire (fig.); passar sopra a; passare sotto silenzio: to sink one's identity, celare la propria identità; (fig.) annullare la propria identità; The poor girl sank her head in her hands, la poverina si nascose il capo fra le mani; to sink one's worries in whisky, affogare nel whisky i propri guai; Let's sink our differences, dimentichiamo i (o passiamo sopra ai) nostri dissapori!7 (fin.) investire ( denaro); perdere ( denaro) in investimenti azzardati; dilapidare ( un patrimonio)9 (edil.) incassare; mettere sotto traccia12 ( basket) infilare ( la palla) nel canestro; fare, realizzare: to sink a shot from long range, fare canestro con un tiro da lontano; to sink two free throws, realizzare due tiri liberi● ( golf) to sink a hole in one, fare una buca in uno □ (naut.) to sink into decay [into ruin], cadere in sfacelo [in rovina] □ to sink into grief, abbandonarsi al dolore □ to sink into sb. 's mind, entrare in testa a q. □ to sink one's teeth into, affondare i denti in ( una mela, ecc.); (fig.) affrontare (un problema); fare ( un lavoro) con soddisfazione □ (fig.) to sink through the floor, sprofondare dalla vergogna; sprofondare □ (fig.) to leave sb. to sink or swim, lasciar che q. si tragga d'impaccio da solo □ My courage is sinking, mi viene meno il coraggio □ My heart sank ( to my boots), mi sentii mancare (il cuore) □ His life is sinking, è agli estremi □ His eyes sank, ha abbassato gli occhi ( per imbarazzo o vergogna) □ It's a case of sink or swim, o bere o affogare; ne va della vita (o della riuscita, ecc.) □ (fig.) to be left to sink or swim by oneself, essere lasciato nelle peste, a cavarsela da solo □ ( sport) sink-or-swim match, partita della salvezza ( in campionato). -
22 height
( относительная) высота; высота над местностью, геометрическая высота; вертикальный размер, расстояние по вертикали; см. тж. altitude, levelheight above runway threshold — высота над порогом [входной кромкой] ВПП
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23 landing
приземление; посадка; посадочныйlanding from 35 ft — посадочная дистанция с высоты 35 футов (10,5 м)
landing in cold temperature — посадка при низкой температуре (окружающего воздуха,)
practice a landing — тренироваться в посадке, отрабатывать посадку
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