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1 ♦ central
♦ central /ˈsɛntrəl/A a.2 nel centro ( di una città); centrale: central location, ubicazione centrale; posizione centrale; My flat is very central, il mio appartamento è molto centrale3 principale; centrale; fondamentale; essenziale: the central purpose, lo scopo principale; to play a central role, avere un ruolo centrale; central to st., che è al centro di qc.; essenziale per qc.B n.( USA) centrale telefonica; centralino● Central African Republic, Repubblica Centrafricana □ Central America, l'America Centrale; il Centroamerica □ Central American, dell'America Centrale □ Central Asia, Asia centrale □ (fin.) central bank, banca centrale □ ( USA, Canada) central casting, ufficio casting □ (leg.) the Central Criminal Court, il Tribunale Penale Centrale ( di Londra, noto anche come «Old Bailey») □ Central European Time, ora dell'Europa centrale (GMT+1) □ (autom.) central locking, chiusura centralizzata □ (anat.) central nervous system, sistema nervoso centrale □ (econ.) central planning, pianificazione centrale □ (stor.) the Central Powers, le Potenze centrali □ (fin.) central ( exchange) rates, parità centrali ( delle valute) □ (autom., GB) central reservation, aiuola spartitraffico ( d'autostrada) □ Central Time, ora degli Stati centrali degli USA e di zone del Canada □ (fon.) central vowel, vocale centrale. -
2 clock
I [klɒk]1) orologio m.to put the clocks forward, back one hour — portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora
to work around the clock — lavorare 24 ore su 24 o giorno e notte
2) (timer) (in computer) clock m., temporizzatore m.; (for central heating system) temporizzatore m.3) aut. colloq. contachilometri m.a car with 40,000 kilometers on the clock — un'auto che ha 40.000 km
4) sport cronometro m.••II [klɒk]1) sporthe clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — ha percorso i 100 metri in 9,6 secondi
2) BE colloq. (hit)to clock sb. (one) — mollarne uno a qcn
•- clock on- clock upIII [klɒk]nome abbigl. baguette f.* * *[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) orologio2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) contachilometri2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) cronometrare- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clock* * *I [klɒk]1) orologio m.to put the clocks forward, back one hour — portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora
to work around the clock — lavorare 24 ore su 24 o giorno e notte
2) (timer) (in computer) clock m., temporizzatore m.; (for central heating system) temporizzatore m.3) aut. colloq. contachilometri m.a car with 40,000 kilometers on the clock — un'auto che ha 40.000 km
4) sport cronometro m.••II [klɒk]1) sporthe clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — ha percorso i 100 metri in 9,6 secondi
2) BE colloq. (hit)to clock sb. (one) — mollarne uno a qcn
•- clock on- clock upIII [klɒk]nome abbigl. baguette f. -
3 trial and error
(the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found: They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.) tentativi
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