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1 chilling
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2 chilling chill·ing adj
['tʃɪlɪŋ](story, thought) agghiacciante, (wind) gelido (-a) -
3 spine-chilling adj
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4 spine-chilling
['spaɪnˌtʃɪlɪŋ]* * *['spaɪnˌtʃɪlɪŋ] -
5 ♦ exhibition
♦ exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃn/n. [uc]1 esposizione; mostra: an art exhibition, un'esposizione d'arte; the Great Exhibition, la Grande Esposizione ( a Londra, nel 1851); on exhibition, in mostra; in esposizione; esposto; exhibition hall, salone d'esposizione NOTA D'USO: - esposizione-3 esibizione; ostentazione; mostra: a chilling exhibition of unconcern, una raggelante esibizione di indifferenza● to make an exhibition of oneself, dare spettacolo; rendersi ridicolo. -
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[spaɪn]1) (spinal column) spina f. dorsale, colonna f. vertebraleit sent shivers up and down my spine — (of fear) un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena; (of pleasure) fui percorso da un brivido di piacere
2) fig. (backbone) spina f. dorsale, carattere m.3) (of plant) spina f., aculeo m.; (of animal) aculeo m., pungiglione m.4) (of book) dorso m.* * *1) (the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone: She damaged her spine when she fell.) spina dorsale, colonna vertebrale2) (something like a backbone in shape or function: the spine of a book.) dorso3) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) spina•- spinal- spineless
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- spinal cord* * *spine /spaɪn/n.1 (anat.) spina dorsale ( anche fig.); colonna vertebrale: He's the spine of his team, è la spina dorsale della sua squadra● spine-chilling, agghiacciante; terrificante □ spine tingling, che fa venire i brividi □ (med.) spine pad, corsetto rigido; busto ortopedico.* * *[spaɪn]1) (spinal column) spina f. dorsale, colonna f. vertebraleit sent shivers up and down my spine — (of fear) un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena; (of pleasure) fui percorso da un brivido di piacere
2) fig. (backbone) spina f. dorsale, carattere m.3) (of plant) spina f., aculeo m.; (of animal) aculeo m., pungiglione m.4) (of book) dorso m.
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