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1 china
china1 s.f.1 slope; descent, declivity2 (fig.) turn: mettersi su una brutta china, to take a bad turn (o to take a turn for the worse); ( in senso morale) to go off the straight and narrow.* * *I ['kina] sf II ['kina] sf III ['kina] sf(inchiostro) Indian ink* * *I ['kina]sostantivo femminile slope••II ['kina]essere su una brutta china — to be on a slippery slope, to tread a dangerous path
sostantivo femminile1) bot.2) (liquore) = cordial made from china barkIII ['kina]sostantivo femminile(inchiostro di) china — Indian ink BE, India ink AE
* * *china1/'kina/sostantivo f.slope\essere su una brutta china to be on a slippery slope, to tread a dangerous path; risalire la china to get back on one's feet.————————china2/'kina/sostantivo f.1 bot. corteccia di china china bark2 (liquore) = cordial made from china bark.————————china3/'kina/sostantivo f. -
2 china
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3 corteccia di china
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4 corteccia
f (pl -cce) bark* * *corteccia s.f.1 (bot.) bark, cortex*; rind; peel: provvisto di corteccia, corticate (d); corteccia di china, chinabark (o cinchona bark o Peruvian bark)2 ( crosta) crust3 (anat.) cortex*: corteccia cerebrale, cerebral cortex; corteccia surrenale, adrenal (o suprarenal) cortex4 (fig.) ( apparenza esterna) exterior: sotto una corteccia ruvida nasconde un cuore d'oro, under a rough exterior he hides a heart of gold.* * *1) bot. bark, cortex*2) anat. cortex*3) fig.sotto una corteccia ruvida nasconde un cuore d'oro — under a rough exterior he hides a heart of gold
* * *cortecciapl. -ce /kor'tett∫a, t∫e/sostantivo f.1 bot. bark, cortex*2 anat. cortex*3 fig. sotto una corteccia ruvida nasconde un cuore d'oro under a rough exterior he hides a heart of gold.
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