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1 ♦ proof
♦ proof (1) /pru:f/n.1 [uc] prova ( anche leg.); saggio; dimostrazione; verifica: to put a theory to the proof, mettere alla prova una teoria; absolute proof, prova incontrovertibile; concrete proof, prova concreta; tangible proof, prova tangibile (o prove tangibili); I gave him a present as (a) proof of my esteem, gli feci un dono come dimostrazione della mia stima2 (mat.) dimostrazione3 [uc] (tipogr.) prove di stampa; bozza, bozze: The book is still in proof, il libro è ancora in bozze; to read the proofs, leggere (o correggere) le bozze4 (tecn.) positivo di uno stampo6 [u] (tecn.) gradazione alcolica standard: ( di whisky, ecc.) under proof, che ha un numero insufficiente di gradi d'alcol● (filos., mat.) proof by contradiction, dimostrazione per assurdo □ proof correction, correzione di bozze □ (leg.) proof of claim (o of debts), insinuazione di crediti ( in un fallimento) □ proof of funds, dimostrazione del possesso di mezzi finanziari □ proof paper, carta per bozze □ proof positive, prova certa; prova inoppugnabile; (med.) positivo al controllo □ (tipogr.) proof press, tirabozze, torchio per bozze □ (tipogr.) proof puller, tirabozze ( addetto) □ (tipogr.) proof-pulling, tiratura delle bozze □ proof-reader ► to proof-read □ (tipogr.) proof-sheet, bozza di prova; stampone □ (prov.) The proof of the pudding is in the eating, quello che conta sono i fatti, non le parole; se son rose fioriranno.proof (2) /pru:f/a.1 (spec. nei composti) inattaccabile; a prova di; anti- (pref.): to be proof against criticism [temptations], essere inattaccabile dalle critiche [tetragono alle tentazioni]; (econ.) inflation-proof, a prova d'inflazione; a bomb-proof shelter, un rifugio a prova di bomba; a bullet-proof vest, un giubbotto antiproiettile2 (tecn.: di bevanda alcolica) che ha un certo numero di gradi: Whisky is 43 proof, il whisky ha 43 gradi● (tecn.) proof spirit, gradazione alcolica standard.(to) proof /pru:f/v. t.2 (tipogr.) tirare una bozza di● (comput.) proofing tools, strumenti di correzione. -
2 ♦ concrete
♦ concrete /ˈkɒŋkri:t/A n.(ind. costr.) conglomerato cementizio; calcestruzzo; (fam.) cemento: reinforced concrete (o armoured concrete) cemento armato; a slab of concrete, una lastra di cementoB a.2 (ind. costr.) di calcestruzzo; di cemento: concrete block, blocco di calcestruzzo; a concrete bridge, un ponte di calcestruzzo; a concrete drive-in, un vialetto d'accesso in cemento● concrete jungle, giungla di cemento ( in una grande metropoli) □ (edil.) concrete mixer, betoniera □ (letter.) concrete poetry, poesia concreta □ (edil.) concrete pump, pompa di betoniera □ (fig., di legge, ecc.) to be set in concrete, essere immutabile □ in the concrete, nella realtà; in concreto.(to) concrete (A, def. 1 e 3, B /kənˈkri:t/ ; A, def. 2 /ˈkɒŋkri:t/)A v. t.1 conglomerare; solidificare2 (ind. costr.) costruire in calcestruzzoB v. i.solidificarsi.
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