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1 cornucopia
[ˌkɔːnjʊ'kəʊpɪə]nome cornucopia f.; fig. abbondanza f.* * *cornucopia /kɔ:njʊˈkəʊpɪə/n.2 (fig.) abbondanza.* * *[ˌkɔːnjʊ'kəʊpɪə]nome cornucopia f.; fig. abbondanza f. -
2 cornucopia cor·nu·co·pia n
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3 horn of plenty
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4 horn
[hɔːn] 1.1) zool. (of animal) corno m.; (of snail) antenna f.; (of owl) ciuffo m.; fig. (on moon, anvil) corno m.2) mus. corno m.3) (of car) clacson m.4) U (substance) corno m.2.made of horn — in, di corno
modificatore mus. [player, teacher] di corno; [ part] per corno••to draw o pull in one's horns (feeling hurt) ritirarsi nel proprio guscio; (financially) tagliare sulle spese; to lock horns with sb. — scontrarsi (violentemente) con qcn
* * *[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corno2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) corno; di corno3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corno4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corno5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) clacson6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) corno7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) tromba•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *horn /hɔ:n/A n.1 corno ( in ogni senso); (geogr.) picco; antenna ( d'insetto): the horns of a snail, le corna d'una lumaca; to blow the horn, suonare il corno; (mus.) French horn, corno francese; (mitol.) the horn of plenty, il corno dell'abbondanza; la cornucopia2 (autom.) tromba; clacson: to sound (o to honk, to toot) one's horn, suonare il clacson; strombettare7 (volg.) erezioneB a. attr.di corno: a horn handle, un manico di corno● (geogr.) the Horn, Capo Horn □ (ferr.) horn-bar, asse ( di carro o carrozza) □ (geogr.) the Horn of Africa, il Corno d'Africa □ (mus.) horn player, suonatore di corno; cornista □ horn-rimmed glasses, occhiali con montatura di corno □ (miner.) horn silver, cerargirite □ ( di un animale) to cast (o to shed) one's horns, perdere le corna □ (fig.) to draw (o to pull) in one's horns, ridurre le spese, tirare la cinghia (fig.); ( anche) venire a più miti consigli, abbassare la cresta (fig.) □ to be on the horns of a dilemma, avere di fronte a sé due alternative ugualmente spiacevoli.(to) horn /hɔ:n/v. t.3 (fig. arc.) cornificare; fare le corna a (q.)● (fam.) to horn in (on), intromettersi, immischiarsi (in).* * *[hɔːn] 1.1) zool. (of animal) corno m.; (of snail) antenna f.; (of owl) ciuffo m.; fig. (on moon, anvil) corno m.2) mus. corno m.3) (of car) clacson m.4) U (substance) corno m.2.made of horn — in, di corno
modificatore mus. [player, teacher] di corno; [ part] per corno••to draw o pull in one's horns (feeling hurt) ritirarsi nel proprio guscio; (financially) tagliare sulle spese; to lock horns with sb. — scontrarsi (violentemente) con qcn
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Cornucopia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Cornucopia (desambiguación). Representación de una cornucopia La cornucopia (del latín cornu, ‘cuerno’ y copĭa, ‘abundancia’), conocida también en español como el … Wikipedia Español
cornucopia — sustantivo femenino 1. Vaso en forma de cuerno del que salían frutas y flores, símbolo de la abundancia en la antigüedad clásica: La cornucopia es un motivo bastante frecuente en el arte clásico. 2. Espejo adornado con uno o más brazos para poner … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Cornucopia — Cor nu*co pi*a (k[^o]r n[ u]*k[=o] p[i^]*[.a]), n.; pl. {Cornucopias} ( [.a]z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See {Horn}, and {Copious}.] 1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornucopia — c.1500, from L.L. cornucopia, from L. cornu copiae horn of plenty, originally the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nurtured the infant Zeus. See HORN (Cf. horn) and COPIOUS (Cf. copious) … Etymology dictionary
cornucopia — (Del lat. cornucopĭa). 1. f. Vaso en forma de cuerno que representa la abundancia. Era u. t. c. m.) 2. Espejo de marco tallado y dorado, que suele tener en la parte inferior uno o más brazos para poner bujías cuya luz reverbere en el mismo espejo … Diccionario de la lengua española
cornucopia — index boom (prosperity), sufficiency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cornucópia — s. f. 1. Símbolo da agricultura e do comércio (é um vaso em forma de corno que se representa cheio de frutos e flores). 2. Corno mitológico, atributo da abundância … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
cornucopia — ► NOUN 1) a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat s horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn. 2) an abundant supply of good things. DERIVATIVES cornucopian adjective. ORIGIN from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty (a mythical horn able to… … English terms dictionary
cornucopia — [kôr΄nə kō′pē ə, kôr΄nyo͞okō′pē ə] n. [L cornu copiae, horn of plenty: see HORN & COPIOUS] 1. Gr. Myth. a horn of the goat that suckled Zeus: it becomes full of whatever its owner wants 2. a representation in painting, sculpture, etc. of a horn… … English World dictionary
Cornucopia — Allegorical depiction of the Roman goddess Abundantia with a cornucopia, by Rubens (ca. 1630) For other uses, see Cornucopia (disambiguation). The cornucopia (in Latin also cornu copiae) or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment … Wikipedia
Cornucopia — (De lat. cornu copia, la abundancia del cuerno.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 Vaso en forma de cuerno, rebosante de frutas y flores, que entre los antiguos griegos y romanos simbolizaba la abundancia. 2 Espejo con un marco dorado tallado y varios… … Enciclopedia Universal