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I ['kreɪdl]1) (for baby) culla f. (anche fig.)from the cradle — fin dalla culla o dall'infanzia
from the cradle to the grave — dalla culla alla tomba, dalla nascita alla morte
2) (platform) piattaforma f. sollevabileII ['kreɪdl]* * *['kreidl] 1. noun1) (a child's bed especially one in which it can be rocked.) culla2) (a frame of similar shape, eg one under a ship that is being built or repaired.) invasatura2. verb(to hold or rock as if in a cradle: She cradled the child in her arms.) cullare* * *cradle /ˈkreɪdl/n.1 culla ( anche fig.): from the cradle, fin dalla culla; fin dall'infanzia; Athens was the cradle of the arts, Atene fu la culla delle arti2 (mecc., aeron., naut.) culla; intelaiatura di sostegno8 (ind. tess.) culla; carrellino; selletta9 (telef.) forcella portamicrofono● (med.) cradle cap, crosta lattea □ (ind. min.) cradle dump, rovesciatore di vagonetti □ (fam.) cradle robber (o cradle-snatcher), chi ha rapporti con (o sposa) un partner molto più giovane □ (fam.) cradle-snatching, relazione amorosa (o matrimonio) con una persona assai più giovane □ cradle-to-grave (agg.), dalla culla alla tomba.(to) cradle /ˈkreɪdl/v. t.1 stringere con delicatezza ( tra le braccia o tra le mani): She was cradling a mug of coffee in her hands, stringeva tra le mani una tazza di caffè2 (fig.) essere la culla di: Italy cradled Etruscan civilization, l'Italia fu la culla della civiltà etrusca* * *I ['kreɪdl]1) (for baby) culla f. (anche fig.)from the cradle — fin dalla culla o dall'infanzia
from the cradle to the grave — dalla culla alla tomba, dalla nascita alla morte
2) (platform) piattaforma f. sollevabileII ['kreɪdl]
См. также в других словарях:
cradle-robber — cradle .robber also cradle .snatcher BrE n someone who has a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger used to show disapproval →↑sugar daddy, toy boy ↑toy boy >cradle robcradle snatch BrE v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
cradle\ robber — • cradle robber • cradle robbing See: rob the cradle … Словарь американских идиом
cradle-robber — cradle ,robber noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who has a sexual relationship with a much younger person ╾ cradle ,robbing noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cradle-robber — noun The judge died when he was seventy. He was a real cradle robber because he left a thirty year old widow. See: rob the cradle and cradle robbing … Словарь американских идиом
cradle robber — noun A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age. And no mother, he shouted, can call ME a ‘fortune… … Wiktionary
cradle robber — [cradle robbing] See: ROB THE CRADLE … Dictionary of American idioms
cradle robber — [cradle robbing] See: ROB THE CRADLE … Dictionary of American idioms
cradle-robber — … Useful english dictionary
(a) cradle-robber — American, humorous someone who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a much younger partner. He s a cradle robber. He married a 16 year old and he s nearly 30! … New idioms dictionary
cradle\ robbing — • cradle robber • cradle robbing See: rob the cradle … Словарь американских идиом
cradle-snatcher — an older person marrying one much younger In everyday English, someone who steals a baby, not its bed. Usually of a man and sometimes as a verb. Also as cradle robber: They implied ungraciously that is the cradle snatching Londoner and… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms