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1 cradle
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]
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