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1 cramp
I [kræmp]to have cramp — BE o
II [kræmp]a cramp — AE avere un crampo
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [ progress]••III [kræmp]to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn
* * *[kræmp] 1. noun((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) crampo2. verb1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) stipare2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) limitare* * *[kræmp]1. n2. vt(hinder: person) impacciare, inibire, (progress) ostacolare, frenare* * *cramp (1) /kræmp/n.1 [u] crampo; spasmo muscolare; crampi: to get cramp ( USA: to get a cramp), avere un crampo (o i crampi)2 (al pl.) crampi allo stomaco● swimmer's [writer's] cramp, crampo del nuotatore [dello scrivano].cramp (2) /kræmp/n.2 morsa; morsetto3 (fig.) impedimento; ostacolo(to) cramp (1) /kræmp/v. t.● (fam.) to cramp sb. 's style, bloccare, rendere (q.) impacciato ( anche solo con la propria presenza).(to) cramp (2) /kræmp/v. t.2 stringere con un morsetto.* * *I [kræmp]to have cramp — BE o
II [kræmp]a cramp — AE avere un crampo
verbo transitivo bloccare, paralizzare [ progress]••III [kræmp]to cramp sb.'s style — colloq. soffocare qcn., stare addosso a qcn
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2 writer's cramp
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3 cramped
[kræmpt] 1. 2.1) [cell, house, office] angusto, stretto2) [ handwriting] illeggibile, indecifrabile* * *cramped /kræmpt/a.1 limitato; ristretto; senza spazio per muoversi2 contratto; rattrappito* * *[kræmpt] 1. 2.1) [cell, house, office] angusto, stretto2) [ handwriting] illeggibile, indecifrabile -
4 spasmodic
[spæz'mɒdɪk]1) (intermittent) [ activity] sporadico, intermittente2) med. [coughing, cramp] spasmodico* * *spasmodic /spæzˈmɒdɪk/, spasmodical /spæzˈmɒdɪkl/a.spasmodically avv.* * *[spæz'mɒdɪk]1) (intermittent) [ activity] sporadico, intermittente2) med. [coughing, cramp] spasmodico -
5 ♦ writer
♦ writer /ˈraɪtə(r)/n.1 chi scrive; scrivente: the writer of this report, chi scrive questa relazione; il redattore (o l'autore) di questa relazione2 scrittore, scrittrice; autore, autrice: crime writer, scrittore di gialli; giallista; a prolific writer, uno scrittore prolifico; She's a very good writer, è un'ottima scrittrice3 (stor.) scrivano; copista● writer's cramp, crampo dello scrivano □ (leg. scozz.) Writer to the Signet, avvocato patrocinante □ (leg.) the writer of the document, l'estensore (o il redattore) del documento. -
6 writer **** writ·er n
['raɪtə(r)](of letter, report) autore (-trice), (as profession) scrittore (-trice)to be a good/poor writer — scrivere/non scrivere bene
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7 constrict
[kən'strɪkt]verbo transitivo comprimere, restringere [flow, blood vessel]; impedire [breathing, movement]* * *[kən'strikt](to press tightly; to cramp: The tight collar was constricting his neck.) comprimere* * *[kən'strɪkt]verbo transitivo comprimere, restringere [flow, blood vessel]; impedire [breathing, movement]
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Cramp — (kr[a^]mp), n. [OE. crampe, craumpe; akin to D. & Sw. kramp, Dan. krampe, G. krampf (whence F. crampe), Icel. krappr strait, narrow, and to E. crimp, crumple; cf. cram. See {Grape}.] 1. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cramp — Cramp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cramped} (kr[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramping}.] 1. To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder. [1913 Webster] The mind my be as much cramped by too much knowledge as by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cramp — cramp; cramp·er; cramp·ette; cramp·ing·ly; cramp·it; cramp·et; … English syllables
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