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I [kɜːb]1) (control) freno m. (on a)2) AE (sidewalk) bordo m. del marciapiede, cordone m., cordolo m.II [kɜːb]2) AEcurb your dog! — = invito rivolto ai possessori di cani a portare i loro animali a fare i propri bisogni in apposite aree
* * *[kə:b] 1. noun1) (something which restrains or controls: We'll have to put a curb on his enthusiasm.) freno2) ((American) a kerb.) cordolo2. verb(to hold back, restrain or control: You must curb your spending.) contenere* * *I [kɜːb]1. n2. vt(fig : temper, impatience etc) frenare, tenere a freno, (expenditure) limitareII [kɜːb] n AmSee:* * *curb /kɜ:b/n.2 (fig.) freno; impedimento; ostacolo: We must put a curb on inflation, dobbiamo porre freno all'inflazione5 (vet.) corba● (equit.) curb bit, morso Weymouth ( delle redini) □ (fin., USA) curb exchange (o curb market), terzo mercato; mercatino; dopoborsa; (stor.) nomi dati ( dal 1911 al 1953) all'attuale «American Stock Exchange» di New York □ (equit.) curb rein, redine del filetto □ (edil.) curb roof, tetto a mansarda □ (fig.) to keep a curb on one's passions, tenere a freno le proprie passioni.(to) curb /kɜ:b/v. t.2 tenere a freno ( un cavallo, ecc.); dominare, vincere ( le passioni, ecc.); contenere: to curb one's tongue, tenere a freno la lingua; (econ.) to curb inflationary pressures, contenere le spinte inflazionistiche* * *I [kɜːb]1) (control) freno m. (on a)2) AE (sidewalk) bordo m. del marciapiede, cordone m., cordolo m.II [kɜːb]2) AEcurb your dog! — = invito rivolto ai possessori di cani a portare i loro animali a fare i propri bisogni in apposite aree
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