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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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Curb roof — (r??f ). A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curb-roof — curbˈ roof noun A mansard roof • • • Main Entry: ↑curb … Useful english dictionary
curb roof — n. 1. MANSARD (ROOF) 2. GAMBREL ROOF … English World dictionary
curb roof — noun a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge • Hypernyms: ↑roof • Hyponyms: ↑mansard, ↑mansard roof * * * noun : a roof with a ridge at the center and a double slope on each of its two sides compare gambrel roof … Useful english dictionary
curb roof — noun a roof of which each face has two slopes, the lower one steeper than the upper. ↘Brit. a mansard roof … English new terms dictionary
curb-roof — n. Mansard roof, gambrel roof … New dictionary of synonyms
curb roof — a roof divided on each side of the ridge into two or more slopes, as a gambrel or mansard. [1725 35] * * * … Universalium
curb roof — /kɜb ˈruf/ (say kerb roohf) noun a roof with two slopes to each face, the lower being the steeper …
curb plate — noun see curb II, 7 * * * curb plate, 1. Architecture. a) the wall plate of a circular or elliptical dome or roof. b) the plate which receives the feet of the upper rafters of a curb roof. 2. the cylindrical frame of a well … Useful english dictionary
curb — n. & v. n. 1 a check or restraint. 2 a strap etc. fastened to the bit and passing under a horse s lower jaw, used as a check. 3 an enclosing border or edging such as the frame round the top of a well or a fender round a hearth. 4 = KERB. v.tr. 1… … Useful english dictionary
Curb — n. & v. n. 1 a check or restraint. 2 a strap etc. fastened to the bit and passing under a horse s lower jaw, used as a check. 3 an enclosing border or edging such as the frame round the top of a well or a fender round a hearth. 4 = KERB. v.tr. 1… … Useful english dictionary