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1 deflate
[dɪ'fleɪt] 1.1) sgonfiare [tyre, balloon]2) fig. smontare [ person]3) econ. deflazionare [ prices]2.verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] sgonfiarsi* * *[di'fleit]1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) sgonfiare2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) ridimensionare, sminuire•* * *[dɪ'fleɪt] 1.1) sgonfiare [tyre, balloon]2) fig. smontare [ person]3) econ. deflazionare [ prices]2.verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] sgonfiarsi -
2 collapse
I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) crollare2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) avere un collasso3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) andare in pezzi4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) ripiegare•* * *collapse /kəˈlæps/n. [uc]1 crollo; caduta: the collapse of a circus tent, il crollo del tendone di un circo; to be in danger of collapse, essere pericolante2 (edil.) cedimento; collasso; sprofondamento4 crollo; rovina, collasso; caduta ( di un governo, ecc.): the collapse of one's plans, la rovina dei propri progetti; The collapse of the whole country must be avoided, bisogna evitare il collasso dell'intera nazione6 ( Borsa, fin.) crollo; crac; tracollo; pesante caduta; collasso: the collapse of a business, il crac di un'azienda; a collapse of (o in) prices, un crollo dei prezzi; the collapse of a currency, il collasso di una moneta8 (med.) collasso; crollo (psicologico): lung collapse, collasso polmonare; mental [nervous] collapse, collasso mentale [nervoso]; on the verge of collapse, sull'orlo del crollo; prossimo a crollare♦ (to) collapse /kəˈlæps/A v. i.2 sprofondare; crollare: The roof may collapse under the weight of the snow, il tetto può crollare sotto il peso della neve3 ( di persona) cadere; lasciarsi cadere, crollare (su qc.): to collapse to the floor, cadere a terra; The old man collapsed into an armchair, il vecchio si è lasciato cadere su una poltrona4 ( di governo, ecc.) cadere; ( di ditta, ecc.) subire un tracollo, fallire, andare a rotoli (o in rovina)8 crollare (psicologicamente); avere un crollo psicologico: He collapsed and confessed everything, è crollato e ha confessato tuttoB v. t.1 far crollare: The explosion collapsed several buildings, l'esplosione fece crollare diversi edifici7 combinare insieme; fondere● to collapse in chaos, cadere in preda al caos □ to collapse in tears, scoppiare a piangere □ (fam.) to collapse with laughter, piegarsi in due dal ridere.* * *I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare -
3 puncture
I ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] II 1. ['pʌŋktʃə(r)]1) (perforate) forare, bucare [tyre, balloon]; perforare [ organ]2.to puncture sb.'s pride o ego — sgonfiare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] forarsi, bucarsi* * *1. verb(to make or get a small hole in: Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.) bucare, forare2. noun(a hole in a tyre: My car has had two punctures this week.) foratura, bucatura* * *puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/n.2 (autom., ciclismo, ecc.) foratura; bucatura: to get a puncture, bucare; forare; to have a puncture, avere una gomma a terra; to mend a puncture, riparare una gomma bucata; puncture repair, riparazione di una foraturaFALSI AMICI: puncture non significa puntura nel senso di iniezione o di punzecchiatura di insetto. (to) puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/A v. t.1 pungere3 (fam.) sgonfiare; ridimensionare; umiliare: to puncture sb. 's enthusiasm, sgonfiare l'entusiasmo di q.B v. i.* * *I ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] II 1. ['pʌŋktʃə(r)]1) (perforate) forare, bucare [tyre, balloon]; perforare [ organ]2.to puncture sb.'s pride o ego — sgonfiare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] forarsi, bucarsi
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