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♦ boot (1) /bu:t/n.1 scarpa alta; scarpa robusta; scarpone: army boots, scarponi militari; football boots, scarpe da calcio; mountain boots, scarponi da montagna; walking boots, scarponcini; pedule4 (fam.) calcio; pedata5 – (fam.) the boot, licenziamento; benservito: to give sb. the boot, licenziare q.; mettere alla porta q.; buttare fuori q.; to get the boot, essere licenziato; essere messo alla porta; essere buttato fuori6 (autom., GB) bagagliaio; baule10 (comput., = boot-up) caricamento iniziale; avvio: boot block, blocco d'avvio; boot disk, disco di avvio14 (al pl.) ► boots● (fam.) boots and all, senza riserve; senza mezze misure □ (mil., stor.) boot and saddle, buttasella □ (mil.) boot camp, centro di addestramento reclute □ boot cream, crema da scarpe; lucido □ boot puller, cavastivali □ (GB) boot sale, vendita all'aperto ( dal bagagliaio dell'auto) di oggetti domestici usati □ ( calcio) boot stud, tacchetto, bollino ( di scarpa) □ boot tree, forma per scarpe □ (fam.) to fill one's boots, fare il pieno (di soldi, cibo, ecc.) □ (fam.) to fill sb. 's boots, sostituire degnamente q. □ to hang up one's boots, ( calcio, ecc.) appendere le scarpe, smettere di giocare; (fig.) andare in pensione □ (fig.) to lick sb. 's boots, lustrare gli stivali a q.; leccare i piedi a q. □ (fam. GB) to put the boot in (o into sb.), prendere a calci (uno che è a terra); (fig.) infierire (su q.), colpire (q.) quando è a terra, fare il maramaldo □ (fig.) The boot is on the other foot, le parti si sono invertite; la musica è cambiata □ You can bet your boots on it, puoi scommetterci; puoi giurarci.boot (2) /bu:t/n.solo nella loc.: to boot, per giunta; per di più; per soprammercato.(to) boot /bu:t/A v. t.1 calzare; mettere le scarpe a3 (comput.) avviare; inizializzareB v. i.(comput.) avviarsi. -
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Denver boot — n. [after DENVER] a large metal clamp locked to a wheel of a motor vehicle by the police to immobilize the vehicle: used primarily to force people to pay their parking tickets … English World dictionary
denver boot — noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: from Denver, Colo., where it was first used in the United States : a metal clamp that locks onto one of the wheels of an automobile and must be unlocked before a motorist can drive off (as after… … Useful english dictionary
Denver boot — [[t]de̱nvə(r) bu͟ːt[/t]] Denver boots N COUNT A Denver boot is a large metal device which is fitted to the wheel of an illegally parked car or other vehicle in order to prevent it from being driven away. The driver has to pay to have the device… … English dictionary
Denver boot — a wheel block that stops a car from moving Greg was drunk, so the police put a Denver boot on his car … English idioms
Denver boot — Den′ver boot′ n. a metal device attached to the wheel of a parked car so that it cannot be driven away until a fine is paid or the owner reports to the police: used by the police to catch scofflaws • Etymology: 1965–70; after Denver Colorado, one … From formal English to slang
Denver boot — noun Etymology: Denver, Colo. Date: 1968 a metal clamp that is locked onto one of the wheels of an automobile to immobilize it especially until its owner pays accumulated parking fines … New Collegiate Dictionary
Denver boot — boot1 (def. 11). [after DENVER, Colorado, one of the first large communities to adopt the device] * * * … Universalium
Denver boot — noun A device locked into place over the wheel of a road vehicle, immobilizing it. Syn: boot, wheel clamp … Wiktionary
Denver boot — Den|ver boot [ ,denvər but ] noun count AMERICAN a heavy metal object that police use to cover one wheel of an illegally parked car … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Denver Boot — n. locking device attached to the wheel of a car to immobilize it (used especially for cars parked illegally or until the owner pays parking fines that accumulated) … English contemporary dictionary
Denver boot — noun (C) AmE informal a metal object that the police fasten to an illegally parked car so that it cannot be moved; wheel clamp … Longman dictionary of contemporary English