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1 ♦ external
♦ external /ɪkˈstɜ:nl/A a.1 esterno: external pressure, pressione esterna; (med.) for external use only, solo per uso esterno; the external world, il mondo esterno4 estero: external affairs, affari esteri; (fin.) external debt, debito estero; (econ.) external trade, scambi con l'estero; commercio esteroB n. (al pl.)1 aspetto esterno; aspetti esteriori; esteriorità; apparenze: the externals of religion, gli aspetti esteriori della religione2 (edil.) elementi esterni● (anat.) external ear, orecchio esterno □ (in GB) external examiner, esaminatore esterno □ (edil.) external light, luce all'esterno ( della casa) □ external relations, rapporti con il pubblico; (polit.) rapporti con l'estero □ external student, studente esternoexternalityn.1 esteriorità; l'essere esterno -
2 ear
I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
* * *I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.)2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.)•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.)* * *I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
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external ear — n. the part of the ear outside the tympanic membrane: see EAR1 … English World dictionary
External ear — There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The external ear looks complicated but it is functionally the simplest part of the ear. It consists of the pinna or auricle (the visible projecting … Medical dictionary
external ear — noun the part of the ear visible externally • Syn: ↑outer ear • Hypernyms: ↑external organ • Part Holonyms: ↑auditory apparatus • Part Meronyms: ↑auditory meatus … Useful english dictionary
external ear — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms external ear : singular external ear plural external ears medical the outside part of the ear … English dictionary
external ear — exter′nal ear′ n. anat. the outer portion of the ear, consisting of the auricle and the external auditory meatus … From formal English to slang
external ear — /əkˈstɜnəl ɪə/ (say uhk sternuhl ear) noun that section of the ear which is made up of its projecting outer portion and the ear canal …
external ear — noun The outer ear. See Also: internal ear … Wiktionary
external ear — the outer portion of the ear, consisting of the auricle and the canal extending to the tympanic membrane. See diag. under ear1. * * * … Universalium
external ear — noun the parts of the ear outside the eardrum, especially the pinna … English new terms dictionary
Ear — Ear, n. [AS. e[ a]re; akin to OFries. [ a]re, [ a]r, OS. ?ra, D. oor, OHG. ?ra, G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. [ o]ra, Dan. [ o]re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis, Russ. ukho, Gr. ?; cf. L. audire to hear, Gr. ?, Skr. av to favor, protect. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ear finger — Ear Ear, n. [AS. e[ a]re; akin to OFries. [ a]re, [ a]r, OS. ?ra, D. oor, OHG. ?ra, G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. [ o]ra, Dan. [ o]re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis, Russ. ukho, Gr. ?; cf. L. audire to hear, Gr. ?, Skr. av to favor, protect. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English