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1 ♦ (to) fasten
♦ (to) fasten /ˈfɑ:sn/A v. t.1 assicurare; fermare; fissare; attaccare; appuntare: to fasten one's hair with pins, fermarsi i capelli con le forcine; to fasten a note on a noticeboard, attaccare un avviso su un tabellone; to fasten together, assicurare insieme; to fasten one's attention [one's eyes] on st., fissare (o fermare) la propria attenzione [gli occhi] su qc.2 chiudere; serrare; allacciare: He fastened all the doors and windows, chiuse tutte le porte e finestre; Fasten your seat belts, allacciarsi le cinture di sicurezza!; to fasten with buttons, chiudere con bottoni; She fastened a necklace round her neck, si è messa al collo una collana● to fasten back, legare (o assicurare) nella posizione di prima; riallacciareB v. i.chiudersi; allacciarsi: This purse doesn't fasten properly, questo borsellino non si chiude bene; This blouse fastens down the back, questa camicetta si allaccia dietro; His hands fastened round Jane's throat, le mani di lui si chiusero intorno alla gola di Jane. -
2 ♦ (to) fasten
♦ (to) fasten /ˈfɑ:sn/A v. t.1 assicurare; fermare; fissare; attaccare; appuntare: to fasten one's hair with pins, fermarsi i capelli con le forcine; to fasten a note on a noticeboard, attaccare un avviso su un tabellone; to fasten together, assicurare insieme; to fasten one's attention [one's eyes] on st., fissare (o fermare) la propria attenzione [gli occhi] su qc.2 chiudere; serrare; allacciare: He fastened all the doors and windows, chiuse tutte le porte e finestre; Fasten your seat belts, allacciarsi le cinture di sicurezza!; to fasten with buttons, chiudere con bottoni; She fastened a necklace round her neck, si è messa al collo una collana● to fasten back, legare (o assicurare) nella posizione di prima; riallacciareB v. i.chiudersi; allacciarsi: This purse doesn't fasten properly, questo borsellino non si chiude bene; This blouse fastens down the back, questa camicetta si allaccia dietro; His hands fastened round Jane's throat, le mani di lui si chiusero intorno alla gola di Jane. -
3 hook
I [hʊk]1) (for clothing, picture) gancio m., uncino m.hooks and eyes — sart. gancio con occhiello, allacciatura a gancio
2) pesc. amo m.3) (on stick) manico m. ricurvo4) tel.5) (in boxing) gancio m.6) (in golf) tiro m. a gancio, tiro m. a uncino7) AE (bend) curva f.••to get sb. off the hook — tirare fuori dai guai qcn.
II [hʊk]to let sb. off the hook — = salvare, scagionare qcn
2) (pull through) fare passare [string, finger, stick] ( through attraverso, in)•- hook on- hook up* * *[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) amo2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) gancio3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) gancio2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) prendere (all'amo)2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) agganciare3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) tiro a uncino•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *I [hʊk]1) (for clothing, picture) gancio m., uncino m.hooks and eyes — sart. gancio con occhiello, allacciatura a gancio
2) pesc. amo m.3) (on stick) manico m. ricurvo4) tel.5) (in boxing) gancio m.6) (in golf) tiro m. a gancio, tiro m. a uncino7) AE (bend) curva f.••to get sb. off the hook — tirare fuori dai guai qcn.
II [hʊk]to let sb. off the hook — = salvare, scagionare qcn
2) (pull through) fare passare [string, finger, stick] ( through attraverso, in)•- hook on- hook up -
4 hook ***
[hʊk]1. nby hook or (by) crook — in un modo o nell'altro, di riffa o di raffa
he fell for it hook, line and sinker fig — l'ha bevuta tutta
2. vt(fasten) agganciare, attaccare, Fishing prendere all'amoto hook one's arms/legs around sth — aggrapparsi a qc con le braccia/le gambe
he's hooked on heroin or cocaine fam — è un eroinomane or cocainomane
3. vi(fasten) agganciarsi•- hook on- hook up -
5 rivet
I ['rɪvɪt]nome ribattino m., rivetto m.II ['rɪvɪt]1) (captivate)to be riveted by — essere catturato o affascinato da [ performance]
2) (fix)to be riveted to the spot — [ person] essere inchiodato sul posto, rimanere di sasso
3) tecn. rivettare* * *['rivit] 1. noun(a sort of metal nail; a bolt for fastening plates of metal together eg when building the sides of a ship.) rivetto2. verb1) (to fasten with rivets: They riveted the sheets of metal together.) chiodare2) (to fix firmly: He stood riveted to the spot with fear; His eyes were riveted on the television.) fissare•- riveter* * *rivet /ˈrɪvɪt/n.rivetto, ribattino● rivet gun, sparachiodi.(to) rivet /ˈrɪvɪt/v. t.2 (fig.) fissare ( gli occhi, l'attenzione, ecc.): His eyes were riveted on her, aveva gli occhi piantati addosso a lei; to rivet one's attention upon st., fissare la propria attenzione su qc.; This film will keep you riveted to the screen, questo film non ti farà staccare gli occhi dallo schermo● to be riveted to the spot, rimanere inchiodato sul posto: The onlookers were riveted to the spot, quelli che assistevano alla scena sono rimasti inchiodati sul posto.* * *I ['rɪvɪt]nome ribattino m., rivetto m.II ['rɪvɪt]1) (captivate)to be riveted by — essere catturato o affascinato da [ performance]
2) (fix)to be riveted to the spot — [ person] essere inchiodato sul posto, rimanere di sasso
3) tecn. rivettare
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