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1 foghorn
['fɒghɔːn]nome mar. sirena f. da nebbia* * *foghorn /ˈfɒghɔ:n/n.(naut.) sirena da nebbia● a voice like a foghorn (o a foghorn voice), una voce forte e sgradevole; un vocione.* * *['fɒghɔːn]nome mar. sirena f. da nebbia -
2 foghorn fog·horn n
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3 blow
I [bləʊ]1) (stroke) colpo m., botta f.to strike a blow for — fig. battersi in favore di o spezzare una lancia a favore di [freedom, rights]
to be a blow — essere un duro colpo (to sth. per qcs.; to, for sb. per qcn.)
3) (of nose)II 1. [bləʊ]1)to blow sb. a kiss — mandare un bacio a qcn
3)4) mus. suonare [ trumpet]to be blown to pieces o bits by — essere ridotto in pezzi o frantumi da
6) el. mecc. fare saltare, bruciare [fuse, gasket]; fulminare [ lightbulb]9) colloq. (make a mess of)to blow one's chances — rovinarsi o sciupare ogni possibilità
2.well, blow me down o I'll be blowed! — che sorpresa!
1) [ wind] soffiareto blow in the wind — [leaves, clothes] volare al vento
5) [ whale] soffiare, lanciare sbuffi•- blow in- blow off- blow out- blow up••to blow a fuse o a gasket o one' s top andare in bestia, perdere le staffe; it really blew my mind o blew me away! — mi ha davvero sbalordito!
* * *I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.)2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.)II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.)2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.)3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!)5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.)•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *I [bləʊ] n(gen) colpo, (with fist) pugnoII [bləʊ] blew vb: pt blown pp1. vt1) (subj: wind: ship) spingere, (hair) far svolazzare2) (trumpet, horn) suonare4) (fuse, safe) far saltareto blow one's top fam — esplodere, andare su tutte le furie
well, blow me!; well, I'll be blowed! old — (expressing surprise) accidenti!
I'll be blowed if... — (expressing indignation) che mi venga un accidente se...
2. vithe door blew open/shut — un colpo di vento ha spalancato/chiuso la porta
2) (make sound: trumpet) suonare•- blow in- blow off- blow out- blow up* * *I [bləʊ]1) (stroke) colpo m., botta f.to strike a blow for — fig. battersi in favore di o spezzare una lancia a favore di [freedom, rights]
to be a blow — essere un duro colpo (to sth. per qcs.; to, for sb. per qcn.)
3) (of nose)II 1. [bləʊ]1)to blow sb. a kiss — mandare un bacio a qcn
3)4) mus. suonare [ trumpet]to be blown to pieces o bits by — essere ridotto in pezzi o frantumi da
6) el. mecc. fare saltare, bruciare [fuse, gasket]; fulminare [ lightbulb]9) colloq. (make a mess of)to blow one's chances — rovinarsi o sciupare ogni possibilità
2.well, blow me down o I'll be blowed! — che sorpresa!
1) [ wind] soffiareto blow in the wind — [leaves, clothes] volare al vento
5) [ whale] soffiare, lanciare sbuffi•- blow in- blow off- blow out- blow up••to blow a fuse o a gasket o one' s top andare in bestia, perdere le staffe; it really blew my mind o blew me away! — mi ha davvero sbalordito!
См. также в других словарях:
foghorn — fog horn n. A horn that emits a loud low pitched sound, used on ships navigating in a fog, to warn other ships of their presence. Syn: fog signal. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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foghorn — (n.) 1858, from FOG (Cf. fog) (n.1) + HORN (Cf. horn) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
foghorn — [n] warning signal alarm, danger signal, signal, siren; concepts 269,463 … New thesaurus
foghorn — ► NOUN ▪ a device making a loud, deep sound as a warning to ships in fog … English terms dictionary
foghorn — [fôg′hôrn΄] n. 1. a horn on a ship, lighthouse, buoy, etc. sounded as a warning during a fog 2. a loud, strident voice … English World dictionary
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foghorn — UK [ˈfɒɡˌhɔː(r)n] / US [ˈfɔɡˌhɔrn] noun [countable] Word forms foghorn : singular foghorn plural foghorns a piece of equipment that makes a loud deep sound as a warning to other ships when there is fog • a voice like a foghorn … English dictionary
foghorn — fog|horn [ˈfɔgho:n US ˈfa:gho:rn, ˈfo:g ] n 1.) a loud horn on a ship, used in fog to warn other ships of its position 2.) a voice like a foghorn informal a very loud unpleasant voice … Dictionary of contemporary English
foghorn — fog|horn [ fɔg,hɔrn ] noun count a piece of equipment that makes a loud deep sound as a warning to other ships when there is FOG a voice like a foghorn INFORMAL a very loud voice … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foghorn — [[t]fɒ̱ghɔː(r)n[/t]] foghorns also fog horn N COUNT A foghorn is a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise and is used to warn ships about the position of land and other ships in fog … English dictionary