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nome (for cooker) accendigas m.* * *naccendisigari m inv a gas* * *nome (for cooker) accendigas m. -
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♦ gas /gæs/1 [uc] (fis.) gas: My flat is heated by gas, il mio appartamento ha il riscaldamento a gas; The gas is on, il gas è acceso; tear gas, gas lacrimogeno; natural gas, gas naturale2 [u] (fam. USA, abbr. di gasoline) benzina: gas station, distributore di benzina; stazione di rifornimento3 [u] (fig. fam.) ciarle; ciance; sciocchezze; fesserie: Stop your gas!, smettila di parlare a vuoto!4 [u] (mil.) gas (asfissiante)5 [u] (autom.) metano; gas6 [u] (autom., fam.) gas; acceleratore: DIALOGO → - Car problems 1- Give it a bit of gas, schiaccia l'acceleratore7 [u] (med.) anestetico; anestesia● gas appliances, apparecchi a gas □ (chim.) gas black, nero di gas; nerofumo □ (mil.) gas bomb, bomba a gas □ gas bottle, bombola per (o di) gas □ ( un tempo) gas-bracket, braccio per lampada a gas ( infisso al muro) □ gas burner, bruciatore di gas; becco a gas: ( anche) fornello a gas □ gas chamber, camera a gas □ (tecn.) gas chromatograph, gascromatografo □ (chim.) gas chromatography, gascromatografia □ gas coal, carbone da gas (o di storta) □ gas coke, coke □ gas cooker, cucina a gas □ gas cylinder = gas bottle ► sopra □ (fis.) gas dynamics, gasdinamica □ gas engine, motore a gas □ gas engineer, gasista □ gas fire, stufa a gas □ ( di un impianto di riscaldamento) gas-fired, a gas □ gas fitter, gasista □ gas fittings (o fixtures), raccorderia per impianti di riscaldamento a gas □ (autom., USA) gas gauge, spia (del livello) della benzina □ (fam. USA) gas-guzzler, auto che «beve» molto □ gas heater, stufa (o scaldabagno) a gas □ gas helmet, casco munito di respiratore ( per minatori, ecc.) □ gas installer, gasista □ gas lamp, lampada a gas □ gas light, luce (o lampada) a gas □ gas lighter, accendino a gas; accendigas □ gas main, conduttura del gas □ gas mantle, reticella metallica ( di lampada a gas) □ gas mask, maschera antigas □ gas meter, contatore del gas □ gas motor = gas engine ► sopra □ (ind.) gas oil, gasolio □ (mecc.) gas-operated, a gas: (autom.) gas-operated dampers, ammortizzatori a gas □ gas oven, forno a gas; camera a gas □ (med., scherz.) gas-passer, anestesista □ (autom., USA) gas pedal, pedale dell'acceleratore □ the gas people, quelli del gas; gli operai del gas; i gasisti □ gas pipe, conduttura del gas □ (ind.) gas pipeline, gasdotto □ (bot., Dictamnus albus) gas plant, dittamo; frassinella □ gas producer, gassogeno □ ( USA) gas pump, distributore di benzina; pompa (fam.); stazione di servizio □ gas range, cucina a gas □ gas ring, fornello a gas □ gas stove, cucina (o stufa) a gas □ gas tank, serbatoio del gas; (autom., USA) serbatoio della benzina: gas tank door, sportellino della benzina ( sulla fiancata) □ gas-tar, catrame di gas □ (mecc.) gas turbine, turbina a gas □ gas warfare, guerra in cui viene fatto uso di gas velenosi □ (metall.) gas-welding, saldatura a gas □ gas well, pozzo di gas □ (fam.) to step on the gas, (autom. e fig.) premere l'acceleratore (pop.: dare gas); ( per estens.) accelerare; (fig.) fare in fretta, darci dentro □ to turn on [off] the gas, accendere [spegnere] il gas.(to) gas /gæs/A v. t.2 (chim.) sottoporre all'azione del gas3 (mil.) asfissiare con gas tossici; gasare, gassare4 (di solito al passivo) avvelenare col gas: to be gassed in a mine, essere avvelenati dal gas in una miniera5 (ind. tess.) gazareB v. i.2 (fam.) chiacchierare; parlare a vanvera -
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['laɪtə(r)]1) (for smokers) accendino m.; (in car) accendisigari m.2) (for gas cooker) accendigas m.* * *noun (something used for lighting (a cigarette etc).) accendino* * *lighter (1) /ˈlaɪtə(r)/n.1 chi accende; chi illumina● (autom.) lighter socket, presa per l'accendisigaro.lighter (2) /ˈlaɪtə(r)/n.(naut.) bettolina; chiatta; maona; pontonelightermann. (pl. lightermen)chiattaiolo.(to) lighter /ˈlaɪtə(r)/v. t.* * *['laɪtə(r)]1) (for smokers) accendino m.; (in car) accendisigari m.2) (for gas cooker) accendigas m. -
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5 balloon
I [bə'luːn]1) pallone m. (aerostatico)2) (toy) palloncino m.3) (for cartoon speech) fumetto m., nuvoletta f.••to go down — BE o
go over — AE
II [bə'luːn]like a lead balloon — [joke, remark] fare fiasco o cadere nel vuoto
1) aer.to go ballooning — andare o viaggiare in mongolfiera
2) (anche balloon out) (swell) [sail, skirt] gonfiarsi3) (increase quickly) [deficit, debt] crescere, aumentare* * *[bə'lu:n](a large bag, made of light material and filled with a gas lighter than air: They decorated the dance-hall with balloons.) mongolfiera* * *balloon /bəˈlu:n/n.1 (= hot-air balloon) pallone ( aerostatico); mongolfiera; aerostato: (mil.) balloon barrage, sbarramento di palloni frenati; captive balloon, pallone frenato2 palloncino ( per bimbi): to blow up a balloon, gonfiare un palloncino; to burst (o to pop) a balloon, far scoppiare un palloncino● (aeron.) balloon basket (o balloon car), navicella □ (meteor.) balloon drag, pallone frenante □ (fin. USA) balloon mortgage, mutuo ipotecario con elevata rata finale □ (naut.) balloon sail, pallone ( vela) □ ( moda) balloon sleeve, manica a sbuffo □ (autom.) balloon tyre, grosso pneumatico a bassa pressione □ (fam.) The balloon went up, successe il finimondo □ (fam. GB) when the balloon goes up, quando comincia il bello; quando si comincia a ballare (fig.); quando scoppia la bomba (fig.).(to) balloon /bəˈlu:n/A v. t.B v. i.3 (fig.) crescere.* * *I [bə'luːn]1) pallone m. (aerostatico)2) (toy) palloncino m.3) (for cartoon speech) fumetto m., nuvoletta f.••to go down — BE o
go over — AE
II [bə'luːn]like a lead balloon — [joke, remark] fare fiasco o cadere nel vuoto
1) aer.to go ballooning — andare o viaggiare in mongolfiera
2) (anche balloon out) (swell) [sail, skirt] gonfiarsi3) (increase quickly) [deficit, debt] crescere, aumentare -
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I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
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I 1. [fleə(r)]1) (light signal) aer. radiofaro m.; mil. razzo m. illuminante; mar. (distress signal) razzo m. (di segnalazione di pericolo)2) (burst of light) (of match, lighter) chiarore m.; (of fireworks) bagliore m.3) sart. svasatura f., scampanatura f.4) astr. (anche solar flare) brillamento m. solare, flare m.2.nome plurale flares (trousers) pantaloni m. a zampa d'elefanteII [fleə(r)]1) (burn briefly) [firework, match, torch] brillare•- flare up* * *[fleə]1) (to burn with a bright unsteady light: The firelight flared.) ardere2) ((of a skirt, trousers etc) to become wider at the bottom edge: a flared skirt.) allargarsi; essere svasato•- flare up* * *[flɛə(r)]1. n2) (in skirt) svasatura3)flares npl — pantaloni mpl a zampa d'elefante2. vi(match, torch) accendersi con una fiammata•- flare up* * *flare /flɛə(r)/n.1 bagliore; chiarore improvviso; lampo: the sudden flare of a searchlight, l'improvviso lampo d'un riflettore3 (mil.) razzo; bengala; segnale luminoso; fuoco di segnalazione: to fire off [to light] flares, sparare razzi [accendere fuochi] di segnalazione; distress flare, segnale (luminoso) di soccorso6 (al pl.) pantaloni a zampa di elefante8 (mecc.) svasatura11 (med.) infiammazione; arrossamento; eritema● (aeron.) flare path, pista illuminata ( per atterraggio di fortuna) □ flare gun (o pistol), pistola lanciarazzi.(to) flare /flɛə(r)/A v. i.1 accendersi; prendere fuoco; divampare2 illuminarsi; brillare; balenare3 (mil.) far segnali con razzi4 (fig.) accendersi; divampare; mandare lampi: Anger flared in his eyes, nei suoi occhi si accese un lampo d'ira; Gang war flared, è divampata la guerra fra bande6 allargarsi; essere svasato; ( moda, anche) essere scampanato: The skirt flares below the knees, la gonna è svasata sotto il ginocchio8 (aeron.) richiamare l'aereo in atterraggioB v. t.1 far brillare, ardere, ecc.2 (mil.) segnalare con razzi* * *I 1. [fleə(r)]1) (light signal) aer. radiofaro m.; mil. razzo m. illuminante; mar. (distress signal) razzo m. (di segnalazione di pericolo)2) (burst of light) (of match, lighter) chiarore m.; (of fireworks) bagliore m.3) sart. svasatura f., scampanatura f.4) astr. (anche solar flare) brillamento m. solare, flare m.2.nome plurale flares (trousers) pantaloni m. a zampa d'elefanteII [fleə(r)]1) (burn briefly) [firework, match, torch] brillare•- flare up
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