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♦ grain /greɪn/n.1 [u] grano; granaglie; cereali: a cargo of grain, un carico di granaglie; grain exports, esportazioni di cereali4 [u] grana ( di metalli, marmi, ecc.); filo, vena, venatura ( del legno); acqua ( di pietre preziose); verso ( di una stoffa): metals of coarse [fine] grain, metalli a grana grossa [fine]6 [u] (fig.) inclinazione naturale; natura; carattere: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies, è contro la mia natura dire bugie7 (fig.) granello; briciolo; pizzico: He didn't have a grain of sense, non aveva un briciolo di buon senso8 [u] (stor.) grana; carminio di cocciniglia9 [u] (poet.) colore; tinta10 (geol.) granulo● (chim.) grain alcohol, alcol etilico; etanolo □ (agric.) grain drill, seminatrice per cereali □ grain elevator, silo per cereali □ grain farmer, cerealicoltore □ grain farming, (sost.) cerealicoltura; (agg.) cerealicolo □ grain leather, cuoio fiore ( conciato e voltato dalla parte del pelo, che è stato tolto) □ grain merchant, commerciante di cereali □ (bot.) grains of Paradise (o Guinea grains), grani del paradiso □ (geol.) grain size, grandezza del grano; grana □ (tecn.) grain size analysis, analisi granulometrica; granulometria □ (fig.) against the (o one's) grain, di malavoglia; contro la propria natura □ (fig.) with a grain of salt, cum grano salis (lat.).(to) grain /greɪn/A v. t.1 granire; ridurre in grani2 granire; zigrinare3 marmorizzare; marezzare; macchiare a finto legnoB v. i.1 (bot.) formare grani; granire2 ridursi in grani; formare granuli. -
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['elɪveɪtə(r)]1) AE (in building) ascensore m.2) (hoist) elevatore m., montacarichi m.3) AE (for grain) silo m.* * *1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) ascensore2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) silo, silos* * *['elɪveɪtə(r)]1) AE (in building) ascensore m.2) (hoist) elevatore m., montacarichi m.3) AE (for grain) silo m.
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