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I 1. [piːk]1) (of mountain) picco m., cima f., vetta f., sommità f.2) (of cap) visiera f.3) (of inflation, demand) picco m., punta f.; (of price) valore m. massimo; (on a graph) picco m.4) fig. (of career, empire, creativity) culmine m., apice m.; (of fitness, form) meglio m., top m.5) (busiest time) ora f. di punta; tel. tariffa f. intera2.modificatore [figure, risk, level, price] massimo; [fitness, form, performance] eccellente, ottimoII [piːk]verbo intransitivo [inflation, rate] raggiungere un picco, un massimo (at di); fig. [career, interest] raggiungere l'apice, il culmineto peak too early — [ runner] scattare, spomparsi troppo presto; [ prodigy] perdersi per strada; (in career) bruciarsi troppo presto
- peak out* * *[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) picco2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) culmine, apice3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) visiera2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) (essere al massimo)- peaked- peaky* * *I 1. [piːk]1) (of mountain) picco m., cima f., vetta f., sommità f.2) (of cap) visiera f.3) (of inflation, demand) picco m., punta f.; (of price) valore m. massimo; (on a graph) picco m.4) fig. (of career, empire, creativity) culmine m., apice m.; (of fitness, form) meglio m., top m.5) (busiest time) ora f. di punta; tel. tariffa f. intera2.modificatore [figure, risk, level, price] massimo; [fitness, form, performance] eccellente, ottimoII [piːk]verbo intransitivo [inflation, rate] raggiungere un picco, un massimo (at di); fig. [career, interest] raggiungere l'apice, il culmineto peak too early — [ runner] scattare, spomparsi troppo presto; [ prodigy] perdersi per strada; (in career) bruciarsi troppo presto
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[piːk]1. n(of mountain) vetta, cima, (mountain itself) picco, (of roof etc) cima, (of cap) visiera, (on graph) vertice m, (fig: of power, career) apice m, verticeto be at its peak — (fame, career, empire) essere all'apice, (business) essere nella fase culminante, (traffic, demand) aver raggiunto il livello massimo
2. adj(demand, production) massimo (-a)
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