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1 ♦ grass
♦ grass /grɑ:s/n.1 [u] (collett.) erba8 (ipp.) pista erbosa● (agric.) grass clippings, sfalci □ ( tennis) grass court, campo in erba; campo erboso: grass-court tennis, tennis sull'erba □ (agric.) grass crops, colture erbacee □ grass cutting, taglio dell'erba □ grass-green, (color) verde prato □ grass roots, (ind. min.) terreno superficiale; (fig.) zona (o popolazione) rurale; (fig.) base, fondamento, fondo ( di un problema, ecc.); (polit.) elettorato di base, la base; (agg.) rurale; (polit.) di base, della base: at grass-roots level, alla base; tra la gente; presso l'elettorato; (ind. min.) grass-roots deposit, giacimento affiorante; (polit.) grass-roots organizer, attivista di base; (polit.) grass-roots opinion, l'opinione della base; a grass-roots movement, un movimento di base □ ( sport) grass skiing, sci sull'erba □ (zool.) grass snake ( Natrix natrix), biscia dal collare □ grass widow, moglie separata (permanentemente o temporaneamente) dal marito; vedova bianca □ grass widower, marito separato (permanentemente o temporaneamente) dalla moglie □ to be at grass, ( di animali) essere al pascolo; (fig.) essere a spasso, in vacanza □ (fig.) to go to grass, andare a terra, essere atterrato; andare in malora, morire □ (fig.) to hear the grass grow, sentir crescere l'erba; avere l'udito finissimo □ (fig.) not to let the grass grow under one's feet, non perdere tempo in sciocchezze; non lasciarsi sfuggire le occasioni □ to send sb. to grass, mandare q. a terra (o al tappeto); atterrare q. □ Keep off the grass!, è vietato calpestare il prato.(to) grass /grɑ:s/A v. t.B v. i.( slang) fare la spia; essere un delatore; fare una soffiata: to grass on sb., fare una soffiata contro q. -
2 clipping
['klɪpɪŋ] 1.nome (from paper) ritaglio m.2.* * *noun (a thing clipped off or out of something, especially a newspaper: She collects clippings about the royal family.) ritaglio* * *clipping (1) /ˈklɪpɪŋ/n.3 (metall.) sbavatura5 (al pl.) frammenti tagliati; ritagli; pezzetti: nail clippings, pezzetti d'unghie tagliate; grass clippings, erba tagliata● clipping bureau [service], agenzia [servizio] di ritagli di stampa □ (comput.) clipping mask, maschera di ritaglio □ (comput.) clipping path, tracciato di ritaglio.clipping (2) /ˈklɪpɪŋ/a.2 veloce.* * *['klɪpɪŋ] 1.nome (from paper) ritaglio m.2.
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