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m shield* * *scudo1 s.m.1 ( arma) shield; buckler // levata di scudi, (fig.) outcry // portar qlcu. sugli scudi, (fig.) to exalt s.o. // (bot.) a forma di scudo, peltate2 (fig.) shield; defence, protection: gli fece scudo con la sua persona, he shielded him with his own body // scudo umano, human shield // farsi scudo di qlcu., to shield oneself behind s.o.; farsi scudo di qlco., to shield oneself with sthg. // scudo fiscale, tax shield3 (arald., mar.) escutcheon5 (di animali, guscio) shieldscudo2 s.m. ( antica moneta italiana) scudo (pl. -i): due scudi d'oro, two gold scudi // scudo europeo, European currency unit (abbr. ECU).* * *['skudo]sostantivo maschile1) (arma difensiva) shield2) fig. shieldfare scudo a qcn. col proprio corpo — to shield sb. with one's body
farsi scudo di o con qcs. — to use sth. as a shield (anche fig.)
3) tecn. shield4) zool. (di rettili) scute, scutum5) arald. (e)scutcheon, shield6) numism. scute7) geol. shield* * *scudo/'skudo/sostantivo m.1 (arma difensiva) shield2 fig. shield; fare scudo a qcn. col proprio corpo to shield sb. with one's body; farsi scudo di o con qcs. to use sth. as a shield (anche fig.)3 tecn. shield; scudo termico heat shield4 zool. (di rettili) scute, scutum5 arald. (e)scutcheon, shield6 numism. scute7 geol. shield.
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