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1 humming
['hʌmɪŋ]nome (of insect, machine) ronzio m.; (of person) (il) canticchiare* * *humming (1) /ˈhʌmɪŋ/n. [u]ronzio; mormorio.humming (2) /ˈhʌmɪŋ/a.1 che ronza; ronzante2 (fam.) attivo; energico; indaffarato3 (fam.) forte; violento● humming top, trottola armonica.* * *['hʌmɪŋ]nome (of insect, machine) ronzio m.; (of person) (il) canticchiare -
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noun (a small brightly-coloured American bird which makes a humming sound with its wings.) colibrì -
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5 hum
I [hʌm]nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.II 1. [hʌm] 2.1) (make a low sound) [ person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare2) (bustle)to hum with activity — [ office] fervere di attività
••III [hʌm]to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare
interiezione ehm* * *1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) canticchiare2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) ronzare3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) procedere (alla svelta)2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) rumore, borbottio* * *[hʌm]1. n2. vt(tune) canticchiare3. vi(insect) ronzare, (person) canticchiare a labbra chiuse, (engine, machine) rombare, (wireless) mandare un brusio, fig, (fam: be busy) animarsi* * *hum (1) /hʌm/n.1 ronzio; borbottio; rumore sordo e continuo: the hum of insects, il ronzio degli insetti; the hum of machinery, il rumore sommesso dei macchinari2 (pl.) ( di solito hums and ha's o hums and haws) grida, borbottii (di sorpresa, imbarazzo, disapprovazione, ecc.)hum (2) /hʌm/inter.(to) hum /hʌm/A v. i.1 ronzare2 canterellare; canticchiare ( a bocca chiusa): My mother always hums to herself, mia madre canticchia sempre tra sé4 (fam.) essere indaffarato; darsi da fareB v. t.● (fam.) to hum with activity, fervere di attività □ to make things hum, far procedere le cose □ The room hummed with voices, nella stanza c'era un ronzio di voci.* * *I [hʌm]nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.II 1. [hʌm] 2.1) (make a low sound) [ person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare2) (bustle)to hum with activity — [ office] fervere di attività
••III [hʌm]to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare
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6 drone
I [drəʊn]1) (of engine, insects) ronzio m.3) mus. bordone m.II [drəʊn]verbo intransitivo [engine, insect] ronzare; [ person] parlare con voce monotona- drone on* * *[drəun] 1. noun1) (the male of the bee.) fuco2) (a person who is lazy and idle.) poltrone, fannullone3) (a deep, humming sound: the distant drone of traffic.) brusio2. verb1) (to make a low, humming sound: An aeroplane droned overhead.) ronzare, fare brusio2) (to speak in a dull, boring voice: The lecturer droned on and on.) parlare in modo monotono, borbottare* * *[drəʊn]1. n1) (male bee) fuco, pecchione m2) (noise: of bees, aircraft) ronzio, (of voices) brusio2. vi(bee, engine, aircraft) ronzare, (person), (also: drone on) continuare a parlare (in modo monotono), (voice) continuare a ronzare* * *drone /drəʊn/n.1 (zool.) fuco; pecchione5 (naut.) nave teleguidata; missile teleguidato7 (mus.) bordone8 (fig. fam.) discorso barboso, lagna(to) drone /drəʊn/A v. i.2 fare una tiritera: He was droning on about his job again, ha rifatto tutta una tiritera sul suo lavoroB v. t.* * *I [drəʊn]1) (of engine, insects) ronzio m.3) mus. bordone m.II [drəʊn]verbo intransitivo [engine, insect] ronzare; [ person] parlare con voce monotona- drone on
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