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['hʌmpbæk]1) (anche humpback whale) megattera f.2) hunchback* * *noun (a back with a hump.) gibbosità* * *humpback /ˈhʌmpbæk/n.2 gobbo, gobba● (GB) humpback bridge, ponte a schiena d'asinohumpbackeda.gobbo; gibboso● (GB) humpbacked bridge, ponte a schiena d'asino.* * *['hʌmpbæk]1) (anche humpback whale) megattera f.2) hunchback -
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['hʌmpˌbæk](also: humpback bridge) ponte m a schiena d'asino -
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I [hʌmp]nome (of person, camel) gobba f.; (of earth) collinetta f.••II [hʌmp]to have (got) the hump — BE colloq. fare il muso
verbo transitivo BE colloq. (lift, carry) portare* * *1. noun1) (a large lump on the back of an animal, person etc: a camel's hump.) gobba2) (part of a road etc which rises and falls in the shape of a hump.) gobba•- humpback2. adjective(rising and falling in the shape of a hump: a humpback bridge.) (a schiena d'asino)* * *[hʌmp]1. nAnat gobbait gives me the hump Brit fam — mi mette di malumore
we're over the hump fig — il peggio è passato, il più è fatto
2. vt1) (arch: back) inarcare2) (fam: carry) portare* * *hump /hʌmp/n.1 gobba; gibbosità; protuberanza2 collina; collinetta; montagnola3 (fig.) ostacolo; scoglio (fig.)4 (ferr.) parigina; sella di smistamento a gravità6 (GB fam.) – the hump, irritazione; nervoso; malumore: He got ( o took) the hump, gli è venuto il nervoso; è stato colto dal malumore; to give sb. the hump, far venire il nervoso a q.● ( slang USA) to bust one's hump, ammazzarsi di lavoro; farsi un culo così (volg.) □ (fig.) to be over the hump, avere superato lo scoglio maggiore.(to) hump /hʌmp/A v. t.3 (GB fam.) far venire il nervoso; mettere di malumore4 (volg.) scopareB v. i.1 curvarsi; inarcarsi2 (volg.) scopare.* * *I [hʌmp]nome (of person, camel) gobba f.; (of earth) collinetta f.••II [hʌmp]to have (got) the hump — BE colloq. fare il muso
verbo transitivo BE colloq. (lift, carry) portare -
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['hʌmpbækt]aggettivo gobbo, con la gobba* * *adjective (having a hump on the back.) gobbo* * *humpbacked► humpback* * *['hʌmpbækt]aggettivo gobbo, con la gobba
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Humpback — may refer to:* Humpback whale * Humpback dolphin * Humpback salmon * Humpback, a variant of hunchback … Wikipedia
Humpback — Hump back , n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Humpback — Humpback, s. Buckelwal … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
humpback — [hump′bak΄] n. 1. a humped, deformed back; kyphosis 2. HUNCHBACK (sense 2) ☆ 3. a large rorqual whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with long flippers and a raised, rounded back ☆ 4. a male pink salmon at the time it travels up rivers to spawn… … English World dictionary
humpback — UK [ˈhʌmpˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms humpback : singular humpback plural humpbacks a humpback whale … English dictionary
humpback — [[t]hʌ̱mpbæk[/t]] humpbacks N COUNT A humpback or a humpback whale is a large whale with a curved back … English dictionary
humpback — noun Date: 1697 1. a humped or crooked back; also kyphosis 2. hunchback 1 3. humpback whale 4. pink salmon … New Collegiate Dictionary
humpback — /hump bak /, n. 1. a back that is humped in a convex position. 2. kyphosis. 3. the humpback whale. [1690 1700; appar. back formation from HUMPBACKED] * * * … Universalium
humpback — noun a) A humped back b) A person with a humpback: hunchback See Also: hump … Wiktionary
humpback — noun Humpback is used before these nouns: ↑bridge … Collocations dictionary
humpback — hump|back [ˈhʌmpbæk] n 1.) a ↑humpback whale 2.) a ↑hunchback … Dictionary of contemporary English