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1 horn
[hɔːn] 1.1) zool. (of animal) corno m.; (of snail) antenna f.; (of owl) ciuffo m.; fig. (on moon, anvil) corno m.2) mus. corno m.3) (of car) clacson m.4) U (substance) corno m.2.made of horn — in, di corno
modificatore mus. [player, teacher] di corno; [ part] per corno••to draw o pull in one's horns (feeling hurt) ritirarsi nel proprio guscio; (financially) tagliare sulle spese; to lock horns with sb. — scontrarsi (violentemente) con qcn
* * *[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corno2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) corno; di corno3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corno4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corno5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) clacson6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) corno7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) tromba•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *horn /hɔ:n/A n.1 corno ( in ogni senso); (geogr.) picco; antenna ( d'insetto): the horns of a snail, le corna d'una lumaca; to blow the horn, suonare il corno; (mus.) French horn, corno francese; (mitol.) the horn of plenty, il corno dell'abbondanza; la cornucopia2 (autom.) tromba; clacson: to sound (o to honk, to toot) one's horn, suonare il clacson; strombettare7 (volg.) erezioneB a. attr.di corno: a horn handle, un manico di corno● (geogr.) the Horn, Capo Horn □ (ferr.) horn-bar, asse ( di carro o carrozza) □ (geogr.) the Horn of Africa, il Corno d'Africa □ (mus.) horn player, suonatore di corno; cornista □ horn-rimmed glasses, occhiali con montatura di corno □ (miner.) horn silver, cerargirite □ ( di un animale) to cast (o to shed) one's horns, perdere le corna □ (fig.) to draw (o to pull) in one's horns, ridurre le spese, tirare la cinghia (fig.); ( anche) venire a più miti consigli, abbassare la cresta (fig.) □ to be on the horns of a dilemma, avere di fronte a sé due alternative ugualmente spiacevoli.(to) horn /hɔ:n/v. t.3 (fig. arc.) cornificare; fare le corna a (q.)● (fam.) to horn in (on), intromettersi, immischiarsi (in).* * *[hɔːn] 1.1) zool. (of animal) corno m.; (of snail) antenna f.; (of owl) ciuffo m.; fig. (on moon, anvil) corno m.2) mus. corno m.3) (of car) clacson m.4) U (substance) corno m.2.made of horn — in, di corno
modificatore mus. [player, teacher] di corno; [ part] per corno••to draw o pull in one's horns (feeling hurt) ritirarsi nel proprio guscio; (financially) tagliare sulle spese; to lock horns with sb. — scontrarsi (violentemente) con qcn
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2 hunting
['hʌntɪŋ] 1.nome caccia f. (of a)2.modificatore [ground, lodge, season] di caccia* * *noun (the activity of chasing animals etc for food or for sport.) caccia* * *hunting /ˈhʌntɪŋ/A n. [u]3 (mecc.) pendolamentoB a. attr.di (o da) caccia; per la caccia: hunting ground, terreno (o territorio) di caccia ( anche fig.); hunting horn, corno da caccia; hunting knife, coltello da caccia; the hunting season, la stagione della caccia● (GB) hunting box = hunting lodge ► sotto □ hunting crop (o whip), frustino □ hunting dog, cane da caccia; (zool., Lycaon pictus) licaone □ hunting lodge, casino di caccia; capanno da caccia □ hunting pink, rosso ( della giacca indossata nella caccia alla volpe).* * *['hʌntɪŋ] 1.nome caccia f. (of a)2.modificatore [ground, lodge, season] di caccia -
3 deer
[dɪə(r)]* * *plural; see deer* * *deer /dɪə(r)/2 ( Cervus) cervo; ( Dama) daino; ( Capreolus) capriolo: deer hunting (o deer-stalking) caccia al cervo● deer horn, palco, corno di cervo; ( anche) corno di cervo ( il materiale) □ deer-lick, rocce coperte di sale ( per i cervi) □ deer-park, riserva di cervi NOTA D'USO: - deer o venison?-.* * *[dɪə(r)]
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Hunting horn — Hunting Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hunting horn — n. a signaling horn used during a hunt … English World dictionary
hunting horn — horn blown in the hunt … English contemporary dictionary
hunting horn — /ˈhʌntɪŋ hɔn/ (say hunting hawn) noun 1. a cylindrical instrument, about 20 cm long, used in fox hunting to give signals. 2. an early form of orchestral horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle, used in hunting in some countries for… …
hunting-horn — huntˈing horn noun A horn used in hunting, a bugle • • • Main Entry: ↑hunt … Useful english dictionary
hunting horn — noun a straight horn blown to give signals during hunting … English new terms dictionary
hunting horn — noun Date: 1598 a signal horn used in the chase; specifically a coiled circular horn with a flared bell and a cup shaped mouthpiece … New Collegiate Dictionary
hunting horn — hunt′ing horn n. mad the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle and having a flaring bell … From formal English to slang
hunting horn — noun : a signal horn used in the chase; specifically : a long conical tube coiled in a large circle and having a large flaring end and a trumpet mouthpiece compare french horn … Useful english dictionary
hunting horn — Music. the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle for carrying over the shoulder, and having a flaring bell and a trumpetlike mouthpiece. [1685 95] * * * … Universalium
hunting horn — noun A bugle, normally having three spirals, on which signals are blown during a hunt … Wiktionary