il terzo atto della commedia non è ben saldato con il resto

"to weld;

Verschweissen;

unir por soldagem"

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weld

ossa set

fattura pay (off)

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saldare v.tr.

1 (metall.) to weld; ( brasare) to solder, to braze: saldare all'arco elettrico, to arc-weld; saldare a punti, to spot-weld; saldare a scintillio, to flash-weld; saldare ad argento, to silver-solder; saldare a ottone, to braze, to hard-solder; saldare a stagno, to solder, to soft-solder

2 (fig.) ( collegare) to link up with (sthg.), to fit in with (sthg.), to dovetail into (sthg.), to tie up with (sthg.): il terzo atto della commedia non è ben saldato con il resto, the third act of the play does not link up well with (o does not fit in well with o does not dovetail well into) the rest of the play

3 (comm.) to pay* (off), to settle, to square up, to quit, to balance, to liquidate: saldare un conto, una fattura, to pay (o to settle) a bill, an invoice; saldare il conto del sarto, to pay the tailor's bill (o to settle up with the tailor o to square up with the tailor); saldare i conti, to settle (o to balance) one's accounts; saldare un debito, to settle (o to quit o to discharge) a debt; saldare i creditori, to settle with creditors

4 ( ossa, fratture ecc.) to join.

◘ saldarsi v.intr.pron.

1 (metall.) to weld; to solder

2 ( di ferite) to heal; ( di ossa) to knit

3 (fig.) ( collegarsi) to tie up, to link, to fit: questi fatti non si saldano bene tra di loro, these facts don't tie up (o don't link up) very well; le loro due versioni non si saldano bene, their two versions don't tie up very well (o don't fit very well together).

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1. vt

1) Tecn, (gen) to join, (con saldatore) to solder, (con saldatura autogena) to weld

2) (conto) to settle, pay, (fattura, debito) to pay

2. vip (saldarsi)

(ferita) to heal

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verbo transitivo

1) tecn. to solder, to weld

2) med. to join [ frattura]

3) fig. (collegare) to join, to link

4) comm. to pay*, to settle [ conto]; to pay* (off), to clear [ debito]

verbo pronominale saldarsi

1) tecn. [ metalli] to solder, to weld

2) med. [ ossa] to set*, to knit* (together)

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saldare

/sal'dare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 tecn. to solder, to weld

 2 med. to join [ frattura]

 3 fig. (collegare) to join, to link

 4 comm. to pay*, to settle [ conto]; to pay* (off), to clear [ debito]; saldare in contanti, tramite assegno to pay cash, by cheque

II saldarsi verbo pronominale

 1 tecn. [ metalli] to solder, to weld

 2 med. [ ossa] to set*, to knit* (together)

IDIOMS

saldare i conti con qcn. to get even with sb.