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1 commuter belt
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2 ♦ belt
♦ belt /bɛlt/n.3 (mecc.) cinghia; nastro: conveyor belt, nastro trasportatore; fan belt, cinghia del ventilatore; belt drive, tramissione a cinghia7 zona; cintura; fascia: green belt, cintura di verde; (astron.) asteroid belt, fascia di asteroidi; industrial belt, cintura industriale; commuter belt, zona abitata da pendolari9 (fam.) colpo; botta sberla● (fam. GB) belt-and-braces, (fatto, deciso, ecc.) per duplice precauzione □ belt elevator, elevatore a nastro □ ( USA) belt line, anello ferroviario; circolare ( di autobus o filobus) □ belt-tightening, il tirare la cinghia; il fare economia; vita frugale □ below the belt, sotto la cintola (o la cintura); (fig.) slealmente, sleale, scorretto: to hit sb. belt the belt, ( boxe) colpire q. sotto la cintura; (fig.) assestare un colpo basso a q.; (di commento, ecc.) essere un colpo basso □ (fig.) to tighten one's belt, stringere (o tirare) la cinghia, fare economie □ (fig.) under one's belt, in mano; in tasca; al proprio attivo; ( anche) nello stomaco, in pancia: He has two degrees under his belt, ha in tasca due lauree; I have ten years as a manager under my belt, ho al mio attivo dieci anni di dirigenza; He's already got a few under his belt, ha già bevuto qualche bicchiere.(to) belt /bɛlt/A v. t.3 legare, assicurare (con una cintura, una cinghia)5 colpire con forza; scagliare; scaraventare6 (fam.) picchiareB v. i.2 (con avv. o compl. di direzione) (fam. GB) andare a gran velocità; precipitarsi; correre; galoppare; andare a tutta birra (fam.): to belt along (the motorway), andare a tutta birra (in autostrada); He belted down the lane, si è buttato di corsa giù per il sentiero; to belt out, uscire di botto; schizzare fuori; We belted up to Scotland, ci siamo precipitati in Scozia; ( di pioggia) DIALOGO → - Weather- It's absolutely belting down!, piove a dirotto! -
3 commuter
[kə'mjuːtə(r)]nome pendolare m. e f.* * *noun (a person who travels to work daily.) pendolare* * *commuter /kəˈmju:tə(r)/n.● commuter belt, periferia abitata da pendolari; zona di pendolari.* * *[kə'mjuːtə(r)]nome pendolare m. e f. -
4 commuter com·mut·er n
[kə'mjuːtə(r)]pendolare m/f
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