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21 batten
I ['bætn]3) teatr. bilancia f.II ['bætn]verbo transitivo applicare traverse a [ door]; chiudere con assi [ floor]; rivestire di assicelle [ roof]* * *['bætn](a piece of wood used for keeping other pieces in place: These strips are all fastened together with a batten.) listello, assicella* * *batten (1) /ˈbætn/n.1 listello, assicella, tavoletta ( per pavimenti in legno, ecc.): batten door, porta a listelli; batten wall, parete ad assicelle2 (edil.) traversa di porta3 asse; tavolone4 (naut.) serretta5 (aeron.) scudo di prora.batten (2) /ˈbætn/n.(ind. tess.) battente ( del telaio).(to) batten (1) /ˈbætn/v. t.● to batten down the hatches, (naut.) chiudere (o rinforzare) con serrette i boccaporti; (fig.) prepararsi per un'emergenza (o a dare battaglia); correre ai ripari.(to) batten (2) /ˈbætn/v. i.2 – to batten on, ingozzarsi di; ingrassarsi (o prosperare) a spese di: He battened on the poor peasants, s'ingrassava a spese dei poveri contadini.* * *I ['bætn]3) teatr. bilancia f.II ['bætn]verbo transitivo applicare traverse a [ door]; chiudere con assi [ floor]; rivestire di assicelle [ roof] -
22 housework
['haʊswɜːk]* * *noun (the work of keeping a house clean and tidy: My mother has a woman to help her with the housework.) lavori domestici* * *housework /ˈhaʊswɜ:k/n. [u]faccende domestiche; lavori di casa: DIALOGO → - Asking about house rules- How do you arrange the housework?, come vi organizzate per le faccende domestiche?* * *['haʊswɜːk] -
23 lifebelt
['laɪfbelt]nome salvagente m., ciambella f. di salvataggio* * *noun (a ring or belt filled with air or made of a material which floats, for keeping a person afloat.) cintura di salvataggio* * *lifebelt /ˈlaɪfbɛlt/n.(naut.) cintura di salvataggio.* * *['laɪfbelt]nome salvagente m., ciambella f. di salvataggio -
24 strongroom
['strɒŋruːm, -rʊm] [AE 'strɔːŋ-]nome camera f. blindata* * *noun (a room specially constructed for keeping valuable articles, with thick walls and a heavy steel door etc.) (camera blindata)* * *strongroom /ˈstrɒŋru:m/n.camera blindata ( di una banca, ecc.).* * *['strɒŋruːm, -rʊm] [AE 'strɔːŋ-]nome camera f. blindata -
25 ♦ useful
♦ useful /ˈju:sfl/a.1 utile: a very useful book, un libro molto utile; Doctors are useful to the community, i medici sono utili alla comunità; a useful hint, un utile suggerimento; A hotplate is useful for keeping food warm, la piastra elettrica è utile per tenere in caldo il cibo; It would be useful for you to read the documents before you come, sarebbe utile che tu leggessi i documenti prima di venire; to make oneself useful, rendersi utile; to come in useful, tornare utile: You never know what may come in useful one day, non si sa mai cosa potrebbe tornare utile un giorno o l'altro● (fam.) to be pretty useful with one's fists, sapere usare i pugni □ (ind.) useful life, durata (o vita) utile ( di un macchinario, ecc.). -
26 keep abreast of
(to remain up to date with: keeping abreast of recent scientific developments.) tenersi aggiornato/informato di -
27 life-jacket
noun (a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat.) giubbotto salvagente -
28 pure
[pjʊə(r)]aggettivo puroby pure accident — in modo puramente accidentale, per puro caso
* * *['pjuə]1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) puro2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) puro3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) puro (e semplice)4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) puro•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple* * *[pjʊə(r)]aggettivo puroby pure accident — in modo puramente accidentale, per puro caso
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