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1 incrociare
1. v/t cross2. v/i nautical term, civil aviation cruise* * *incrociare v.tr.1 (intersecare) to cross, to cut* across: più avanti il viale incrocia la strada principale, the avenue crosses the main road further on // incrociare la spada con qlcu., to cross swords with s.o.2 (accavallare) to cross: incrociare le braccia, to fold one's arms; (fig.) to strike (o to down tools); incrociare le gambe, to cross one's legs; incrociare le dita, to cross one's fingers3 (animali di razze diverse) to cross, to crossbreed*, to interbreed*; (negli allevamenti) to mix; (piante di diversa varietà) to cross-fertilize4 (incontrare) to meet*: sulla via del ritorno incrociammo un'auto rossa, on the way back we met a red car; incrociare un corteo, to meet a procession◆ v. intr. (mar., aer.) to cruise: incrociare lungo la costa di, to cruise off the coast of.◘ incrociarsi v.rifl.rec.1 to cross, to intersect; (incontrarsi) to meet*: le strade si incrociano vicino alla chiesa, the roads cross (o intersect) near the church; i due treni si incrociano a Pavia, the two trains meet at Pavia; i loro sguardi si incrociarono, their eyes met; ci siamo incrociati in via Verdi, we ran into each other in via Verdi2 (biol.) to interbreed*, to intercross; to hybridize.* * *[inkro'tʃare]1. vt1) (gen) to cross, (strada, linea) to cut acrossincrociare le braccia — to fold one's arms, fig to down tools, refuse to work
2) (autoveicolo, persona) to meet3) (animali, piante) to cross2. vi3. vr (incrociarsi)(uso reciproco: strade, rette) to cross, intersect, (persone, veicoli) to pass each other, (fig : sguardi) to meet, (battute) to fly thick and fast* * *[inkro'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to crossincrociare le braccia — to fold o cross one's arms; fig. to down tools BE
incrociare le dita — fig. to keep one's fingers crossed
2) (incontrare) to meet* [ persona]3) biol. to cross, to crossbreed* [animali, piante, specie]2. 3.verbo pronominale incrociarsi1) [pedoni, veicoli] to meet*2) (intersecarsi) to crisscross, to cross (each other), to intersect3) biol. to interbreed** * *incrociare/inkro't∫are/ [1]1 to cross; incrociare le braccia to fold o cross one's arms; fig. to down tools BE; incrociare le dita fig. to keep one's fingers crossed2 (incontrare) to meet* [ persona]3 biol. to cross, to crossbreed* [animali, piante, specie](aus. avere) mar. to cruiseIII incrociarsi verbo pronominale1 [pedoni, veicoli] to meet*2 (intersecarsi) to crisscross, to cross (each other), to intersect3 biol. to interbreed*. -
2 ibridare
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3 generare
( dar vita a) give birth to( causare) generate, createsospetti arouseelettricità, calore generate* * *generare v.tr.1 ( dar vita) to beget*, to breed*, to procreate; (estens.) to give* birth to, to produce: Abramo generò Isacco, Abraham begot Isaac; la Germania ha generato molti musicisti illustri, Germany has produced many celebrated musicians2 ( produrre) to produce: albero che genera molti frutti, tree that produces a lot of fruit; generare ibridi, to interbreed3 (fig.) ( causare) to generate, to engender; to breed*, to beget*; to cause, to arouse: l'ignoranza genera il pregiudizio, ignorance breeds prejudice // generare una malattia, to cause an illness; generare un sospetto, to arouse a suspicion4 (scient., tecn.) to generate, to produce: corrente generata da una batteria, current produced by a battery; (mat.) volume generato da una curva, volume generated by a curve; generare calore, to generate (o to develop) heat.◘ generarsi v.intr.pron. ( formarsi, aver origine) to be generated, to be produced, to be caused: mutazioni genetiche si sono generate dall'esplosione nucleare, genetic mutations have been generated (o caused o produced) by the nuclear explosion.* * *[dʒene'rare]verbo transitivo1) (dare vita) [ donna] to give* birth to [ figlio]; [ seme] to produce [ pianta]2) (provocare) to breed* [malessere, disprezzo]; to cause [ azione]; to bring* about [ cambiamento]; to give*, to cause [ confusione]3) ling. mat. to generate* * *generare/dʒene'rare/ [1]2 (provocare) to breed* [malessere, disprezzo]; to cause [ azione]; to bring* about [ cambiamento]; to give*, to cause [ confusione]3 ling. mat. to generate. -
4 incrocio
m (pl -ci) ( intersezione) crossing( crocevia) crossroadsdi razze animali cross(-breed)* * *incrocio s.m.1 (stradale) crossing, junction; intersaction; crossroads (pl.): incrocio pericoloso, dangerous crossing2 (di fili, linee elettriche) crossover3 (di binari) frog4 (biol.) crossbreed, intercross, mongrel: fare incroci, to interbreed5 (ling.) word (crossing); portmanteau word.* * *1) (crocevia) crossing, crossroads pl., junction2) biol. cross(breed)* * *incrociopl. -ci /in'krot∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.1 (crocevia) crossing, crossroads pl., junction; incrocio pericoloso dangerous crossing2 biol. cross(breed).
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interbreed — verb (interbred; breeding) Date: 1859 intransitive verb to breed together: as a. crossbreed b. to breed within a closed population transitive verb to cause to breed together … New Collegiate Dictionary
interbreed — n. [L. inter, between; A.S. brod, broad] Individuals capable of actual or potential gene exchange by hybridization … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
interbreed — /in teuhr breed /, v., interbred, interbreeding. v.t. 1. to crossbreed (a plant or animal). 2. to cause to breed together. v.i. 3. to crossbreed. 4. to breed or mate with a closely related individual, as in a small, closed population. [1855 60;… … Universalium
