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f (pl -ce) marchsports walktechnology motoring gearmarcia indietro reversemettersi in marcia set off* * *marcia1 s.f.1 march (anche mil.): raggiunsero la capitale dopo tre giorni di marcia, after three days' march they reached the capital; dopo un'ora di marcia ci fermammo, after walking one hour we halted // mettere in marcia, to start; mettersi in marcia, to set off (o to start off) // marcia forzata, forced march: siamo indietro col lavoro e quindi occorre procedere a marce forzate, (fig.) we are behind with our work and so we'll have to put a spurt on // (mil.) formazione di marcia, order of march // (st.) marcia su Roma, march on Rome2 ( sport) walk: marcia non competitiva, non-competitive walk3 (manifestazione) march: organizzare una marcia di protesta, to organize a protest march4 (mus.) march: marcia funebre, dead (o funeral) march; marcia nuziale, trionfale, wedding, triumphal march5 (aut.) gear, speed: automobile a quattro marce, car with four gears; innestare la marcia, to engage the gears; cambiare (la) marcia, to change gear; inversione di marcia, reverse; ''In che marcia sei?'' ''In terza'', ''Which gear are you in?'' ''Third''; marcia sovramoltiplicata, overdrive; marcia avanti, forward gear (o speed); andare a marcia avanti, to go in forward gear, (di nave) to go ahead; marcia indietro, reverse gear; andare a marcia indietro, to reverse // far marcia indietro, (fig.) to back out // avere una marcia in più, (fig.) to be a cut above.* * *1) (movimento di persone, soldati) marchmarcia per la pace, di protesta — peace, protest march
in senso contrario a quello di marcia — backwards, with one's back to the engine, facing backward(s)
nel senso di marcia — facing the engine, facing forward(s)
3) aut. gear, speedcambiare marcia — to change o shift AE gear
fare marcia indietro — to back (up), to go into reverse, to reverse, to go back; fig. to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack
4) sport walk, walking race5) mus. marchmarcia funebre — Death March, funeral march
••* * *marciapl. -ce /'mart∫a, t∫e/ ⇒ 10sostantivo f.1 (movimento di persone, soldati) march; marcia per la pace, di protesta peace, protest march; in marcia on the march; è a un giorno di marcia da qui it's a day's march from here2 (movimento di veicoli) in senso contrario a quello di marcia backwards, with one's back to the engine, facing backward(s); nel senso di marcia facing the engine, facing forward(s); fare un'inversione di marcia to make a U-turn3 aut. gear, speed; cambiare marcia to change o shift AE gear; fare marcia indietro to back (up), to go into reverse, to reverse, to go back; fig. to back off, to back-pedal, to backtrack4 sport walk, walking race; la marcia di 10 km the 10 km walkavere una marcia in più to have the edge over o on.
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