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1 ♦ toy
♦ toy /tɔɪ/n.2 bazzecola; bagatella; inezia; gioco● toy box, scatola dei balocchi □ toy boy ► toyboy □ a toy dog, un cane di piccola taglia □ (econ.) the toy industry, l'industria del giocattolo □ toy model, modellino ( in scala) □ a toy poodle, un barboncino nano □ toy shop (o store), negozio di giocattoli □ toy soldier, soldatino di piombo; (fig.) soldato del papa □ toy train, trenino ( balocco) □ toy yacht, battellino.(to) toy /tɔɪ/v. i.1 giocherellare; baloccarsi; trastullarsi: He toyed with the idea of going abroad, si trastullava con l'idea d'andare all'estero; to toy with one's pipe, giocherellare con la pipa2 amoreggiare; civettare; flirtare. -
2 clockwork
['klɒkwɜːk] 1. 2.••* * *noun (machinery similar to that of a clock: a toy which works by clockwork.) carica; meccanismo* * *clockwork /ˈklɒkwɜ:k/A n. [u]B a. attr.2 (fig.) preciso, esattissimo3 (fig.) troppo regolare; sempre uguale; monotono● like clockwork, come un orologio (o un cronometro); con perfetta regolarità □ Everything went like clockwork, tutto andò liscio come l'olio.* * *['klɒkwɜːk] 1. 2.•• -
3 clockwork clock·work
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clockwork — UK [ˈklɒkˌwɜː(r)k] / US [ˈklɑkˌwɜrk] noun [uncountable] a) a set of springs inside a toy or other object that make it work when you turn a handle or key b) [only before noun] operated by a set of springs that work when you turn a handle or key •… … English dictionary
clockwork — clock|work [ klak,wɜrk ] noun uncount a set of SPRINGS inside a toy or other object that make it work when you turn a handle or key a. only before noun operated by a set of springs that work when you turn a handle or key like clockwork happening… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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