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f eagle* * *aquila s.f.1 eagle // aquila reale, ( Aquila chrysaëtos) golden eagle // aquila di mare, ( Haliaeëtus albicilla) ern (e), (pop.) sea eagle // aquila di mare dalla testa bianca, ( Haliaeëtus leucocephalus) bald-eagle // ( pesce) aquila di mare, ( Myliobatis aquila) eagle-ray // (fig.): dagli occhi d'aquila, eagle-eyed (o sharp-sighted); sguardo d'aquila, keen (o penetrating) glance3 (mil.) eagle, standard: l'aquila nera di Prussia, the black eagle of Prussia; le aquile romane, the Roman eagles* * *['akwila]sostantivo femminile1) zool. eagle2) fig. genius••* * *aquila/'akwila/sostantivo f.1 zool. eagle; aquila reale golden eagle2 fig. genius; non è un'aquila he's no master mindocchio d'aquila eagle eye; avere occhi o vista d'aquila to be eagle-eyed.
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