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1 mantle
['mæntl]2) fig. lett. manto m.* * *mantle /ˈmæntl/n.1 manto ( anche fig.); mantello; mantella; cappa: The fields are under a mantle of snow, i campi sono sotto un manto di neve3 (scient.) mantello4 (edil.) manto5 (geol.) mantello terrestre● (fig.) to inherit the mantle of, raccogliere l'eredità di; essere l'erede di.(to) mantle /ˈmæntl/A v. t.ammantare; (fig.) coprire, nascondere, velareB v. i.2 coprirsi, soffondersi di rossore: Her face mantled with emotion, il viso le si soffuse di rossore per l'emozione* * *['mæntl]2) fig. lett. manto m. -
2 mantle man·tle n
['mæntl]old (garment) mantello, manto, (also: gas mantle) reticella, Geol mantello -
3 ♦ gas
♦ gas /gæs/1 [uc] (fis.) gas: My flat is heated by gas, il mio appartamento ha il riscaldamento a gas; The gas is on, il gas è acceso; tear gas, gas lacrimogeno; natural gas, gas naturale2 [u] (fam. USA, abbr. di gasoline) benzina: gas station, distributore di benzina; stazione di rifornimento3 [u] (fig. fam.) ciarle; ciance; sciocchezze; fesserie: Stop your gas!, smettila di parlare a vuoto!4 [u] (mil.) gas (asfissiante)5 [u] (autom.) metano; gas6 [u] (autom., fam.) gas; acceleratore: DIALOGO → - Car problems 1- Give it a bit of gas, schiaccia l'acceleratore7 [u] (med.) anestetico; anestesia● gas appliances, apparecchi a gas □ (chim.) gas black, nero di gas; nerofumo □ (mil.) gas bomb, bomba a gas □ gas bottle, bombola per (o di) gas □ ( un tempo) gas-bracket, braccio per lampada a gas ( infisso al muro) □ gas burner, bruciatore di gas; becco a gas: ( anche) fornello a gas □ gas chamber, camera a gas □ (tecn.) gas chromatograph, gascromatografo □ (chim.) gas chromatography, gascromatografia □ gas coal, carbone da gas (o di storta) □ gas coke, coke □ gas cooker, cucina a gas □ gas cylinder = gas bottle ► sopra □ (fis.) gas dynamics, gasdinamica □ gas engine, motore a gas □ gas engineer, gasista □ gas fire, stufa a gas □ ( di un impianto di riscaldamento) gas-fired, a gas □ gas fitter, gasista □ gas fittings (o fixtures), raccorderia per impianti di riscaldamento a gas □ (autom., USA) gas gauge, spia (del livello) della benzina □ (fam. USA) gas-guzzler, auto che «beve» molto □ gas heater, stufa (o scaldabagno) a gas □ gas helmet, casco munito di respiratore ( per minatori, ecc.) □ gas installer, gasista □ gas lamp, lampada a gas □ gas light, luce (o lampada) a gas □ gas lighter, accendino a gas; accendigas □ gas main, conduttura del gas □ gas mantle, reticella metallica ( di lampada a gas) □ gas mask, maschera antigas □ gas meter, contatore del gas □ gas motor = gas engine ► sopra □ (ind.) gas oil, gasolio □ (mecc.) gas-operated, a gas: (autom.) gas-operated dampers, ammortizzatori a gas □ gas oven, forno a gas; camera a gas □ (med., scherz.) gas-passer, anestesista □ (autom., USA) gas pedal, pedale dell'acceleratore □ the gas people, quelli del gas; gli operai del gas; i gasisti □ gas pipe, conduttura del gas □ (ind.) gas pipeline, gasdotto □ (bot., Dictamnus albus) gas plant, dittamo; frassinella □ gas producer, gassogeno □ ( USA) gas pump, distributore di benzina; pompa (fam.); stazione di servizio □ gas range, cucina a gas □ gas ring, fornello a gas □ gas stove, cucina (o stufa) a gas □ gas tank, serbatoio del gas; (autom., USA) serbatoio della benzina: gas tank door, sportellino della benzina ( sulla fiancata) □ gas-tar, catrame di gas □ (mecc.) gas turbine, turbina a gas □ gas warfare, guerra in cui viene fatto uso di gas velenosi □ (metall.) gas-welding, saldatura a gas □ gas well, pozzo di gas □ (fam.) to step on the gas, (autom. e fig.) premere l'acceleratore (pop.: dare gas); ( per estens.) accelerare; (fig.) fare in fretta, darci dentro □ to turn on [off] the gas, accendere [spegnere] il gas.(to) gas /gæs/A v. t.2 (chim.) sottoporre all'azione del gas3 (mil.) asfissiare con gas tossici; gasare, gassare4 (di solito al passivo) avvelenare col gas: to be gassed in a mine, essere avvelenati dal gas in una miniera5 (ind. tess.) gazareB v. i.2 (fam.) chiacchierare; parlare a vanvera
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