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"vein;Ader;veia"* * *f veinessere in vena be in the mood* * *vena s.f.1 (anat.) vein: vena cava, vena cava; vena porta, portal vein; tagliarsi le vene, to cut one's veins // non avevo più sangue nelle vene, ( per lo spavento) my blood ran cold // non ha sangue nelle vene, (fig.) he is spineless // si sentì bollire il sangue nelle vene, his blood boiled3 (geol., miner.) ( filone) vein, lode, stringer; ( diamantifera) fissure: questa vena è esaurita, this vein is worked out // trovare una vena d'oro, (anche fig.) to find a goldmine4 ( rigagnolo sotterraneo) (underground) stream, (underground) rivulet: scoprì una vena d'acqua, he discovered a spring5 (fig.) ( inclinazione) vein; ( ispirazione) inspiration; ( disposizione, umore) mood, vein, disposition: vena poetica, poetic vein; la sua vena musicale si è esaurita, his musical inspiration has run out // ha una vena di pazzia, (scherz.) he has a mad streak in him // essere in vena di fare qlco., to feel like doing sthg. (o to feel in the mood to do sthg.) // non è in vena di scherzi, he's not in a joking mood // oggi non sono in vena di ballare, I'm not in the mood for dancing today // fare una cosa di vena, to do sthg. willingly (o readily)* * *['vena]sostantivo femminile1) anat. veintagliarsi le -e — to slash o slit one's wrists
2) (venatura) (di marmo) vein; (di legno) grain3) (rigagnolo)6) fig. (traccia, sfumatura) vein, strain, streak7) fig. (stato d'animo)non sono in vena di scherzare — I'm in no humour o mood for jokes
* * *vena/'vena/sostantivo f.2 (venatura) (di marmo) vein; (di legno) grain3 (rigagnolo) vena d'acqua spring of water7 fig. (stato d'animo) non sono in vena I'm not in the mood; non sono in vena di scherzare I'm in no humour o mood for jokes; essere in vena di generosità to be in a generous mood. -
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"vein;Maserung;veio"* * *venatura s.f.1 vein; ( di legno) grain: le venature di una foglia, the veins of a leaf; un marmo con venature verdi, a green-veined marble2 ( disposizione delle vene) veining; ( di foglie, ali d'insetti) venation: un marmo con una fitta venatura, a marble with (a) thick veining3 (fig.) ( traccia) trace, streak: nelle sue parole c'era una venatura di malinconia, there was a trace of melancholy in his words.* * *[vena'tura]sostantivo femminile1) (striscia) (di marmo) vein; (di legno) grain2) fig. trace, streak, hintuna venatura di tristezza — a vein o hint of sadness
* * *venatura/vena'tura/sostantivo f.1 (striscia) (di marmo) vein; (di legno) grain
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