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1 ♦ engine
♦ engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/n.1 (mecc.) motore; macchina: four-stroke engine, motore a quattro tempi; internal-combustion engine, motore a combustione interna; motore a scoppio; diesel engine, motore diesel; diesel; the invention of the steam engine, l'invenzione della macchina a vapore; to start (o to switch on) the engine, accendere il motore; to switch off the engine, spegnere il motore4 (fig.) elemento trainante: Entrepreneurs are a major engine of economic growth, gli imprenditori sono un importante elemento trainante dello sviluppo dell'economia5 (comput.) motore6 (stor.) macchina da guerra● (mecc.) engine block, monoblocco ( di motore) □ (ferr.) engine cab, cabina del macchinista □ (ferr., GB) engine driver, macchinista □ (naut.) engine hatchway, boccaporto delle macchine □ engine house, rimessa delle autopompe □ (mecc.) engine lathe, tornio parallelo per filettare □ (aeron.) engine mounting pylon, castello motore □ (ferr.) engine pit, buca per la riparazione delle locomotive □ (mecc.) engine power, potenza del motore □ (autom., mecc.) engine reconditioning, revisione del motore □ ( anche naut.) engine room, sala (delle) macchine □ (naut.) engine-room personnel, personale di macchina □ (autom., mecc.) engine size (o displacement), cilindrata ( del motore) □ (autom.) engine starter, motorino d'avviamento □ (autom., aeron.) engine trouble, guai al motore □ (autom., mecc.) engine tuning, messa a punto del motore NOTA D'USO: - motor o engine?-. -
2 motor
I 1. ['məʊtə(r)]1) (engine) motore m.2) colloq. (car) macchina f.2.1) aut. [industry, racing] automobilistico; [insurance, show] dell'auto; [ vehicle] a motore2) med. [ cell] motore; [disorder, activity, function, nerve] motorioII ['məʊtə(r)]1) (travel by car) andare in macchina2) colloq. (go fast) andare a tutta birra* * *['məutə] 1. noun(a machine, usually a petrol engine or an electrical device, that gives motion or power: a washing-machine has an electric motor; ( also adjective) a motor boat/vehicle.) motore; a motore2. verb(to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.) andare in automobile- motorist- motorize
- motorise
- motorcade
- motorway
- motorbike
- motorcycle
- motor car
- motorcyclist* * *I 1. ['məʊtə(r)]1) (engine) motore m.2) colloq. (car) macchina f.2.1) aut. [industry, racing] automobilistico; [insurance, show] dell'auto; [ vehicle] a motore2) med. [ cell] motore; [disorder, activity, function, nerve] motorioII ['məʊtə(r)]1) (travel by car) andare in macchina2) colloq. (go fast) andare a tutta birra -
3 shut off
* * *1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) chiudere, togliere2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) tagliare fuori, isolare* * *vt + adv2)to shut off (from) — tagliar fuori (da), isolare (da)* * * -
4 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) combustione interna
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