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♦ ton /tʌn/1 ( long ton, ingl., pari a kg 1.016 circa; short ton, USA, pari a kg 907 circa) tonnellata: a hundred-ton ship, una nave da cento tonnellate2 (naut. = freight ton) tonnellata di nolo (o di noleggio) (kg 1.000 se è metrica, kg 1.016 se è imperiale)5 (spesso al pl.) (fam.) gran quantità; sacco; mucchio: He's got tons of money, ha un sacco di quattrini; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I had a great laugh and met tons of people too, mi sono divertito un mondo e ho anche conosciuto una marea di gente6 (fam. ingl.) (velocità di) 100 miglia all'ora; (punteggio di) 100 e passa: ( di una moto) to do a ton, fare 100 miglia all'ora● (naut.) ton burden, portata ( di una nave) in tonnellate □ (fam.) ton-up, (agg.) ( di una moto o un motociclista) che fa più di 100 miglia all'ora; (sost.) velocità di 100 miglia all'ora; motociclista che va a 100 miglia all'ora, che va a tutta birra (fam.) □ like a ton of bricks ► brick. -
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[tʌn]1) (in weight) GB (anche gross o long ton) long ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 1.016 kg); US (anche net o short ton) short ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 907,2 kg)2) colloq. (a lot)a ton of — una tonnellata o montagna di [papers etc.]
tons of — tonnellate o montagne di [food, bands]
her new car is tons better than the other one — la sua nuova macchina è mille volte meglio dell'altra
••* * *1) (a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes): It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.) tonnellata2) (a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).) tonnellata (di stazza)•- tonnage- tons* * *[tʌn]1) (in weight) GB (anche gross o long ton) long ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 1.016 kg); US (anche net o short ton) short ton m. (unità di misura equivalente a 907,2 kg)2) colloq. (a lot)a ton of — una tonnellata o montagna di [papers etc.]
tons of — tonnellate o montagne di [food, bands]
her new car is tons better than the other one — la sua nuova macchina è mille volte meglio dell'altra
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net ton — ➔ ton * * * net ton UK US noun [C] MEASURES ► SHORT TON(Cf. ↑short ton) … Financial and business terms
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net ton — 1. Also called net register ton. Naut. one gross ton registered as taxable. 2. See short ton. * * * … Universalium
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net — 1. net [ nɛt ] n. m. • 1891; mot angl. « filet » ♦ Anglic. (tennis, ping pong, volley) Il y a net : la balle a effleuré le haut du filet. Net ! net 2. net, nette [ nɛt ] adj. et adv. • 1120 « pur, serein » (ciel); lat. nitidus « … Encyclopédie Universelle