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21 chairwoman chair·woman n
['tʃɛəˌwʊmən]- women pl presidentessa -
22 deckchair deck·chair n
['dɛktʃɛə(r)]sedia f sdraio inv -
23 highchair high·chair n
['haɪˌtʃɛə(r)] -
24 invalid chair
n Brit -
25 pushchair push·chair n Brit
['pʊʃˌtʃɛə(r)] -
26 sedan chair
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27 wheelchair wheel·chair n
['wiːlˌtʃɛə(r)] -
28 reclining chair
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29 basket chair
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30 camp chair
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31 high chair
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32 rocking chair
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33 swivel chair
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34 vice-chair
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35 wing chair
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36 swivel
I 1. ['swɪvl]nome perno m.2. II 1. ['swɪvl]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE) fare girare, fare ruotare [chair, telescope]; girare, ruotare [eyes, head, body]2.* * *['swivl] 1. noun(a type of joint between two parts of an object (eg between a chair and its base) that enables one part to turn without the other.) perno2. verb(to move round (as though) on a swivel: He swivelled his chair round to face the desk.) far girare* * *swivel /ˈswɪvl/n. (mecc.)● (naut.) swivel block, bozzello a mulinello □ (ind. costr.) swivel bridge, ponte girevole □ swivel chair, sedia girevole □ (fig. fam.) swivel-eyed, subdolo; disonesto □ (mil.) swivel gun, cannone girevole ( su affusto a piedistallo) □ (mecc.) swivel hook, gancio a mulinello □ ( canottaggio) swivel rowlock, scalmo a forcella □ (med.) swivel stirrup, staffa di trazione □ swivel stool, sgabello girevole.(to) swivel /ˈswɪvl/A v. i.3 (fig.) girarsi, voltarsiB v. t.1 (mecc.) imperniare2 (far) ruotare; (far) girare.* * *I 1. ['swɪvl]nome perno m.2. II 1. ['swɪvl]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE) fare girare, fare ruotare [chair, telescope]; girare, ruotare [eyes, head, body]2. -
37 rocker
['rɒkə(r)]1) AE (chair) sedia f. a dondolo2) (on cradle, chair) asse f. ricurva3) (anche rocker switch) interruttore m. a leva••to be o go off one's rocker — colloq. essere matto da legare, essere svitato
* * *1) (one of usually two curved supports on which a cradle, rocking-chair etc rocks.) asse ricurva (di dondolo)2) (a rocking-chair.) (sedia a dondolo)* * *rocker (1) /ˈrɒkə(r)/n.4 (edil.) appoggio articolato6 (ind. min.) canale concentratore oscillante7 (mil.) affusto● (mecc.) rocker arm, braccio (o leva) oscillante; bilanciere □ (mecc.) rocker shaft, albero oscillante □ (fam.) to be off one's rocker, essere fuori di testa, essere svitato (fig. fam.).rocker (2) /ˈrɒkə(r)/n. (mus.)rocker; rockettaro.* * *['rɒkə(r)]1) AE (chair) sedia f. a dondolo2) (on cradle, chair) asse f. ricurva3) (anche rocker switch) interruttore m. a leva••to be o go off one's rocker — colloq. essere matto da legare, essere svitato
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38 fold
I [fəʊld]1) (crease) (in fabric, paper) piega f.2) geogr. avvallamento m.3) geol. piega f.4) - fold in compostiII 1. [fəʊld]to increase twofold, threefold — raddoppiare, triplicare
1) (crease) piegare [paper, shirt]; chiudere (piegando) [ chair]; piegare, chiudere [ umbrella]; ripiegare, chiudere [ wings]2) (intertwine) congiungere [ hands]2.he folded his arms across his chest — incrociò le braccia sul petto, si mise a braccia conserte
1) [ chair] chiudersi, essere pieghevole2) (fail) [ play] lasciare il cartellone; [ company] chiudere i battenti; [ project] fallire, andare in fumo; [ course] essere annullato•- fold in- fold out- fold upIII [fəʊld]nome agr. ovile m.••* * *I 1. [fould] verb1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.)2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.)3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.)2. noun1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.)2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.)•- folded- folder
- folding II [fould] noun(a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept: a sheep fold.)* * *I [fəʊld] nAgr ovile mII [fəʊld]1. n(bend, crease) also Geol piega2. vt(gen) piegare, (wings) ripiegare3. vi•- fold up* * *fold (1) /fəʊld/n.1 piega; piegatura; segno di piega: the folds of a skirt, le pieghe di una gonna; a fold in a sheet of paper, una piega in un foglio di carta2 corrugamento; increspatura; piega; plica (anat.): a fold of skin, una piega della pelle; un rotolo di carne6 (geol.) piega; corrugamento.fold (2) /fəʊld/n.1 ovile; addiaccio; stabbio2 (fig.: the fold) ovile: to return to the fold, tornare all'ovile; in the family fold, in seno alla famiglia3 (relig.) gregge (di anime); (i) fedeli (pl.).♦ (to) fold (1) /fəʊld/A v. t.1 piegare; ripiegare: to fold a letter [a sheet], piegare una lettera [un lenzuolo]; to fold a tent, ripiegare una tenda; to fold down the corner of a page, piegare in giù l'angolo di una pagina; He folded the clothes into a bundle, fece un involto dei vestiti2 chiudere; ripiegare, raccogliere (ali, petali); incrociare ( le braccia); intrecciare ( le dita); unire ( le mani): The bird folded its wings, l'uccello chiuse le ali; with folded arms, a braccia conserte; She sat with folded hands, sedeva con le mani unite in grembo3 (con avv. o compl.) avviluppare; avvolgere: to fold st. in paper, avvolgere qc. nella carta; A scarf was folded around his neck, una sciarpa gli avvolgeva il collo; The cliffs were folded in fog, le scogliere erano avvolte dalla nebbia4 (con compl.) serrare, stringere ( fra le braccia, ecc.); to fold a child in one's arms, stringere un bambino fra le braccia; to fold sb. to one's breast, abbracciare q.5 (geol.) corrugare; piegareB v. i.1 ( di tavolo, sedia, ecc.) chiudersi; essere pieghevole: to fold flat, chiudersi e diventare piatto5 (geol.) corrugarsi; piegarsi.(to) fold (2) /fəʊld/v. t.* * *I [fəʊld]1) (crease) (in fabric, paper) piega f.2) geogr. avvallamento m.3) geol. piega f.4) - fold in compostiII 1. [fəʊld]to increase twofold, threefold — raddoppiare, triplicare
1) (crease) piegare [paper, shirt]; chiudere (piegando) [ chair]; piegare, chiudere [ umbrella]; ripiegare, chiudere [ wings]2) (intertwine) congiungere [ hands]2.he folded his arms across his chest — incrociò le braccia sul petto, si mise a braccia conserte
1) [ chair] chiudersi, essere pieghevole2) (fail) [ play] lasciare il cartellone; [ company] chiudere i battenti; [ project] fallire, andare in fumo; [ course] essere annullato•- fold in- fold out- fold upIII [fəʊld]nome agr. ovile m.•• -
39 collapse
I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) crollare2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) avere un collasso3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) andare in pezzi4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) ripiegare•* * *collapse /kəˈlæps/n. [uc]1 crollo; caduta: the collapse of a circus tent, il crollo del tendone di un circo; to be in danger of collapse, essere pericolante2 (edil.) cedimento; collasso; sprofondamento4 crollo; rovina, collasso; caduta ( di un governo, ecc.): the collapse of one's plans, la rovina dei propri progetti; The collapse of the whole country must be avoided, bisogna evitare il collasso dell'intera nazione6 ( Borsa, fin.) crollo; crac; tracollo; pesante caduta; collasso: the collapse of a business, il crac di un'azienda; a collapse of (o in) prices, un crollo dei prezzi; the collapse of a currency, il collasso di una moneta8 (med.) collasso; crollo (psicologico): lung collapse, collasso polmonare; mental [nervous] collapse, collasso mentale [nervoso]; on the verge of collapse, sull'orlo del crollo; prossimo a crollare♦ (to) collapse /kəˈlæps/A v. i.2 sprofondare; crollare: The roof may collapse under the weight of the snow, il tetto può crollare sotto il peso della neve3 ( di persona) cadere; lasciarsi cadere, crollare (su qc.): to collapse to the floor, cadere a terra; The old man collapsed into an armchair, il vecchio si è lasciato cadere su una poltrona4 ( di governo, ecc.) cadere; ( di ditta, ecc.) subire un tracollo, fallire, andare a rotoli (o in rovina)8 crollare (psicologicamente); avere un crollo psicologico: He collapsed and confessed everything, è crollato e ha confessato tuttoB v. t.1 far crollare: The explosion collapsed several buildings, l'esplosione fece crollare diversi edifici7 combinare insieme; fondere● to collapse in chaos, cadere in preda al caos □ to collapse in tears, scoppiare a piangere □ (fam.) to collapse with laughter, piegarsi in due dal ridere.* * *I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare -
40 wobble
I ['wɒbl]nome (in voice) tremolio m.; (of chair, table) traballamento m.; (in movement) dondolio m.; fig. tentennamento m.II 1. ['wɒbl] 2.verbo intransitivo [table, chair] traballare, ballare; [pile of books, plates etc.] vacillare; [ voice] tremare; [ person] traballare, barcollare* * *['wobl] 1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) oscillare2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) oscillazione- wobbly- wobbliness* * *wobble /ˈwɒbl/n.1 barcollamento; traballamento; traballone2 oscillazione; tremolio; vacillamento3 (fig.) esitazione; tentennamento; irresolutezza; incostanza(to) wobble /ˈwɒbl/A v. i.1 barcollare; traballare2 oscillare; tremolare; vacillare: Jelly wobbles, la gelatina tremola; His voice wobbled, gli tremolava la voce3 (fig.) esitare; tentennare; titubare; essere incostanteB v. t.(fam.) far barcollare; far traballare; fare oscillare: to wobble the table, far traballare la tavola.* * *I ['wɒbl]nome (in voice) tremolio m.; (of chair, table) traballamento m.; (in movement) dondolio m.; fig. tentennamento m.II 1. ['wɒbl] 2.verbo intransitivo [table, chair] traballare, ballare; [pile of books, plates etc.] vacillare; [ voice] tremare; [ person] traballare, barcollare
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