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1 diramazione
diramazione s.f.1 branch, branching out, ramification; ( di strada) branch, fork: una importante diramazione ferroviaria, an important branch (line) in the railway system; una diramazione del fiume, a branch (o fork) in the river2 ( diffusione) sending out, diffusion, transmission: diramazione di un ordine, the issuing of an order; diramazione per radio, broadcasting3 (comm.) branch (office).* * *[diramat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) (ramificazione) (di strade, fiumi) ramification; (di rami) offshoot2) (ramo, braccio) (di strade, tubazioni, fiume) branch, ramification; (di albero) offshoot; ferr. branch line3) (succursale, filiale) branch, offshoot4) (per radio, TV) broadcasting* * *diramazione/diramat'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 (ramificazione) (di strade, fiumi) ramification; (di rami) offshoot2 (ramo, braccio) (di strade, tubazioni, fiume) branch, ramification; (di albero) offshoot; ferr. branch line3 (succursale, filiale) branch, offshoot4 (per radio, TV) broadcasting. -
2 frutto
m fruit* * *frutto s.m.1 fruit: frutto acerbo, maturo, unripe, ripe fruit; frutto secco, essiccato, dry (o dried) fruit; frutto carnoso, fleshy fruit; frutto selvatico, wild fruit; frutto caduco, windfall // i frutti della terra, the fruits of the earth // il frutto proibito, (fig.) forbidden fruit // cogliere il frutto quando è maturo, to wait till the moment is ripe // (dir.): frutti pendenti, standing fruits (o standing crop o away going crop); frutti naturali, natural fruits; frutti naturali del suolo, growing crops; frutti civili, civil (o artificial) fruits2 frutti di mare, shellfish, mussels, (amer.) seafood3 (fig.) fruit; ( risultato) result; outcome; ( ricompensa) reward: i frutti di un anno di lavoro, the fruits (o the results) of a year's work; i frutti della pace, the fruits of peace; i frutti dell'amore, the fruits of love; i frutti di un'educazione sbagliata, the outcome of a wrong upbringing; è frutto della tua fantasia, it's a result of your imagination // vivere del frutto del proprio lavoro, to live on the fruits of one's work; raccogliere il frutto delle proprie fatiche, to see the results of one's efforts; raccogliere il frutto dei propri sacrifici, to reap the rewards of one's sacrifices // non dar frutto, (fig.) to bear (o yield) no fruit // mettere a frutto la propria esperienza, to put one's experience to good use // senza frutto, ( inutile) fruitless (o useless), ( inutilmente) fruitlessly (o uselessly o unprofitably)4 (econ.) ( rendita) interest, revenue, yield, return: frutto del capitale, return on capital; un investimento che dà buon frutto, a profitable investment; mettere a frutto un capitale, to put capital to interest (o to invest capital); porre, mettere a frutto una somma, to put a sum of money (out) to interest; prendere, prestare denaro a frutto, to borrow, to lend money at interest; (Borsa) queste azioni mi danno un frutto del 9%, these shares yield 9% interest.* * *['frutto]sostantivo maschile1) fruit2) fig. (risultato) fruit, result; (di decisione, idea) offshootportare o dare (buoni) -i to bear fruit, to yield benefits; i -i del proprio lavoro the fruit(s) of one's labours; i miei sforzi non hanno dato nessun frutto my efforts came to nothing o didn't bear fruit; mettere a frutto le proprie capacità — to fulfil one's potential
3) econ. (profitto) revenue, interest, income•frutto proibito — bibl. forbidden fruit
- i di bosco — fruits of the forest, soft fruit U
- i di mare — seafood, shellfish
* * *frutto/'frutto/sostantivo m.1 fruit; frutto maturo ripe fruit; prendi un frutto have some fruit; carico di -i laden with fruit; cogliere un frutto dall'albero to pick a fruit from the tree; albero da frutto fruit tree2 fig. (risultato) fruit, result; (di decisione, idea) offshoot; portare o dare (buoni) -i to bear fruit, to yield benefits; i -i del proprio lavoro the fruit(s) of one's labours; i miei sforzi non hanno dato nessun frutto my efforts came to nothing o didn't bear fruit; mettere a frutto le proprie capacità to fulfil one's potential3 econ. (profitto) revenue, interest, incomefrutto esotico exotic fruit; frutto della passione passion fruit; frutto proibito bibl. forbidden fruit; - i di bosco fruits of the forest, soft fruit U; - i di mare seafood, shellfish. -
3 ramificazione
"branching off;Zweig;ramal"* * *f ramification* * *ramificazione s.f.1 ramification (anche fig.): le ramificazioni di un fiume, di una società, the ramifications of a river, of a society // (anat.) (dei bronchi, di arterie ecc.) branch // (zool.) ramificazione delle corna, (di cervo, daino ecc.) antler (o tine o prong)2 (inform.) drop.* * *[ramifikat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) bot. anat. ramification2) (di organizzazione) offshoot3) (di strada) fork; (di fiume) branch* * *ramificazione/ramifikat'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 bot. anat. ramification2 (di organizzazione) offshoot3 (di strada) fork; (di fiume) branch. -
4 virgulto
virgulto s.m.2 (fig.) scion.* * *[vir'gulto]sostantivo maschile lett.1) bot. offshoot2) fig. (rampollo) offspring* * *virgulto/vir'gulto/sostantivo m.lett.1 bot. offshoot2 fig. (rampollo) offspring. -
5 propaggine sf
[pro'paddʒine]Bot layer, (fig : diramazione) offshoot -
6 propaggine
sf [pro'paddʒine]Bot layer, (fig : diramazione) offshoot
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