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121 rear ***
I [rɪə(r)]1. adj(gen) di dietro, posteriore, (Auto: door, window, wheel) posteriore2. n(back part) didietro, parte f posteriore, Anat, (fam: buttocks) didietro, sedere m, Mil retroguardiain or at the rear (of) — dietro (a), didietro (a)
II [rɪə(r)]to bring up the rear — venire per ultimo, Mil formare la retroguardia
1. vt1) (raise: cattle, family) allevare2) (one's head) drizzare2. vi(also: rear up) (esp horse) impennarsi -
122 spare ***
[spɛə(r)]1. adjI've lost my key. - have you got a spare? — ho perso la chiave. - ne hai un'altra?
any spare change, please? — ha qualche spicciolo, per favore?
2) (person: lean) asciutto (-a)2. n(part) pezzo di ricambio3. vt1)she spared no effort or pains in helping me — ha fatto tutto il possibile per aiutarmi2) (do without) fare a meno dican you spare (me) £10? — puoi prestarmi 10 sterline?
I had £1 to spare — mi avanzava 1 sterlina
3) (refrain from hurting, using) risparmiare4)to spare sb the trouble of doing sth — risparmiare a qn la fatica di fare qc -
123 grindstone
['graɪndstəʊn]nome mola f.••to keep o have one's nose to the grindstone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare, non alzare la testa dal lavoro
* * *noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) mola* * *grindstone /ˈgraɪndstəʊn/n.● (fig.) to have (o to keep) one's nose to the grindstone, lavorar sodo; sgobbare senza pausa □ (scherz.) Back to the grindstone!, (torniamo, tornate, ecc.) al lavoro!* * *['graɪndstəʊn]nome mola f.••to keep o have one's nose to the grindstone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare, non alzare la testa dal lavoro
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124 skew
I 1. [skjuː]aggettivo obliquo, sbieco2.II 1. [skjuː] 2.on the skew — di o per traverso
verbo intransitivo (anche skew round) [vehicle, ship] deviare* * *[skju:] 1. adjective(not straight or symmetrical.) obliquo, storto2. verb(to make or be distorted, not straight.) distorcere, travisare; (mettere di traverso)* * *[skjuː]1. adjskew distribution Math — distribuzione f asimmetrica
skew lines Math — rette fpl sghembe
2. vtto be skewed — essere inclinato (-a) or storto (-a)
3. n Briton the skew — storto (-a), di traverso
* * *skew /skju:/A a.1 obliquo; sghembo; sbilenco; storto; fuori squadra: skew bridge, ponte fuori squadra; skew chisel, scalpello storto; skew wheel, ruota a denti obliquiB n. [u]2 (archit.) cimasa; copertina4 (elettron.) inclinazione; obliquitàC avv.di sbieco; a sghembo● (fam.) skew-eyed, strabico □ (comput.) skew failure, errore di disallineamento □ (mecc.) skew gear, ingranaggio sghembo □ (mat.) skew-symmetric, antisimmetrico □ (edil.) skew wall, parete sbieca □ (fam.) skew-whiff, storto, di sghembo; ( di cappello) sulle ventitré □ on the skew, di sghembo; obliquamente.(to) skew /skju:/A v. t.B v. i.2 deviare; cambiare direzione.* * *I 1. [skjuː]aggettivo obliquo, sbieco2.II 1. [skjuː] 2.on the skew — di o per traverso
verbo intransitivo (anche skew round) [vehicle, ship] deviare -
125 wheelbarrow
['wiːlˌbærəʊ] [AE 'hwiːl-]nome carriola f.* * *noun (a small carrier with one wheel at the front, and two legs and two handles at the back: He used a wheelbarrow to move the manure to the back garden.) carriola* * *wheelbarrow /ˈwi:lbærəʊ/n.carriola.(to) wheelbarrow /ˈwi:lbærəʊ/v. t.trasportare in carriola; scarriolare (pop.).* * *['wiːlˌbærəʊ] [AE 'hwiːl-]nome carriola f. -
126 balance **** bal·ance
['bæləns]1. n1) (equilibrium) equilibrioto throw sb off balance — far perdere l'equilibrio a qn, fig sconcertare qn, far mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qn
on balance fig — a conti fatti, tutto sommato
2) (scales) bilanciato hang in the balance fig — essere incerto (-a) or in bilico
balance brought or carried forward — saldo riportato, saldo da riportare
2. vt1) tenere in equilibrio or in bilico, (Auto: wheel) fare l'equilibratura di, (fig: compare) soppesare, valutare, (make up for) compensare2) (Comm: account) saldare, (budget) pareggiare, far quadrare3) (Chem, Math: equations) bilanciare3. vi2) (accounts) quadrare, essere in pareggio -
127 revolve
[rɪ'vɒlv] 1.verbo transitivo fare girare2.verbo intransitivo girareto revolve around — fig. (be focused on) essere imperniato su
* * *[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) girare, ruotare- revolver- revolving* * *[rɪ'vɒlv] 1.verbo transitivo fare girare2.verbo intransitivo girareto revolve around — fig. (be focused on) essere imperniato su
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128 axle
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