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1 sleeve
[sliːv]1) (of garment) manica f.to pull o tug at sb.'s sleeve tirare qcn. per la manica; to roll up one's sleeves — rimboccarsi le maniche (anche fig.)
2) (of record) copertina f.; (of CD) custodia f.••* * *[sli:v]1) (the part of a garment that covers the arm: He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves.) manica2) ((also record-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record.) copertina, custodia3) (something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) manicotto•- - sleeved- sleeveless
- have/keep something up one's sleeve
- have/keep up one's sleeve* * *sleeve /sli:v/n.2 (mecc.) manicotto5 (aeron.) manica a vento6 (elettr.) tubetto isolante● (mecc.) sleeve bearing, cuscinetto a manicotto □ sleeve-board, stiramaniche □ (mecc.) sleeve coupling (o sleeve joint), giunto a manicotto □ ( USA) sleeve links, gemelli; bottoni da polso □ (GB) sleeve notes, scritte sulla copertina di un cd □ (mecc.) sleeve valve, valvola a fodero □ (fig.) to have a card [an idea, a plan, ecc.] up one's sleeve, avere un asso nella manica [un'idea, un progetto, ecc. di riserva] □ (fig.) to laugh up one's sleeve, ridere sotto i baffi □ ( anche fig.) to roll up one's sleeves, rimboccarsi le maniche □ (fig.) to wear one's heart on one's sleeve, parlare col cuore in mano.(to) sleeve /sli:v/v. t.sleeveda.(spec. nei composti) con le maniche; dalle maniche: a short-sleeved shirt, una camicia con le maniche corte.* * *[sliːv]1) (of garment) manica f.to pull o tug at sb.'s sleeve tirare qcn. per la manica; to roll up one's sleeves — rimboccarsi le maniche (anche fig.)
2) (of record) copertina f.; (of CD) custodia f.•• -
2 enclose
[ɪn'kləʊz]verbo transitivo circondare; (with fence, wall) cingere (with, by con); (in outer casing) racchiudere (in in); (within brackets) mettere (in tra); (in letter) accludere, allegare ( with, in a)* * *[in'kləuz]1) (to put inside a letter or its envelope: I enclose a cheque for $4.00.) accludere, allegare2) (to shut in: The garden was enclosed by a high wall.) circondare, recingere•* * *[ɪn'kləʊz]verbo transitivo circondare; (with fence, wall) cingere (with, by con); (in outer casing) racchiudere (in in); (within brackets) mettere (in tra); (in letter) accludere, allegare ( with, in a)
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