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1 trunk
[trʌŋk] 1.2) (of elephant) proboscide f.3) (for travel) baule m., cassa f.4) AE (car boot) portabagagli m., baule m. (posteriore)5) (duct) collettore m., condotto m.2.* * *1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) tronco2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) baule3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) proboscide4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) tronco, torso5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) bagagliaio•- trunks* * *trunk /trʌŋk/n.5 (autom. USA; cfr. ingl. boot /1/) bagagliaio; vano bagagli: trunk lid, cofano del bagagliaio; cofano posteriore● (telef.) trunk call, chiamata interurbana □ (telef.) trunk circuit, circuito di collegamento □ trunk drawers, calzoni a pallone, calzoni corti ( al ginocchio o sopra) □ (tel.) trunk exchange, centrale interurbana □ ( ginnastica) trunk exercises, esercizi del tronco □ (stor.) trunk hose, brache a sbuffo ( in uso nel '500) □ trunk line, (ferr.) linea principale; (telef.) linea interurbana □ trunk maker, valigiaio □ (autom.) trunk motorway, autostrada principale □ trunk nail, borchia □ trunk road, strada nazionale (o camionale) □ ( ginnastica) trunk rotation, rotazione del tronco □ ( ginnastica) trunk twisting, torsione del busto.* * *[trʌŋk] 1.2) (of elephant) proboscide f.3) (for travel) baule m., cassa f.4) AE (car boot) portabagagli m., baule m. (posteriore)5) (duct) collettore m., condotto m.2. -
2 ♦ busy
♦ busy /ˈbɪzɪ/a.1 occupato; indaffarato; affaccendato; preso: He's a very busy man, è sempre molto occupato; I'm rather busy, sono un po' preso; to be busy with st., essere preso da qc.; occuparsi di qc.; affacendarsi con qc.; He's busy packing, sta facendo (o è occupato a fare) le valigie; We're busy discussing it just now, ne stiamo discutendo proprio ora; This'll keep them busy for a while, questo li terrà occupati per un po' NOTA D'USO: - occupied o busy?-2 animato; molto attivo; pieno d'attività; pieno di traffico; trafficato: a busy town, una città animata; a busy road, una strada piena di traffico (o trafficata); a busy crossroads, un incrocio di gran traffico; to lead a busy life, fare vita molto attiva; essere sempre occupatissimo; Restaurants and cafeterias are very busy, i ristoranti e le tavole calde hanno molto lavoro; a very busy day, una giornata piena3 (telef., spec. USA) occupato: «Line busy», «(il numero è) occupato»; busy signal (o busy tone) segnale di linea occupata NOTA D'USO: - engaged o occupied?-● as busy as a bee, indaffaratissimo □ busy bee, persona indaffarata □ to get busy, darsi da fare; sbrigarsi; mettersi al lavoro; mettersi sotto.(to) busy /ˈbɪzɪ/v. t.– to busy oneself doing st., essere occupato a fare qc.; to busy oneself with st., occuparsi di; darsi da fare con; trafficare con; armeggiare con; He busied himself in the kitchen, ha sfaccendato in cucina.
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