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1 pear-shaped
adjective a forma di pera -
2 pear-shaped adj
['pɛəˌʃeɪpt]a forma di pera, (woman) con le spalle strette e i fianchi larghi -
3 ♦ pear
♦ pear /pɛə(r)/n. (bot.)1 pera● pear-shaped, a pera; a forma di pera; (fig., fam.) a rotoli; a monte. -
4 ♦ shaped
♦ shaped /ʃeɪpt/a.1 (mecc.) sagomato; modellato; plasmato; foggiato● ill-shaped, deforme; malformato □ well-shaped, ben fatto; di belle forme; proporzionato. -
5 pear
[peə(r)]1) (fruit) pera f.••to go pear-shaped — colloq. andare a monte
* * *[peə](a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; ( also adjective) a pear tree.) pera; pero* * *[peə(r)]1) (fruit) pera f.••to go pear-shaped — colloq. andare a monte
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6 bulb
[bʌlb]1) el. lampadina f.2) bot. bulbo m.3) (of thermometer) bulbo m.* * *1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) bulbo, tubero2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) lampadina3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) bulbo•- bulbous* * *bulb /bʌlb/n.1 ( di pianta, termometro, capello, ecc.) bulbo; ( di pianta) tubero: (anat.) hair bulb, bulbo capillifero● bulb socket, portalampada.* * *[bʌlb]1) el. lampadina f.2) bot. bulbo m.3) (of thermometer) bulbo m. -
7 avocado
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8 fig
[fɪg]* * *[fiɡ](a type of soft pear-shaped fruit, often eaten dried.) fico* * *fig (1) /fɪg/n.1 fico: green [dried] figs, fichi freschi [secchi]3 (fam.: a fig) niente; un fico (secco); un tubo: I don't care (o give) a fig (about him), non m'importa un fico (di lui)● (zool.) fig-eater (o fig-pecker) ( Sylvia simplex), beccafico □ ( anche arte e fig.) fig leaf, foglia di fico.fig (2) /fɪg/n. [u](fam. antiq.) nella loc. in full fig, in ghingheri; in tiro (fam.).* * *[fɪg] -
9 guava
['gwɑːvə] [AE 'gwɔːvə]nome (tree, fruit) guaiava f.* * *(the yellow pear-shaped fruit of a type of tropical tree.) guaiava* * *guava /ˈgwɑ:və/(bot., Psidium guaiava) pero delle Indie; psidio; guava.* * *['gwɑːvə] [AE 'gwɔːvə]nome (tree, fruit) guaiava f. -
10 drop
I [drɒp]1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs
3) (vertical distance, slope)4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.5) (sweet)••II 1. [drɒp]1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.
to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto
6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto
can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?
8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]2.1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) caderewe dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi
the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m
2) (fall away)3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsito drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.
4) colloq. (collapse)to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]
•- drop by- drop in- drop off- drop out••to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo
* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) goccia2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) goccia, goccio3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) abbassamento, calo4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) dislivello2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) lasciar cadere2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cadere3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abbandonare4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) lasciare, far scendere5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) scrivere•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out* * *I [drɒp]1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs
3) (vertical distance, slope)4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.5) (sweet)••II 1. [drɒp]1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.
to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto
6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto
can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?
8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]2.1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) caderewe dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi
the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m
2) (fall away)3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsito drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.
4) colloq. (collapse)to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]
•- drop by- drop in- drop off- drop out••to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo
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