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1 perforate
['pɜːfəreɪt]verbo transitivo (per) forare* * *['pə:fəreit](to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.) perforare, bucherellare- perforation* * *['pɜːfəreɪt]verbo transitivo (per) forare -
2 puncture
I ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] II 1. ['pʌŋktʃə(r)]1) (perforate) forare, bucare [tyre, balloon]; perforare [ organ]2.to puncture sb.'s pride o ego — sgonfiare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] forarsi, bucarsi* * *1. verb(to make or get a small hole in: Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.) bucare, forare2. noun(a hole in a tyre: My car has had two punctures this week.) foratura, bucatura* * *puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/n.2 (autom., ciclismo, ecc.) foratura; bucatura: to get a puncture, bucare; forare; to have a puncture, avere una gomma a terra; to mend a puncture, riparare una gomma bucata; puncture repair, riparazione di una foraturaFALSI AMICI: puncture non significa puntura nel senso di iniezione o di punzecchiatura di insetto. (to) puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/A v. t.1 pungere3 (fam.) sgonfiare; ridimensionare; umiliare: to puncture sb. 's enthusiasm, sgonfiare l'entusiasmo di q.B v. i.* * *I ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] II 1. ['pʌŋktʃə(r)]1) (perforate) forare, bucare [tyre, balloon]; perforare [ organ]2.to puncture sb.'s pride o ego — sgonfiare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] forarsi, bucarsi -
3 riddle
I ['rɪdl]nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)II ['rɪdl]nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.III ['rɪdl]1) (perforate)to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]
2) (undermine)to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]
* * *I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.)II ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.)* * *riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/n.2 enigma: the riddle of the universe, l'enigma dell'universo; to talk (o speak) in riddles, parlare per enigmi.riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/n.(ind. min., metall.) crivello; setaccio; vaglio.(to) riddle (1) /ˈrɪdl/A v. i. (arc.)B v. t.● Riddle me this, risolvi questo indovinello! (cfr. ital. fam. «indovina indovinello»)riddlern.chi fa indovinelli; chi parla per enigmi.(to) riddle (2) /ˈrɪdl/v. t.2 passare al crivello; setacciare ( anche fig.): to riddle the soil, passare il terriccio al crivello● riddled with, pieno di: riddled with holes, pieno di buchi; a text riddled with errors, un testo pieno di errori.* * *I ['rɪdl]nome indovinello m., enigma m. (anche fig.)II ['rɪdl]nome vaglio m., crivello m., setaccio m.III ['rɪdl]1) (perforate)to riddle sth. with — crivellare qcs. di [ bullets]
2) (undermine)to be riddled with — essere minato o roso da [ disease]; essere tormentato da [ guilt]; [ language] pullulare o essere pieno di [ambiguities, errors]
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