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f spytechnology pilot lightfare la spia tell, sneak* * *spia s.f.1 spy, informer, (fam.) nark; ( riferito a bambini) telltale, sneak: una rete di spie, a spy network; è una spia della polizia, he is a police informer; fa sempre la spia all'insegnante, he always sneaks to the teacher2 ( indizio, cenno) indication, evidence; proof: l'aumento della disoccupazione è una spia della crisi economica, the increase in unemployment is an indication of the economic crisis3 ( foro, finestra di controllo), peephole, inspection hole, spy hole; ( di porta di convento) grill4 (tecn.) light: spia luminosa, warning light; attento, si è accesa la spia dell'olio, ( di auto) careful, the oil (warning) light is on // lampadina spia, pilot light // fiamma spia, ( di gas) pilot light (o pilot burner) // (tel.) spia di occupato, busy // (aut.) spia usura freni, brake pilot light.* * *['spia] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (agente segreto) spy2) (informatore) spy, infiltrator, nark BE, rat AE; (a scuola) telltale, snitchfare la spia — to blab, to stool, to rat colloq., to nark BE; (a scuola) to tell on, to sneak BE colloq.
3) tecn. (luce) lightspia luminosa — warning light, pilot (light)
4) fig. sign, indication5) (spioncino) spyhole2.aggettivo invariabile [satellite, aereo] spy attrib.* * *spia/'spia/I sostantivo f.1 (agente segreto) spy2 (informatore) spy, infiltrator, nark BE, rat AE; (a scuola) telltale, snitch; fare la spia to blab, to stool, to rat colloq., to nark BE; (a scuola) to tell on, to sneak BE colloq.4 fig. sign, indication5 (spioncino) spyhole[satellite, aereo] spy attrib. -
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3 lampada
f lamplampada alogena halogen lamplampada a stelo floor lamp, BE standard lamplampada al neon neon light* * *lampada s.f. lamp: lampada al neon, neon lamp (o neon tube); lampada a olio, oil lamp; lampada a sospensione, swinging lamp; lampada da tavolino, reading lamp; lampada da muro, ad applique, bracket lamp; lampada a raggi infrarossi, ultravioletti, infrared, ultra-violet lamp; lampada a fluorescenza, fluorescent lamp; lampada ad acetilene, carbide lamp; lampada a gas, gaslamp; lampada a incandescenza, incandescent lamp; lampada di sicurezza, safety lamp (o Davy lamp); lampada spia, pilot lamp; lampada a pila, torch (o spec. amer. flashlight); lampada solare, abbronzante, sunlamp; come sei abbronzato, ti sei fatto la lampada?, look how tanned you are! Have you been under the sunlamp? // lampada di Aladino, Aladdin's lamp.* * *['lampada]sostantivo femminile1) lamp, light•lampada da scrivania — desk light o lamp, table lamp
lampada a stelo — free-standing lamp, standard lamp BE, floor lamp AE
* * *lampada/'lampada/sostantivo f.1 lamp, light2 (abbronzante) fare la lampada to have a sunbathlampada abbronzante sunlamp; lampada da scrivania desk light o lamp, table lamp; lampada a stelo free-standing lamp, standard lamp BE, floor lamp AE.
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