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1 ♦ breast
♦ breast /brɛst/n.2 petto; torace: breast-high, che arriva al petto: He struck his breast twice, si colpì il petto due volte3 (fig.) petto; seno; cuore6 (archit.) parapetto● (med.) breast cancer, cancro della mammella; cancro al seno □ breast collar, tirella ( finimento) □ breast drill, trapano a petto □ breast-fed = breastfed ► to breastfeed □ breast harness, pettorale ( di cavallo) □ breast implant, protesi al seno □ breast milk, latte materno □ breast-pin, spilla da cravatta □ breast pocket, taschino ( di giacca) □ breast pump, tiralatte □ (naut.) breast rope, traversino □ (archit.) breast wall, muro di sostegno □ to beat one's breast, battersi il petto □ to make a clean breast of it, confessare tutto; togliersi un peso dalla coscienza.(to) breast /brɛst/v. t.1 affrontare; tener testa a● ( sport) to breast the tape, tagliare il nastro (o il traguardo) col petto. -
2 percussion
[pə'kʌʃn] 1.1) mus. percussioni f.pl.2) (striking together) colpo m., percussione f.2.modificatore [ instrument] a percussione* * *1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; ( also adjective) a percussion instrument.) percussione; a percussione2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) percussione•* * *percussion /pəˈkʌʃn/n. [u]1 ( anche med.) percussione: (mus.) percussion instruments, strumenti a percussione; ( d'arma da fuoco) percussion lock, meccanismo di percussione● percussion cap, capsula, detonatore; ( di fucile antiquato o giocattolo) fulminante □ (mecc.) percussion drill, perforatrice a percussione □ (mecc.) percussion pin, percussorepercussionistn.(mus.) percussionistapercussivea.di percussione.* * *[pə'kʌʃn] 1.1) mus. percussioni f.pl.2) (striking together) colpo m., percussione f.2.modificatore [ instrument] a percussione -
3 piston
['pɪstən]nome pistone m.* * *['pistən]((in engines, pumps etc) a round piece usually of metal that fits inside a cylinder and moves up and down or backwards and forwards inside it.) pistone* * *piston /ˈpɪstən/n.1 (mecc.) pistone; stantuffo2 (mus.) pistone● (mecc.) piston displacement, cilindrata ( di un motore) □ (mecc.) piston drill, perforatrice a pistone □ (mecc.) piston engine, motore a pistoni □ (mecc.) piston pin, perno del pistone; spinotto □ (autom., mecc.) piston ring, anello per stantuffo; fascia elastica del pistone; segmento □ piston rod, biella □ piston stroke, corsa del pistone.* * *['pɪstən]nome pistone m.
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Pin hole — Pin Pin, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pin lock — Pin Pin, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pin rack — Pin Pin, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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