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[meɪn] 1.1) (pipe) (for water, gas, electricity) conduttura f. principale; (for sewage) collettore m.to turn [sth.] on, off at the main(s) — attaccare, staccare [ electricity]; aprire, chiudere il rubinetto principale di [gas, water]
3) lett. (sea) mare m., oceano m.2.modificatore mains [ gas] di città; [ electricity] di rete; [ water] corrente; [ appliance] a corrente; [ plug] di corrente; [ lead] elettrico; [ voltage] di alimentazione3.aggettivo [problem, entrance, clause, course] principale••* * *[mein] 1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principale2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); ( also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) tubatura principale- mainly- mainland
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- mainstream* * *main (1) /meɪn/n.1 conduttura (o tubatura) principale ( dell'acqua, del gas): One of the mains has broken, s'è rotta una delle tubature principali2 (pl.) condutture, tubature; rete di distribuzione ( dell'elettricità); rete: Charge the battery by plugging your mobile into the mains, caricate la batteria inserendo il cellulare nella (presa di) rete; The cottage is on the mains, il cottage è collegato alla rete di distribuzione3 (pl.) punto di collegamento ( dell'impianto domestico) alla rete: to turn the water off at the mains, togliere l'acqua chiudendo la saracinesca principale; to switch off the electricity at the mains, togliere la corrente agendo sull'interruttore generale● in the main, nel complesso; nell'insieme; per lo più.♦ main (2) /meɪn/a.principale; primario; più importante; essenziale: main entrance, entrata principale; the main street of a town, la via principale d'una città; the main point, il punto essenziale ( d'un argomento, d'una discussione)● the main body of an army, il grosso d'un esercito □ the main chance, la grande occasione □ (gramm.) main clause, proposizione principale □ (naut.) main deck, ponte principale; ponte di coperta (o di manovra) □ ( slang USA) the main drag, il luogo dello struscio (fam.); il corso □ main entry, lemma principale □ (ferr.) main line, linea principale □ main road, strada maestra □ (naut.) main royal, controvelaccio □ (naut.) main royal yard, pennone di controvelaccio □ (comput.) main storage, memoria centrale; memoria principale □ ( USA) Main Street, il corso; (fig., anche spreg.) gli abitanti tipici ( d'una cittadina); (econ., fin.) l'economia reale (contrapposto a Wall Street, cioè all'economia finanziaria) □ ( USA) main-street, provinciale; piccolo borghese □ (naut.) main topgallant sail, gran velaccio □ (naut.) main topgallant yard, pennone di velaccio □ (naut.) main topmast studding sail, coltellaccio di gabbia □ (naut.) main topsail yard, pennone della gabbia di maestra □ (naut.) main yard, pennone di maestra □ by main force, a viva forza □ to have an eye to the main chance, non perdere di vista il proprio interesse.main (3) /meɪn/n. (arc.)3 combattimento di galli.* * *[meɪn] 1.1) (pipe) (for water, gas, electricity) conduttura f. principale; (for sewage) collettore m.to turn [sth.] on, off at the main(s) — attaccare, staccare [ electricity]; aprire, chiudere il rubinetto principale di [gas, water]
3) lett. (sea) mare m., oceano m.2.modificatore mains [ gas] di città; [ electricity] di rete; [ water] corrente; [ appliance] a corrente; [ plug] di corrente; [ lead] elettrico; [ voltage] di alimentazione3.aggettivo [problem, entrance, clause, course] principale••
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