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I [stɔːk]1) bot. gastr. (of grass) stelo m.; (of rose) stelo m., gambo m.; (of broccoli, mushroom) gambo m.; (of leaf, apple, pepper) picciolo m.; (of grape) raspo m.2) zool. (organ) peduncolo m.••II 1. [stɔːk]my eyes were out on stalks — colloq. avevo gli occhi fuori dalle orbite
2) (affect, haunt) [fear, danger] dilagare in; [ disease] diffondersi in, propagarsi in; [ killer] aggirarsi in [ place]3) (harass) molestare (ossessivamente), perseguitare2.1) (walk)to stalk out of the room — (angrily) andarsene dalla stanza infuriato
2) (prowl)to stalk through — aggirarsi per [countryside, streets]
* * *I [sto:k] noun(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.)II [sto:k] verb1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.)2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.)3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?)•- stalker* * *I [stɔːk]1. vt(animal, person) inseguire2. viII [stɔːk] nBot gambo, stelo, (of cabbage) torsolo, (of fruit) picciolo* * *stalk (1) /stɔ:k/n.4 (anat., zool.) peduncolo5 (volg.) verga, pene6 (fam., autom.) leva del cambio● (zool.) stalk-eyed, con gli occhi posti alla sommità dei peduncoli □ (ind. tess.) stalk fiber, fibra di stelo.stalk (2) /stɔ:k/n. [uc]1 andatura altezzosa, imponente(to) stalk /stɔ:k/A v. t.2 ( anche fig.) percorrere a gran passi; correre per: Predators stalk the forest, animali da preda percorrono la foresta; Terror stalked the country, il terrore correva per tutto il paeseB v. i.1 (con avv. o prep.) muoversi con passo impettito o iroso; camminare a grandi passi: to stalk away (o off) andarsene tutto impettito (o arrabbiato): He stalked out of the room, è uscito dalla stanza a grandi passi● stalking horse, cavallo dietro il quale si apposta il cacciatore; (fig.) pretesto, sotterfugio, paravento; (polit.) candidato di comodo, candidato civetta.* * *I [stɔːk]1) bot. gastr. (of grass) stelo m.; (of rose) stelo m., gambo m.; (of broccoli, mushroom) gambo m.; (of leaf, apple, pepper) picciolo m.; (of grape) raspo m.2) zool. (organ) peduncolo m.••II 1. [stɔːk]my eyes were out on stalks — colloq. avevo gli occhi fuori dalle orbite
2) (affect, haunt) [fear, danger] dilagare in; [ disease] diffondersi in, propagarsi in; [ killer] aggirarsi in [ place]3) (harass) molestare (ossessivamente), perseguitare2.1) (walk)to stalk out of the room — (angrily) andarsene dalla stanza infuriato
2) (prowl)to stalk through — aggirarsi per [countryside, streets]
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