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1 plough up
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2 ■ plough in
■ plough inA v. t. + avv.B v. i. + avv.(fam.) buttarcisi, gettarsi nella mischia (fig.). -
3 ■ plough on
■ plough onv. i. + avv.1 (agric.) continuare ad arare2 (fam.) procedere con determinazione; tirare innanzi. -
4 ■ plough up
■ plough upv. t. + avv.1 (agric.) arare; finire di arare3 rinvenire, trovare (qc.) arando: The farmer ploughed up an ancient vase, arando il contadino rinvenne un vaso antico. -
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I 1. [plaʊ]nome BE agr. aratro m.2. II 1. [plaʊ]1) agr. arare [land, field]; fare [ furrow]2) (invest)2.to plough money into — investire molti soldi in [project, company]
verbo intransitivo BE agr. arare* * *1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) aratro2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) arare2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) (procedere a fatica)3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) sbattere* * *1. n2. vt3. viAgr arare•* * *plough /plaʊ/n.1 (agric.) aratro3 (falegn.) incorsatoio4 (ind. min.) piallatrice5 (fam. antiq.) bocciatura● (astron.) the Plough, il Gran Carro, l'Orsa Maggiore ( costellazione) □ plough-beam, stanga centrale, timone ( dell'aratro) □ plough-iron, coltro □ plough-shoe, dentale ( legno del vomere) □ plough-staff, nettatoio; arnese per pulire il coltro □ plough-tree, manico dell'aratro □ (fig.) to put one's hand to the plough, porre mano all'opera; intraprendere un lavoro.(to) plough /plaʊ/A v. t.B v. i.1 arare; fare l'aratura● (naut.: di nave) to plough across, attraversare ( l'oceano, ecc.) □ (fig.) to plough the sands, arare il mare; fare una cosa inutile.* * *I 1. [plaʊ]nome BE agr. aratro m.2. II 1. [plaʊ]1) agr. arare [land, field]; fare [ furrow]2) (invest)2.to plough money into — investire molti soldi in [project, company]
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6 Plough n
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7 plough in
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8 ■ plough through
■ plough throughv. i. + prep.1 procedere (o farsi largo) a fatica attraverso (o in, su): to plough through the snow, procedere a fatica nella neve2 fare (leggere, ecc.) a fatica: to plough through a novel to the end, riuscire a fatica a finire di leggere un romanzo □ to plough one's way through, fendere, farsi largo a fatica tra ( la folla, ecc.); aprirsi a stento un varco fra. -
9 plough back
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10 ■ plough into
■ plough intoA v. t. + prep.B v. i. + prep. (fam.)1 buttarsi, gettarsi a corpo morto su (fig.): to plough into the study of Russian, buttarsi a corpo morto a studiare il russo2 ( di un veicolo) andare a sbattere contro; infilarsi in; piombare su: The bus left the road and ploughed into the cottage, l'autobus è uscito di strada ed è andato a sbattere contro la villetta. -
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12 plough into
plough into [sth.]1) (crash into) [ vehicle] andare a sbattere contro [tree, wall]; investire [ crowd]* * *plough into [sth.]1) (crash into) [ vehicle] andare a sbattere contro [tree, wall]; investire [ crowd] -
13 ■ plough back
■ plough backA v. t. + avv.1 (agric.) sotterrare con l'aratro; sovesciare2 (fin.) reinvestire ( utili, profitti): All our profits are ploughed back into the business, tutti i nostri profitti vengono reinvestiti nell'aziendaB v. i. + avv.(fin.: di un'impresa) autofinanziarsi. -
14 ■ plough under
■ plough underv. t. + avv. -
15 (to) trench-plough
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16 (to) trench-plough
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17 ploughman plough·man
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18 snowplough snow·plough
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19 snow plough
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20 plow
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