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1 impennata
impennata s.f.1 (di cavallo) rearing (up), prance2 (aer.) zoom3 (scatto d'ira, reazione irosa) bristling, flaring up: è sempre stato facile alle impennate, he has always flared up easily4 (brusco rialzo) sudden rise, upsurge, upswing; (amer.) run-up: un'impennata del prezzo dell'oro, a sudden rise in the price of gold; avere un'impennata, to jump; to soar; un'impennata della pressione, a sudden rise in pressure.* * *[impen'nata]sostantivo femminile1) (di cavallo) prance2) colloq. (con moto, bicicletta) wheelie3) (aumento) leap, steep risesubire o avere un'impennata — [ prezzi] to soar, to skyrocket; [vendite, domanda] to surge
4) aer. nose up, zoom* * *impennata/impen'nata/sostantivo f.1 (di cavallo) prance2 colloq. (con moto, bicicletta) wheelie3 (aumento) leap, steep rise; subire o avere un'impennata [ prezzi] to soar, to skyrocket; [vendite, domanda] to surge3 aer. nose up, zoom. -
2 impennare
impennare1 v.tr.1 (ricoprire di penne) to feather2 (non com.) (cospargere di penne) to strew* with feathers3 (aer.) (munire di impennaggio) to put* a tail unit on.1 (di cavallo) to rear (up), to buck; to prance2 (aer.) to zoom3 (adirarsi, reagire irosamente) to bristle; (fam.) to flare up.* * *[impen'nare]1. vt2. vip (impennarsi)2) (fig : arrabbiarsi) to flare up* * *[impen'nare] 1.verbo transitivo1) aer. to nose up, to zoom2) colloq.2.verbo pronominale impennarsi1) [ cavallo] to rear2) aer. to nose up, to zoom3) fig. (inalberarsi) to flare up, to bridle, to lose* one's temper4) (aumentare) [prezzi, dollaro, vendite] to soar* * *impennare/impen'nare/ [1]1 aer. to nose up, to zoom2 colloq. impennare la moto to do a wheelieII impennarsi verbo pronominale1 [ cavallo] to rear2 aer. to nose up, to zoom3 fig. (inalberarsi) to flare up, to bridle, to lose* one's temper4 (aumentare) [prezzi, dollaro, vendite] to soar. -
3 inalberare
inalberare v.tr. to hoist: inalberare una bandiera, una vela, to hoist a flag, a sail.◘ inalberarsi v.rifl.1 (di cavalli) to prance2 (adirarsi) to lose* one's temper, to get* angry: s'inalbera per un nonnulla, he gets angry about nothing.* * *[inalbe'rare]1. vt(bandiera, insegna) to hoist, run up, raise2. vip (inalberarsi)(fig : arrabbiarsi) to flare up, fly off the handle
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