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I ['bəʊlstə(r)]nome piano m. d'appoggioII ['bəʊlstə(r)]verbo transitivo (anche bolster up)1) (boost) infondere [ confidence]to bolster sb.'s ego — dare sicurezza a qcn
2) (shore up) sostenere [ economy]; appoggiare [ argument]* * *['boulstə] 1. noun(a long, often round pillow.) guanciale2. verb((often with up) to prop up: We're getting a loan to bolster (up) the economy.) sostenere* * *bolster /ˈbəʊlstə(r)/n.1 capezzale, guanciale (alla francese)4 (tecn.) supporto; mensola.(to) bolster /ˈbəʊlstə(r)/v. t. e i.4 (econ., fin.) rafforzare; sostenere: to bolster demand, rafforzare la domanda; to bolster the currency, sostenere la moneta● to bolster sb. 's morale, tirar su il morale a q. □ to bolster up, rafforzare; ravvivare: to bolster up sb. 's pride, ravvivare l'orgoglio di q. □ to bolster up a statement, appoggiare (o sostenere, puntellare) un'asserzione.* * *I ['bəʊlstə(r)]nome piano m. d'appoggioII ['bəʊlstə(r)]verbo transitivo (anche bolster up)1) (boost) infondere [ confidence]to bolster sb.'s ego — dare sicurezza a qcn
2) (shore up) sostenere [ economy]; appoggiare [ argument]
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shore — Ⅰ. shore [1] ► NOUN 1) the land along the edge of a sea, lake, etc. 2) (also shores) literary a country or other geographic area bounded by a coast: distant shores. ● in shore Cf. ↑in shore ● … English terms dictionary
shore — shore1 [shôr] n. [ME schore < OE * score (akin to MLowG schore) < or akin to scorian, to jut out < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > HARVEST] 1. land at or near the edge of a body of water, esp. along an ocean, large lake, etc. 2. land as… … English World dictionary
Shore — Shore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoring}.] [OE. schoren. See {Shore} a prop.] To support by a shore or shores; to prop; usually with up; as, to shore up a building. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prop — [n] support aid, assistance, brace, buttress, column, mainstay, post, shore, stanchion, stay, strengthener, strut, truss, underpinning; concepts 440,470 prop [v] hold up or lean against bear up, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, maintain,… … New thesaurus
Shore — Shore, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor, OD. schoore, Icel. skor?a, and perhaps to E. shear, as being a piece cut off.] A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shore — [n] waterside bank, beach, border, brim, brink, coast, coastland, embankment, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, riverbank, riverside, sand, sands, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, shingle, strand, waterfront; concept 509 Ant. inland shore [v]… … New thesaurus
shore up — Prop, support, prop up … New dictionary of synonyms
prop up — verb support by placing against something solid or rigid (Freq. 2) shore and buttress an old building • Syn: ↑prop, ↑shore up, ↑shore • Derivationally related forms: ↑shore (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shore up — verb support by placing against something solid or rigid (Freq. 2) shore and buttress an old building • Syn: ↑prop up, ↑prop, ↑shore • Derivationally related forms: ↑shore (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
shore — shore1 /shawr, shohr/, n. 1. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc. 2. some particular country: my native shore. 3. land, as opposed to sea or water: a marine serving on shore. 4. Law. the space between the ordinary high water… … Universalium
shore — {{11}}shore (n.) c.1300, land bordering a large body of water, perhaps from M.L.G. schor shore, coast, headland, or M.Du. scorre land washed by the sea, probably from P.Gmc. *skur cut and according to etymologists originally with a sense of… … Etymology dictionary