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♦ car /kɑ:(r)/A n.1 automobile; auto; macchina (fam.); vettura: police car, auto della polizia; an executive car, un'automobile di rappresentanza; used car, automobile usata (o di seconda mano); to drive a car, guidare una macchina NOTA D'USO: - auto o car?-2 (con attr.) (ferr.) vagone; carrozza: first-class car, carrozza di prima classe; sleeping-car, vagone letto; dining-car, vagone ristorante; buffet car, carrozza ristoro7 (ind. min.) vagoncino; vagonettoB a. attr.automobilistico; di, per automobile (o automobili, auto); auto-; auto (posposto); in auto: the car industry, l'industria automobilistica; car dealer, concessionario d'auto; autoconcessionario; car alarm, antifurto per auto; car accessories, accessori (per l') auto; autoaccessori; car chase, inseguimento in auto; car crash, incidente d'auto; scontro automobilistico; car ferry, traghetto per automobili (o per auto); car insurance, assicurazione auto; car trip, viaggio in auto● car-accessory manufacturer, accessorista ( fabbricante) □ car-accessory supplier (o dealer), accessorista ( venditore) □ car-body builder, carrozziere ( costruttore) □ car-body repairer, carrozziere ( riparatore) □ car bomb, autobomba □ (GB) car-boot sale, vendita all'aperto, da parte di privati, di oggetti domestici usati (generalm. esposti nel bagagliaio dell'auto) □ car breaker, sfasciacarrozze; demolitore d'auto □ car-care products, articoli per l'automobile ( additivi, spray, ecc.) □ ( USA) car-carrier, bisarca; cicogna □ car hire, autonoleggio □ car licence, permesso di circolazione; libretto (fam.) □ car maker, costruttore (o produttore) di automobili □ (GB) car park, parcheggio □ (GB) car-park attendant, posteggiatore □ car phone, telefono da auto □ car pool ► carpool □ car radio, autoradio □ car-recovery service, soccorso stradale; autosoccorso □ car registration, immatricolazione di automobile □ car rental, autonoleggio; nolo auto □ car sharing, uso collettivo di una sola automobile ( per recarsi al lavoro, ecc.); car sharing □ car sick ► carsick □ car sickness, mal d'auto □ car show, autosalone □ car stylist, progettista (o stilista) d'auto; carrozziere □ car tax, tassa di circolazione ( per l'auto); bollo □ car theft, furto d'auto □ car topper, portapacchi ( o altro contenitore, sul tetto dell'auto); ( anche) piccola imbarcazione ( che si può portare sul tetto dell'auto) □ car transporter, bisarca; cicogna □ car trimmer, tappezziere per auto □ car trimming, tappezzeria per auto □ car wash, autolavaggio □ car worker, operaio dell'industria automobilistica. -
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I 1. ['reɪlrəʊd]nome AE1) (network) ferrovia f.2) (anche railroad track) binario m.3) (company) ferrovie f.pl.2.modificatore AE [industry, link, accident] ferroviario; [ tracks] della ferroviaII ['reɪlrəʊd]verbo transitivo colloq. (push)to railroad sb. into doing — forzare qcn. a fare
* * *noun ((American) a railway.) ferrovia* * *railroad /ˈreɪlrəʊd/n. ( USA)1 ferrovia; strada ferrata● ( USA) railroad car, vagone ferroviario □ ( USA) railroad ferry, traghetto ferroviario □ ( USA) railroad switch, scambio (dei binari) □ railroad truck, carrello ferroviario.(to) railroad /ˈreɪlrəʊd/v. t. ( USA)● (fam.) to railroad st. through, forzare l'approvazione di qc. ( un progetto, un disegno di legge, ecc.).* * *I 1. ['reɪlrəʊd]nome AE1) (network) ferrovia f.2) (anche railroad track) binario m.3) (company) ferrovie f.pl.2.modificatore AE [industry, link, accident] ferroviario; [ tracks] della ferroviaII ['reɪlrəʊd]verbo transitivo colloq. (push)to railroad sb. into doing — forzare qcn. a fare
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