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1 railway
['reɪlweɪ] 1.nome BE1) (network) ferrovia f.to use the railways — viaggiare in o usare il treno
2) (anche railway line) linea f. ferroviarialight railway — ferrovia vicinale, metropolitana leggera
3) (anche railway track) binario m.4) (company) ferrovie f.pl.2.modificatore BE [ bridge] ferroviario, della ferrovia; [museum, link, tunnel, accident] ferroviario* * *1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) ferrovia2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) ferrovia* * *['reɪlweɪ] 1.nome BE1) (network) ferrovia f.to use the railways — viaggiare in o usare il treno
2) (anche railway line) linea f. ferroviarialight railway — ferrovia vicinale, metropolitana leggera
3) (anche railway track) binario m.4) (company) ferrovie f.pl.2.modificatore BE [ bridge] ferroviario, della ferrovia; [museum, link, tunnel, accident] ferroviario -
2 state
I 1. [steɪt]1) (condition) stato m.to be in a good, bad state — essere in buono, cattivo stato
in a good, bad state of repair — in buone, cattive condizioni
2) pol. amm. (anche State) stato m.3) (ceremonial) pompa f., cerimonia f.2. 3.1) (government) [school, sector, enterprise] pubblico; [pension, university] statale; [TV, railways, secret, subsidy] di stato; [ budget] nazionalestate election — (at a national level) elezioni politiche (a livello nazionale); AE elezioni statali
2) (ceremonial) [ coach] di gala; [occasion, visit, banquet] ufficiale; [ funeral] di statoII [steɪt]1) (express, say) esporre [fact, truth] esprimere [ opinion]; (provide information) indicare [age, income]to state that — [ person] dichiarare che
to state one's case — esporre le proprie ragioni; dir. esporre i fatti
as stated above, below — come indicato sopra, sotto
2) (specify) specificare [amount, place, terms, preference]••* * *I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.)2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.)3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.)•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.)* * *I 1. [steɪt]1) (condition) stato m.to be in a good, bad state — essere in buono, cattivo stato
in a good, bad state of repair — in buone, cattive condizioni
2) pol. amm. (anche State) stato m.3) (ceremonial) pompa f., cerimonia f.2. 3.1) (government) [school, sector, enterprise] pubblico; [pension, university] statale; [TV, railways, secret, subsidy] di stato; [ budget] nazionalestate election — (at a national level) elezioni politiche (a livello nazionale); AE elezioni statali
2) (ceremonial) [ coach] di gala; [occasion, visit, banquet] ufficiale; [ funeral] di statoII [steɪt]1) (express, say) esporre [fact, truth] esprimere [ opinion]; (provide information) indicare [age, income]to state that — [ person] dichiarare che
to state one's case — esporre le proprie ragioni; dir. esporre i fatti
as stated above, below — come indicato sopra, sotto
2) (specify) specificare [amount, place, terms, preference]•• -
3 BR
(abbr. British Rail) ferrovie britanniche* * *BRsigla* * *(abbr. British Rail) ferrovie britanniche -
4 monorail
['mɒnəʊreɪl] 1.aggettivo monorotaia2.nome monorotaia f.* * *['monəreil](a system of railways with trains which run hanging from, or along the top of, one rail.) monorotaia* * *monorail /ˈmɒnəreɪl/n. (tecn.)2 ferrovia soprelevata a monorotaia.* * *['mɒnəʊreɪl] 1.aggettivo monorotaia2.nome monorotaia f. -
5 ♦ railway
♦ railway /ˈreɪlweɪ/n.● a railway accident, un incidente ferroviario □ railway-carriage (o coach), carrozza ferroviaria □ railway-coach, carrozza ferroviaria □ railway company, società ferroviaria □ railway crossing, passaggio a livello □ railway engine, locomotiva □ railway guide, orario ferroviario □ (mecc.) railway jack, binda; cricco (o martinetto) idraulico; carroponte per locomotive □ railway journey (antiq.), viaggio in ferrovia □ railway line, linea ferroviaria □ railway network, rete ferroviaria □ (fin.) railway shares, titoli ferroviari; azioni ferroviarie □ railway siding, raccordo ferroviario □ railway sleeper, traversina ( di binario) □ railway station, stazione ferroviaria □ railway system, rete ferroviaria □ railway terminus, stazione di testa □ railway ticket, biglietto ferroviario □ railway timetable, orario ferroviario □ railway track, binario □ railway wagon, vagone ferroviario □ railway worker, ferroviere □ railway yard, scalo ferroviario; scalo merci □ cable-railway, funicolare □ to work on the railway (o on the railways), lavorare in ferrovia. -
6 socialism
['səʊʃəlɪzəm]nome socialismo m.* * *noun (the belief or theory that a country's wealth (its land, mines, industries, railways etc) should belong to the people as a whole, not to private owners.) socialismo* * *socialism /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/ (polit.)n. [u]socialismo.* * *['səʊʃəlɪzəm]nome socialismo m. -
7 engineer
I [ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)]nome (graduate) ingegnere m.; (in factory) meccanico m.; (repairer) tecnico m.; (on ship) macchinista m. e f.; AE ferr. macchinista m. e f.II [ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)]the (Royal) Engineers — mil. il genio
1) (plot) organizzare, architettare2) (build) costruire* * *1) (a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery: an electrical engineer.) ingegnere2) ((usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.) ingegnere (civile)3) (an officer who manages a ship's engines.) macchinista4) ((American) an engine-driver.) macchinista* * *I [ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)]nome (graduate) ingegnere m.; (in factory) meccanico m.; (repairer) tecnico m.; (on ship) macchinista m. e f.; AE ferr. macchinista m. e f.II [ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)]the (Royal) Engineers — mil. il genio
1) (plot) organizzare, architettare2) (build) costruire -
8 steam
I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up* * *[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapore; di vapore2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapore; a vapore2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumare2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) navigare (a vapore)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cuocere (a vapore)•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up -
9 underground
1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro* * *1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) sotterraneo2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) sottoterra2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) (nella clandestinità)3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) metropolitana* * *1.aggettivo ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) (below ground) [tunnel, shelter] sotterraneo2) (secret) [newspaper, activity] clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. [art, film, movement] underground2.avverbio [ˌʌndə'graʊnd]1) (below ground) [lie, live] sottoterra2) (secretly)3.nome ['ʌndəgraʊnd]1) BE (means of transport) metropolitana f., metro f.2) (secret movement) movimento m. clandestino3) art. mus. teatr. underground m.4.modificatore ['ʌndəgraʊnd] BE (in transport) [network, station, train, map] della metropolitana, della metro -
10 van
I [væn]1) aut. (small, for deliveries etc.) furgoncino m., camioncino m.; (larger, for removals etc.) furgone m.2) AE (camper) camper m.II [væn]* * *(a vehicle for carrying goods on roads or railways: He drives a van; ( also adjective) a van-driver; a vanload of waste paper.) furgone* * *I [væn]1) aut. (small, for deliveries etc.) furgoncino m., camioncino m.; (larger, for removals etc.) furgone m.2) AE (camper) camper m.II [væn]
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