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1 insabbiare
fig shelve* * *insabbiare v.tr.1 to cover with sand, to sand; (riempire di sabbia) to silt up2 (fig.) (non mandare avanti) to shelve; (occultare) to cover up: insabbiare un'inchiesta, to shelve an inquiry; insabbiare uno scandalo, to cover up a scandal.◘ insabbiarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to cover oneself; to get* covered with sand; (riempirsi di sabbia) to silt up: il granchio si è insabbiato, the crab has covered itself with sand2 (arenarsi) to run* aground: il battello si è insabbiato, the boat ran aground3 (fig.) to be shelved: il progetto di legge si è insabbiato al senato, the bill was shelved in the Senate.* * *[insab'bjare]1. vt(fig : pratica) to shelve2. vip (insabbiarsi)(barca) to run aground, (fig : pratica) to be shelved* * *[insab'bjare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (coprire di sabbia) to cover [sth.] with sand2) fig. to cover up [ scandalo]insabbiare qcs. — to brush o sweep sth. under the carpet
3) fig. to shelve [progetto, pratica]2.verbo pronominale insabbiarsi1) [ porto] to sand up; [ fiume] to silt (up); (arenarsi) [ barca] to run* aground, to be* grounded2) fig. [progetto, pratica] to be* shelved* * *insabbiare/insab'bjare/ [1]1 (coprire di sabbia) to cover [sth.] with sand3 fig. to shelve [progetto, pratica]II insabbiarsi verbo pronominale2 fig. [progetto, pratica] to be* shelved. -
2 incagliare
◆ v. intr. → incagliarsi.◘ incagliarsi v.intr.pron.1 to get* stuck, to get* held up, to come* to a standstill (anche fig.): si incagliò alle prime difficoltà, he got stuck at the first difficulties; le trattative di pace si sono nuovamente incagliate, the peace negotiations have foundered again2 (mar.) to run* aground: la nave si è incagliata all'imbocco del porto, the ship ran aground at the harbour entrance; portare una nave a incagliare, to strand a ship.
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aground — adj., adv. to run aground (the ship ran aground) * * * [ə graʊnd] to run aground (the ship ran aground) … Combinatory dictionary
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aground — /əˈgraʊnd / (say uh grownd) adjective 1. on the ground; stranded. –adverb 2. onto the ground or shore: the ship ran aground …
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