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1 ♦ spark
♦ spark (1) /spɑ:k/n.1 scintilla ( anche fig.); favilla: an electric spark, una scintilla elettrica; the spark of genius, la scintilla del genio2 (fig.) barlume; traccia; sprazzo; (un) po': Not a spark of life remained in her, non v'era più traccia di vita in lei; if you had a spark of intelligence in you, se ci fosse un barlume d'intelligenza in te● (mecc.) spark arrester, parascintille □ (elettr., autom.) spark coil, bobina d'accensione; rocchetto d'induzione □ (elettr.) spark gap, spinterometro □ (mecc.) spark knock, detonazione normale ( di motore) □ (autom., elettr.) spark lead, anticipo dell'accensione □ (fig.) spark out, svenuto, senza conoscenza; ( anche) che dorme della grossa □ (autom., elettr.; USA) spark plug, candela (d'accensione) (cfr. ingl. sparking plug, sotto plug, def. 4) □ (mecc.) to advance [to retard] the spark, anticipare [ritardare] l'accensione □ not a spark, neanche un po'; neppure un pizzico □ (fig.) to strike sparks off each other, stimolarsi a vicenda □ Whenever the two teams meet, sparks fly, ogni volta che le due squadre si affrontano, sono scintille.spark (2) /spɑ:k/n.1 elegantone; damerino; tipo alla moda2 (arc.) corteggiatore; innamorato(to) spark (1) /spɑ:k/A v. i.B v. t.1 incitare; stimolare; infiammare● to spark off, accendere, dar fuoco a; (fig.) scatenare; provocare; far esplodere ( tumulti, ecc.) □ ( slang USA) to spark up, accendere ( una sigaretta, uno spinello).(to) spark (2) /spɑ:k/ ( raro)A v. i.B v. t.corteggiare; far la corte a.
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