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1 rickety
['rɪkətɪ]2) fig. [ coalition] traballante, instabile3) med. rachitico* * *['rikəti](not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse: a rickety table.) sgangherato, traballante* * *rickety /ˈrɪkətɪ/a.1 (med.) rachitico2 (fig.) sgangherato; traballante: a rickety bridge, un ponte sgangherato; a rickety table [chair], un tavolo [una sedia] traballante; rickety stairs, una scala pericolantericketinessn. [u]1 (med.) rachitismo* * *['rɪkətɪ]2) fig. [ coalition] traballante, instabile3) med. rachitico
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