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1 ♦ ladder
♦ ladder /ˈlædə(r)/n.1 scala ( non in muratura): rung ladder, scala a pioli; rope ladder, scala di corda; (naut.) biscaglina; (fig.) the social ladder, la scala sociale; to climb a ladder, salire su una scala a pioli● ladder ditcher, escavatore ( di trincee) a catena di tazze □ ladder dredge, draga a tazze □ (elettron.) ladder network, rete a scala □ ladder stitch, punto a scala ( nel ricamo) □ (fig.) the ladder to success, il mezzo per conseguire il successo □ (ferr.) ladder track, binario di smistamento □ ladder trencher = ladder ditcher ► sopra □ ladder truck, autoscala ( dei pompieri) □ to mend ladders in a stocking, rimagliare una calza.(to) ladder /ˈlædə(r)/A v. t.B v. i.( di calze) smagliarsi. -
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I [rʌŋ] II [rʌŋ]1) (of ladder) piolo m.2) (in hierarchy) scalino m.* * *I noun(a step on a ladder: a missing rung.)II see ring* * *I [rʌŋ] n(of ladder) piolo, (of chair) traversaII [rʌŋ] ppSee:* * *rung (1) /rʌŋ/n.2 (fig.) gradino; grado: to start at the bottom rung of the ladder, cominciare dal gradino più basso ( della carriera); cominciare dalla gavetta; the bottom rung of the diplomatic career, il grado più basso della carriera diplomatica.rung (2) /rʌŋ/p. p. di to ring (2).* * *I [rʌŋ] II [rʌŋ]1) (of ladder) piolo m.2) (in hierarchy) scalino m.
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