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1 curva stretta
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2 curva stretta
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3 gomito
m elbowfig alzare il gomito hit the bottle* * *gomito s.m.1 elbow: appoggiò il gomito destro sulla tavola, he rested (o leaned) his right elbow on the table; la tua giacca ha i gomiti fuori, (le maniche sdrucite) your jacket is out at the elbows; le due signore sedevano gomito a gomito, the two ladies were sitting side by side; si fece avanti a colpi di gomito, he elbowed his way forward; avanzare sui gomiti, to crawl forward on one's elbows; ha avuto quel lavoro facendosi largo a colpi di gomito, (fig.) he got the job by trampling over everyone else // (med.) gomito del tennista, tennis elbow // olio di gomito, (fam.) elbow grease // alzare il gomito, (fig.) to hit the bottle: ha alzato un po' troppo il gomito, he has had a drop too much2 (di strada) sharp bend; (di fiume) elbow: la strada fa un gomito a destra, the road takes a sharp turn to the right // curva a gomito, hairpin bend3 (raccordo di tubo) elbow; (mecc.) (di albero a gomiti) crank, throw: albero a gomiti, crankshaft.* * *['gomito]sostantivo maschile1) elbow (anche sart.)2) (di tubo, fiume, strada) elbow, bend•••alzare il gomito — to bend the o an elbow, to crook one's elbow
lavorare gomito a gomito con qcn. — to work cheek by jowl with sb
* * *gomito/'gomito/ ⇒ 4sostantivo m.1 elbow (anche sart.); farsi largo coi -i to elbow (one's way) forward2 (di tubo, fiume, strada) elbow, bend; la strada fa un gomito there is a bend in the road; curva a gomito hairpin bendalzare il gomito to bend the o an elbow, to crook one's elbow; olio di gomito elbow grease; gomito a gomito side by side; lavorare gomito a gomito con qcn. to work cheek by jowl with sb.\gomito del tennista tennis elbow. -
4 giravolta sf
[dʒira'vɔlta]turn, twirl, (di strada) sharp bend, fig about-face, about-turn -
5 giravolta
sf [dʒira'vɔlta]turn, twirl, (di strada) sharp bend, fig about-face, about-turn -
6 curva
"bend;Bogen;courbe;curva;curva"* * *f curve* * *curva s.f.1 curve: (mat.) curva piana, spaziale, plane, space curve; (stat.) curva a campana, bell-shaped curve; (fis.) curva di carico, load curve // (geogr.) curva di livello, contour line, ( cartografia) isohypse // (econ.): curva della domanda, demand curve; curva dell'offerta, supply curve; curva di rendimento, yield curve; curva delle probabilità, probability curve; curva degli errori, di Gauss, Gaussian curve; curva dei prezzi, outlay curve (o price line); curva degli utili, profit curve; curva delle vendite, sales curve; curva di reddito-consumo, income-consumption curve2 ( di strada, fiume) curve, bend; ( svolta) turn: una curva a S, an S (-shaped) bend; curva a forcella, hairpin bend; curva pericolosa, dangerous curve; curva stretta, sharp curve (o bend); la strada fa molte curve, the road bends several times; fare una curva, to turn; è vietato sorpassare in curva, overtaking on a bend is forbidden; i piloti di F.1 affrontano questa curva a 200 km/h, racing drivers take this bend at 200 km/ h* * *['kurva]sostantivo femminile1) curve (anche mat.)curva ascendente, discendente — rising, falling graph
2) (di strada) bend, cornercurva a destra, sinistra — right-hand, left-hand bend, bend to the right, to the left
3) (forme)4) sport = in a stadium, the places behind the goals; the fans who usually sit behind the goals•curva a gomito — aut. hairpin bend, dogleg, U-bend
curva a S — aut. double bend, S-bend
* * *curva/'kurva/sostantivo f.1 curve (anche mat.); descrivere una curva to curve; curva ascendente, discendente rising, falling graph2 (di strada) bend, corner; curva a destra, sinistra right-hand, left-hand bend, bend to the right, to the left; prendere una curva to go around a bend; sorpassare in curva to overtake on a bend; una strada piena di o tutta -e a bendy road4 sport = in a stadium, the places behind the goals; the fans who usually sit behind the goals -
7 svolta
f ( curva) turningfig turning point* * *svolta s.f.1 ( lo svoltare) turning: fece una svolta a sinistra, a destra, he turned to the left, to the right // divieto di svolta a sinistra, no left turning2 ( punto in cui la strada svolta) turn, bend: una svolta stretta, a sharp turn (o bend); lo troverai alla prima svolta, you will find it at the first turn; sulla svolta c'è un bar, there's a bar at the turning3 (fig.) turning point: una svolta della storia, a turning point in history; ero arrivato a una svolta della mia carriera, I had come to a turning point in my career; il paese è giunto a una svolta storica, the country has reached a turning point; il cambiamento di lavoro ha dato una svolta alla sua vita, the new job marked (o was) a turning point in his life // (pol.) svolta a sinistra, shift to the left.* * *['zvɔlta]sostantivo femminiledivieto di svolta a destra, sinistra — no right, left turn
2) (curva) bend, turn* * *svolta/'zvɔlta/sostantivo f.1 (azione di curvare) divieto di svolta a destra, sinistra no right, left turn2 (curva) bend, turn; prendi la prima svolta a destra take the first turn on the right
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