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1 corda
f cord( fune) rope( cordicella) stringmusic stringcorda vocale vocal cordessere giù di corda feel down or depressedtenere qualcuno sulla corda keep someone in suspense or on tenterhookstagliare la corda cut and run* * *corda s.f.1 rope; string; twine; ( cavo) cable; ( filo metallico) wire; ( spago) cord: corda di canapa, hemp rope; un rotolo di corda, a ball of string (o of twine); scala di corda, rope ladder; scarpe di corda, rope-soled shoes (o rope sandals); corda della frusta, whipcord; corda di arco, bow string; salto della corda, ( gioco) skipping; corda dei funamboli, tightrope; ballare sulla corda, to dance on a tightrope // esser giù di corda, (fig. fam.) to feel seedy // dar corda a qlcu., (fig.) to give s.o. (plenty of) rope; non dargli corda o non te lo toglierai più di dosso, don't give him too much leeway or you'll never get rid of him; dagli corda e saprai tutto, let him talk and he'll tell you everything // tagliare la corda, (fig.) to slip away (o to sneak away) // essere con la corda al collo, (fig.) to have reached the end of the road (o of the line); eravamo ormai con la corda al collo, we had no way out; i suoi creditori gli hanno messo la corda al collo, his creditors have got him with a knife to his throat; mi hanno messo la corda al collo con questo lavoro, they have really loaded me down (o they have put me with my back to the wall) with this job // tendere, tirare troppo la corda, (fig.) to overdo things (o to carry things too far) // non parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato, (prov.) speak not of rope in the house of the hanged2 ( di strumenti musicali) string: strumento a corda, string (ed) instrument; corda di pianoforte, piano wire (o string); corda di violino, violin string; tendere le corde di un violino, to tighten (up) the strings of a violin; essere teso come le corde di un violino, (fig.) to have one's nerves on edge // far vibrare, toccare una corda, (fig.) to strike a note; toccare la corda del sentimentalismo, to sound (o to strike) a sentimental note5 ( tortura) strappado* // tenere qlcu. sulla corda, (fig.) to keep s.o. in suspense (o on tenterhooks)6 ( trama del tessuto) thread: mostrare la corda, to be threadbare (o to show signs of wear); un argomento che mostra la corda, (fig.) a threadbare argument8 ( alpinismo, atletica, boxe) rope: ( discesa in) corda doppia, rappel; scendere in corda doppia, to rappel; arrampicarsi con la corda dall'alto, to (climb) top rope // mettere il rivale alle corde, (fig.) to get one's opponent on the ropes.* * *['kɔrda]sostantivo femminile2) sport (di arco, racchetta da tennis) string; (per saltare) skipping rope, jump rope AE; (nella boxe) ropestringere o mettere qcn. alle -e — to put sb. against the ropes
3) mus. string; (di arpa) cord4) alp. rope5)6) mat. chord7) anat.••tirare troppo la corda — to stretch to the limit, to go too far
essere giù di corda — to be on a downer, to be down-in-the-mouth
tagliare la corda — to clear off BE, to flake off colloq., to scarper BE
dare corda a qcn. — to give sb. plenty of rope
toccare la corda giusta con qcn. — to touch on sth. close to sb.'s heart, to strike the right note in sb., to pluck sb.'s heartstrings
parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato — = to make a tactless remark
tenere o lasciare sulla corda — to keep sb. dangling o guessing
* * *corda/'kɔrda/sostantivo f.2 sport (di arco, racchetta da tennis) string; (per saltare) skipping rope, jump rope AE; (nella boxe) rope; saltare la corda to skip; essere alle -e to be on the ropes; stringere o mettere qcn. alle -e to put sb. against the ropes4 alp. rope; discesa a corda doppia abseiling5 dare la corda a un orologio to wind up a clock o watch6 mat. chord7 anat. - e vocali vocal c(h)ordstirare troppo la corda to stretch to the limit, to go too far; essere giù di corda to be on a downer, to be down-in-the-mouth; tagliare la corda to clear off BE, to flake off colloq., to scarper BE; dare corda a qcn. to give sb. plenty of rope; avere la corda al collo to have one's back against the wall; toccare la corda giusta con qcn. to touch on sth. close to sb.'s heart, to strike the right note in sb., to pluck sb.'s heartstrings; parlare di corda in casa dell'impiccato = to make a tactless remark; tenere o lasciare sulla corda to keep sb. dangling o guessing. -
2 liuteria
liuteria s.f.1 (il costruire strumenti a corda) art of making stringed instruments; (liuti) art of making lutes2 (bottega) workshop of a maker of stringed instruments; (di liuti) workshop of a maker of lutes. -
3 liutaio
m (pl -ai) lute maker* * *liutaio s.m. lute-maker; maker of stringed instruments.* * ** * *liutaiopl. -ai /liu'tajo, ai/ ⇒ 18sostantivo m.(f. -a) lutist. -
4 strumento
m instrumentstrumento musicale musical instrumentstrumento ad arco/a fiato string/wind instrument* * *strumento s.m.1 tool, implement; instrument: strumento di lavoro, (work-)tool; strumenti agricoli, farm tools (o implements); strumenti chirurgici, astronomici, surgical, astronomical instruments; gli strumenti di un falegname, elettricista, idraulico, giardiniere, the tools of a carpenter, an electrician, a plumber, a gardener; strumenti di guerra, instruments of war; (econ.) strumento di gestione, tool of management2 (mus.) instrument: strumento a corda, stringed instrument; strumento a fiato, wind instrument; strumento a percussione, percussion instrument3 (fig.) ( mezzo) instrument, means (pl.), tool: essere lo strumento di qlcu., to be used by s.o.; la televisione è stata un potente strumento di trasformazione, TV has been a powerful instrument of change; era diventato uno strumento della direzione, he had become a tool of the management; come strumento di persuasione la cosa fu molto efficace, as a means of persuasion it was very effective5 (inform.) tool.* * *[stru'mento]sostantivo maschile1) instrument, tool, implement2) mus. instrumentstrumento a corde, a fiato, a percussione — string(ed), wind, percussion instrument
3) (mezzo) tool, instrument-i ideologici, pedagogici, finanziari — ideological, educational, financial tools
essere (lo) strumento di qcn. — to be sb.'s tool
essere lo strumento della vendetta di qcn. — to be the instrument of sb.'s revenge
4) inform. tool•strumento di bordo — aer. mar. instrument, control
strumento di misura — measure, meter
* * *strumento/stru'mento/sostantivo m.1 instrument, tool, implement; - i chirurgici surgical instruments; strumento di precisione precision tool2 mus. instrument; strumento a corde, a fiato, a percussione string(ed), wind, percussion instrument3 (mezzo) tool, instrument; uno strumento didattico a teaching tool; -i ideologici, pedagogici, finanziari ideological, educational, financial tools; strumento di gestione management tool; essere (lo) strumento di qcn. to be sb.'s tool; essere lo strumento della vendetta di qcn. to be the instrument of sb.'s revenge4 inform. tool; barra degli -i tool barstrumento di bordo aer. mar. instrument, control; strumento di misura measure, meter; strumento ottico optical instrument. -
5 strumento a corda
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6 corda sf
['kɔrda]1) (fune) rope, Pugilatosaltare la corda — to skip Brit, jump rope Am
2) (di violino, arco, racchetta) string3) Anat -
7 ottacordo
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8 corda
sf ['kɔrda]1) (fune) rope, Pugilatosaltare la corda — to skip Brit, jump rope Am
2) (di violino, arco, racchetta) string3) Anat
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