-
1 la torre pendente di Pisa
-
2 pendente
pendente agg.1 hanging, pendent: una lampada pendente dal soffitto, a lamp hanging from the ceiling2 ( inclinato) leaning3 (dir. ecc.) pending, pendent; outstanding: una causa pendente, a pending suit; carichi pendenti, pending prosecutions; controversia pendente, unsettled controversy; (amm.) pratiche pendenti, outstanding files; (comm.) conto pendente, outstanding account4 ( dubbioso) wavering, undecided◆ s.m.1 ( orecchino) earring, pendant-earring2 ( ciondolo) pendant.* * *[pen'dɛnte]1. agg1) (appeso) hanging, (inclinato) leaning2) (Dir : causa, lite) pending2. sm(pendaglio) pendant, (orecchino) drop earring* * *[pen'dɛnte] 1.1) (che pende) [ lampada] hanging; [ orecchino] dangling2) (inclinato)3) (irrisolto) [ questione] outstanding4) dir. [ causa] pending; [credito, debito] outstanding2.sostantivo maschile1) (ciondolo) pendant2) (orecchino) drop earring* * *pendente/pen'dεnte/2 (inclinato) la torre pendente di Pisa the leaning tower of Pisa3 (irrisolto) [ questione] outstanding4 dir. [ causa] pending; [credito, debito] outstanding1 (ciondolo) pendant2 (orecchino) drop earring. -
3 torre sf
['torre](di città, castello) tower, (di computer) tower -
4 torre
sf ['torre](di città, castello) tower, (di computer) tower -
5 torre
f tower* * *torre s.f.1 tower: torre campanaria, bell tower (o belfry); torre merlata, tower with battlements; torre pendente, leaning tower // la Torre di Babele, the Tower of Babel; (fig.) babel // la Torre di Londra, the Tower of London // (chim.): torre a gorgogliamento, bubble tower; torre di Glover, Glover tower; torre primaria, primary tower // (tecn.) torre di raffreddamento, cooling tower // (ferr.) torre serbatoio, water tower2 (ind. miner.): torre di perforazione, di trivellazione, derrick; torre di perforazione petrolifera, oil derrick5 ( scacchi) castle, rook6 (inform.) tower (case).* * *['torre]sostantivo femminile1) arch. tower- i gemelle — twin towers
2) gioc. castle, rook•torre di Babele — Tower of Babel (anche fig.)
torre campanaria — belfry, bell tower, steeple
torre di controllo — air-traffic control, control tower
torre di guardia — mil. watchtower
torre di lancio — astr. gantry o launch pad
torre di trivellazione — min. drilling derrick, oil rig
* * *torre/'torre/sostantivo f.1 arch. tower; - i gemelle twin towers2 gioc. castle, rooktorre d'avorio ivory tower; torre di Babele Tower of Babel (anche fig.); torre campanaria belfry, bell tower, steeple; torre di controllo air-traffic control, control tower; torre di guardia mil. watchtower; torre di lancio astr. gantry o launch pad; torre di Londra Tower of London; torre dell'orologio clock tower; torre di Pisa Leaning Tower of Pisa; torre di trivellazione min. drilling derrick, oil rig.
См. также в других словарях:
Leaning Tower of Pisa — Leaning Tow|er of Pi|sa the Leaning Tower of Pisa a tall round tower in Pisa, Italy, which does not stand straight, but ↑leans to one side. It was built in the 12th century and is popular with tourists … Dictionary of contemporary English
Leaning Tower of Pisa — Infobox religious building building name =Leaning Tower of Pisa infobox width = image size = caption = map type = map size = map caption = location = geo = coord|43|43|23|N|10|23|47|E|type:landmark region:IT PI|display=inline,title religious… … Wikipedia
Leaning Tower of Pisa — n. bell tower in Pisa, Italy, which leans approx. 10° from the vertical * * * White marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, famous for the uneven settling of its foundation, which caused it to lean 5. 5 degrees (about 15 ft [4.5 m]) from the… … Universalium
Leaning Tower of Pisa — n. bell tower in Pisa, Italy, which leans approx. 10° from the vertical … English World dictionary
Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment — Vivani s early biography of Galileo informs us of the story that Galileo dropped two objects of different mass from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He did so as an experiment to disprove Aristotle s theory of gravity, which states that… … Wikipedia
Leaning Tower of Pisa — noun A famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean … Wiktionary
Leaning Tower of Niles — The Leaning Tower of Niles, Illinois was completed in 1934 by industrialist Robert Ilg as part of a recreation park for employees of the Ilg Hot Air Electric Ventilating Company of Chicago, IL. It is situated at 6300 W. Touhy Avenue and it is a… … Wikipedia
Leaning tower illusion — The Leaning Tower Illusion is an optical illusion that presents two identical images of the Leaning Tower of Pisa side by side. Although the images are identical, we have the impression that the tower on the right leans more, as if photographed… … Wikipedia
Leaning Tower of Pisa, The — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 ft. (5.2 m) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 ft. (54 m). * * * … Universalium
Leaning Tower of Pisa, The — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 ft. (5.2 m) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 ft. (54 m) … Useful english dictionary
Leaning Tower — noun a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 • Syn: ↑Leaning Tower of Pisa • Instance Hypernyms: ↑campanile, ↑belfry • Part Holonyms: ↑Pisa * * * noun … Useful english dictionary