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f coast, coastline( pendio) hillsideanatomy ribdi libro spine* * *costa s.f.1 coast, seaboard, seaside; ( litorale) sea (shore): linea di costa, coastline, (geol.) shoreline; costa alta, bassa, mountainous, low coastline; costa irregolare, rugged coastline; costa rocciosa, rocky shore; costa sabbiosa, sandy shore; costa sassosa, pebbly shore; lungo la costa, coastwise (o coastways o along the coast); verso la costa, coastward (s) (o toward the coast); la costa è libera da scogli, the coast is clear of rocks; la nostra nave naufragò sulla costa spagnola, our ship was wrecked on the Spanish coast; navigammo lungo tutta la costa, we sailed along the entire coast; fu avvistato un gruppo di delfini al largo della costa, a school of dolphins was sighted off the coast; vedemmo la costa spiccare chiaramente sullo sfondo del cielo, we saw the coastline clearly outlined against the sky // gli abitanti della costa mediterranea, the inhabitants of the shores of the Mediterranean // la nave procedeva costa a costa, the ship hugged the coast; per ripararsi dalla pioggia camminava costa a costa al muro, he hugged the wall (o he walked close to the wall) to keep out of the rain // Costa Azzurra, Côte d'Azur; Costa d'Avorio, Ivory Coast; Costa d'Oro, Gold Coast2 ( fianco di collina) side; hillside; ( declivio) slope: la costa del monte, the side of the mountain; costa ripida, steep slope; la casa fu costruita a mezza costa, the house was built halfway up the hill3 (anat.) rib4 ( di libro) back5 ( nervatura) rib, vein: costa dell'ala di un insetto, rib (o vein) of an insect's wing; la costa di una foglia, the rib (o vein) of a leaf* * *['kɔsta]sostantivo femminile1) (litorale) coast, seabord2) (pendio) (hill)side, slopea mezza costa — halfway up, down the hill(side)
3) anat. bot. mar. rib4) (di tessuto) rib5) (di libro) spine* * *costa/'kɔsta/sostantivo f.1 (litorale) coast, seabord; la costa adriatica the Adriatic coast; Costa d'Avorio Ivory Coast; Costa Azzurra French Riviera; pescare vicino alla costa to fish inshore2 (pendio) (hill)side, slope; a mezza costa halfway up, down the hill(side)3 anat. bot. mar. rib4 (di tessuto) rib; velluto a -e cord(uroy)5 (di libro) spine.
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