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1 ♦ beneath
♦ beneath /bɪˈni:ɵ/A avv.1 di sotto; sotto; sottostante (agg.): The soil beneath was dry, il terriccio sotto (o sottostante) era asciutto2 (più) in basso; sotto; sottostante (agg.): We looked at the river beneath, abbiamo guardato il fiume sotto di noi3 sotto; dietro: His frivolous answer gave no hint of the irritation beneath, la sua risposta leggera non ha lasciato trapelare l'irritazione sottostanteB prep.1 al disotto di; sotto; sotto a: the network of tunnels beneath a modern city, la rete di gallerie sotto una città moderna; beneath the merciless sun, sotto il sole implacabile2 al di sotto di; inferiore a: a job beneath my skills, un lavoro al di sotto delle mie capacità; A captain is beneath a major, il grado di capitano è inferiore a quello di maggiore; She married beneath her, si è sposata con un uomo di condizione sociale inferiore3 (nascosto) dietro; sotto: Colour showed beneath the layer of plaster, sotto (o dietro) lo strato di gesso si intravedeva del colore; There is kindness beneath his gruff exterior, c'è della bontà dietro la sua facciata ruvida4 non degno di; indegno di: beneath one's dignity, indegno di sé; indecoroso; disdicevole; Nothing is beneath him, non c'è nulla che egli consideri indegno di sé; è disposto a qualsiasi indegnità; beneath contempt, ignobile; indegno; beneath notice, che non vale la pena prendere in considerazione; di nessun interesse; trascurabile. -
2 mine
I [maɪn]mine's a whisky — colloq. un whisky per me
II [maɪn]the book isn't mine to lend you — non ti posso prestare il libro, non è mio
1) miniera f. (anche fig.)to work in o down the mines lavorare in miniera; a mine of information fig. una miniera di informazioni; to have a mine of experience to draw on — fig. avere molte esperienze a cui attingere
2) (explosive) mina f.III 1. [maɪn]to lay a mine — posare o piazzare una mina
1) estrarre [gems, mineral]; scavare [ area]2) mil. minare [ area]2.verbo intransitivo estrarre mineralito mine for — estrarre [gems, mineral]
* * *I pronoun(something which belongs to me: Are these pencils yours or mine? He is a friend of mine (= one of my friends).)II 1. noun1) (a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug: a coalmine; My father worked in the mines.)2) (a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground: The ship has been blown up by a mine.)2. verb1) (to dig (for metals etc) in a mine: Coal is mined near here.)2) (to place explosive mines in: They've mined the mouth of the river.)3) (to blow up with mines: His ship was mined.)•- miner- mining
- minefield* * *I [maɪn]mine's a whisky — colloq. un whisky per me
II [maɪn]the book isn't mine to lend you — non ti posso prestare il libro, non è mio
1) miniera f. (anche fig.)to work in o down the mines lavorare in miniera; a mine of information fig. una miniera di informazioni; to have a mine of experience to draw on — fig. avere molte esperienze a cui attingere
2) (explosive) mina f.III 1. [maɪn]to lay a mine — posare o piazzare una mina
1) estrarre [gems, mineral]; scavare [ area]2) mil. minare [ area]2.verbo intransitivo estrarre mineralito mine for — estrarre [gems, mineral]
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