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21 marrow
['mærəʊ]1) anat. midollo m.2) BE bot. zucca f.* * *1) (the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones: Beef marrow is needed for this dish.) midollo2) ((American squash) a large, green, thick-skinned vegetable, or its flesh as food.) zucchino* * *marrow (1) /ˈmærəʊ/n.2 [u] (fig.) essenza; nòcciolo; succo● ( USA) marrow squash, zucchino □ baby marrow, zucchino □ to be frozen to the marrow, essere gelato sino al midollomarrowlessa.marrowya.marrow (2) /ˈmærəʊ/n. (dial.)2 coniuge; marito; moglie.* * *['mærəʊ]1) anat. midollo m.2) BE bot. zucca f. -
22 dimple
['dɪmpl]* * *['dimpl](a small hollow especially on the surface of the skin: She has a dimple in her cheek when she smiles.) fossetta* * *dimple /ˈdɪmpl/n.(to) dimple /ˈdɪmpl/A v. t.3 (mecc.) accecare; svasareB v. i.1 fare le fossette: The little girl smiled and dimpled, la bambina ha sorriso e le sono venute delle fossette; dimpled cheeks, guance con le fossette; a dimpled chin, un mento con la fossetta* * *['dɪmpl] -
23 navel
['neɪvl]nome ombelico m.* * *[neivəl](the small hollow in the front of the abdomen, just below the middle of the waist.) ombelico* * *navel /ˈneɪvl/n.(anat.) ombelico; (fig.) centro● navel cord (o navel string), cordone ombelicale □ (bot.) navel orange, arancia ‘ombelicata’; arancia con una depressione apicale.* * *['neɪvl]nome ombelico m. -
24 cavity
['kævətɪ]1) cavità f. (anche med.)2) (in a tooth) carie f.* * *['kævəti]plural - cavities; noun(a hollow place; a hole: The dentist said she had three cavities in her teeth; The thief hid the necklace in a cavity in the wall.) cavità* * *cavity /ˈkævətɪ/n.2 (mecc., edil.) intercapedine● (edil.) cavity wall, muro a intercapedine.* * *['kævətɪ]1) cavità f. (anche med.)2) (in a tooth) carie f. -
25 ♦ promise
♦ promise /ˈprɒmɪs/n.1 promessa: broken promises, promesse non mantenute; empty (o hollow) promises, promesse vane; promise of marriage, promessa di matrimonio; to break a promise, mancare a una promessa; to go back on a promise, non mantenere una promessa; to make (o to give) a promise, fare una promessa; to fulfil a promise, mantenere una promessa; to extract a promise from sb., strappare una promessa da q.; to renege on a promise, non onorare una promessa2 [u] (fig.) speranze: a youth of great promise, un giovane di belle speranze; to show ( great) promise, promettere bene, dare a sperare; a poet of promise, un poeta promettente, che promette bene● (comm., leg.) a promise to sell, un preliminare di vendita □ to claim sb. 's promise, esigere che q. tenga fede alla promessa fatta □ to keep (o to carry out) a promise, mantenere (o adempiere, osservare) una promessa □ (prov.) A promise is a promise, ogni promessa è debito.♦ (to) promise /ˈprɒmɪs/v. t. e i.1 promettere; fare una promessa; dare a sperare: The black sky promised a storm, il cielo nero prometteva un temporale; I promise to go ( o that I will go), prometto di andarci (o che ci andrò); to promise faithfully, promettere solennemente● to promise the earth (o the moon), promettere la luna (o mari e monti) □ to promise oneself, ripromettersi: I promised myself a long holiday, mi ripromettevo di fare una lunga vacanza □ to promise well (o fair), promettere bene □ (stor., relig. e fig.) the Promised Land, la terra promessa. -
26 sinus
['saɪnəs]* * *((usually in plural) an air-filled hollow in the bones of the skull, connected with the nose: His sinuses frequently become blocked in the winter; ( also adjective) He suffers from sinus trouble.) fistola; seno* * *sinus /ˈsaɪnəs/1 (anat.) seno; cavità2 (med.) fistola* * *['saɪnəs] -
27 bomb
I [bɒm]1) (explosive device) bomba f.2) BE colloq. (large amount of money)to cost a bomb — costare una fortuna o un sacco di soldi
3) colloq. (flop) fiasco m.II 1. [bɒm]verbo transitivo bombardare [town, house]2.1) BE colloq. (move fast) scappare, correre2) colloq. (fail) fare fiasco•- bomb out* * *[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bomba2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombardare2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) fare fiasco, fallire•- bomber- bombshell* * *I [bɒm]1) (explosive device) bomba f.2) BE colloq. (large amount of money)to cost a bomb — costare una fortuna o un sacco di soldi
3) colloq. (flop) fiasco m.II 1. [bɒm]verbo transitivo bombardare [town, house]2.1) BE colloq. (move fast) scappare, correre2) colloq. (fail) fare fiasco•- bomb out -
28 bottle
I ['bɒtl]1) (container) (for drinks) bottiglia f.; (for perfume) boccetta f.; (for medicine) flacone m.; (for gas) bombola f.; (feed) biberon m.2) colloq. fig. (alcohol)to hit the bottle — alzare il gomito, attaccarsi alla bottiglia
3) BE colloq. (courage) coraggio m., fegato m.II ['bɒtl]1) (put in bottles) imbottigliare, mettere in bottiglia [milk, wine]•* * *['botl] 1. noun(a hollow narrow-necked container for holding liquids etc: a lemonade bottle.) bottiglia2. verb(to put into bottles.) imbottigliare- bottle up* * *I ['bɒtl]1) (container) (for drinks) bottiglia f.; (for perfume) boccetta f.; (for medicine) flacone m.; (for gas) bombola f.; (feed) biberon m.2) colloq. fig. (alcohol)to hit the bottle — alzare il gomito, attaccarsi alla bottiglia
3) BE colloq. (courage) coraggio m., fegato m.II ['bɒtl]1) (put in bottles) imbottigliare, mettere in bottiglia [milk, wine]• -
29 glass
[glɑːs] [AE glæs] 1.1) (substance) vetro m.a piece of glass — un pezzo di vetro; (tiny) un frammento di vetro
2) (drinking vessel) bicchiere m.3) U (anche glassware) cristalleria f.4) ant. (mirror) specchio m.5) (barometer) barometro m.2.modificatore [bottle, ornament, shelf] di vetro3.1) (spectacles) occhiali m.2) (binoculars) binocolo m.sing.* * *1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) vetro; di vetro2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) bicchiere3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) specchio4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) barometro•- glasses- glassful
- glassy
- glassiness* * *[glɑːs] [AE glæs] 1.1) (substance) vetro m.a piece of glass — un pezzo di vetro; (tiny) un frammento di vetro
2) (drinking vessel) bicchiere m.3) U (anche glassware) cristalleria f.4) ant. (mirror) specchio m.5) (barometer) barometro m.2.modificatore [bottle, ornament, shelf] di vetro3.1) (spectacles) occhiali m.2) (binoculars) binocolo m.sing. -
30 pepper
I ['pepə(r)]1) (spice) pepe m.2) (vegetable) peperone m.II ['pepə(r)]1) pepare [ food]to be peppered with — essere infarcito di [swearwords, criticisms]
* * *['pepə] 1. noun1) (the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food: white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it.) pepe2) (the plant bearing these berries: a pepper plant.) pepe3) (any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food: red peppers stuffed with rice.) peperone4) (any of the plants which bear these.) peperone2. verb1) (to put pepper in or on (some food): You don't have to pepper the soup.) pepare2) ((with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone): He peppered them with bullets.) colpire•- peppery- peppercorn
- pepper-mill
- peppermint* * *I ['pepə(r)]1) (spice) pepe m.2) (vegetable) peperone m.II ['pepə(r)]1) pepare [ food]to be peppered with — essere infarcito di [swearwords, criticisms]
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31 pipe
I 1. [paɪp]1) (in building) tubo m.; (underground) tubatura f.2) (smoker's) pipa f.2. II 1. [paɪp]1) (carry)2) (transmit) trasmettere, diffondere [ music] (to in)3) sart. adornare, profilare [cushion, collar]4) gastr.5) mar. dare [qcs.] con il fischietto [ order]2.to pipe sb. aboard — comandare a qcn. (fischiando) di salire a bordo
verbo intransitivo fischiare- pipe up* * *1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) tubo2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pipa3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) piffero, flauto; canna2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) convogliare, portare2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) suonare (con il piffero)3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) (parlare con voce acuta)•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) flutuato- pipeline
- piping hot* * *I 1. [paɪp]1) (in building) tubo m.; (underground) tubatura f.2) (smoker's) pipa f.2. II 1. [paɪp]1) (carry)2) (transmit) trasmettere, diffondere [ music] (to in)3) sart. adornare, profilare [cushion, collar]4) gastr.5) mar. dare [qcs.] con il fischietto [ order]2.to pipe sb. aboard — comandare a qcn. (fischiando) di salire a bordo
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32 armpit
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33 Bell
[bel]1) (in church) campana f.; (on sheep, goat) campanaccio m.; (on toy, cat) campanellino m.; (on bicycle) campanello m.; (for servant) campanello m.2) BE colloq. (phone call)to give sb. a bell — dare un colpo di telefono a qcn
3) mar. turno m. di guardia••that name rings a bell — questo nome mi dice qualcosa o non mi è nuovo
to be as sound as a bell — [ person] essere sano come un pesce; [ object] essere in perfette condizioni
* * *[bel]1) (a hollow object, usually of metal, which gives a ringing sound when struck by the clapper inside: church bells.) campana2) (any other mechanism for giving a ringing sound: Our doorbell is broken.) campanello* * *(Surnames) Bell /bɛl/* * *[bel]1) (in church) campana f.; (on sheep, goat) campanaccio m.; (on toy, cat) campanellino m.; (on bicycle) campanello m.; (for servant) campanello m.2) BE colloq. (phone call)to give sb. a bell — dare un colpo di telefono a qcn
3) mar. turno m. di guardia••that name rings a bell — questo nome mi dice qualcosa o non mi è nuovo
to be as sound as a bell — [ person] essere sano come un pesce; [ object] essere in perfette condizioni
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34 cave
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35 cup
I [kʌp]1) (container, contents) tazza f.; (smaller) tazzina f.2) sport coppa f.3) (in bra) coppa f.4) (of flower) corolla f.5) relig. (for communion) calice m.••II [kʌp]to cup sth. in one's hands — prendere qcs. con le mani a coppa [butterfly, water]
to cup one's hands around — racchiudere tra le mani [ insect]; proteggere o riparare [qcs.] con la mano [flame, match]
to cup one's hand over — coprire con la mano [ receiver]
* * *1. noun1) (a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle: a teacup; a cup of tea.) tazza2) (an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc: They won the Football League Cup.) coppa2. verb1) (to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup: He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.) (unire a forma di coppa)2) (to hold (something) in one's cupped hands: He cupped the egg in his hands.) (tenere con entrambe le mani)•- cupful- cupboard
- cup final
- cup-tie
- one's cup of tea* * *I [kʌp]1) (container, contents) tazza f.; (smaller) tazzina f.2) sport coppa f.3) (in bra) coppa f.4) (of flower) corolla f.5) relig. (for communion) calice m.••II [kʌp]to cup sth. in one's hands — prendere qcs. con le mani a coppa [butterfly, water]
to cup one's hands around — racchiudere tra le mani [ insect]; proteggere o riparare [qcs.] con la mano [flame, match]
to cup one's hand over — coprire con la mano [ receiver]
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36 ♦ cheek
♦ cheek /tʃi:k/n.1 guancia; gota: cheek to cheek, guancia a guancia; hollow cheeks, guance incavate; pink (o rosy) cheeks, guance rosee; Tears were running down his cheeks, le lacrime gli rigavano il viso; She's got a mole on her right cheek, ha un neo sulla guancia destra2 (fam.) sfacciataggine; faccia tosta (fam.); sfrontatezza; insolenza: He had the cheek to ask me for more money, ha avuto la faccia tosta di chiedermi dell'altro denaro; plenty of cheek, una bella faccia tosta; Enough of your cheek!, non essere insolente!3 (al pl.) (mecc.) ganasce ( di morsa); (naut.) maschette ( di albero); (edil.) montanti d'una porta● cheek by jowl ( with), fianco a fianco; molto vicino (a) □ (stor.) cheek guard, guanciale ( di elmo) □ to turn the other cheek, porgere l'altra guancia.(to) cheek /tʃi:k/v. t.essere sfacciato con; fare l'insolente con. -
37 crater
['kreɪtə(r)]nome cratere m.* * *['kreitə]1) (the bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano.) cratere2) (a hollow made in the ground by a bomb etc.) cratere* * *crater /ˈkreɪtə(r)/n.2 (archeol.) cratere; anfora; vaso● (geol.) crater cone, cono craterico.* * *['kreɪtə(r)]nome cratere m. -
38 cylinder
['sɪlɪndə(r)]1) cilindro m.four-cylinder — [ engine] a quattro cilindri
2) (of revolver) tamburo m.3) BE (anche hot water cylinder) caldaia f. dell'acqua••to be firing o working on all cylinders — colloq. essere al massimo
* * *['silində]1) (a solid shape or object with a circular base and top and straight sides.) cilindro2) (any of several pieces of machinery of this shape, solid or hollow: The brake cylinder of his car is leaking.) cilindro3) (a container in the shape of a cylinder: two cylinders of oxygen.) bombola•* * *cylinder /ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/n.1 (geom., mecc., autom.) cilindro: a four-cylinder car, un'automobile a quattro cilindri; cylinder head, testa di cilindro6 (edil.) tubo per fondazioni● (autom.) cylinder block, monoblocco; blocco cilindri, blocco motore □ (autom., mecc.) cylinder bore, alesaggio ( diametro del cilindro) □ cylinder boring, alesaggio ( l'operazione); alesatura □ (mecc.) cylinder liner, camicia del cilindro □ (tipogr.) cylinder press, rotativa □ (tecn.) cylinder saw, sega cilindrica □ (archeol.) cylinder seal, sigillo a cilindro □ (fam.) to be firing on all cylinders, essere in piena forma.* * *['sɪlɪndə(r)]1) cilindro m.four-cylinder — [ engine] a quattro cilindri
2) (of revolver) tamburo m.3) BE (anche hot water cylinder) caldaia f. dell'acqua••to be firing o working on all cylinders — colloq. essere al massimo
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39 cymbal
['sɪmbl]nome cembalo m., piatto m.* * *['simbəl](a brass musical instrument like a plate with a hollow in the centre, two of which are struck together to produce a noise: The cymbals clashed.) cembalo* * *cymbal /ˈsɪmbl/ (mus.)n.1 piattocymbalistn.suonatore di piatti.* * *['sɪmbl]nome cembalo m., piatto m. -
40 solid *** sol·id
['sɒlɪd]1. adj(gen) solido (-a), (not hollow) pieno (-a), (gold, wood) massiccio (-a), (crowd, row) compatto (-a), (line) ininterrotto (-a), (vote) unanime, (meal) sostanzioso (-a)a solid argument — un argomento fondato or valido
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