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1 Rank
I 1. [ræŋk]1) (in military, police) grado m.; (in company, politics) grado m., livello m.; (social status) ceto m. (sociale), rango m.to pull rank — far pesare il proprio grado o la propria autorità
2) (line) (of people) fila f., riga f.; (of objects) fila f.to break ranks — [ soldiers] rompere le file; fig. [ politician] uscire dai ranghi
to close ranks — serrare le file o i ranghi (anche fig.)
3) BE (for taxis) posteggio m.2.II 1. [ræŋk]to rise through the ranks — fig. venire dalla gavetta
1) (classify) reputare, considerare [player, novel, restaurant] ( among tra; above superiore a; below inferiore a)2.1) (rate) collocarsi, classificarsiIII [ræŋk]to rank among the champions essere considerato un campione; to rank alongside, below sb. — essere uguale a, venire dopo qcn. (per grado, importanza)
1) (absolute) [ beginner] vero e proprio; [ injustice] bell'e buono; [ stupidity] totale3) (exuberant) [ivy, weeds] rigoglioso* * *I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.)2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.)3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.)2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.)2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.)•- rankness* * *(Surnames) Rank /ræŋk/* * *I 1. [ræŋk]1) (in military, police) grado m.; (in company, politics) grado m., livello m.; (social status) ceto m. (sociale), rango m.to pull rank — far pesare il proprio grado o la propria autorità
2) (line) (of people) fila f., riga f.; (of objects) fila f.to break ranks — [ soldiers] rompere le file; fig. [ politician] uscire dai ranghi
to close ranks — serrare le file o i ranghi (anche fig.)
3) BE (for taxis) posteggio m.2.II 1. [ræŋk]to rise through the ranks — fig. venire dalla gavetta
1) (classify) reputare, considerare [player, novel, restaurant] ( among tra; above superiore a; below inferiore a)2.1) (rate) collocarsi, classificarsiIII [ræŋk]to rank among the champions essere considerato un campione; to rank alongside, below sb. — essere uguale a, venire dopo qcn. (per grado, importanza)
1) (absolute) [ beginner] vero e proprio; [ injustice] bell'e buono; [ stupidity] totale3) (exuberant) [ivy, weeds] rigoglioso -
2 rear-admiral
noun (in the navy, (a person of) the rank above commodore.) contrammiraglio -
3 admiralty
['ædmərəltɪ]1) mil. (rank of admiral) ammiragliato m.2) GB stor. ammiragliato m. (ministero della Marina)* * *admiralty /ˈædmərəltɪ/n.1 – (in GB, stor.) the Admiralty, l'Ammiragliato ( il Ministero della Marina da Guerra, fino al 1964)2 (leg.) diritto marittimo; giurisdizione marittima: admiralty action, causa marittima; admiralty law, diritto marittimo● (in GB) Admiralty Board, commissione del Ministero della difesa preposta alla Marina Militare □ (geogr.) Admiralty Islands, Isole dell'Ammiragliato.* * *['ædmərəltɪ]1) mil. (rank of admiral) ammiragliato m.2) GB stor. ammiragliato m. (ministero della Marina) -
4 ♦ rear
♦ rear /rɪə(r)/A n.1 parte posteriore: the rear of the building, il retro dell'edificio; the rear of the bus [plane], il fondo dell'autobus [aereo]; in the rear of the procession, in fondo alla processione; The entrance is at the rear, l'ingresso è sul retro; We were seated at the rear of the plane, eravamo seduti in fondo all'aereo2 (fam.) sedere; didietro3 (mil. e sport) retroguardia; retrovie: The wounded were sent to the rear for safety, i feriti sono stati mandati in salvo nelle retrovie4 (fam.) gabinetto; latrinaB a. attr.posteriore; di dietro: the rear entrance, l'entrata posteriore; rear wheel, ruota di dietro; a rear view, una vista della parte posteriore● ( marina mil., in GB e in USA) Rear-Admiral, Contrammiraglio □ (archit.) rear-arch, arco interno ( di finestra o di porta) □ (mecc.) rear derailleur, cambio ( di bicicletta) □ (autom.) rear drive, trazione posteriore □ (autom.) rear-driven, a trazione posteriore □ rear drop out, triangolo della forcella posteriore ( di bicicletta) □ rear end, parte posteriore; didietro □ (autom.) rear fog lamp, (faro) retronebbia □ ( di bicicletta) rear gear, cambio: rear gear hanger, attacco del cambio □ (autom.) rear light, fanale posteriore (o di coda) □ (mil.) the rear rank, l'ultima fila; la fila di dietro □ (autom.) rear reflector, catarifrangente □ (autom.) the rear seats, i sedili posteriori □ (autom.) rear shelf, cappelliera ( sotto il lunotto) □ ( d'arma da fuoco) rear sight, tacca di mira; alzo □ (autom.) rear stop lamp, luce posteriore di stop □ (autom.) rear-view mirror, specchietto retrovisore ( interno; cfr. wing mirror, sotto wing) □ (autom.) rear window, lunotto □ (autom.) rear-window washer, tergilunotto; lavatergilunotto □ to bring up (o to take up) the rear, formare la retroguardia; ( nelle corse) essere in coda □ (mil.) to take sb. in the rear, cogliere q. alle spalle □ to keep in the rear, rimanere indietro.(to) rear /rɪə(r)/A v. t.1 allevare; crescere ( bambini, ecc.): to rear dogs, allevare cani; to be reared on st., essere allevato a forza di qc.; I was reared on fresh air and books, sono stato allevato a forza di aria aperta e libri2 (lett.) ergersi; innalzarsi: high mountains rearing above the valley, alti monti che si ergono sulla valle; Buildings reared up on either side, degli edifici si innalzavano su entrambi i lati● to rear one's head, sollevare la testa: The cobra reared its head, il cobra ha sollevato la testa; (fig.) The question of money then reared its ugly head, è quindi venuta fuori la spiacevole questione dei soldi.
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