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[nɒt] I1) (tied part, tangle) nodo m.to tie sth. in a knot — annodare qcs., fare il nodo a qcs.
to have a knot in one's stomach — fig. avere una stretta allo stomaco
2) (in wood) nodo m., nodosità f.3) (group) gruppo m.4) mar. nodo m.••II 1.to do sth. at a rate of knots — fare qcs. in fretta e furia
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-) annodare, legare [strings, ends] ( together insieme); fare un nodo a [scarf, handkerchief]2.* * *[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) nodo2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) nodo3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) capannello4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) nodo2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) annodare- knotty* * *[nɒt]1. nto tie o.s. up in knots fig — ingarbugliarsi
2. vtfare un nodo a, annodare* * *knot (1) /nɒt/n.1 nodo: to tie a knot, fare un nodo; to undo a knot, disfare un nodo; overhand knot, nodo semplice; nodo a 8; running knot, nodo scorsoio2 nodo; groviglio; viluppo: to comb out the knots in one's hair, sbrogliare i nodi dei capelli col pettine8 crocchio; capannello; assembramento9 (bot.) nodo; nocchio10 (anat.) nodulo11 coccarda; rosetta● knot garden, complesso di aiuole ornamentali; parterre (franc.) □ (bot.) knot-grass ( Polygonum aviculare), centinodia; correggiola □ (fam. GB) at a rate of knots, a grande velocità; a tutta birra (fam.) □ (iron., scherz.) to tie the knot, sposarsi; convolare a giuste nozze □ (fig.) to tie oneself (up) in knots, confondersi; essere sconcertato (o disorientato).knot (2) /nɒt/n.(zool., Calidris canutus) piovanello maggiore.(to) knot /nɒt/A v. t.1 annodare; fare un nodo a; legare: to knot a scarf round one's throat, annodarsi al collo una sciarpa; to knot one's necktie, annodarsi la cravatta; fare il nodo alla cravatta; to knot together, annodare insieme; unire con un nodo; to knot a bundle, legare un fagottoB v. i.1 formare un nodo; annodarsi: This rope knots easily and holds the knots well, questa corda si annoda facilmente e tiene bene i nodi2 aggrovigliarsi; ingarbugliarsi; formare nodi4 ( di stomaco) contrarsi; stringersi: The sound made my stomach knot, a quel suono sentii una stretta allo stomaco.* * *[nɒt] I1) (tied part, tangle) nodo m.to tie sth. in a knot — annodare qcs., fare il nodo a qcs.
to have a knot in one's stomach — fig. avere una stretta allo stomaco
2) (in wood) nodo m., nodosità f.3) (group) gruppo m.4) mar. nodo m.••II 1.to do sth. at a rate of knots — fare qcs. in fretta e furia
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-) annodare, legare [strings, ends] ( together insieme); fare un nodo a [scarf, handkerchief]2.
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