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I ['bʌtrɪs]1) contrafforte m., sperone m.; fig. appoggio m., sostegno m.2) (anche flying buttress) arco m. rampanteII ['bʌtrɪs]verbo transitivo sostenere, rinforzare; fig. appoggiare, rafforzare* * *(a support built on to the outside of a wall.) contrafforte* * *buttress /ˈbʌtrɪs/n.1 (edil.) contrafforte; sperone2 (fig.) appoggio; sostegno.(to) buttress /ˈbʌtrɪs/v. t.2 (fig., spesso to buttress up) appoggiare; rafforzare: to buttress up an argument with solid facts, rafforzare una tesi con fatti concreti.* * *I ['bʌtrɪs]1) contrafforte m., sperone m.; fig. appoggio m., sostegno m.2) (anche flying buttress) arco m. rampanteII ['bʌtrɪs]verbo transitivo sostenere, rinforzare; fig. appoggiare, rafforzare
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