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1 contrafforte
contrafforte s.m.1 (arch.) buttress, counterfort2 (geogr.) buttress, spur.* * *[kontraf'fɔrte]sostantivo maschile1) arch. buttress2) geogr. spur* * *contrafforte/kontraf'fɔrte/sostantivo m.1 arch. buttress2 geogr. spur. -
2 arco
m (pl -chi) bowarchitecture archarco di tempo space of time* * *arco s.m.1 ( arma) bow: corda dell'arco, bowstring; tiro d'arco, bowshot; tendere l'arco, to draw the bow // avere ancora molte frecce al proprio arco, (fig.) to have still many cards to play2 (arch.) arch: arco a sesto acuto, ogive (o gothic) arch; arco a tutto sesto, round arch; arco trionfale, triumphal arch5 (mat., fis., geol.) arc: arco voltaico, voltaic arc; lampada ad arco, arc-lamp; lunghezza dell'arco, arc length7 (fig.) ( periodo di tempo) space, ark: nell'arco di un mese, in the space of a month (o in a month).* * *1) (arma) bow2) (curva) arch3) arch. arch4) el. arc5) mat. arc6) mus. (archetto) bowgli -chi — (strumenti) the strings
7) fig. (di tempo) spannell'arco di un mese — in o within the space of a month
•••* * *arcopl. - chi /'arko, ki/sostantivo m.1 (arma) bow; tiro con l'arco archery3 arch. arch4 el. arc; lampada ad arco arc lamp5 mat. arc7 fig. (di tempo) span; nell'arco della sua vita in her lifetime; nell'arco di un mese in o within the space of a monthavere molte frecce al proprio arco to have more than one string to one's bow\arco rampante (flying) buttress; arco a sesto acuto pointed arch; arco di trionfo triumphal arch; arco a tutto sesto round arch. -
3 arco rampante
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4 puntellare
puntellare v.tr.1 to prop (up); to buttress; to shore (up), to support: puntellare un muro, to shore up (o to buttress) a wall2 (fig.) ( sostenere) to back (up): questa azienda è puntellata dalla banca, this firm is backed by the bank; devi puntellare la tua tesi con argomenti più validi, you must support your opinion with more valid arguments.◘ puntellarsi v.rifl. to prop oneself up: si puntellava con un bastone, he propped himself up with a stick.* * *[puntel'lare] 1.verbo transitivo1) ing. to (under)prop, to shore2) fig. to support, to underpin [teoria, dimostrazione] ( con with)2.verbo pronominale puntellarsi-rsi a qcs. — to prop oneself against sth
* * *puntellare/puntel'lare/ [1]1 ing. to (under)prop, to shore2 fig. to support, to underpin [teoria, dimostrazione] ( con with)II puntellarsi verbo pronominale-rsi a qcs. to prop oneself against sth. -
5 rampante
rampante agg.2 ( che rampa) climbing3 (fig.) ( che mira al successo) go-getting: un giovane rampante nel mondo della finanza, a young go-getter in the world of finance◆ s.m. ( rampa di scala) flight.* * *[ram'pante]1. aggAraldica rampant, (pegg : arrivista) aggressively ambitious2. sm/fun giovane rampante — a yuppie* * *[ram'pante]1) arald. rampant2) fig. (che mira al successo) [giovane, politico] high-flying, go-getting colloq.3)* * *rampante/ram'pante/1 arald. rampant3 arco rampante flying buttress. -
6 rinforzare
strengthen* * *rinforzare v.tr.1 to strengthen, to make* stronger: rinforzare i muscoli, to strengthen (o to build up) the muscles; rinforzare la voce, to strengthen the voice; questa medicina ti rinforzerà, this medicine will make you stronger // (chim.) rinforzare la concentrazione di una soluzione, to strengthen a solution3 ( accrescere la stabilità di) to reinforce, to strengthen: rinforzare un muro, to reinforce a wall; (mar.) rinforzare le vele, gli alberi, to strengthen the sails, the masts4 (fot.) to intensify5 (mecc.) to stiffen6 (fig.) ( ribadire, avvalorare) to support, to back: rinforzare i propri argomenti, le proprie ragioni, to support one's arguments, reasons◆ v. intr. ( di vento) to grow* stronger, to stiffen.◘ rinforzarsi v.intr.pron. to become* stronger; to make* oneself stronger, to build* oneself up.* * *[rinfor'tsare]1. vt(muro, argomento, gruppo) to reinforce, (muscoli, posizione, prestigio) to strengthen, (presa, nodo) to tighten2. vi(aus essere) (rinforzarsi) vip, (persona) to become o grow stronger, (amicizia, legame) to strengthen* * *[rinfor'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rendere più forte) to strengthen [ muscoli]2) (rendere più stabile) to back, to strengthen [ struttura]; ing. to brace, to buttress, to reinforce [ muro]3) fig. to consolidate, to enforce, to reinforce [ipotesi, opinione]; to strengthen [ legame]2. 3.* * *rinforzare/rinfor'tsare/ [1]1 (rendere più forte) to strengthen [ muscoli]2 (rendere più stabile) to back, to strengthen [ struttura]; ing. to brace, to buttress, to reinforce [ muro]3 fig. to consolidate, to enforce, to reinforce [ipotesi, opinione]; to strengthen [ legame]III rinforzarsi verbo pronominale[ muscoli] to strengthen. -
7 diga
f (pl -ghe) fluviale damlitoranea dykeportuale breakwater* * *diga s.f.1 dam: diga a contrafforti, buttress dam; diga ad arco, arch dam; diga a gravità, gravity dam; diga a scogliera, rock-fill dam; diga di muratura, masonry dam; la diga cedette alla pressione dell'acqua, the dam gave away under the pressure of the water2 ( argine) dike, dyke: in Olanda è stata costruita una nuova diga, a new dyke has been built in Holland3 ( frangiflutti) breakwater4 (fig.) ( barriera difensiva) barrier, defence dike: opporre una diga alla corruzione dilagante, to erect a barrier against the spread of corruption.* * *1) (per trattenere l'acqua) dam, barrage, weir; (argine) embankment, dyke, dike AE2) fig. (barriera) barrier* * *digapl. - ghe /'diga, ge/sostantivo f. -
8 puntello
puntello s.m.1 prop, buttress, shore, support, stay: mettere dei puntelli a una parete, to prop up a wall; (mar.) puntello di bacino, bilge block; puntello metallico allungabile, pack prop2 (miner.) prop; (amer.) stull3 (fig.) ( appoggio, sostegno) prop, support, mainstay: il tuo ragionamento manca di qualche puntello, your argument isn't always well supported; è il puntello della famiglia, he's the mainstay of the family.* * *[pun'tɛllo]sostantivo maschile1) ing. prop, shore2) fig. prop* * *puntello/pun'tεllo/sostantivo m.1 ing. prop, shore2 fig. prop. -
9 sperone
sperone s.m.1 ( di cavaliere) spur2 (mar.) ram4 ( di roccia) spur, nose, ness5 (bot.) spur, calcar6 (edil.) buttress.* * *[spe'rone]sostantivo maschile1) (sprone) spur (anche zool.)2) stor. (di nave) rostrum*3) geogr. spur* * *sperone/spe'rone/sostantivo m.1 (sprone) spur (anche zool.)2 stor. (di nave) rostrum*3 geogr. spur. -
10 spronare
spur on* * *spronare v.tr.1 to spur: spronare un cavallo, to spur a horse2 (fig.) to spur, to drive*, to urge: l'ambizione lo spronò a tutto questo, ambition drove him to all this; devo spronarlo continuamente per farlo studiare, I have to urge him continually to make him study; spronare qlcu. a fare qlco., to push (o to incite) s.o. into doing sthg.3 (edil.) to buttress.* * *[spro'nare]verbo transitivo1) to spur [ cavallo]2) fig. to spur (on) [ persona]spronare qcn. a fare qcs. — to spur sb. to do sth., to goad sb. into doing sth
* * *spronare/spro'nare/ [1]1 to spur [ cavallo]2 fig. to spur (on) [ persona]; spronare qcn. a fare qcs. to spur sb. to do sth., to goad sb. into doing sth. -
11 sprone
m spur* * *sprone s.m.1 spur: gli sproni di un cavaliere, a rider's spurs // a spron battuto, at full speed, (fig.) immediately (o without delay): ubbidire a spron battuto, to obey immediately // dar di sprone a un cavallo, to spur a horse2 (fig.) ( incitamento, stimolo) spur, stimulus*, incentive: lo sprone dell'ambizione, the spur (o stimulus) of ambition3 (zool., bot.) spur4 (arch.) scarp, buttress* * *['sprone]sostantivo maschile1) equit. spur2) fig. spuressere da sprone per qcs. — to be a spur for o of sth
3) sart. yoke••* * *sprone/'sprone/sostantivo m.1 equit. spur; dar di sprone al cavallo to dig in one's spurs2 fig. spur; essere da sprone per qcs. to be a spur for o of sth.3 sart. yokea spron battuto hell for leather. -
12 contrafforte sm
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13 sperone sm
[spe'rone](di stivali) Geog spur, (Naut : rostro) ram, Archit buttress, Zool dew claw -
14 barbacane
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15 rinfianco
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16 contrafforte
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17 sperone
sm [spe'rone](di stivali) Geog spur, (Naut : rostro) ram, Archit buttress, Zool dew claw -
18 diga a contrafforti
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19 diga a speroni
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