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♦ cruise /kru:z/n.1 (tur.) crociera: to go on a cruise, andare in crociera; fare una crociera; a world cruise, una crociera intorno al mondo; cruise ship (o cruise liner) nave da crociera● (autom.) cruise control, controllo automatico della velocità di crociera □ (mil.) cruise missile, missile cruise; missile da crociera.(to) cruise /kru:z/A v. i.1 (naut.) navigare ( senza una meta precisa): to cruise around the Greek islands, girare per le isole greche2 (tur.) andare in crociera; fare una crociera4 (aeron.) volare a velocità di crociera5 (autom.) andare, viaggiare a velocità moderata: We cruised past the bus, abbiamo superato l'autobus a velocità moderata; I heard a car cruise by, sentii passare un'auto6 girare ( in auto o a piedi) senza una meta precisa; gironzolare: We cruised through the streets of the old town, abbiamo gironzolato per le strade della città vecchiaB v. t.2 (tur.) fare un giro ( in battello, ecc.) per; fare una crociera in: to cruise the Amsterdam canals, fare un giro in battello lungo i canali di Amsterdam; to cruise the Caribbean, fare una crociera nei Caraibi4 (fam.) girare, fare un giro di ( un quartiere, bar, ecc., in cerca di divertimento o avventure sessuali)● (fam.) to be cruising for a bruising, aver voglia di fare a botte; (anche) essere in cerca di guai.
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