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♦ frame /freɪm/n.1 telaio; intelaiatura; cornice: window frame, telaio di una finestra; the frame of an airship, l'intelaiatura di un dirigibile2 (di quadro, ecc., e fig.) cornice: picture frame, cornice per quadro; a frame of dark hair, una cornice di capelli scuri4 (edil.) struttura portante; armatura: the steel frame of a skyscraper, l'armatura d'acciaio di un grattacielo5 incastellatura; impalcatura; castello6 carcassa (di macchina elettrica, ecc.)8 struttura (fisica); fisico; corporatura; ossatura; corpo: an athlete with a powerful frame, un atleta dalla possente struttura fisica9 ordinamento; struttura: the frame of society, la struttura della società; (market.) the frame of distribution, la struttura distributiva12 (cinem., fotogr.) fotogramma; inquadratura16 (naut.) ordinata; costa18 telaio (per ricamo, tessitura, maglieria, ecc.)20 (telef.) sequenza23 (ind. min.) tavola per lavaggio di minerali● (TV) frame aerial, antenna a gabbia □ frame house, casa con strutture in legno □ frame-maker, corniciaio □ frame of mind, stato d'animo; umore; disposizione di spirito; vena: in a happy frame of mind, di buon umore; I'm not in the right frame of mind to see people, non sono dell'umore giusto (o adatto) per vedere gente □ frame of reference, (tecn.) sistema di riferimento; (fig.) schema, modello, angolazione, ottica □ frame saw, sega a telaio □ frame tent, tenda da campo ( con pareti verticali) □ (stor.) frame-work, lavoro a telaio □ (stor.) frame-worker, tessitore □ door frame, telaio di porta; infisso □ in the frame, sotto considerazione; in predicato.(to) frame /freɪm/A v. t.2 incorniciare; circondare; fare da cornice: Long black hair framed her face, lunghi capelli neri le incorniciavano il viso3 concepire; ideare; elaborare; redigere: to frame a scheme, ideare un piano; to frame a constitution, elaborare una costituzione7 adattare; regolare8 (cinem., TV) inquadrareB v. i.(arc.: di piano, ecc.) procedere; progredire; svilupparsi.
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