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♦ carpet /ˈkɑ:pɪt/n.1 (= fitted carpet, GB; wall-to-wall carpet, USA) moquette; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders have covered all the carpets, but there's still dust everywhere, i muratori hanno coperto tutta la moquette ma c'è ancora polvere ovunque3 (fig.) tappeto; coltre; manto: a carpet of daisies, un tappeto di margheritine; a carpet of fresh snow, un manto di neve fresca● carpet bag, sacca da viaggio □ carpet bed, aiuola con fiori che formano un disegno □ (zool.) carpet beetle ( Anthrenus), antreno □ carpet cleaner, battitappeto; lavamoquette □ carpet fitter, posatore di moquette □ carpet fitting, posa in opera di moquette □ (arc.) carpet knight, eroe da salotto □ carpet rods, aste fermaguida □ carpet slipper, pantofola chiusa □ (zool.) carpet snake, ( Morelia spilotes) pitone diamantino; ( Lycodon aulicus) licodonte aulico □ carpet-sweeper, battitappeto □ carpet tile, riquadro di moquette □ carpet underlay, sottotappeto □ on the carpet, sul tappeto, in discussione □ (fam., di persona) to be on the carpet, prendersi una lavata di capo (o un cicchetto); essere strigliato; essere cicchettato □ (fam.) to pull the carpet from under sb. 's feet, ritirare il proprio appoggio a q., mollare q. □ to sweep st. under the carpet, (cercare di) far passare qc. sotto silenzio; nascondere qc.(to) carpet /ˈkɑ:pɪt/v. t.4 (fam.) fare una lavata di capo a; strigliare; fare un cicchetto a; cicchettare. -
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I [fɪt]1) (suitable) adatto (-a), (proper) appropriato (-a), convenienteit's not fit to eat or to be eaten — non è mangiabile or commestibile
do as you think or see fit — fai come meglio credi
2) (in health) in forma, Sport in buone condizioni fisiche, in formato be fit for work — (after illness) essere in grado di riprendere il lavoro
2. nto be a good fit — (shoes) calzare bene, (clothes) andare or stare bene
3. vt3) (put in place) mettere, fissareto fit sth on sth — mettere qc a or su qc
4) (equip) fornire, dotare, equipaggiare5) (make fit) rendere adatto (-a), (adjust) aggiustare4. vi•- fit in- fit out- fit upII [fɪt] n1) Med attaccoto have or suffer a fit — avere un attacco di convulsioni
2) (outburst) accessofit of anger/enthusiasm — accesso d'ira/d'entusiasmo
to have or throw a fit fam — andare su tutte le furie
by or in fits and starts — a sbalzi
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