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1 heave a sigh
(to sigh: She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse.) emettere un sospiro -
2 heave
I [hiːv]nome (effort to move) sforzo m.II 1. [hiːv]2)3) (throw) gettare, lanciare (at a)2.1) [sea, ground] sollevarsi2) (pull) tirare con uno strattone•- heave to- heave up* * *[hiːv]1. nsforzo, (of waves) movimento, Geol rigetto2. vtthey heaved the washing machine into the bathroom — hanno trascinato a fatica la lavatrice nel bagno
to heave a sigh — emettere or mandare un sospiro
to heave anchor Naut — salpare l'ancora
3. vi1) (sea, chest, stomach) alzarsi ed abbassarsito heave at or to heave on — (pull) tirare con forza
2) (feel sick) avere i conati di vomito3) hove liter: pt, ppto heave in sight or into view — comparire all'orizzonte
•- heave to* * *heave /hi:v/n.1 sforzo, strappo (per sollevare o lanciare qc.); sollevamento2 [u] il sollevarsi; il gonfiarsi; spinta: the heave of the sea, il gonfiarsi del mare ( che preme sulla nave); la spinta del mare3 lancio; tiro5 (geol.) rigetto orizzontale(to) heave /hi:v/A v. t.1 sollevare; alzare ( lentamente, con sforzo); (naut.) alare, alzare, issare, levare: to heave tree trunks, sollevare tronchi d'albero; to heave the anchor, levare l'ancora2 lanciare, scagliare ( un oggetto); emettere; gettare: to heave a sigh of relief, emettere un sospiro di sollievoB v. i.4 vomitare; avere conati di vomito● (naut.) to heave ( the chain) short, alzare l'ancora in posizione verticale ( pronti per salpare) □ to heave in sight (o into view), ( di una nave) apparire all'orizzonte; ( di una persona) apparire, comparire.* * *I [hiːv]nome (effort to move) sforzo m.II 1. [hiːv]2)3) (throw) gettare, lanciare (at a)2.1) [sea, ground] sollevarsi2) (pull) tirare con uno strattone•- heave to- heave up -
3 ♦ sigh
♦ sigh /saɪ/n.sospiro: to heave (o to let out, to breathe) a sigh of relief, tirare un sospiro di sollievo; to give a sigh, emettere (o mandare) un sospiro; to draw a deep sigh, fare un profondo sospiro.(to) sigh /saɪ/A v. i.1 sospirare; (fig.) stormire: to sigh for a lost friend, sospirare per la morte d'un amico; The trees were sighing in the wind, gli alberi stormivano al ventoB v. t.● to sigh for, sospirare; rimpiangere; avere nostalgia di; desiderare ardentemente □ to sigh over sb. [st.], struggersi per q. [qc.]. -
4 sigh
I [saɪ]nome sospiro m.II [saɪ]1) (exhale) sospirare2) (pine)to sigh for sth. — rimpiangere qcs
3) (complain)to sigh over sth. — lamentarsi di qcs
* * *1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sospirare2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) (dire con un sospiro)2. noun(an act of sighing.) sospiro* * *I [saɪ]nome sospiro m.II [saɪ]1) (exhale) sospirare2) (pine)to sigh for sth. — rimpiangere qcs
3) (complain)to sigh over sth. — lamentarsi di qcs
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