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I 1. [plaʊ]nome BE agr. aratro m.2. II 1. [plaʊ]1) agr. arare [land, field]; fare [ furrow]2) (invest)2.to plough money into — investire molti soldi in [project, company]
verbo intransitivo BE agr. arare* * *1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) aratro2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) arare2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) (procedere a fatica)3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) sbattere* * *1. n2. vt3. viAgr arare•* * *plough /plaʊ/n.1 (agric.) aratro3 (falegn.) incorsatoio4 (ind. min.) piallatrice5 (fam. antiq.) bocciatura● (astron.) the Plough, il Gran Carro, l'Orsa Maggiore ( costellazione) □ plough-beam, stanga centrale, timone ( dell'aratro) □ plough-iron, coltro □ plough-shoe, dentale ( legno del vomere) □ plough-staff, nettatoio; arnese per pulire il coltro □ plough-tree, manico dell'aratro □ (fig.) to put one's hand to the plough, porre mano all'opera; intraprendere un lavoro.(to) plough /plaʊ/A v. t.B v. i.1 arare; fare l'aratura● (naut.: di nave) to plough across, attraversare ( l'oceano, ecc.) □ (fig.) to plough the sands, arare il mare; fare una cosa inutile.* * *I 1. [plaʊ]nome BE agr. aratro m.2. II 1. [plaʊ]1) agr. arare [land, field]; fare [ furrow]2) (invest)2.to plough money into — investire molti soldi in [project, company]
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2 ♦ sand
♦ sand /sænd/n.1 [u] sabbia; rena; arena2 [u] color sabbia3 (pl.) granelli di sabbia; terreno sabbioso; spiaggia4 [u] (med.) sabbia● sand bar, barra di sabbia; secca ( alla foce d'un fiume, all'entrata di un porto) □ sand-bath, (chim.) bagno a sabbia; (med.) sabbiatura □ sand bed, strato di sabbia □ sand-blind, mezzo cieco □ sand castle, castello di sabbia □ (vet.) sand-crack, setola; malattia dello zoccolo dei cavalli □ (fam. USA) sand dollar, piastra di riccio di mare □ sand dune, duna di sabbia □ (zool.) sand flea, pulce della sabbia ( in genere); ( anche) ► chigoe e sandhopper □ (edil.) sand finish, frattazzatura □ (zool.) sand-fly ( Phlebothomus), flebotomo; pappataci □ sand hill, duna □ (zool.) sand-martin ( Riparia riparia), rondine riparia; topino □ (mecc.) sand mill, mulino a sabbia □ sand pie, tortino di sabbia ( fatto da bambini per gioco) □ sand-spout, tromba di sabbia □ sand trap, (tecn.) fermasabbia, separatore di sabbia; ( golf, USA) bunker □ (ind., tecn.) sand wash, lavaggio di sabbia □ ( moda) sand-washed silk, seta lavata □ ( sport) sand yacht, barca su ruote, con una vela ( per correre sulle spiagge) □ (fig.) to kick sand in sb. 's face, mortificare q.; umiliare q. □ (fig.) to plough the sands, fare un lavoro inutile.(to) sand /sænd/v. t.2 insabbiare; seppellire sotto la sabbia; coprire di sabbia4 (tecn.) levigare con la cartavetrata; carteggiare; scartavetrare (fam.)5 (tecn.) levigare con abrasivo; smerigliare● (edil.) to sand and polish, levigare e lucidare ( pavimenti).
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