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1 piggyback
['pɪgɪbæk] 1.nome (anche piggyback ride)2.to give sb. a piggyback — portare qcn. a cavalluccio o in spalla
avverbio [ride, carry] a cavalluccio, in spalla* * ** * *piggyback /ˈpɪgɪbæk/A avv. e a.1 sulle spalle; a cavalluccio: to give sb. a piggyback ride, portare q. a cavalluccio; to get a piggyback ride, essere portato a cavalluccio2 (trasp.) (trasportato) su un altro veicolo: piggyback service, trasporto misto treno-autocarro; piggyback transport, trasporto combinato strada-rotaia3 (med.: di trapianto cardiaco) con il cuore ( del paziente) che funziona in tandem con quello trapiantatoB n.1 (= piggyback ride) V. sopra, A, def. 12 (= piggyback service) V. sopra, A, def. 2● to ride piggyback on sb., montare a cavalluccio di q.(to) piggyback /ˈpɪgɪbæk/v. t.* * *['pɪgɪbæk] 1.nome (anche piggyback ride)2.to give sb. a piggyback — portare qcn. a cavalluccio o in spalla
avverbio [ride, carry] a cavalluccio, in spalla -
2 pickaback
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